Download A. Interphase B. Prophase C. Metaphase D

Name: ___________
Introduction Skills Check
Introduction to Biology
For questions 1-8, describe which theme of biology is best described by each statement.
_____1. Offspring often have similar traits to parents
A. Biological Systems
_____2. All living things are composed of cells
B. Biology and Society
_____3. Living things must maintain a stable, internal environment
C. Adaptation and Evolution
_____4. Your mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines all work to digest food D. Cellular Basis of Life
_____5. Gene frequency changes over time
E. Energy and Life
_____6. Advancements in agriculture and medicine are improving our world
AB. Form and Function
_____7. Plants convert sunlight into glucose and we use it to make ATP
AC. Regulation/Homeostasis
_____8. Birds have hollow bones to aid in flying
AD. Scientific Inquiry
AE. Reproduction and Inheritance
_____9. Life’s basic unit of structure and function is the _____________.
A. Gene
B. Cell
C. Organism
D. Species
_____10. Which list represents the levels of organization in a multicellular organism from the simplest level to
the most complex level?
A. Tissue, cell, organ system, organ
B. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell
C. Organ, tissue, organ system, cell
D. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
TURN OVER
Name: ___________
Introduction Skills Check
Introduction to Biology
For questions 1-8, describe which theme of biology is best described by each statement.
_____1. Offspring often have similar traits to parents
A. Biological Systems
_____2. All living things are composed of cells
B. Biology and Society
_____3. Living things must maintain a stable, internal environment
C. Adaptation and Evolution
_____4. Your mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines all work to digest food D. Cellular Basis of Life
_____5. Gene frequency changes over time
E. Energy and Life
_____6. Advancements in agriculture and medicine are improving our world
AB. Form and Function
_____7. Plants convert sunlight into glucose and we use it to make ATP
AC. Regulation/Homeostasis
_____8. Birds have hollow bones to aid in flying
AD. Scientific Inquiry
AE. Reproduction and Inheritance
_____ 9. Life’s basic unit of structure and function is the _____________.
A. Gene
B. Cell
C. Organism
D. Species
_____10. Which list represents the levels of organization in a multicellular organism from the simplest level to
the most complex level?
A. Tissue, cell, organ system, organ
B. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell
C. Organ, tissue, organ system, cell
D. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
TURN OVER
_____11. Biology is the scientific study of
A. Land, water and air on Earth
B. Animals
C. Life
D. The universe
For questions 12-15, match the name of the microscope structure with its function.
_____12. Adjusts the amount of light that passes through the specimen
A. Eyepiece
_____13. Brings the object into focus by moving the slide up or down
B. Objective
_____14. Can be rotated to change the magnification from low to high power
C. Coarse Adjustment
_____15. You look through this and its magnification is 10 times.
D. Fine Adjustment
E. Diaphragm
_____16. When you move from low to high power, the field of view will ___________
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Stay the same
D. Disappear
_____17. The total magnification of an object when using an eyepiece with a magnification of 10x and the low
power objective with a magnification of 40x will be
A. 50
B. 30
C. 100
D. 400
_____11. Biology is the scientific study of
A. Land, water and air on Earth
B. Animals
C. Life
D. The universe
For questions 12-15, match the name of the microscope structure with its function.
_____12. Adjusts the amount of light that passes through the specimen
A. Eyepiece
_____13. Brings the object into focus by moving the slide up or down
B. Objective
_____14. Can be rotated to change the magnification from low to high power
C. Coarse Adjustment
_____15. You look through this and its magnification is 10 times.
D. Fine Adjustment
E. Diaphragm
_____16. When you move from low to high power, the field of view will ___________
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Stay the same
D. Disappear
_____17. The total magnification of an object when using an eyepiece with a magnification of 10x and the low
power objective with a magnification of 40x will be
A. 50
B. 30
C. 100
D. 400
Name: ___________
Ecology Skills Check
_____1. Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT
A. Plants
B. Soil
C. Water
D. Temperature
_____2. The term used to describe all of the interactions an organism has with its environment, such as when it
eats, what time of day it is active, and where it lives is
A. Habitat
B. Environment
C. Population
D. Niche
_____3. The symbiotic interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is called
A. Competition
B. Mutualism
C. Predation
D. Commensalism
_____ 4. The process by which bacteria convert nitrogen gas in the air into a usable form such as ammonia is
called
A. Nitrogen fixation
B. Excretion
C. Decomposition
D. Photosynthesis
_____5. An increase in the Earth’s average temperature from the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases in
the atmosphere is called
A. Transpiration
B. Ozone depletion
C. Global warming
D. Eutrophication
_____6. Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down wastes and dead organisms are called
A. Decomposers
B. Omnivores
C. Herbivores
D. Producers
Name: ___________
Ecology Skills Check
_____1. Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT
A. Plants
B. Soil
C. Water
D. Temperature
_____2. The term used to describe all of the interactions an organism has with its environment, such as when it
eats, what time of day it is active, and where it lives is
A. Habitat
B. Environment
C. Population
D. Niche
_____3. The symbiotic interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is called
A. Competition
B. Mutualism
C. Predation
D. Commensalism
_____ 4. The process by which bacteria convert nitrogen gas in the air into a usable form such as ammonia is
called
A. Nitrogen fixation
B. Excretion
C. Decomposition
D. Photosynthesis
_____5. An increase in the Earth’s average temperature from the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases in
