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CP Biology Mid-Term Review
2012- 2013
Please select a Team.
1. Producers2. Herbivores3. Omnivores4. Carnivores
Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
1. Growth2. Reproduction 3. Use of energy4. movement
10
The process by which an organism maintains a constant internal environment is called
1. Metabolism2. Homeostasis3. Photosynthesis4. Plasmolysis
10
What type of electron is important in the formation of chemical bonds?
1. Covalent 2. Nucleus 3. Ionic 4. Valence
10
What type of ion is formed when an atom loses an electron?
1. Negative 2. Neutral 3. Positive4. Covalent
10
The most abundant substance in almost all living things is?
1. Carbon dioxide 2. Sugar3. Water4. Sodium chloride
10
Solutions with a pH of 1-6 are
Aci
dic
Bas
ic
Neu
tral
Com
posite
0% 0%0%0%
1. Acidic 2. Basic3. Neutral 4. Composite
10
Which of the following is true?
Sim
ple s
ugars
are
ma.
.
RNA is
mad
e of
nucl
e...
Am
ino a
cids
are
mad
e...
0% 0%0%
1. Simple sugars are made form polysaccharides.
2. RNA is made of nucleotides
3. Amino acids are made of proteins 10
Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of ?
Ele
ctro
ns
Pro
tons
Orb
itals
Neu
trons
0% 0%0%0%
1. Electrons 2. Protons3. Orbitals4. Neutrons
10
Covalent bonds form as a result of?
Losi
ng ele
ctro
ns
Shar
ing e
lect
rons
Tra
nsfer
ring e
lect
rons
Losi
ng pro
tons
25% 25%25%25%1. Losing electrons2. Sharing electrons3. Transferring
electrons4. Losing protons
10
Solutions that contain concentrations of H+ ions lower than pure water
Hav
e a
pH bel
ow 7.
Are
bas
es
Are
aci
ds
0% 0%0%
1. Have a pH below 7.2. Are bases3. Are acids
10
The main energy molecule of living things is:
0%0%0%0%
Carbohydra... Fats Proteins Nucleic Ac...
1. Carbohydrates2. Fats3. Proteins4. Nucleic Acids
10
A substance that regulates a chemical reaction is a :
Lip
id
Cat
alys
t
Ele
men
t
Susp
ensi
on
0% 0%0%0%
1. Lipid2. Catalyst3. Element4. Suspension
10
Organisms that produce their own food are:
0%0%0%0%
Consumers Heterotrophs
Autotrophs Detrivores
1. Consumers2. Heterotrophs3. Autotrophs4. Detrivores
10
Carbon cycles in all of the following except:
Tra
nspira
tion
Res
piratio
n
Photo
synth
esis
Dec
ompos
ition
0% 0%0%0%
1. Transpiration2. Respiration3. Photosynthesis4. Decomposition
10
Most energy in trophic cycles is eliminated as heat. What % goes to the next level?
0%0%0%0%
55% 40% 25% 10%
1. 55%2. 40%3. 25%4. 10%
10
The largest combined area of living things are included in the:
0%0%0%0%
Ecosystem Biosphere Community Biome
1. Ecosystem2. Biosphere3. Community4. Biome
10
Chemosynthetic bacteria and green plants are:
0%0%0%0%
Omnivores Carnivores
Consumers Producers
1. Omnivores2. Carnivores3. Consumers4. Producers
10
Interconnected feeding relationships are included in:
0%0%0%0%
Food chains Food Webs
Food Interactions Food Networks
1. Food chains2. Food Webs3. Food Interactions4. Food Networks
10
Non-food producing organisms are:
Het
erotro
phs
Auto
trophs
Chem
otrophs
Photo
trophs
0% 0%0%0%
1. Heterotrophs2. Autotrophs3. Chemotrophs4. Phototrophs
10
Pyramid type showing the amount of living tissue at each level:
0%0%0%0%
Food Pyramid Egyptian p...
