CP Biology Mid-Term Review

2013-14

Please select a Team.

Pro

ducers

Her

bivore

s

Om

nivore

s

Car

nivore

s

40%

50%

0%

10%

1. Producers2. Herbivores3. Omnivores4. Carnivores

Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?

Gro

wth

Rep

roduct

ion

Use

of e

nergy

move

men

t

6%

61%

28%

6%

1. Growth2. Reproduction 3. Use of energy4. movement

The process by which an organism maintains a constant internal environment is called

Met

abolis

m

Hom

eost

asis

Photo

synth

esis

Pla

smoly

sis

20%

0%5%

75%

1. Metabolism2. Homeostasis3. Photosynthesis4. Plasmolysis

What type of electron is important in the formation of chemical bonds?

Cova

lent

Nucl

eus

Ionic

Val

ence

44%

39%

17%

0%

1. Covalent 2. Nucleus 3. Ionic 4. Valence

What type of ion is formed when an atom loses an electron?

Neg

ativ

e

Neu

tral

Posi

tive

Cova

lent

11%

0%

74%

16%

1. Negative 2. Neutral 3. Positive4. Covalent

The most abundant substance in almost all living things is?

Car

bon dio

xide

Sugar

Wate

r

Sodiu

m c

hlorid

e

30%

0%

70%

0%

1. Carbon dioxide 2. Sugar3. Water4. Sodium chloride

Solutions with a pH of 1-6 are

Aci

dic

Bas

ic

Neu

tral

Com

posite

85%

0%0%

15%

1. Acidic 2. Basic3. Neutral 4. Composite

Which of the following is true?

Sim

ple s

ugars

...

RNA is

mad

e of..

.

Am

ino a

cids

ar...

20%

70%

10%

1. Simple sugars are made from polysaccharides.

2. RNA is made of nucleotides

3. Amino acids are made of proteins

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of ?

Ele

ctro

ns

Pro

tons

Orb

itals

Neu

trons

53%

26%

0%

21%

1. Electrons 2. Protons3. Orbitals4. Neutrons

Covalent bonds form as a result of?

Losi

ng ele

ctrons

Shar

ing e

lect

rons

Tra

nsfer

ring e

lect

rons

Losi

ng pro

tons

0% 0%

32%

68%1. Losing electrons2. Sharing electrons3. Transferring

electrons4. Losing protons

Solutions that contain concentrations of H+ ions lower than pure water

Hav

e a

pH bel

ow 7.

Are

bas

es

Are

aci

ds

21%

53%

26%

1. Have a pH below 7.2. Are bases3. Are acids

The main energy molecule of living things is:

50%

11%

33%

6%

Carbohydra... Fats Proteins Nucleic Ac...

1. Carbohydrates2. Fats3. Proteins4. Nucleic Acids

A substance that regulates a chemical reaction is a :

Lip

id

Cat

alys

t

Ele

ment

Susp

ension

39%

0%6%

56%1. Lipid2. Catalyst3. Element4. Suspension

Organisms that produce their own food are:

5% 11%

79%

5%

Consumers Heterotrophs

Autotrophs Detritivores

1. Consumers2. Heterotrophs3. Autotrophs4. Detritivores

Carbon cycles in all of the following except:

Tra

nspira

tion

Res

piratio

n

Photo

synth

esis

Dec

omposi

tion

37%

16%

5%

42%1. Transpiration2. Respiration3. Photosynthesis4. Decomposition

Most energy in a energy pyramid is eliminated as heat. What % goes to the next level?

0%

15%

0%

85%

55% 40% 25% 10%

1. 55%2. 40%3. 25%4. 10%

The largest combined area of living things are included in the:

25%

60%

10%

5%

Ecosystem Biosphere Community Biome

1. Ecosystem2. Biosphere3. Community4. Biome

Chemosynthetic bacteria and green plants are:

15%

5%

15%65

%

Omnivores Carnivores

Consumers Producers

1. Omnivores2. Carnivores3. Consumers4. Producers

Interconnected feeding relationships are included in:

65%

29%

0%6%

Food chains Food Webs

Food I nteractions Food Networks

1. Food chains2. Food Webs3. Food Interactions4. Food Networks

Decomposers and parasites are examples of organisms that are:

Het

erotro

phs

Auto

trophs

Chem

otrophs

Det

ritiv

ores

25%

65%

0%

10%

1. Heterotrophs2. Autotrophs3. Chemotrophs4. Detritivores

Pyramid type showing the amount of living tissue at each level:

0%0%5%

95%

Food Pyramid Egyptian p...

Numbers Py... Biomass Py...

1. Food Pyramid2. Egyptian

pyramid3. Numbers

Pyramid 4. Biomass Pyramid

Nitrogen fixation is…..

Car

ried o

ut by

plants

Car

ried o

ut by

bacte

ria

Car

ried o

ut by

carn

i...