the atmosphere is called
A. Transpiration
B. Ozone depletion
C. Global warming
D. Eutrophication
_____6. Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down wastes and dead organisms are called
A. Decomposers
B. Omnivores
C. Herbivores
D. Producers
_____7. All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food _____________.
A. Interaction
B. Chain
C. Network
D. Web
_____8. An area of grass contains 100 units of energy. A grasshopper eats all 100 units. How much of the
original 100 units of energy would be passed on to a mouse that eats the grasshopper?
A. 10%
B. 90%
C. 100%
D. 1%
_____9. Over the past 200 years, what term would best describe the type of growth the human population has
had?
A. Linear
B. Exponential
C. Slow
D. Zero
_____10. When chemical energy is made during photosynthesis, passed on to primary consumers, and then
released back into the atmosphere during cellular respiration, it can be classified as
A. Decomposition
B. Mutualism
C. Nutrient Cycling
D. Homeostasis
The graph to the right depicts the change in a population of
Spotted Broccoli Fish near the Great Barrier Reef over 30
generations.
_____11.Which letter indicates the carrying capacity of Spotted
Broccoli Fish that near the Great Barrier Reef?
_____12.The White Tipped Reef Shark likes to eat Spotted Broccoli
Fish as often as it can. Predation by Sharks is considered
A. a limiting factor B. commensalism
C. pleasant
D. mutualism
_____7. All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food _____________.
A. Interaction
B. Chain
C. Network
D. Web
_____8. An area of grass contains 100 units of energy. A grasshopper eats all 100 units. How much of the
original 100 units of energy would be passed on to a mouse that eats the grasshopper?
A. 10%
B. 90%
C. 100%
D. 1%
_____9. Over the past 200 years, what term would best describe the type of growth the human population has
had?
A. Linear
B. Exponential
C. Slow
D. Zero
_____10. When chemical energy is made during photosynthesis, passed on to primary consumers, and then
released back into the atmosphere during cellular respiration, it can be classified as
A. Decomposition
B. Mutualism
C. Nutrient Cycling
D. Homeostasis
The graph to the right depicts the change in a population of
Spotted Broccoli Fish near the Great Barrier Reef over 30
generations.
_____11.Which letter indicates the carrying capacity of Spotted
Broccoli Fish that near the Great Barrier Reef?
_____12.The White Tipped Reef Shark likes to eat Spotted Broccoli
Fish as often as it can. Predation by Sharks is considered
A. a limiting factor B. commensalism
C. pleasant
D. mutualism
Name: ___________
Plants Skills Check
Match the correct plant structure with its function for questions 1-5.
_____1. Regulates the amount of water that leaves a plant during transpiration
_____2.. Transports nutrients and water throughout the plant and supports its leaves
_____3. Anchors the plant and absorbs nutrients
_____4. Main role is to attract pollinators to ensure fertilization
_____5. Absorb sunlight to carry out photosynthesis
A. Root
B. Leaves
C. Stem
D. Stomata
E. Flowers
AB. Cuticle
_____6. Plants use the energy of sunlight to
A. Produce carbon dioxide
B. Take in water from soil
C. Carry out photosynthesis
D. Carry out cellular respiration
_____7. When plants moved from water to land, all of the following adaptations helped them to succeed
EXCEPT?
A. Waxy cuticle
B. Stronger roots
C. Vascular tissue
D. Nonvascular tissue
_____8. Water is transferred upward from the roots by the
A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Seeds
D. Cortex
_____9. Food is transported throughout the plant by the
A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Seeds
D. Cortex
Name: ___________
Plants Skills Check
Match the correct plant structure with its function for questions 1-5.
_____1. Regulates the amount of water that leaves a plant during transpiration
_____2.. Transports nutrients and water throughout the plant and supports its leaves
_____3. Anchors the plant and absorbs nutrients
_____4. Main role is to attract pollinators to ensure fertilization
_____5. Absorb sunlight to carry out photosynthesis
A. Root
B. Leaves
C. Stem
D. Stomata
E. Flowers
AB. Cuticle
_____6. Plants use the energy of sunlight to
A. Produce carbon dioxide
B. Take in water from soil
C. Carry out photosynthesis
D. Carry out cellular respiration
_____7. When plants moved from water to land, all of the following adaptations helped them to succeed
EXCEPT?