Numbers Py... Biomass Py...
1. Food Pyramid2. Egyptian
pyramid3. Numbers
Pyramid 4. Biomass Pyramid
10
Nitrogen fixation is…..
Car
ried
out b
y pla
nts
Car
ried
out b
y bac
teria
Car
ried
out b
y ca
rni..
.
Car
ried
out b
y om
niv...
0% 0%0%0%
1. Carried out by plants
2. Carried out by bacteria
3. Carried out by carnivores
4. Carried out by omnivores
10
The differences in solar energy cause
0%0%0%0%
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
10
What biotic factor impacts ecosystem?
0%0%0%0%
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
10
What is an example of a symbiotic relationship?
Par
asiti
sm
Pre
datio
n
Com
petiti
on
Nic
he
0% 0%0%0%
1. Parasitism2. Predation3. Competition4. Niche
10
What is climate?
Dai
ly w
eath
er
Ave
rage
year
ly te
mp...
Clo
uds
The
ecosy
stem
0% 0%0%0%
1. Daily weather2. Average yearly
temperature and precipitation
3. Clouds4. The ecosystem
10
Why do temperatures on Earth remain within a livable range?
0%0%0%0%
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
10
What is a niche?
the
range
of p
hysic
al...
all
the
physic
al fa
ctor
...
the
range
of t
empe
rat..
.
a fu
ll des
crip
tion o
f th...
0% 0%0%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.
10
A symbiosis where one species benefits and one is neither helped nor harmed is….
0%0%0%0%
Parasitism Mutualism Commensalism Predation
1. Parasitism2. Mutualism3. Commensalism4. Predation
10
What is ecological succession?
0%0%0%0%
Series of random ... Series of predict...
Series of changes... Series of changes...
1. Series of random changes in an ecosystem
2. Series of predictable changes in an ecosystem
3. Series of changes in a community
4. Series of changes in a population
10
One characteristic of a population is…
Geo
grap
hic d
istri
butio
n
Gro
wth R
ate
Popul
atio
n Den
sity
All
of the
above
0% 0%0%0%
1. Geographic distribution
2. Growth Rate3. Population
Density4. All of the above
10
Acid rain is produced when water combines with which of the following?
25%
25%25%
25%
Carbon dio... CFCs Sulfur and... None of th...
1. Carbon dioxide2. CFCs3. Sulfur and
Nitrogen oxides 4. None of the
above
10
Sustainable development is best described as…
0%0%0%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
10
The current human population is approximately 6.8 billion. What is it approximately expected to be by 2050 if we complete demographic transition? what will it if we do not?
7 b
illio
n; 9 b
illio
n
9 b
illio
n; 90
billi
on
12
billi
on;12
billio
n
6.8
bill
ion;3
00 b
illio
n
0% 0%0%0%
1. 7 billion; 9 billion
2. 9 billion; 90 billion
3. 12 billion;12 billion
4. 6.8 billion;300 billion 10
The study of populations and how they change over time is called...
eco
logy
bio
logy
dem
ography
epid
emio
logy
0% 0%0%0%
1. ecology2. biology3. demography4. epidemiology
10
Which of the following is a correct density dependent and density independent factor respectively?...
0%0%0%
earthquake... disease; w... Population...
1. earthquake; competition
2. disease; extreme weather
3. Population growth characterisitics ;carrying capacity
10
Which of the following is not true of populations?...
25%
25%25%
25%
They change over ... They are larger u...
They are decrease... There are limits ...
10
1. They change over time2. They are larger usually
for those high on a food chain compared to those low on a food chain
3. They are decreased by limiting factors
4. There are limits in a closed system
Which is NOT a renewable resource?
Wat
er
Fis
h
Old
-gro
wth
fore
st
Top s
oil in
a fo
rest
0% 0%0%0%
1. Water2. Fish3. Old-growth
forest4. Top soil in a
forest
10
The ozone layer has been mostly damaged by …
0%0%0%0%
Burning fossil fu... Chlorofluorocarbons
Acid rain UV light
1. Burning fossil fuels
2. Chlorofluorocarbons
3. Acid rain4. UV light
10
The number of organisms in a particular area is how you calculate the ….