Car

ried o

ut by

omniv

...

63%

16%

5%

16%

1. Carried out by plants

2. Carried out by bacteria

3. Carried out by carnivores

4. Carried out by omnivores

The differences in solar energy cause

5%5%0%

90%

Wind and o... Heat trans... Impacts Ea... All of the...

1. Wind and ocean currents

2. Heat transport in the biosphere

3. Impacts Earth’s climate regions

4. All of the above

What biotic factor impacts ecosystem?

53%

11%5%

32%

Number of predators Number of rocks

Type of soil Amount of water

1. Number of predators

2. Number of rocks3. Type of soil4. Amount of water

What is an example of a symbiotic relationship?

Par

asiti

sm

Pre

datio

n

Com

petiti

on

Nic

he

70%

20%

10%

0%

1. Parasitism2. Predation3. Competition4. Niche

What is climate?

Dai

ly w

eath

er

Ave

rage y

early

tem

pe...

Clo

uds

The

ecosy

stem

6% 0%0%

94%1. Daily weather2. Average yearly

temperature and precipitation

3. Clouds4. The ecosystem

Why do temperatures on Earth remain within a livable range?

39%

33%

11%

17%

Greenhouse effect Loss of heat to s...

Sunlight radiatin... Unequal heating o...

1. Greenhouse effect2. Loss of heat to

space3. Sunlight radiating

to Earth4. Unequal heating of

Earth’s surface

What is a niche?

the ra

nge of p

hysic

al...

all

the

physic

al fa

ctor..

.

the ra

nge of t

empera

...

a fu

ll des

crip

tion o

f t..

50%

0%

50%

0%

1. the range of physical and biological conditions in which it lives

2. all the physical factors in the organism’s environment.

3. the range of temperatures that the organism needs to survive.

4. a full description of the place an organism lives.

A symbiosis where one species benefits and one is neither helped nor harmed is….

15%

25%55%

5%

Parasitism Mutualism Commensalism Predation

1. Parasitism2. Mutualism3. Commensalism4. Predation

What is ecological succession?

10%

45%5%

40%

Random changes in... Series of predict...

How organisms fee... How populations g...

1. Random changes in an biome due to global climate change

2. Series of predictable changes in an ecosystem

3. How organisms feed in a food chain

4. How populations grow expotentially

Acid rain is produced when water combines with which of the following?

5%10%

80%

5%

Carbon dio... CFCs Sulfur and... None of th...

1. Carbon dioxide2. CFCs3. Sulfur and

Nitrogen oxides 4. None of the

above

Sustainable development is best described as…

70%10%

20% 0%

Not overusing or ... Creating biodiver...

Not using nonrene... Not using harmful...

1. Not overusing or depleting natural resources

2. Creating biodiversity

3. Not using nonrenewable resources

4. Not using harmful pollutants

The current human population is approximately 7.2 billion. What is it approximately expected to be by 2050 if we complete demographic transition? what will it be if we do not?

9 b

illio

n; 12 ..

.

9 b

illio

n; 90 ..

.

12

billio

n;12

...

7.1

bill

ion;3

0...

65%

10%10%15%

1. 9 billion; 12 billion

2. 9 billion; 90 billion

3. 12 billion;12 billion

4. 7.1 billion;300 billion

A population that has a population explosion has a/an _________ pattern …

Logis

tic g

row

t...

Arit

hmet

ic g

ro...

exp

onential g

r...

Dem

ographic

tr...

15%

0%

85%

0%

1. Logistic growth2. Arithmetic

growth3. exponential

growth4. Demographic

transition

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about current population(s)?

28%

22%11%

39%

The biodiv... India & Ch...

The pestic... Early hunt...

1. The biodiversity of the Hawaii islands was altered by pigs and rats that were invasive species

2. India & China have had such huge human population growth that they have caused habitat fragmentation

3. The pesticide DDT has caused many birds of prey like the eagle to become endangered due to biological magnification

4. Early hunters and gatherers were careful to maintain the carrying capacities of natural animals and plants

The study of populations and how they change over time is called...

eco

logy

bio

logy

dem

ography

epid

emio

logy

11%

0%

78%

11%

1. ecology2. biology3. demography4. epidemiology

Which of the following is a correct density dependent and density independent factor respectively?...

5%

40%55%

earthquake... disease; w... Population...

1. earthquake; competition

2. disease; weather

3. Population growth characterisitics ;carrying capacity

Which is true about population growth rates?...

5%

35%

5%

55%

Emigration causes... Factors like biol...

Excess nutrients ... All of the above ...

1. Emigration causes growth rates to increase

2. Factors like biological magnification cause declines in species population high on a food chain

3. Excess nutrients can lead to algae blooms which increase most aquatic populations

4. All of the above are true

Which is NOT a renewable resource?