A. Waxy cuticle
B. Stronger roots
C. Vascular tissue
D. Nonvascular tissue
_____8. Water is transferred upward from the roots by the
A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Seeds
D. Cortex
_____9.. Food is transported throughout the plant by the
A. Xylem
B. Phloem
C. Seeds
D. Cortex
_____10.. Which of the following plants has a taproot?
A. Wheat
B. Carrot
C. Corn
D. Grass
B
C
Use the picture to answer questions 11-15.
_____11. This part of the plant is sticky to catch pollen.
_____12. This is the part of the plant that produces pollen
A
_____13. This is the tube the pollen travels down to get to the ovary.
_____14. This plant part is usually brightly colored or fragrant to
attract pollinators.
_____15. This is the part of the plant that will become a fruit if fertilized.
D
E
_____10.. Which of the following plants has a taproot?
A. Wheat
B. Carrot
C. Corn
D. Grass
C
Use the picture to answer questions 11-15.
_____11. This part of the plant is sticky to catch pollen.
_____12. This is the part of the plant that produces pollen
A
_____13. This is the tube the pollen travels down to get to the ovary.
_____14. This plant part is usually brightly colored or fragrant to
attract pollinators.
_____15. This is the part of the plant that will become a fruit if fertilized.
D
E
Name: ___________
Cell Structure/Function and Transport Skills Check
_____1. Which structure directly controls the transport of materials into and out of a cell?
A. Cell wall
B. Nuclear membrane
C. Cytoplasm
D. Cell/Plasma Membrane
_____2. The smallest units of life in all living things are
A. Cells
B. Mitochondria
_____3. An example of a prokaryotic cell is a(n)
A. Plant cell
B. Animal cell
C. Atoms
C. Bacteria
D. Golgi bodies
D. Amoeba
_____4. All of the following are characteristic of eukaryotic cells EXCEPT?
A. Lack a nucleus
B. Found in animal
C. Have organelles
D. Found in plants
_____5. Proteins are made or synthesized in cells on the
A. Mitochondria
B. Ribosomes
C. Golgi body
D. Nucleus
_____6. A particularly active cell that requires a lot of energy (such as a muscle cell) would contain large
numbers of which type of organelle?
A. Chromosomes
B. Vacuoles
C. Mitochondria
D. Golgi Bodies
_____7. The organelles associated with photosynthesis are the
A. Mitochondria
B. Chloroplasts
C. Vacuoles
D. Cell wall
Name: ___________
Cell Structure/Function and Transport Skills Check
_____1. Which structure directly controls the transport of materials into and out of a cell?
A. Cell wall
B. Nuclear membrane
C. Cytoplasm
D. Cell/Plasma Membrane
_____2. The smallest units of life in all living things are
A. Cells
B. Mitochondria
_____3. An example of a prokaryotic cell is a(n)
A. Plant cell
B. Animal cell
C. Atoms
C. Bacteria
D. Golgi bodies
D. Amoeba
_____4. All of the following are characteristic of eukaryotic cells EXCEPT?
A. Lack a nucleus
B. Found in animal
C. Have organelles
D. Found in plants
_____5. Proteins are made or synthesized in cells on the
A. Mitochondria
B. Ribosomes
C. Golgi body
D. Nucleus
_____6. A particularly active cell that requires a lot of energy (such as a muscle cell) would contain large
numbers of which type of organelle?