0%0%0%0%
Growth rate population
Population density Carrying capacity
1. Growth rate2. population3. Population
density4. Carrying
capacity
10
WHAT TYPE OF BOND HOLDS THE ELEMENTS SODIUM AND CHLORIDE TOGETHER TO MAKE SALT?
COVALE
NT BO
ND
IONIC
BOND
HYDROG
EN BOND
MAG
NETIC B
OND
FIS
SION B
OND
0% 0% 0%0%0%
1. COVALENT BOND
2. IONIC BOND
3. HYDROGEN BOND
4. MAGNETIC BOND
5. FISSION BOND
Which is Not a true statement about a nutrient that cycles through an ecosystem?
25%
25%25%
25%
Oxygen is ... Carbon dio...
Nitrogen i... Decomposer...
10
1. Oxygen is needed for respiration
2. Carbon dioxide is made from burning fossil fuels
3. Nitrogen is needed to make proteins
4. Decomposers cause problems for an ecosystem because they remove nutrients that cycle
Which of the following best explains why water is so stable and important to life?
25%
25%25%
25%
Water has a very ... Water is made of ...
Water is a soluti... Water is an organ...
10
1. Water has a very low pH so that it does not react with many other compounds
2. Water is made of a molecule that has covalent bonds that do not react as quick as compounds made of ionic bonds
3. Water is a solution that has many solutes dissolved in it
4. Water is an organic compound that is present in large amounts in life
Land is a resource that provides?
25%
25%25%
25%
A space fo... Raw materi... Soil for g... All of the...
10
1. A space for cities and suburbs.
2. Raw materials for industry.
3. Soil for growing crops.
4. All of the above or other options are true
Which describes the function of respiration and the location in the cell?
25%
25%25%
25%
Breathing and tak... Making energy and...
Eliminating waste... Sweating and take...
10
1. Breathing and takes place at the cell membrane
2. Making energy and takes place in the mitochondria
3. Eliminating wastes and takes place in the lysosome
4. Sweating and takes place in the vacuoles
Using renewable resources to make sure they are not depleted is called
Sust
ainab
le d
evel
o...
Mono
cultu
re
Bio
logic
al m
agnifi
catio
n
Subsi
sten
ce h
untin
g
0% 0%0%0%
1. Sustainable development
2. Monoculture3. Biological
magnification4. Subsistence
hunting
10
Which organelle breaks down old cell parts and other compounds into small particles that the cell can use?
0%0%0%0%
Golgi apparatus Lysosome
Endoplasmic retic... Mitochondrion
1. Golgi apparatus2. Lysosome3. Endoplasmic
reticulum4. Mitochondrion
10
Which organelle makes proteins using the instructions from the DNA that comes from the nucleus?
0%0%0%0%
Golgi apparatus Mitochondrion
Vacuole Ribosome
1. Golgi apparatus2. Mitochondrion3. Vacuole4. Ribosome
10
Which cell structure contains the DNA and controls many of the cell’s activities
0%0%0%0%
Nucleolus Cell membr... Nucleus Cytoplasm
1. Nucleolus2. Cell membrane3. Nucleus4. Cytoplasm
:10
What is the main function of the cell membrane?
Bre
aks
down lipid
s, ..
.
Sto
res
water
, sal
t pro
...
Kee
ps th
e ce
ll w
all i
n ...
Reg
ulat
es w
hich
mat
e...
0% 0%0%0%
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
10
Diffusion occurs because…
0%0%0%0%
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.
10
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
10
An animal cell that is surrounded by salt water will shrink because osmotic pressure causes…
Wat
er to
move
into
th...
Wat
er to
move
out o
f t..
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
:10
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 10
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
10