1.

Diffusion and osmosis are both forms of

active transport.

passive transport.

respiration.

photosynthesis.

glycolysis.

2. _________ is the movement of substances through a cell membrane only by using cell energy.

Passive transport

Active transport

3. Which structure is found ONLY in plant cells?

cell membrane

cytoplasm

nucleus

chloroplast

4. What do the mitochondria do?

make protein

move materials

break down food and release energy

store food

5. A(n) __________ is a structure in the cell nucleus that contains hereditary material.

chromosome

protein

enzyme

ribosome

6. What is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane?

hypotonicity

osmosis

diffusion

respiration

7. What parts of the cell provide energy?

centrioles

lysosomes

mitochondria
chromatin

8. Photosynthesis takes place in the

chloroplasts.

mitochondria.

nucleus.

Golgi apparatus.

9. Human body cells have _______ pairs of chromosomes.

16

23

46

10. Taxonomy is the science of

genetics.

classification.

bacteria.

evolution.

11. The twisted shape of DNA is a

double ladder.

double helix.

nucleotide.

base pair.

12. The heart is an example of which level of organization?

cell

tissue

organ system

organ

13. DNA makes up our

biosphere.

organisms.

cells.

genes.

14. Which factor is an abiotic factor?

lion
plant

water

air

c and d

15. Reproduction that requires two parents is

sexual.

asexual.

binary fission.

cytokinesis.

16. Where does the digestive system begin?

esophagus

stomach

mouth

feet

17. What is a community?

habitat with abiotic factors added

very small habitat

all the abiotic factors in a specific area

all the different populations that live together in an area

18. An organelle is a part of a cell that

has a specific function or job.

does nothing.

makes proteins.

gets rid of waste.

19. The science of classifying living things is

biology.

taxonomy.

taxidermy.

ecology.

20. Which term describes protists?

eukaryote

prokaryote

21. Freckles, eye color, and hair color are all physical traits.
True

False

22. Which organism has a prokaryotic cell?

monkey

bacteria

mosquito

fern

23. What is the Earth's coldest and harshest biome?

rainforest

desert

grassland

tundra

24. What is a cell?

animal

microscopic structure that is the basic unit of all living things

small room

small structure that creates living things

 25. Which body system is shown in the diagram?

digestive
respiratory
circulatory
reproductive
26. The cell organelle where photosynthesis takes place is the

cell wall.

nucleus.

vacuole.

chloroplast.
 27. DNA is made up of nucleotides containing the nitrogen bases adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.

True

False

28. This evidence comes from Earth's crust. It is the timeline of past life, organized by estimated ages and classified by
similarities in form. What is it?

genus

fossil record

branching diagram

natural selection

29. What is one of several bodies with a specialized function that are suspended in the cytosol of the cell?

organelle

cytoplasm

organ

cell

30. The female sex cell is the

sperm.

egg.

ovary.

31. ________ is the process that causes a liquid or gas to pass through the wall of a living cell.

Turgor pressure

Filtering

Osmosis

Digestion

32. When chromosomes are duplicated before mitosis or meiosis, the amount of DNA in the nucleus is tripled.

True

False

33. The place where an animal lives and gets what it needs to survive is

community.

habitat.

environment.

niche.

34. Most characteristics, such as eye color and hair color, are determined by

sunlight.
RNA.

genes.

environment.

35. The heart muscle pumps blood through the

respiratory system.

nervous system.

digestive system.

circulatory system.

36. A ___________ is an organism that makes its own food.

zootrope

consumer

predator

producer

37. Which two body systems work together to make movement possible?

skeletal and muscle systems

circulatory and nervous systems

respiratory and digestive systems

38. A chromosome is a protective outer covering that lies just outside the cell membrane of plant cells.

True

False

39. Where does gestation occur?

uterus

placenta

umbilical cord

40. Which image below represents the state of the cell after cytokinesis?
 A
B
C
D
E
41. When sperm cells fertilize egg cells, the product is a

zygote.

hypha.

gamete.

chromosome.

42. Abiotic defines the living parts of an ecosystem.

True

False

43. What type of cells have membranes?

plant cells

animal cells

all cells

algae cells

44. How many chromosomes does a human body cell have?

23

46

16
 45. The liver is part of which organ system?

digestive

respiratory

nervous

cardiovascular

46. What an organism looks like, or its other detectable characteristics, is its

genetic variable.

genotype.

phenotype.

allele.

47. What simple sugar is made during photosynthesis?

water

glycerine

hydrogen

glucose

48. Which sphere includes all the plants and animals on Earth?

lithosphere

stratosphere

biosphere

asthenosphere

49. What stage of mitosis is most likely represented by the picture below?

Cell Telophase

telophase

prophase
metaphase

anaphase

interphase

50. Biotic factors are the

non-living parts of an ecosystem.

weather and climate.

living organisms in an ecosystem.

51. What is the difference between a prokaryote cell and a eukaryotic cell?

The cell membrane is different.

One does not have a nucleus.

One is not a real cell.

One is found in only plant cells.

52. The brain of the cell that controls all of the cell's activities and contains hereditary material is the

nucleus.

rough ER.

ribosome.

53. What category of organic molecule are sugars, starches, and fibers?

calories

proteins

lipids

carbohydrates

54. What structure uses energy from the Sun through photosynthesis to make oxygen and the sugar glucose?

chloroplast

cytoplasm

centriole
 55. A scientist examines a tissue sample under a high-powered microscope. In his lab notebook he makes a sketch of one
of the cells he observes. Which label should be used for structure A ?

cytoskeleton

lysosome

mitochondrion

nucleus

56. What are the four levels of organization for a multicellular organism, in order?

cells, tissues, organ systems, organs

cells, organs, organ systems, tissues

tissues, organs, organ systems, cells

cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

57. The sugar in DNA is

deoxyribose.

ribose.

sucrose.

glucose.

58. Which characteristic of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter?

Living things reproduce.

Living things maintain internal balance.

Living things respond to their environment.

Living things are based on a universal genetic code.

59. What organelle stores food and water?

mitochondria

cell wall

vacuole

60. Who discovered and named cells?

Robert Hooke

Theodor Schwann

Matthias Schleiden

Albert Einstein