This is a set of questions to serve as a first semester benchmark for a high school biology class. This can help you to know what students remember toward the end of the year when you are getting ready to spend review time with the students for state testing.
All organic molecules are based around this element (U1:LT1)
Which of the following is NOT one of the six elements of life (U1:LT1)
Water molecules can stick to other water molecules. This is due to ________ bonding (U1:LT2)
Water molecules can stick to other water molecules. This property is called: (U1:LT2)
Which of these defines hydrophobic (U1:LT2)
When cohesion and adhesion work together to bring water to the top of a tree, this property is called (U1:LT2)
Organic compounds that are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio are called: (U1:LT3)
Nucleic Acids are made up of chains of: (U1:LT3)
The macromolecule that stores genetic coded information about how to run the cell is called: (U1:LT3)
Which of the following is for LONG TERM energy storage in both plants and animals? (U1:LT3)
Which type of lipid is usually found in plants, is an oil (liquid) at room temperature and has at least one double bond between its carbons? (U1: LT3)
What are the four groups of organic compounds (macromolecules) found in living things? (U1:LT3)
Muscles and enzymes are all examples of (U1:LT3,4)
For question 14 use the pH scale below.
Which of the following items is the most acidic? (U1:LT4)
pH measures the concentration of: (U1:LT4)
For questions 16-18 use the graph below.
Which curve in the graph above shows the reaction that uses the enzyme? (U1:LT4)
Use the graph below to help you with question 18.
Based on the graph above, what is the optimal (best) environment for Pepsin? (U1:LT4)
Which of the following does not belong in the cell theory? (U2:LT1)
A group studied four different cell specimens under a microscope and recorded information about each cell in this table:
Which cell studied (in the table above) is a prokaryote? (U2:LT2)
Which of the following is a function of the nucleus? (U2:LT2)
These organelles are the site for protein synthesis. They also make the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum rough: (U2:LT2)
Which of the following structures from the diagram above is responsible for photosynthesis? (U2:LT2)
A scientist isolates a number of prokaryotes that do not use photosynthesis. Which structure would be found in these cells? (U2:LT2)
Which part of the cell membrane allows small uncharged molecules such as oxygen and carbon dioxide to diffuse into and out of the cell? (U2:LT3)
Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane? (U2:LT3)
What is the process that cells use to regulate internal environment, such as temperature and pH? (U2:LT3)
The cell membrane contains channels and pumps that help move large or charged materials from one side of the membrane to the other. What are these channels and pumps made of? (U2:LT3)
The diagram shown below represents a portion of the plasma membrane. What does structure X represent? (U2:LT3)
What does structure X represent? (U2:LT3)
In the process of diffusion, particles move from areas of ________ concentration to areas of ________ concentration. (U2:LT4)
A student filled a bag of dialysis tubing with a milk-white starch solution and placed the bag in a beaker of iodine-water as shown in the diagram below. An hour later, the student observed that the starch solution had turned blue-black (positive test for starch).
What is the most probable explanation for the change? (U2:LT4)
Which process requires cellular energy to move molecules across the cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration? (U2:LT4)
34-35 A student prepared three different red blood samples as follows. Red blood cells and blood fluid naturally have a salt content of 0.9% which is in equilibrium (isotonic). Use the following table to help you answer questions.
Solution | Contents |
|---|---|
A | Red blood cells + normal blood fluid |
B | Red blood cells + 10% salt solution |
C | Red blood cells + distilled water |
Which solution, when viewed under a microscope, would contain red blood cells that were wrinkled and reduced in volume? (U2:LT4,5)
Which of the following processes require the help of a membrane protein and do not require an input of energy? (U2:LT4,5)
Use this diagram above to answer questions. In this diagram, molecule C is salt, molecule D is water, the membrane is permeable to water, but not salt.
Which side of the membrane above would be considered hypertonic? (U2:LT5)
Which side will likely gain water? (U2:LT5)
Energy is released from ATP when (U3:LT1)
Organisms such as plants that make their own food are called (U3:LT1)
Which of following is a true statement about ATP? (U3:LT1)
Most plants appear green because: (U3:LT2)
Use the graph below to answer question 42.
Based on the figure above, pigment A absorbs which colors of light the best? (U3:LT2)
Plants absorb light energy from the sun using molecules called ____________, such as chlorophyll and carotene. (U3: LT2)
For questions 44 - 46 use the diagram below.
Which process is illustrated by the diagram? (U3: LT2,3)
During photosynthesis, light energy from the sunlight is converted into what form of energy stored in the cell? (U3:LT3)
Use the graph below for question 49.
Students in a biology class conduct an experiment to determine the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis in a plant. They place an Elodea plant (underwater plant) into a test tube filled with water. Then students place the test tube under a light and slowly increase the temperature of the water. They record their results and display them on a graph as shown above.
Which statement is supported by the data in the graph? (U3:LT3,4)
Which of the following is the organelle that performs cellular respiration? (U3:LT5)
The process shown in the diagram to the right is known as ____________: (U3:LT5,6)
What type of respiration occurs in the ABSENCE of oxygen? (U3:LT7)
Which most accurately describes the difference in ATP production between aerobic and anaerobic respiration? (U3:LT7)
This process is performed by human muscle cells during exercise and the products of this process are why stretching is important after exercise. (U3:LT8)
Which of the following diagrams accurately represents the use of gases in photosynthesis and cellular respiration? (U3:LT9)
Which is true of cellular respiration and photosynthesis? (U3:LT9)
Why do cells divide? (U4:LT1)
Structures that are made of DNA and carry genetic information from one generation to the next are called: (U4:LT2)
Humans have ______ chromosomes in each of their body cells. (U4:LT2)
Which of the following is the cell cycle phase correctly paired with its function? (U4:LT3)
Which place on the cell cycle above indicates the stage where cell division takes place? (U4:LT3)
What human disease/disorder results from a mutation in the proteins that regulate the cell cycle which result in uncontrolled cell division? (U4:LT3)
In multicellular organisms, mitosis results in: (U4:LT4)
What is the role of the spindle during mitosis? (U4:LT4)
After mitosis, how many chromosomes does each daughter cell contain compared to the parent cell? (U4:LT4,6)
The diagrams above show the stages of a cellular process. What is the correct sequence of these stages?
What would most likely result if cytoplasm division (cytokinesis) did not happen? (U4:LT4)
Which process is occurring and what type of resulting cells are produced in the diagram to the right? (U4:LT5)
The process by which homologous chromosomes exchange segments of DNA is shown in the image to the right. What is the name for this process? (U4:LT5)
Cells formed by meiosis are: (U4:LT5,6)
A sperm cell is: (U4:LT5)
If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg or sperm cell would contain: (U4:LT6)
In this type of division crossing over occurs (U4:LT 6)
This type of cell division results in daughter cells that are different from the parent cell. (U4:LT6)
In this process, the second cell division splits sister chromatids into single chromosomes (U4:LT6)
Which letter on the graph above indicates the products of the reaction? (U1:LT4)
Which solution above indicates red blood cells present within an environment that is hypotonic? (U2:LT4,5)
Letter A indicates the _________ while letter B indicates the _____________. (U3: LT2,3)
What substance (G on the diagram) is produced during the Calvin Cycle? (U3: LT2,3)
__________ is indicated by letter A in the diagram to the right: (U3:LT5,6)
What is the substance F produced at each step in the diagram above? (U3:LT6)
In order for the process in the diagram above to move beyond step A, which molecule MUST be present? (U3:LT6,7)
Which place on the cell cycle above indicates S-Phase where DNA is replicated? (U4:LT3)
