Life Science Semester 1 Review

Question 1

A person jumps when startled by a loud noise. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Living things respond to the environment

Question 2

In multicellular organisms such as humans, which statement about tissues is true?

Accepted Answer

A tissue is more complex than a cell

Question 3

Which two body systems function to break down food and remove wastes from the body?

Accepted Answer

digestive and excretory

Question 4

What represents A?

Accepted Answer

Cell membrane

Question 5

What represents D?

Accepted Answer

Vacuole

Question 6

What do active transport and diffusion have in common?

Accepted Answer

Moves materials

Question 7

Which organelles work together to bring materials needed for photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm and cell membrane

Question 8

Which is not an example of selective breeding?

Accepted Answer

Female cardinals choosing the brightest red male cardinal as their mate.

Question 9

Which cell organelle acts as the cell's delivery system?

Accepted Answer

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Question 10

If a textbook represents the organism, and words are like the cells in the human body. What would be the organ system?

Accepted Answer

Chapter

Question 11

What type of cells do not have a nucleus?

Accepted Answer

Prokaryotic Cells

Question 12

Which organelles produce proteins in the cell?

Accepted Answer

Ribosomes

Question 13

What does the notation tt mean?

Accepted Answer

Homozygous recessive

Question 14

What is the function of a cell membrane?

Accepted Answer

To control what enters and leaves the cell

Question 15

What process is being illustrated?

Accepted Answer

Passive Transport

Question 16

What Characteristic of Life is being described: Our dog had a litter of puppies yesterday

Accepted Answer

Reproduces

Question 17

Based on the punnett square, what are the possible phenotype(s) the offspring could have?

Accepted Answer

Tall and short

Question 18

Which body system functions to transport the raw materials of cellular respiration to the body cells?

Accepted Answer

Cardiovascular system

Question 19

Which of the following are the reactants for cellular respiration?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen and glucose

Question 20

What cell process creates energy for the human body?

Accepted Answer

cellular respiration

Question 21

Which correctly identifies image #4?

Accepted Answer

Gene

Question 22

A person touches a hot stove and quickly moves away. What body systems work together to sense the pain and move away?

Accepted Answer

Muscular and Nervous

Question 23

What represents B?

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

Question 24

What represents E?

Accepted Answer

Vacuole

Question 25

The nervous system...

Accepted Answer

Receives and sends messages to all parts of the body

Question 26

Which cell demonstrates diffusion?

Accepted Answer

Cell B

Question 27

What Characteristic of Life is being described: My son shot up five inches in height last year

Accepted Answer

Growth and Development

Question 28

Which statement below correctly describes the function of the cell organelle?

Accepted Answer

Chloroplasts - capture sunlight energy to make food

Question 29

What represents F?

Accepted Answer

Cell wall

Question 30

What Characteristic of Life is being described: Eat a good breakfast and you'll be able to run longer

Accepted Answer

Uses Energy

Question 31

Which structure is responsible for making energy?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 32

Which structure is responsible for diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 33

What is the function of the organelles known as lysosomes?

Accepted Answer

to use enzymes to digest old or worn out cell parts

Question 34

Which life process is being represented in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

Cellular respiration

Question 35

Which organelle in plant cells caputers the energy in sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Chloroplasts

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