11stst Nine Weeks Test Nine Weeks Test ReviewReview
11stst Nine Weeks Test Nine Weeks Test ReviewReview
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What happens during photosynthesis?
• a. The cells uses oxygen to make food.• b. The cell uses the energy in sunlight
to make food.• c. The cells uses glucose to make
oxygen.• d. The cell uses the energy in sunlight
to make carbon dioxide.
How does photosynthesis benefit
heterotrophs?
• a. It adds carbon dioxide to the air.
• b. It creates food that they can eat.
• c. It eliminates harmful sugars.• d. It creates clean water.
What happens during respiration?
• a. Oxygen is released into the air.• b. Glucose is broken down,
releasing energy• c. Carbohydrates are released
into the blood stream.• d. Water and carbon dioxide are
converted into energy.
Together, respiration and photosynthesis keep the
levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere
• a. fairly constant• b. constantly changing• c. constantly increasing• d. constantly decreasing
The energy-releasing process that does not
require oxygen is called
• a. photosynthesis• b. respiration• c. fertilization• d. fermentation
Under which of the following conditions is
lactic-acid fermentation most likely to occur?
• a. a very fast run• b. a long walk• c. sleeping• d. playing video games
What captures energy from sunlight during
photosynthesis?
• a. solar cells• b. stomata• c. chlorophyll and other pigments• d. carbohydrates
In which of these does alcoholic fermentation
occur?
• a. carbon dioxide• b. lactic acid• c. muscle cells• d. yeast
All organic compounds contain the element
• a. water• b. oxygen• c. carbon• d. nitrogen
Why is water important for a cell?
• a. Water is the main ingredient in DNA
• b. All proteins are made of water• c. Most chemical reactions in cells
require water• d. Water is an essential organic
compound for the body.
Which term refers to the movement of molecules from an area of higher
concentration to an area of lower concentration?
• a. collision• b. diffusion• c. active transport• d. concentration
Which term refers to the diffusion of water molecules
through a selectively permeable membrane?
• a. osmosis• b. engulfing• c. active transport• d. passive transport
Which term refers to the movement of materials through a cell membrane without using
the cell’s energy?
• a. concentration• b. collision• c. active transport• d. passive transport
Enzymes are important because they
• a. contain water• b. speed up chemical reactions• c. contain genetic material• d. help the cell maintain its shape
Sugar molecules can combine with one another to form large molecules
called
• a. proteins• b. starches• c. enzymes• d. lipids
When two or more elements combine
chemically, they form a(an)
• a. lipid• b. atom• c. element• d. compound
The ways in which people change the world around them to meet their needs
or solve practical problems are called
• a. science• b. technology• c. data• d. inquiry
What is the goal of technology?
• a. to produce and deliver cereal• b. to understand how the natural
world functions• c. To study the natural world• d. to improve the way people live
What is the first thing you should do if an accident
occurs?
• a. Find the emergency equipment• b. Notify your teacher• c. Go to the nearest hospital• d. Start first aid treatment
Using one or more of your senses to gather
information is called
• a. observing• b. inferring• c. predicting• d. classifying
Observations that deal with a number or amount
are called
• a. manipulated observations• b. quantitative observations• c. qualitative observations• d. operational observations.
Observations that deal with descriptions that
cannot be expressed in numbers are called
• a. manipulated observations• b. quantitative observations• c. qualitative observations• d. operational observations
Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on
reasoning from what you already know is called
• a. observing• b. inferring• c. predicting• d. classifying
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future
based on past experience or evidence is called
• a. observing• b. inferring• c. predicting• d. classifying
When scientists put things into categories or
group together items that are alike in some way,
they are
• a. inferring• b. predicting• c. classifying• d. making models
When scientists create a representation of a
complex process, they are
• a. inferring• b. predicting• c. classifying• d. making models.
