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Instructions:
This sample exam is designed to help you prepare for your Biology
Mid-term Exam. You must still study your notes and any other items
indicated on your study guide. Use this test to help identify
areas of weakness and to strengthen your knowledge of biological
concepts.
1)
Whales without legs are colder than whales with legs.
True False
2)
Glucose is an important compound that composes blood sugar.
True False
3)
All cells have a cell membrane.
True False
4)
Enzymes are catalysts.
True False
5)
Never use the coarse adjustment knob when viewing objects on high
power.
True False
6)
Living things can come from non-living things.
True False
7)
The basic unit of matter is the cell.
True False
8)
Virchow was not one of the scientists contributing to the cell
theory.
True False
9)
When graphing, the independent variable is always placed on the x
axis.
True False
10)
During the cell lab, the onion was stained with methylene blue in
order to view it under the microscope.
True False
11)
Cheek cells are examples of animal cells.
True False
12)
Water is considered the universal solvent.
True False
13)
Camouflage is an inherited adaptation.
True False
14)
Adaptations arise from genetic mutations.
True False
15)
If a cell contains a nucleus, it must be prokaryotic.
True False
16)
The main function of the cell wall is to provide support and
protection.
True False
17)
The assembly of ribosomes begins in a small dense structure called
the chromatin.
True False
18)
Cilia and flagella are made of potein filaments called endoplasmic
reticulum.
True False
19)
The cytoskeleton helps to move organelles within the cell.
True False
20)
The nuclear envelope regulates which substances enter and leave the
cell.
True False
21)
The microscope should be used with the arm facing away from you.
True False
22)
Always view objects on high power first.
True False
23)
The microscopes we used in class were monocular.
True False
24)
Communities contain both living and nonliving components.
True False
25)
The diaghragm helps sharply focus an image on high power.
True False
26)
Resolving power describes the microscopes ability to separate close
points and to show detail.
True False
27)
When an object seen under the microscope is moved to the left, it
appears to move to the right.
True False
28)
A symbiotic relationship between organisms in which one species
benefits and the other is neither helped or harmed is mutualism.
True False
29)
Ribosomes stud the surface of the nuclear membrane.
True False
30)
The tundra has a frozen layer of soil called permafrost.
True False
31)
We live in a deciduous forest biome.
True False
32)
There are 100 micrometers in 1 millimeter.
True False
33)
Bacteria cells have golgi bodies.
True False
34)
All cells have cytoplasm.
True False
35)
Plants have centrioles.
True False
36)
Mitochondria are present in plant cells but are not found in animal
cells.
True False
37)
The liver cells contain many smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
True False
38)
Tay Sachs is thought to be caused by leaky food vacuoles.
True False
39)
The nucleolus is really a knot of chromatin.
True False
40)
White blood cells are sometimes called macrophages.
True False
41)
Organelles carry out specific chemical reactions within the cell.
True False
42)
Biotic factors include air, water, land, plants and insects.
True False
43)
During asexual reproduction, 2 cells join to produce offspring.
True False
44)
Several different species in an area is called a population.
True False
45)
Tissues are made of a group of cells functioning together to carry
out a task.
True False
46)
The cell's nucleus contains protons, neutrons and electrons.
True False
47)
Water is a polar compound.
True False
48)
Fats, oils and waxes are called lipids.
True False
49)
All electron microscopes produce 3-d images.
True False
50)
Cells are the smallest, basic, functioning units of life.
True False
51)
The theme that reflects the idea that there has been a gradual
change in the characterisitcs of species over time is
energy
unity within diversity
reproduction
development
evolution
52)
Living things adjust to a stimulus by a reaction called a(an)
condition
growth spurt
response
reflex
53)
All living things ___ to make more living things.
reproduce
develop
grow
adapt
54)
If a cell contains a nucleus, it must be a(an)
plant cell
eukaryotic cell
animal cell
prokaryotic cell
bacteria cell
55)
The process of maintaining a stable,internal environment is called
homeostasis
evolution
metabolism
respiration
development
56)
What is the term for a group of organisms of one type living in the
same place?
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
57)
The combined portions of the earth in which all living things exist
is called the
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
58)
Several populations living in one area are called a (an)
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
59)
Which level includes both abiotic and biotic factors?
