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Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide

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Question 1
1.

What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

Question 2
2.

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

Question 3
3.

Which variable is controlled by the experimenter?

What are the independent and dependent variables?

How does the amount of sunlight affect a plant's growth?

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What are the independent and dependent variables?

How does the amount of time sleeping affect the amount of weight a baby gains?

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What are the independent and dependent variables?

What affect does the amount of silica have on the lava's speed?

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Question 8
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Draggable itemarrow_right_altCorresponding Item
Independent Variable
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Amount of Silica
Dependent Variable
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Lava's Speed
Question 9
9.

If you want to test how temperature affects the breathing rate of fish, what would be an appropriate ‘testable’ question?

Question 10
10.

Which graph typically shows the change in a variable over time?

Question 11
11.

What is the purpose of a control group in a science experiment?

Question 12
12.

What role does the control group play in a science experiment?

An investigation was carried out by a biology class that wanted to measure the growth rate of two spice plants. Students took a measurement of the height (cm) of water spinach and mustard green plants over 40 days. Use the graph below to help you answer questions.

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Question 17
17.

Which of the following is a characteristic of life?

Question 18
18.

What is the ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment?

Question 19
19.

What is the process by which organisms obtain and use energy?

Question 20
20.

What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring called?

Question 21
21.

What is the main difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells?

Question 22
22.

Which type of cell has a more complex internal structure?

Question 23
23.

What do both Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells have in common?

Question 24
24.

Which type of cell is found in bacteria?

Question 25
25.

What is the main function of the nucleus in a cell?

Question 26
26.

What is the primary role of the nucleus in heredity?

Question 27
27.

What is the main function of the mitochondria?

Question 28
28.

Which organelle is responsible for generating ATP?

Question 29
29.

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

Question 30
30.

Which organelle is known as the 'cellular power plant'?

Question 31
31.

What is the main function of ribosomes in cells?

Question 32
32.

What is the primary role of ribosomes in organisms?

Question 33
33.

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

Question 34
34.

Which statement best describes the role of the cell membrane?

Question 35
35.

What is the function of the lysosome?

Question 36
36.

What is the main function of the vacuole in a cell?

For the four statements below, identify which are true for plant cells animal cells, or are true for both

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Question 41
41.

Which process requires energy from the cell?

Question 42
42.

Which process does not require energy from the cell?

Question 43
43.

Which process involves movement of molecules against the concentration gradient?

Question 44
44.

Which process allows molecules to move from high to low concentration?

Question 45
45.

Which term describes a solution with equal solute concentration as the cell?

Question 46
46.

What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?

Question 47
47.

What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?

Question 48
48.

What is the result of a cell placed in a hypertonic solution?

Question 49
49.

During which stage of mitosis do the sister chromatids separate?

Question 50
50.

Which stage of mitosis is characterized by the alignment of chromosomes in the center of the cell?

Question 51
51.

What is the correct order of the stages of mitosis?

Question 52
52.

Which stage of mitosis involves the lining up of chromosomes?

Question 53
53.

During which stage do the sister chromatids separate?

Question 54
54.

What is the purpose of mitosis?

Question 55
55.

Why does mitosis occur?

Question 56
56.

When does mitosis occur?

Question 57
57.

What is the outcome of mitosis?

Question 58
58.

The number of chromosomes inside a cell is the same during metaphase as at the end of cell separation.

Question 59
59.

What is the structure of DNA?

Question 60
60.

What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

Question 61
61.

What is the difference between a gene and a chromosome?

Question 62
62.

What is a gene?

Question 63
63.

What is a chromosome?

Question 64
64.

What is the purpose of DNA replication in biology?

Question 65
65.

Why is DNA replication necessary in biology?

Question 66
66.

What are the three parts of a DNA nucleotide?

Question 67
67.

If a sample of DNA contains 26% Adenine, what percent of the sample is Thymine?

Question 68
68.

If a sample of DNA contains 36% Adenine, what percent of the sample is Guanine?

Question 69
69.

Which scientist below was responsible for providing the evidence for what the structure of DNA looks like?

Question 70
70.

Original DNA sequence: AGTCTCGG

Question 71
71.

Original DNA sequence: GCAATCGATC

Question 72
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What is the purpose of DNA transcription?

Question 73
73.

Where does DNA transcription occur in the cell?

Question 74
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Why is DNA transcription important for protein synthesis?

Question 75
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What molecule is directly involved in DNA transcription?

Question 76
76.

What is the purpose of DNA translation?

Question 77
77.

Where does DNA translation occur in the cell?

Question 78
78.

What is the main product of DNA translation?

Question 79
79.

What is the role of tRNA during DNA translation?

Question 80
80.

What are the consequences of transcription going wrong?

Question 81
81.

A change in environmental conditions can lead to mutations.

Question 82
82.

Mutations can result in new traits/characteristics in a gene pool.

Question 83
83.

Mutations in DNA where a single base is added to or deleted from the DNA sequence is called ______________-

Question 84
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Six nucleotides were lost causing a genetic disorder. What type of mutation is it?

Question 85
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Six nucleotides were added to RNA. What type of mutation is it?

Question 86
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What is the term used to describe the replication of DNA?

Question 87
87.

What does semi-conservative replication mean?

Question 88
88.

What is the structure of DNA?

Question 89
89.

What type of bond is made between nitrogenous base pairs?

Question 90
90.

What is the central dogma of biology?

Question 4
4.

Independent Variable

Question 5
5.

Dependent Variable

Question 6
6.

Independent Variable

Question 7
7.

Dependent Variable

Question 13
13.

At 20 days, the height of Water spinach plant was approximately ________ cm

Question 14
14.

At 20 days, while the height of the Mustard Green plant was approximately ________cm.

Question 15
15.

What is the purpose of constants in a science experiment?

Question 16
16.

Constants that would need to be kept the same for this investigation (Select All that Apply)

Question 37
37.

This cell requires nutrients but can also produce their own food

Question 38
38.

This cell uses chemical energy (sugar)

Question 39
39.

This cell contains both a cell wall and cell membrane

Question 40
40.

This cell is an example of a Eukaryotic Cell