Comprehensive Biology Midterm: Cell Biology, Life, and Key Concepts

This assignment consists of a series of multiple-choice questions covering fundamental concepts in biology, with a focus on cell biology and the characteristics of life. The questions address topics such as the chemical composition of living organisms, nutrient cycles, measurement in the m...Read More

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Midterm Biology Tests
Question 1 of 34
Question: Which of thefollowingisnot a characteristic of life?
Answer: lipid Homeostasis
movement
geneticcode
made up of cells
Question 2 of 34
Question: The following chemical of life is made up of hydrogen and oxygen.
Answer: lipid lipid
nucleicacids
Enzyme
DNA
Question 3 of 34

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Question: This nutrient cycle helps to create protein and genetic material.
Answer: carbon water
carbon
nitrogen
lipid
Question 4 of 34
Question: In the metric system, we measure length in _____.
Answer: meters meters
newtons
gram
second
Question 5 of 34
Question: Compoundmicroscopes are usefulforviewing
Answer: cells viruses
bacteria
cells

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DNA
Question 6 of 34
Question: SEM and TEM microscopes use ____ toviewthespecimen.
Answer: electrons light
protons
neutrons
electrons
Question 7 of 34
Question: Lightningtakesnitrogen gas fromthe air and ''fixes''
itintotheground. Whoelsefixesnitrogen?
Answer:
microorganisms
microorganisms
insects
plants
fungi
Question 8 of 34
Question: Which of thefollowingisnot a characteristic of water?
Answer: ionicbonds polar
solvent

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ionicbonds
liquid
Question 9 of 34
Question: A subtance with a neutral pH is
Answer: 7 12
7
2
5
Question 10 of 34
Question: A base releases_________ ions in water.
Answer: hydroxide carbon
hydrogen
oxygen
hydroxide
Question 11 of 34
Question: Organic compounds have _________.
Answer: carbon hydrogen
carbon

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oxygen
nitrogen
Question 12 of 34
Question: ________ providereadyenergyfororganisms.
Answer: carohydrates carohydrates
lipids
protein
nucleicacids
Question 13 of 34
Question: Enzymes are made of ______.
Answer: protein carbohydrates
lipids
protein
nucleicacids
Question 14 of 34
Question: ________ increasetherate of a
chemicalreactionwithoutbeingused up.

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Answer: catalyst DNA
catalyst
lipid
substrate
Question 15 of 34
Question: Humans are made up of _______ cells.
Answer: eukaryotic prokaryotic
nucleus
ribosome
eukaryotic
Question 16 of 34
Question: Prokaryotic cells have no _________.
Answer: defined
nucleus
defined nucleus
genetic material
protein
flagella
Question 17 of 34

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Question: Thejob of theribosomeisto_________.
Answer: create protein directthecell
create protein
getrid of waste
createenergy
Question 18 of 34
Question: Thejob of themitochondriaisto _________.
Answer: create energy directthecell
createprotein
getrid of waste
create energy
Question 19 of 34
Question: The ''brain'' of thecellisthe ________.
Answer: nucleus ribosome
endoplasmicreticulum
nucleus
golgiapparatus
Question 20 of 34

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Question: Whichorganelleallowsmaterialstomoveinto and out of cell?
Answer: cellmembrane nucleus
cellmembrane
chromosomes
lysosomes
Question 21 of 34
Question: Thisorganelleisfilledwithdigestiveenzymes and helps break
downoldorganelles.
Answer:
lysosome
nucleus
lysosome
endoplasmicreticulum
ribosome
Question 22 of 34
Question: Which of thefollowingisnotfound in plantcells?
Answer:
lysosomes
chloroplasts
cellwall

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lysosomes
largevacuole
Question 23 of 34
Question: Whichorganellestoreswater, waste, and nutrients?
Answer:
Vacuole
ribosome
endoplasmicreticulum
centrioles
vacuole
Question 24 of 34
Question: A part of thecellmembranethatismade of a polar head region and a non-
polar tailregioniscalled a___________.
Answer:
phospholipi
d
phospholipid
carbohydrate
protein
nucleus
Question 25 of 34
Question: This part of the cell membrane provides channels or passageways for ions
or molecules to move through.

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Answer:
Protein
carbohydrates
lipids
protein
nucleicacid
Question 26 of 34
Question: Thistype of cellulartransportdoesnot use energy.
Answer:
passive
transport
passive transport
active transport
facilitateddiffusion
Question 27 of 34
Question: Activationenergyistheamount of energyneededto cause a
chemicalreactionto ______.
Answer:
start
start
speed up
slowdown
stop
Question 28 of 34
Question: Enzymes are __________ becausetheyhelp a reactiongetstarted and speed

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up. They are notused up in theprocess.
Answer:
catalysts
lipids
catalysts
active transport
exergonic
Question 29 of 34
Question: In somesituationsfur color changes are dueto _______.
Answer:
environment
environment
carbohydrate ratio
enzymes
groominghabits
Question 30 of 34
Question: Whichmoleculeprovidesenergystorageforcellfunctions?
Answer:
ATP
ATP
H20
CO2
CH4
Question 31 of 34

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Question: Cellularrespirationoccurs in the ________.
Answer:
mitochondri
a
lysosome
ribosome
golgiapparatus
mitochondria
Question 32 of 34
Question: Which of thefollowingisnot a product of cellularrespiration?
Answer:
carbondioxi
de
carbondioxide
glucose
ATP
water
Question 33 of 34
Question: Photosynthesisoccurs in the _________.
Answer: cellwall
chloroplast
vacuole
mitochondria
chloroplast

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Question 34 of 34
Question: Which of thefollowingis a product of photosynthesis?
Answer: glucose
carbondioxide
water
chlorophyll
glucose
Works Cited
Kierszenbaum, Abraham L., and Laura Tres. Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction
to Pathology E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2015.
Margulis, Lynn. Origin of eukaryotic cells: Evidence and research implications for a
theory of the origin and evolution of microbial, plant and animal cells on the
precambrian Earth. Yale University Press, 1970.