biology 1 semester test review 2014-15

An organism’s scientific name consists of the following taxons

or groups.

• a. genus and species• b. genus and kingdom• c. kingdom and phylum• d. none of these

The proper way to WRITE a scientific name is to …

• a. capitalize both names and underline both

• b. Capitalize first name and underline both

• c. capitalize and do not underline• d. none of these

The _______objective should be used when you start using the

microscope and before you remove the slide you should

change to the ________objective.

• a. high, high

• b. high, low

• c. low, low

• d. low, high

To find the total magnification of an object in the microscope you

must… • a. know the magnification of your

eyepiece and objective and multiply both.

• b. know the size of your object and multiply by the eyepiece magnification

• c. know the magnification of your objective and multiply it by the number of objects.

• d. none of these

All of the following are traits of living things except….

• a. excrete gases

• b. reproduce

• c. move on their own

• d. have cells

• e. all of these are traits of living things.

If an animal cell is placed in pure water, the cell will burst if it is ____________, shrink if it is

_____________, and remain the same if it is ____________.

• a. hypertonic, isotonic, hypotonic

• b. hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic

• c. hypotonic, isotonic, hypertonic

• d. hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic

In our modern-day classification system (the Linnaean system) we have the

following 7 taxons from most general to most specific.

• a. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• b. kingdom, phylum, class, genus, order, family, species

• c. kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species

• d. species genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom

Diffusion is the process by which molecules travel from an area of ____concentration to an area of ____concentration until

___________is reached. • a. low, high , until their energy expires

• b. low, high, until all gain kinetic energy

• c. high, low, until equilibrium is reached

• d. low, high, until equilibrium is reached

• e. none of these

When diluting an acid, always add ______ to ______.

• a. acid, water

• b. acid, strong bases

• c. water, acid

• d. it does not matter.

• e. acid should never be mixed with any chemical

These are ________.

• a. peripheral proteins

• b. receptor proteins

• c. phosphates

• d. lipids

• e. phospholipids

The small intestine comes after the______and before the ________in

the human digestive system

• a. esophagus, stomach

• b. large intestine, anus

• c. stomach, large intestine

• d. stomach, anus

• e. none of these

The Hardy-Weinberg Law says that no change in a population

will occur if …

• a. Populations migrate• b. Populations are large• c. Populations acquire mutations• d. none of these

Centi- is the SI prefix that means…

• a. 1000

• b. 100

• c. 10

• d. 1• e. none of these

1 cM = __________ M

• a. 10.0

• b. 1.0

• c. 0.10

• d. 0.01

• e. none of these

The experimental group…

• a. uses the independent and dependent variables.

• b. uses the independent variable only.

• c. uses the dependent variable only.

• d. uses the control group variable only.

A solution…

• a. is a mixture of solutes.

• b. is a mixture of solvents.

• c. is a mixture of concentration and solute.

• d. is a mixture of equilibriums.

• e. none of these

The part of a solution that does the dissolving is the…

• a. solution.

• b. kinetic energy.

• c. solute.

• d. sugar.

• e. solvent

Part A of the plant cell is the ________.

• a. peripheral protein

• b. nuclear membrane

• c. cell wall

• d. plasma membrane

• e. chloroplast

Part A of the plant cell is the ________.

• a. peripheral protein

• b. nuclear membrane

• c. cell wall

• d. plasma membrane

• e. vacuole

The part of the plasma membrane that receives chemical information

from other cells is the…

• a. receptor proteins

• b. channel proteins

• c. phospholipids

• d. carrier

Escherichia coli’s habitat…

• a. is usually in cold areas.

• b. is usually in dry areas.

• c. is usually in warm areas.

• d. is usually well lit.

• e. none of these

Fossils that resemble modern-day organisms will be found in

strata (layers)…

• a. That are farther down• b. That are near the surface• c. That are red• d. That are dated and found to

be 6 billion years old.

The Galapagos Islands are _______ than the mainland

because they were formed from _______.

• a. older, volcanoes• b. younger, volcanoes• c. older, earthquakes• d. younger, earthquakes

The Theory of Evolution states that change will accumulate in a

________over a period of time.

• a. population• b. species• c. kingdom• d. plant or animal

A (An) ___________is the best explanation for a phenomenon observed in the natural world that has been tested

many times.

• a. theory• b. hypothesis• c. observation• d. abstract

Homologous structures provide evidence of evolution by showing

that 2 different species may have…• a. the same vestigial structures

• b. completely different DNA

• c. evolved from 2 different species

• d. evolved from a close common ancestor

• e. none of the above

If a radioactive isotope has a half-life of 1,000 years, how old is a sample

that has 1/8 of this isotope?

• a. 3,000 yrs old

• b. 2,000 yrs old

• c. 1,000 yrs old

• d. 500 yrs old

If a cell is hypertonic to its environment…

• a. the net movement of water will be into the cell.

• b. the net movement of water will be out of the cell.

• c. the net movement of water will be equally in and out of the cell.

• d. none of the above

If a solution had 22% solute how much solvent would be present?

• a. 88%

• b. 100%

• c. 22%

• d. 80%

• e. None of the above

After a toxin from an organism such as Vibrio cholera enters a cell it causes an increase in…

• a. ATP

• b. Chlorine

• c. Water

• d. cAMP

• e. none of these

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