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1 Semester Cumulative Test

7 Characteristics

Question: The sum of all chemical reactions going on inside an organism.

Answer: Metabolism

Question: Humans belong to which kingdom?

Answer: Animalia

Question: The smallest unit that can carry out all of life's processes.

Answer: Cell

Question: A normal standard against which the biologist can compare results of the experimental group.

Answer: Control group


Question: The act of perceiving a natural occurrence that causes someone to pose a question.
Answer: Observation

Biochemistry

Question: Organic molecules will always contain this element.

Answer: Carbon

Question: The nucleus of an atom is composed of:


Answer: Protons and Neutrons


Question: Genetic information is stored in this biological macromolecule.

Answer: Nucleic acid


Question: Biological catalysts.

Answer: Enzymes

Question: Solutions which release a lot of H+ ions when dissolved in water.

Answer: Acids

Cell Structure

Question: Groups of cells that work together to perform a specific function.
Answer: Tissues

Question: Organelle responsible for making protein.

Answer: Ribosomes

Question: Which biological macromolecule is the primary component of the cell membrane?

Answer: Lipids

Question: Organelle which produces ATP.

Answer: Mitochondria

Question: Bacteria are this type of cell.

Answer: Prokaryotic


Cell function

Question: When water molecules diffuse across a membrane toward a solute.

Answer: Osmosis

Question: Movement from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

Answer: Diffusion

Question: Some single celled organisms can ingest large particles through this process.


Answer: Phagocytosis (A type of endocytosis)


Question: Placing a cell in a hypertonic solution will cause the cell to _____________.

Answer: Shrivel

Question: When molecules cannot diffuse through the cell membrane on their own, sometimes they use a carrier protein as a "helper." This process is called:
Answer: Facilitated diffusion


Cellular Energetics

Question: Openings of the underside of a leaf which allow for gas exchange.

Answer: Stomata

Question: The vascular tissue used to transport water around a plant.

Answer: Xylem

Question: Organisms that use energy from sunlight or from chemical bonds in
         inorganic substances to make organic compounds.
Answer: Autotrophs

Question: The complex process by which cells make ATP by breaking down organic compounds.


Answer: Cellular respiration


Question: Light energy from the sun is converted to chemical energy through this process.
Answer: Photosynthesis