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
60)
Which level of organization includes all others?
organism
ecosystem
population
community
61)
Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?
plants
animals
bacteria
all of the above
62)
A group of cells that perform similar functions is called a(an)
organ
tissue
organ system
organelles
organism
63)
Which list the levels of organization in a multicellular organism
form simplest to most complex?
cell, tissue, organ, system
organ, system, tissue, cell
tissue, organ, system, cell
system, organ, tissue, cell
64)
The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and
between orgaisms and their environment is called
astronomy
cytology
biology
ecology
environmental science
65)
Living things change during their lifetime by
development
evolution
metabolism
reproduction
homeostasis
66)
All living things ___ to make more living things.
develop
grow
metabolize
respirate
reproduce
67)
An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another
organism is called
competition
predation
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
68)
A symbiosis in which both species benefits is
competition
predation
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
69)
A relationship between species inwhich one organism receives all of
the benefit and the other is harmed is called
competion
predation
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
70)
A relationship between two species in which one organism benefits
and the other receives no benefit or harm is called
competition
predation
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
71)
When two species occupy the same niche at the same time, ___ will
most likely occur.
predation
competion
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
72)
A biotic or abiotic resource in the environment that causes
population size to decrease is a
carrying capacity
growth factor
symbiosis
limiting factor
73)
A change in the sequence of DNA is called a (an)
mutation
recombination
geograhic isolation
artificial selection
74)
Which objective is used to begin focusing and studying a specimen?
high power
low power
scanning
both low power and high power objectives
75)
The circular area of light viewed when you look through the ocular
into the microscope is called the
field of view
circle of view
circle of light
area of view
76)
The total magnification of a specimen can be determined by
multiplying the
stage size by the objective
ocular by the objective
circle of view by the objective
objective by the field of view
77)
The object to be studied and placed on the microscope stage is
described as the
image
slide
specimen
clip
78)
Which adjustment knob should never be used with the high power
objective?
fine adjustment knob
coarse adjustment knob
79)
To observe a tiny, living organism as it carries out a life
process, scientists might use a (a)
electronic balance
electron microscope
compound light microscope
Transmission electron microscope
Scanning electron microscope
80)
_____ designed the first accurate lens.
The Janssens
Leeuwenhoek
Knolls and Ruska
The Italian Monks
Robert Hooke
81)
_____ was the first to see a living cell using one of the 200
scientific microscopes he developed.
The Janssens
Leeuwenhoek
Knolls and Ruska
The Italian Monks
Robert Hooke
82)
This microscope show 2-d images in color.
Compound light microscope
Transmission electron microscope
Scanning electron microscope
Scanning tunneling microscope
Stereo microscope
83)
This microscope is also used in dissecting and cleaning fossils.
Compound light microscope
Transmission electron microscope
Scanning electron microscope
Scanning tunneling microscope
Stereo microscope
84)
This microscope can produce images of atoms on the surface of
objects.
Compound light microscope
Transmission electron microscope
Scanning electron microscope
Scanning tunneling microscope
Stereo microscope
85)
This microscope produces 3-d images of specimens in black and white.
Compound light microscope
Transmission electron microscope
Scanning tunneling microscopes
Stereo microscope
Scanning electron microscope
86)
____ regulates the amount of light entering the microscope.
ocular
field of view
diaphragm
revolving nose piece
87)
____ is lowered up and down by the coarse objective knob.
diaphragm
base
arm
body tube
88)
The ______ holds the objectives.
stage
base
arm
body tube
revolving nose piece
89)
____ describes the ability to distinguish between two points very
close together.
magnification
resolution
depth of field
field of view
90)
The first person to identify and see cells was
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Matthias Schleiden
Rudolf Virchow
The Janssens
91)
The work of Schleiden and Schwann can be summarized by saying
all plants are made of cells
all animals are made of cells
some plants and animals are made of cells
all plants and animals are made of cells
no plants and animals are made of cells
92)
Which of the following is not a principle of the cell theory?
Cells are the basic units of life.
