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1
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called
osmotic pressure
pinocytosis
active transport
osmosis
2
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
Response to the Environment
Ability to move
Growth and Development
Ability to Reproduce
3
Which of the following is NOT found in the overall reaction for photosynthesis?
nitrogen
water
carbon dioxide
light
4
True or False: The rate of photosynthesis decreases, then levels off with an increase in light.
TRUE
FALSE
5
Organisms that make their own food are called
thylakoids
autotrophs
pigments
heterotrophs
6
Things change over time. This is due to what big idea in biology?
Evolution
Homeostasis
Interdependence in nature
Growth and Development
7
Subatomic particles are
composed of several atoms
made up of a single atom
particles found beneath atoms
particles that make-up an atom
8
What are the three parts of an ATP molecule?
stroma, grana, chlorophyll
adenine, ribose, and phosphate groups
NADH, HADPH, FADH2
adenine, thylakoid, phosphate group
9
Which of the following statements about the nucleus is NOT true?
The nucleus contains a nucleolus
The nucleus stores genetic material
The nucleus is surrounded by a nuclear membrane
The nucleus is the site of protein production
10
True or False: The light-dependent reactions supply the Calvin Cycle with CO
2
and ATP
FALSE
TRUE
11
True or False: ATP synthase changes ADP to ATP when light energy passes through it.
FALSE
TRUE
12
Which method of cell transport requires energy?
osmosis
diffusion
facilitated diffusion
active transport
13
True or False: The 6 carbon atoms needed to make glucose comes from oxygen.
TRUE
FALSE
14
Where are photosystems I and II found?
stroma
cell membrane
thylakoid membrane
calvin cycle
15
True or False: During the light-dependent reactions, plants use ATP and NADPH to make glucose
TRUE
FALSE
16
The Calvin cycle takes place in the
photosystems
thylakoid membranes
stroma
chlorophyll molecules
17
What type of transport takes in particles?
exocytosis
endocytosis
protein pump
facilitated diffusion
18
What advance in technology made the discovery of cells possible?
particle accelerator
microscope
centrifuge
ultraviolet light
19
What are the reactants of the chemical reaction, CO
2
+ H
2
O → H
2
CO
3
CO2 and H2O
CO2, H2O, H2CO3
CO2
H2CO3
20
Which of the following is NOT part of an ATP molecule?
ribose
adenine
chlorophyll
phosphate
21
What causes the inside of the thylakoid to become positively charges with H
+
ions?
H+ ions are released as water splits
ATP synthase produces ATP from ADP
ATP synthase allows H+ ions to pass into the thylakoid
Carbon dioxide builds up in the stroma
22
Water molecules are polar with the
oxygen and hydrogen begin slightly negative
oxygen begin slightly positive, hydrogen slightly negative
both hydrogen and oxygen being slightly positive
oxygen begin slightly negative, hydrogen slightly positive
23
True or False: Carbon-carbon bonds can be single, double, or triple ionic bonds.
FALSE
TRUE
24
If you increased the light intensity, what happens to the rate of photosynthesis?
increases indefinitely
decreases indefinitely
does not change
increases and then levels off
25
During an experiment, a scientist tests only one
Variable
Mass of information
Conclusion
Results
26
Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How do you know?
The cell lacks a nucleus
The cell lacks cytoplasm
The cell lack genetic matieral
The cell lacks a cell membrane
27
Enzymes affect the reactions in living cells by changing the
temperature of the reaction
speed of the reaction
products of the reaction
pH of the reaction
28
Which of the following activities happens within the stroma?
Photosystem I absorbs light
Electrons move through the ETC
ATP synthase produces ATP
The Calvin Cycle produces sugar
29
Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?
animals
plants
fungi
bacteria
30
In the photosynthesis reaction, the products are 1 molecule of sugar and 6 molecules of
oxygen
glucose
ATP
water
31
The energy needed to start a reaction is that
cohesion energy
chemical energy
adhesion energy
activation energy
32
Which of the following organisms makes its own food using light energy from the sun?
lion
cow
mushroom
oak tree
33
Which organelle breaks down other organelles that are no longer useful?
Lysosome
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus
34
In a food web, it shows "whom eat who". Which characteristic of life is being shown?
Made up of cells
Need Material and Energy
Growth and Development
Reproduce
35
The Calvin Cycle is another name for the
light-independent reaction
electron transfer chain
photosynthesis reaction
light-dependent reaction
36
If there was no carbon dioxide, what would happen to photosynthesis?
No sugar would be produced
Fewer sugars at first, but the plant would recover
It would be no difference
More sugar would be produced
37
How many covalent bonds can carbon atom form?
1
12
4
6
38
The scientific method begins with
experiments
conclusions
observations
hypothesis
39
What happens during photosynthesis?
Heterotrophs consume ATP
Heterotrophs produce ATP
Autotrophs produce carbohydrates
Autotrophs consume carbohydrates
40
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis by absorbing
high-energy sugars
sunlight
chlorophyll a
chlorophyll b
41
Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?
keeps the cell wall in place
stores water
breaks down lipids
regulates movement of materials in and out of the cell
42
Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into
high-energy sugars and proteins
ATP and oxygen
Oxygen and high-energy sugars
oxygen and carbon
43
Which of the following is NOT a monomer?
Nucleotide
Protein
Amino Acid
Glucose
44
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about ATP?
ATP consists of ribose, adenine, and 3 phosphate groups
ADP is produced when ATP releases energy
ATP provides energy for the functions of the cell
Used ATP is discarded by the cell as waste
45
True or False: A substance with equal number of H
+
ions and OH
-
ions is a basic solution.
FALSE
TRUE
46
A covalent bond is formed as the result of
sharing protons
sharing electrons
transferring protons
transferring electrons
47
Which of the following organisms is a heterotroph?
wheat plant
rose flower
sunflower plant
humans
48
Where in the chloroplast is chlorophyll found?
in the thylakoid membrane
in the ATP
in the stroma
in the ATD
49
Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not animal cells?
chloroplast
ribosome
mitochondria
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
50
Where do the light-dependent reactions take place?
within the mitochondria
within the thylakoid
outside the chloroplasts
in the stroma of the chloroplast
