1. Biology 1
Semester Test Review

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. d. hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic
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

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

9. d. low, high, until equilibrium is reached e. none of these
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

10. 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

11. d. lipids e. phospholipids These are ________. a. peripheral proteins
b. receptor proteins
c. phosphates
d. lipids
e. phospholipids

12. d. stomach, anus e. none of these
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

13. 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

14. Centi- is the SI prefix that means…
b. 100
c. 10
d. 1
e. none of these

15. 1 cM = __________ M
a. 10.0
b. 1.0
c. 0.10
d. 0.01
e. none of these

16. 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.

17. d. is a mixture of equilibriums. e. none of these
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

18. The part of a solution that does the dissolving is the…
b. kinetic energy.
c. solute.
d. sugar.
e. solvent

19. Part A of the plant cell is the ________.
a. peripheral protein
b. nuclear membrane
c. cell wall
d. plasma membrane
e. chloroplast A

20. Part A of the plant cell is the ________.
a. peripheral protein
b. nuclear membrane
c. cell wall
d. plasma membrane
e. vacuole A

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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.

24. The Galapagos Islands are _______ than the mainland because they were formed from _______.
a. older, volcanoes
b. younger, volcanoes
c. older, earthquakes
d. younger, earthquakes

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

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

27. d. evolved from a close common ancestor e. none of the above
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

28. 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

29. 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

30. If a solution had 22% solute how much solvent would be present?
e. None of the above

31. 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

32. The End. How’d you do?