1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

[Pages:11]1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life? a. Reproduction b. Growth and Development c. Breathing d. Use of Energy

2. Which is an internal stimulus? a. Removing your hand from a hot stove b. Feelings of hunger c. Number of hours in daylight d. The temperature at night

3. ________________ is the ability of an organism to maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change. a. A hypothesis b. Homeostasis c. Binomial nomenclature d. Organization

4. What is the smallest unit of life? a. A cell b. An organ c. A baby d. A heart

5. Changes that occur in an organism during its lifetime are called ________________. a. Reproduction b. Development c. Homeostasis d. Maturation

6. A naming system that gives every organism a two-word name is __________ ___________. a. Scientific method b. Spontaneous generation c. Binomial nomenclature d. Scientific inquiry

7. Who developed the naming system mentioned above? a. Aristotle b. Linneaus c. Einstein d. Hitchcock

8. Which category is the broadest or contains the most organisms? a. Kingdom b. Species c. Family d. Genus

9. Scientific names are given in what two languages? a. Spanish and French b. English and Spanish c. Latin and Greek

d. Greek and Chinese 10. True or False. Scientific names allow people all over the world to identify an organism because each

name is unique and applies to only one type of organism.

Part 2

Organization

Response to stimuli

Use of energy

11. Which of the following is an abiotic factor? a. A raccoon b. A pine tree c. Sunlight d. A beetle

12. __________ describes the weather patterns that affect a region over a long period of time. a. Temperature b. Community c. Climate d. Sunlight

13. What is the source of almost all energy on Earth? a. Atmosphere b. Sun c. Soil d. Water

14. The gases that surround Earth are called ___________. a. The core b. The atmosphere c. Fossil fuels d. The equator

15. Which is NOT a step in the water cycle? a. Evaporation b. Condensation c. Experimentation d. Precipitation

16. In the nitrogen cycle, what converts nitrogen gas to nitrogen compounds? a. Animals b. Bacteria c. Animal Waste d. Wind

17. Which of these organisms is the first step in a food chain? a. Producers b. Mammals c. Consumers d. Reptiles

18. What does the diagram show? a. Food chain b. Food web c. Energy pyramid d. Ecosystem

19. What is used to show the flow of energy in a food web or food chain? a. Labels b. Circles c. Arrows d. Banners

20. Detritivores eat a. Only producers b. Only consumers c. Only herbivores d. Dead organisms

What is nitrogen fixation? ________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

21. The organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of that environment form __________. a. an ecosystem b. competition c. a symbiotic relationship d. its limiting factors.

22. All the rabbits living in a specific region of a desert ecosystem make up what? a. biosphere b. carrying capacity c. food chain d. population

23. The largest number of organisms from a particular species that can live in an ecosystem at one time is the __________ for that species in that ecosystem. a. symbiosis b. carrying capacity c. commensalism d. sample count

24. Complete the chart with the proper term or picture for each type of symbiotic relationship.

25. Define habitat. ____________________________________________________________________________

26. Define niche. ____________________________________________________________________________

27. Limiting factors restrict the size of a population. Name 2 limiting factors. ____________________________________________________________________________

28. Which biome has permafrost? a. taiga b. tundra c. desert

d. tropical rain forest 29. In which water ecosystem does salt water and freshwater mix?

a. estuary b. lake c. pond d. river 30. Warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall characterize which biome? a. desert b. tundra c. temperate grassland d. tropical rain forest 31. In this biome, most plants stop growing during the winter and begin growing again in the spring. a. Taiga b. Tropical rain forest c. Temperate deciduous forest d. Temperate rain forest 32. The major problem affecting any biome with large amounts of trees is a. Too many birds b. Deforestation c. Fire d. Flooding 33. Cell theory states that all living things are made up of cells, cells are the smallest unit of life, and all new cells form from _____________________. a. matter b. preexisting cells c. recycled cells d. organelles 34. Eukaryotes contain a _________, but prokaryotes do not. a. cell wall b. nucleus c. spinal cord d. flagella 35. All organisms in the domains ___________ and Archaea, are unicellular. a. Eukarya b. Bacteria c. Animalia d. Reptile 36. Which item is NOT a kind of evidence used in systematics? a. cell type b. how organisms reproduce c. common ancestry d. presence of red blood 37. Humans belong to the domain ___________ a. Bacteria b. Archaea

c. Eukarya d. Protista

38. and 39.

Organism

Population

40. What is used to show the flow of energy in a food web or food chain?

a. Labels

b. Circles

c. Arrows

d. Banners

41. Matter, like water, nitrogen, carbon and oxygen, moves through an ecosystem in a ________ pattern.

a. flow

b. cycle

c. star

d. triangular

42. What tool first allowed scientists to study cells?

a. Lasers

b. Microscope

c. Pipettes

d. Telescope

43. Which macromolecules found within cells do not dissolve in water?

a. carbohydrates

b. nucleic acids

c. proteins

d. lipids

44. Because these macromolecules do not dissolve in water, this makes them ideal to act as protective

barriers in the cell's

a. Nucleus

b. Membrane

c. Flagella

d. Golgi body

45. Which macromolecules in cells contain genetic information? a. carbohydrates b. nucleic acids c. proteins d. sodium bicarbonate

46. Which is a correct statement about prokaryotic cells? a. The cells contain many membrane-bound organelles. b. The genetic material is bound by a membrane. c. The genetic material floats freely in the cytoplasm. d. They rarely have cell membranes.

47. Cells are made up mostly of a. lipids b. water c. nucleic acids d. carbohydrates

48. What is the difference in animal cells and plant cells? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

49. Fluid that fills a cell is called a. Flagella b. Cytoplasm c. Cilia d. Chloroplast

50. The _____________ gives a cell its shape by forming a framework inside the cell. a. Flagella b. Cell appendages c. Nucleus d. Cytoskeleton

51. The __________ acts as the command center for the cell and directs all activity within the cell. a. Nucleus b. Appendage c. Vacuole d. Membrane

52. The ___________ produces energy for the cell. a. Mitochondria b. Golgi apparatus c. Ribosomes d. Lysosome

53. The _________ ___________ is like a post office ? it receives, packages and distributes materials within the cell. a. Endoplasmic reticulum b. Golgi body c. Cell membrane d. Smooth ER

54. Ribosomes make ______________.

a. Nucleic acid b. Lipids c. Proteins d. Sugar 55. Define organelle. ______________________________________________________________________________ 56. ______________ break down food particles and worn-out parts within a cell. 57. ______________ storage area for the cell. 58. TRUE or FALSE Every organelle has the same job. 59. TRUE or FALSE Organelles within a cell are carrying out their specific functions at the same time in order to keep the cell alive. 60. What is the difference between active transport and passive transport? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 61. Which process involves the movement of water through a cell membrane? a. osmosis b. endocytosis c. active transport d. exocytosis 62. What type of macromolecule is used in cell membranes for facilitated diffusion? a. carbohydrate b. lipid c. nucleic acid d. protein 63. Which process happens when vesicles release their contents outside the cell? a. photosynthesis b. chemical reactions c. exocytosis d. passive transport 64. Which of these is an example of passive transport? a. ions b. RNA c. endocytosis d. osmosis 65. A cell membrane is __________________ which means it allows only certain substances in and out of the cell. a. Hypertonic b. Rigid c. Isotonic d. Semipermeable 66. Diffusion is the movement of substances a. from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration. b. from outside the cell to inside the cell. c. from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download