Wate

r F

ish

Old

-gro

wth fo

r...

hum

us in

a c

om...

6%13%

31%

50%1. Water2. Fish3. Old-growth

forest4. humus in a

compost pit or some forests

The ozone layer has been mostly damaged by …

62%14%

10%

14%

Burning fossil fu... Chlorofluorocarbons

Acid rain UV light

1. Burning fossil fuels

2. Chlorofluorocarbons

3. Acid rain4. UV light

The number of organisms in a particular area is how you calculate the ….

11%0%

84%

5%

Growth rate population

Population density Carrying capacity

1. Growth rate2. population3. Population

density4. Carrying

capacity

Using renewable resources to make sure they are not depleted is called

Sust

ainab

le d

evel

op...

Monocu

lture

Bio

logic

al magnifi

catio

n

Subsi

sten

ce h

unting

50%

0%

50%

0%

1. Sustainable development

2. Monoculture3. Biological

magnification4. Subsistence

hunting

Which organelle breaks down old cell parts and other compounds into small particles that the cell can use?

16%

26%11%

47%

Golgi apparatus Lysosome

Endoplasmic retic... Mitochondrion

1. Golgi apparatus2. Lysosome3. Endoplasmic

reticulum4. Mitochondrion

Which organelle makes proteins using the instructions from the DNA that comes from the nucleus?

15%

25%

25%

35%

Golgi apparatus Mitochondrion Vacuole Ribosome

1. Golgi apparatus2. Mitochondrion3. Vacuole4. Ribosome

Which cell structure contains the DNA and controls many of the cell’s activities

7%13%

67%

13%

Nucleolus Cell membr... Nucleus Cytoplasm

1. Nucleolus2. Cell membrane3. Nucleus4. Cytoplasm

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

Bre

aks

down li

pids,

...

Sto

res

wat

er, s

alt p

ro...

Kee

ps the

cell

wall i

n ...

Reg

ulate

s whic

h mat

e...

28%

50%

0%

22%

1. Breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, & proteins from foods

2. Stores water, salt proteins, & carbohydrates

3. Keeps the cell wall in place

4. Regulates which materials enter and leave the cell

Diffusion occurs because…

20%

30%20%

30%

Molecules never m... The concentration...

Molecules move an... The concentration...

1. Molecules never move or collide with one another.

2. The concentration of a solution is never the same throughout a solution.

3. Molecules move and collide with one another.

4. The concentration of a solution is always the same throughout the solution.

Which item do eukaryotes contain but prokaryotes lack?

0%0%0%0%

Cytoplasm A cell mem... A nucleus Genetic ma...

1. Cytoplasm2. A cell

membrane3. A nucleus4. Genetic material

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An animal cell that is surrounded by salt water will shrink because osmotic pressure causes…

Wate

r to m

ove in

to th

...

Wate

r to m

ove o

ut of..

.

Solu

tes

to m

ove in

to t.

.

Solu

tes

to m

ove o

ut o...

0% 0%0%0%

1. Water to move into the cell

2. Water to move out of the cell

3. Solutes to move into the cell

4. Solutes to move out of the cell

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The cells of multicellular organisms are…

0%0%0%0%

Smaller than thos... Specialized to pe...

Not dependent on ... Simpler than thos...

1. Smaller than those of unicellular organisms

2. Specialized to perform particular functions

3. Not dependent on one another

4. Simpler than those of unicellular organisms

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A tropical rainforest is…

0%0%0%0%

A renewabl... A nonrenew...

A microcli... Poor in bi...

1. A renewable resource

2. A nonrenewable resource

3. A microclimate4. Poor in

biodiversity

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IN A COVALENT BOND, WHAT IS SHARED BETWEEN TWO ATOMS?

0%0%0%0%0%

GAMMA RAYS PROTONS ELECTRONS

NEUTRONS POSITRONS

1. GAMMA RAYS2. PROTONS3. ELECTRONS4. NEUTRONS5. POSITRONS

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WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF VALENCE ELECTRONS IN AN ATOM OF LITHIUM(Li)?

0%0%0%0%0%

1 2 3 4 5

1. 12. 23. 34. 45. 5

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IS NOT A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE HUMAN BODY?

0%0%0%0%0%

CARBON HYDROGEN NITROGEN

OXYGEN MERCURY

1. CARBON2. HYDROGEN3. NITROGEN4. OXYGEN5. MERCURY

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WHAT TYPE OF BOND HOLDS THE ELEMENTS SODIUM AND CHLORIDE TOGETHER TO MAKE SALT?

CO

VALENT BO

ND

IONIC

BO

ND

HYDRO

GEN BO

ND

MAGNETIC

BO

ND

FIS

SION B

OND

0% 0% 0%0%0%

1. COVALENT BOND

2. IONIC BOND

3. HYDROGEN BOND

4. MAGNETIC BOND

5. FISSION BOND

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