All cells are made of atoms
All cells are produced by pre-existing cells
All living things are made of cells
93)
The cell theory applies to
bacteria
plants and animals
only eukaryotic cells
all cells
94)
Which structure contains the other?
nucleus; cytoplasm
nucleus; genetic material
cell membrane; cell wall
prokaryote; organelles
95)
The main function of the cell wall is to
support and protect the cell
store DNA
direct cell activities
help the cell move
96)
Which of the following is not found in the nucleus?
centrioles
nucleolus
chromatin
DNA
97)
Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?
helps a cell keep its shape
contains DNA
surrounds the cell
helps make proteins
98)
Which organelle makes proteins from coded instructions from the
nucleus?
golgi body
mitochondria
vacuole
ribosome
99)
Which organelle provides the cell with energy?
mitochondria
rough endoplasmic reticulum
golgi body
lysosome
microtubule
100)
Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not in
animal cells?
mitochondria
ribosome
chloroplast
centriole
nucleus
101)
Which of the following organisms do not have cell walls?
plants
fungi
bacteria
animals
102)
The ____ is responsible for removing harmful peroxides from our
cells.
lysosomes
centrioles
microbody
peroxisome
both 3 and 4
103)
If you were observing a cell with a large amount of smooth
endoplasmic reticulum, you might conclude that this cell came from
the
heart
brain
liver
kidney
spinal cord
104)
____ produces fats, oils and waxes.
golgi body
lysosome
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
peroxisome
nucleus
105)
The ___ attaches molecular address labels to molecules for
transport in or out of the cell.
lysosome
mitochondria
rough endoplasmic reticulum
golgi body
contactile vacuoles
106)
____ are locomotor organelles made of microtubules extending from
the cell membrane.
centrioles
cilia
flagella
pili
both 2 & 3
107)
No cell wall, an endoplasmic reticulum, golgi bodies, no chloroplast
Bacteria Cell
Animal Cell
Plant Cell
B &C
All of these
108)
A strand of DNA, flagella, no golgi bodies, no endoplasmic reticulum
bacteria cell
animal cell
plant cell
B and C
all of these
109)
Cell membrane, cytoplasm , genetic material, ribosomes
bacteria cell
animal cell
plant cell
B and C
all of these
110)
Golgi apparatus, cell wall, chloroplast, nucleus
bacteria cell
animal cell
plant cell
B and C
all of these
111)
Carbon compounds that come from living organisms are called ____
compounds.
water
organic
homogeneous
biological
112)
What are the basic building blocks of proteins?
nucleic acids
peptide bonds
amino acids
glycerol and fatty acids
113)
Water dissolves many ionic and molecular compounds because of its
ionic bonding
polarity
covalent bonding
hydrogen bonding
114)
When a molecule of glucose and fructose combine to form fructose,
they do so by
hydrolysis
condensation
respiration
radiation
115)
The various enzymes in our bodies are
lipids
carbohydrates
nucleotides
proteins
116)
Glucose and fructose have the same molecular formula but differ in
their structural arrangement. We call these types of molecules
polymers
isomers
monomers
risomers
117)
An unsaturated lipid contains
more oxygen than hydrogen
double bonds
ionic bonds
only one fatty acid
118)
Unlike carbohydrates and fats, proteins contain
nitrogen
carbon
hydrogen
oxygen
119)
The most abundant compound in most living things is
carbon dioxide
water
sodium chloride
sugar
120)
Amino acid is to protein as
fat is to lipid
DNA is to RNA
sugar is to fat
simple sugar is to starch
121)
Which of the following is not a function of proteins?
store and transmit heredity
help to fight disease
control the rate of reactions and regulate cell processes
build tissues such as bone and muscle
122)
A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical raction is
called a(an)
catalyst
lipid
carbohydrate
nucleic acid
123)
A large molecule formed by bonding many smaller molecules is called
a (an)
isomer
monomer
polymer
disomer
124)
A molecule with an unequal distribution of charge due to the
unequal sharing of electrons is called a (an)
covalent molecule
ionic molecule
hydrogen molecule
polar molecule
125)
Fats, oils and waxes are examples of this biomolecule
carbohydrate
lipid
protein
nucleic acid
126)
These compounds are responsible for storing hereditary information.
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids
127)
Monosaccharides are the monomers of these compounds.
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids
128)
These are made of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule.
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids
129)
Glucose is an important member of this family of compounds.
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids
130)
Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of
energy for living things?
carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids
