Biology Mid-Term Review

Question 1

The cell membrane

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 2

Plant and Animal cells are 2 types of ______ cells.

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

Question 3

The equation below summarizes what process?

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Photosynthesis

Question 4

The major atmospheric byproduct of photosynthesis is

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Oxygen.

Question 5

What is Translation?

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Making Protein from RNA.

Question 6

Which of the following is a key difference between Plant and Animal cells?

Accepted Answer

All of these are true.

Question 7

In a test to see how amount of light affects the growth of a plant; what is the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

Amount of light

Question 8

Which structure acts as a boundary between the outside environment and the inside of the cell?

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Structure 4

Question 9

The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is to

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absorb light energy.

Question 10

In an experiment, the independent variable is the variable

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changed between groups.

Question 11

Refer to the illustration. Graph 1 demonstrates that the rate of photosynthesis

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increases with increased light, but only to a certain point.

Question 12

What happens in Transcription?

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RNA is made from DNA.

Question 13

The organelle in the cell that modifies, packages, and ships proteins (like a post office) is the ________.

Accepted Answer

Golgi Apparatus

Question 14

Proteins are made on the

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Ribosomes.

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the six characteristics of life?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

Question 16

A cell is placed in solution and it swells in size. The cell was most likely put into a ______ solution.

Accepted Answer

Hypotonic

Question 17

A cell has no nucleus & no mitochondria, but has a cell membrane & cell wall. It's probably a/n

Accepted Answer

prokaryote.

Question 18

A particularly active cell might contain large numbers of

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mitochondria.

Question 19

What RNA sequence would be formed from this DNA strand?

Accepted Answer

AUUGACGUC

Question 20

The phospholipids arrange themselves as shown because,

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the heads are attracted to the water inside & outside the cell.

Question 21

At which depth does plant X produce the most bubbles?

Accepted Answer

10 meters

Question 22

In a test to see how the type of milk impacts bone density; what is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

Bone Density

Question 23

The organelle where Photosynthesis happens is the _____.

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Chloroplast

Question 24

Biology is the study of ______.

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life

Question 25

A cell placed in a strong sugar solution will ______.

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Shrink due to water loss.

Question 26

The cell membrane is made of phospholipids which have

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1 polar head & 2 nonpolar tails.

Question 27

Refer to the illustration. Taken together, these graphs demonstrate that

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photosynthesis is affected by changes in the environment.

Question 28

The following equation summarizes what process?

Accepted Answer

Cellular Respiration

Question 29

Cellular Respiration...

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breaks down food to create energy.

Question 30

Energy is required for a variety of life processes including

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All of the above

Question 31

The sun is considered the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth because

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autotrophs or organisms that eat them provide energy for all

Question 32

What's the best way to spend your Christmas Break?

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All of these! Merry Christmas!

Question 33

What is this molecule?

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Nucleotide

Question 34

Refer to the illustration. In eukaryotic cells, DNA is found in

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Structure 2

Question 35

What process of transport is shown below?

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Diffusion

Question 36

In this model of Translation (protein synthesis) what is I?

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Ribosome

Question 37

Which of the following equations best represents photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

6CO2 + 6H2O - C6H12O6 + 6O2

Question 38

The base-pairing rules state that the following bases pair together in DNA..

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Adenine-Thymine; Guanine-Cytosine

Question 39

Which letter in the diagram labels a single Amino Acid brought by the tRNA?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 40

In an experiment the dependent variable

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is measured to obtain results.

Question 41

All living things maintain a balance within their cells through the process of

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homeostasis

Question 42

Which of the following is an example of a prokaryotic cell?

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a bacteria

Question 43

What is the overall trend in the graph?

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After 10 meters in depth the bubble production continues to decrease.

Question 44

A structure within a eukaryotic cell that carries out specific activities is called a(n)

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organelle.

Question 45

In the model of Translation, which parts are made of RNA?

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G and H

Question 46

The process whereby plants capture energy and make complex molecules is known as

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

Question 47

The garbage disposal of the cell would be the

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lysosomes.

Question 48

DNA's structure was found to be

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2 strands of nucleotides in a helix pattern.

Question 49

Diffusion of water through a membrane is called __.

Accepted Answer

Osmosis

Question 50

One difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is that

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prokaryotes have no nuclear membrane.

Biology Mid-Term Review

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Biology Mid-Term Review

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