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Mr. Swift's Biology Midterm Review 2024
Mr. Swift's Biology Midterm Review 2024
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This is a review from the Biology Midterm for Mr. Swift's Biology Class 2024
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What are the building blocks (monomers) of nucleic acids?
amino acids
peptides
sugar
nucleotides
2
Which elements make up a Protein?
CHON
CHO (1:2:1 ratio)
CHONP
CHO
3
Which elements make up a Nucleic Acid?
CHON
CHO (1:2:1 ratio)
CHONP
CHO
4
What is an autotroph?
An organism that eats food
An organism that obtains energy by eating cheeseburgers
An organism that makes its own food
An organism that does not need food or energy to survive
5
The picture is of a
cell membrane
nucleus
ribosome
cell wall
6
This type of reproduction leads to diversity in a species.
nonsexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
asexual reproduction
spontaneous generation
7
Process in which cells become specialized in structure and function.
evolution
metabolism
homeostasis
differentiation
8
Which type of bonds hold two or more water molecules together? (Remember: very weak bond)
Savings
Ionic
Covalent
Hydrogen
9
What is it called when an enzyme changes shape?
recycled
natured
enzyme-substrate complex
denatured
10
In a chloroplasts of a plant cell, which energy transformation most likely occurs?
heat to electrical
light to chemical
chemical to chemical
ATP to light
11
Biology is the scientific study of
cells
people
plants
life
12
Which Macromolecule are glucose, starch, fructose, and ribose examples of?
Nucleic Acids
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipds
13
Using a microscope, a student observes a small, green organelle in a plant cell. We call this a
ribosome
mitochondria
chloroplast
cell wall
14
A substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed faster or under different conditions.
catalyst
polymer
protein
monomer
15
A change in the physiology or the physical form is called
development
homeostasis
growth
evolution
16
The pH of most body fluids is about 7.4, but the pH of the stomach is far more
neutral
acidic
basic
alkanine
17
A ______ is any part of an organism's environment that causes a reaction.
Organization
Stimulus
Species
Adaptation
18
Budding and binary fission are what type of reproduction?
asexual reproduction
nonsexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
spontaneous conbustion
19
When water freezes, it floats allowing
surface tension to not function
the water below to be insulated and life to be preserved
water to conserve energy
nothing to work
20
Proteins are made of
ribosomes
amino acids
DNA
cell membranes
21
The intermolecular attraction between UNLIKE molecules is called
polarity
adhesion
surface tension
cohesion
22
Water's ________________ explains why this substance helps to regulate body temperature as well as the Earth's climate.
neutral pH
high specific heat
covalent bonds
small molecular mass
23
The minimum amount of energy that is needed to start a reaction is called.
active site
electolytes
substrate
activation energy
24
The maintaining of a stable body temperature is an example of what characteristic of life?
metabolism
homeostasis
evolution
growth & development
25
Sugars, starches, and cellulose are all examples of
monomers
carbohydrates
nucleic acids
proteins
26
An organism made of a single cell.
species
molecules
unicellular
community
27
The building blocks (monomers) of carbohydrates are called
monosaccharides
lipds
amino acids
water
28
Which cell is larger, prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Prokaryotic
It is impossible to tell
Eukaryotic
They are the same size
29
What are two things that denature enzymes?
incorrect pH and incorrect temperature
Incorrect complex
Incorrect substrate
correct pH and correct temperature
30
Lipids are made of
polymers
glycerol and three fatty acids
amino acids
nucleotides
31
Which characteristic is shared by ALL prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
use of organelles to control cell processes
ability to store hereditary information
ability to move in response to environmental stimuli
use of cellular respiration for energy release
32
Plants have a waxy coating on their leaves. Which statements describes the most likely function of the waxy coating?
It's a protein that can help release waste molecules during transpiration.
It's a lipid that can help prevent excess water loss in dry environments
It's a protein that can help attract other organisms for pollination.
It's a lipid that can help absorb more sunlight in hot environments.
33
As you know ice floats on top of water. Why is this important to aquatic life like fish?
The ice will sink crushing the fish.
The ice freezes the fish.
The ice insulates the water keeping it warm enough foe the fish to survive
Ice does not float.
34
Which functional characteristic of proteins distinguishes them from carbohydrates?
efficient storage of usable chemical energy
tendency to make cell membranes hydrophobic
large amounts of stored information
ability to catalyze biochemical reactions
35
When a sharp pin gets stuck in your finger, your arm moves quickly away. Which characteristic of life is this?
Living things reproduce.
Living things have cells.
Living things maintain homeostasis
Living things respond to their environment.
36
Which is the smallest and still considered living?
organ
cell
organism
atom
37
What is the main organelle that Eukaryotes have that Prokaryotes lack?
cell wall
cytoplasm
cell membrane
nucleus
38
Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms changed from ancient organisms
evolution
metabolism
differentiation
homeostasis
39
What do all cells have in common?
proteins and cell wall
cell membrane and cytoplasm
ribosomes and nucleus
cell wall and cell membrane
40
What is the function of a nucleic acid?
stores energy
maintains structure
battles disease
carries and passes genetic information
41
What is the function of a carbohydrate?
store genetic information
water storage
short term energy
create flexibility
42
What is the smallest unit of life that can exist on its own?
An atom
An organelle
A tissue
A cell
43
DNA and RNA are examples of
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids
carbohydrates
44
Organisms can be classified as prokaryotes and eukaryotes. What do they all have in common?
cell membrane and nucleus
cell wall and nucleus
cell wall and chloroplasts
cell membrane and cytoplasm
45
At the end of an enzyme catalyzed reaction, what happens to the enzyme?
It gets used up.
It gets broken down.
It gets recycled.
It stays connected to the substrate.
46
What is a heterotroph?
An organism that does not need food or energy to survive
An organism that eats food
An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis
An organism that produces its own food through chemosynthesis
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What is the role of ALL enzyme?
they have no role
to speed up a chemical reaction
to change chemicals
to eat up the products