Grocery stores organize food according to food
type – dairy, froze, bakery, and so on. This is
an example of • a. observation• b. posing questions• c. classifying• d. inferences
In deciding whether to use a technology, people
must analyze
• a. only the benefits• b. both risks and benefits• c. only the risks• d. neither risks nor benefits
What is the total magnification of a
microscope with two lenses when one lens has a
magnification of 15, and the other lens has a
magnification of 30?
• a. 15• b. 30• c. 45• d. 450
Which of the following statements is part of the
cell theory?
• a. Only plants are composed of cells.• b. All cells are produces from other
cells.• c. Cells can be produced from nonliving
matter.• d. Cells are one of several basic units
of structure and function in living things.
What is the function of a cell membrane?
• a. to support the cell• b. to perform different functions
in each cell• c. to control what enters and
leave the cell• d. to form a hard outer covering
for the cell.
Which organelle is the control center of a cell?
• a. mitochondrion• b. ribosome• c. nucleus• d. chloroplast
Cells in many-celled organisms
• a. all look the same• b. all have the same structure• c. are often quiet different from
each other• d. are the same size in every part
of the organism
Specialized cells are found only in
• a. animals• b. single-celled organisms• c. bacteria• d. many-celled organisms
What is the function of a cell wall?
• a. to protect and support the cell• b. to perform different functions
in each cell• c. to prevent water form passing
through it• d. to prevent oxygen from
entering the cell
Which organelles store food and other materials
needed by the cell?
• a. mitochondria• b. chloroplasts• c. ribosomes• d. vacuoles
Which organelles release chemical that break down large food particles into
smaller ones?
• a. endoplasmic reticulum• b. Golgi bodies• c. lysosomes• d. vacuoles
The invention of the microscope made it
possible for people to discover
• a. plants• b. skin• c. animals• d. cells
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that
all living things share?
• a. a cellular organization• b. using energy• c. movement• d. reproduction
A change in an organism’s surroundings that cause it to react is
called
• a. a response• b. a stimulus• c. energy• d. development
Which of the following do all living things need to
survive?
• a. water• b. oxygen• c. sunlight• d. carbon dioxide
Homeostasis refers to an organism’s ability to
• a. maintain stable internal conditions
• b. compete for living space• c. dissolve chemicals• d. obtain energy
What is taxonomy?• the scientific study of how living things
are classified• b. the name of Aristotle’s classification
system• c. the process used by geologists to
classify rocks• d. the process of observing an
organism's behavior
Why do scientists organize living things into
groups?• a. so they can find them in the wild
more easily• b. so that the organisms are easier to
study• c. so they can make sense of the
variety of rocks on Earth• d. so products from living things can
be easily found in groceries
An organism’s scientific name consists of
• a. its class name and its family name
• b. its kingdom name and its phylum name
• c. its genus and its species name• d. its phylum name and its species
name
The more classification levels that two organisms
share,
• a. the close together on Earth they live
• b. the easier it is to tell them apart• c. the more characteristics they
have in common• d. the more distantly related they
are
Which group of organisms includes only multicellular
heterotrophs?
• a. protists• b. bacteria• c. plants • d. animals
The experiments of Redi and Pasteur helped to
demonstrate that
• a. species gradually change over time
• b. living things do not arise from nonliving material
• c. organisms can be placed in groups based on the similarities
• d. the chemicals of life could have arisen on early Earth
A plant grows toward the light. The plant’s action
is an example of
• a. reproduction• b. a response• c. a stimulus• d. development
The source of energy from most autotrophs
is
• a. water• b. the sun• c. heterotrophs• d. other autotrophs
Answers(slide number, answer)
• 2. B• 3. B• 4. B• 5. A• 6. D• 7. A• 8. C• 9. D• 10. C• 11. C• 12. B• 13. A• 14. D• 15. B• 16. B
• 17. D 33. C• 18. B 34. C• 19. D 35. D• 20. B 36. A• 21. A 37. D• 22. B 38. C• 23. C 39. D• 24. B 40. C• 25. C 41. B• 26. C 42. A• 27. D 43. A• 28. C 44. A• 29. B 45. B• 30. D 46. C• 31. B 47. C• 32. C 48. B
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