A. Chromosomes
B. Vacuoles
C. Mitochondria
D. Golgi Bodies
_____7. The organelles associated with photosynthesis are the
A. Mitochondria
B. Chloroplasts
C. Vacuoles
D. Cell wall
_____8. Plant cells
A. Do not contain mitochondria
C. Have a large vacuole instead of a Golgi body
B. Have a cell wall instead of a cell membrane
D. Have chloroplasts and a cell wall
_____9. What is the name of the fluid internal environment of the cell?
A. Nucleus
B. Cell wall
C. Cytoplasm
D. Proteins
_____10. The process by which water passes into or out of a cell is called
A. Solubility
B. Osmosis
C. Selective transport
D. Endocytosis
_____11. Diffusion takes place
A. From an area of high concentration to low concentration
B. From an area of low concentration to high concentration
C. Only in liquids
D. Only in the mitochondria
_____12. As a result of diffusion, the concentration of many types of substances
A. Always remains greater inside the membrane
B. Eventually becomes balanced on both sides of a membrane
C. Always remains greater outside of the membrane
D. Becomes imbalanced on both sides of a membrane
_____8. Plant cells
A. Do not contain mitochondria
C. Have a large vacuole instead of a Golgi body
B. Have a cell wall instead of a cell membrane
D. Have chloroplasts and a cell wall
_____9. What is the name of the fluid internal environment of the cell?
A. Nucleus
B. Cell wall
C. Cytoplasm
D. Proteins
_____10. The process by which water passes into or out of a cell is called
A. Solubility
B. Osmosis
C. Selective transport
D. Endocytosis
_____11. Diffusion takes place
A. From an area of high concentration to low concentration
B. From an area of low concentration to high concentration
C. Only in liquids
D. Only in the mitochondria
_____12. As a result of diffusion, the concentration of many types of substances
A. Always remains greater inside the membrane
B. Eventually becomes balanced on both sides of a membrane
C. Always remains greater outside of the membrane
D. Becomes imbalanced on both sides of a membrane
Name: ___________
Cells and Energy Skills Check
_____1. Organisms, such as plants, that make their own food are called
A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Pigments
D. Herbivores
_____2. Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are called
A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Plants
D. Autotrophs
_____3. Cellular respiration converts chemical energy into
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. ATP
D. Glucose
_____4. The process that uses the sun’s energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars (glucose) is
A. Cellular Respiration
B. Catalysis
C. Photosynthesis
D. Fermentation
_____5. The sun is considered the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth because
A. All organisms carry out photosynthesis
C. All organisms carry out cellular respiration
B. The sun heats the Earth’s atmosphere
D. Either photosynthetic organisms or organisms that have
eaten them provide energy for all other organisms on Earth
_____6. The process of cellular respiration
A. Is performed only by organisms that are incapable of photosynthesis B. Occurs only in animals
C. Turns chemical energy into a form cells can use D. Occurs before plants are able to carry out photosynthesis
_____7. In what part of the cell does cellular respiration take place?
A. Chloroplast
B. Nucleus
C. Ribosome
D. Mitochondria
Name: ___________
Cells and Energy Skills Check
_____1. Organisms, such as plants, that make their own food are called
A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Pigments
D. Herbivores
_____2. Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are called
A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Plants
D. Autotrophs
_____3. Cellular respiration converts chemical energy into
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. ATP
D. Glucose
_____4. The process that uses the sun’s energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars (glucose) is
A. Cellular Respiration
B. Catalysis
C. Photosynthesis
D. Fermentation
_____5. The sun is considered the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth because
A. All organisms carry out photosynthesis
C. All organisms carry out cellular respiration
B. The sun heats the Earth’s atmosphere
D. Either photosynthetic organisms or organisms that have
eaten them provide energy for all other organisms on Earth
_____6. The process of cellular respiration
A. Is performed only by organisms that are incapable of photosynthesis B. Occurs only in animals
C. Turns chemical energy into a form cells can use D. Occurs before plants are able to carry out photosynthesis
_____7. In what part of the cell does cellular respiration take place?
A. Chloroplast
B. Nucleus
C. Ribosome
D. Mitochondria
_____8. The “fuel” that powers the cells in our body is
A. ATP
B. ADP
C. STP
D. AMP
_____9. As the concentration of an enzyme increases, the reaction rate
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Stays the same
D. Remains at zero
_____10. The reactants in photosynthesis are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____11. The products in photosynthesis are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____12. The reactants in cellular respiration are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____13. Along with energy, the products of cellular respiration are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____14. The source of carbon dioxide for plants in photosynthesis is the
A. Water
B. Air
C. Roots
D. Leaves
_____8. The “fuel” that powers the cells in our body is
A. ATP
B. ADP
C. STP
D. AMP
_____9. As the concentration of an enzyme increases, the reaction rate
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Stays the same
D. Remains at zero
_____10. The reactants in photosynthesis are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____11. The products in photosynthesis are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____12. The reactants in cellular respiration are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____13. Along with energy, the products of cellular respiration are
A. Water and oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide and glucose
C. Water and carbon dioxide
D. Glucose and oxygen
_____14. The source of carbon dioxide for plants in photosynthesis is the
A. Water
B. Air
C. Roots
D. Leaves
Name: ___________
Mitosis Skills Check
_____1. Mitosis is a process by which
A. DNA is replicated
B. Cells grow in size
C. Cytokinesis occurs
D. Two new cells receive the exact information from the parent cell
Choose one of the following stages of mitosis to answer questions 2-6
A. Interphase B. Prophase C. Metaphase D. Anaphase E. Telophase
_____2. During this phase, the nuclear membrane breaks down, and chromosomes and spindle fibers become
visible.
_____3. The stage in which cells spend most of their lives, and they grow, replicate DNA, and carry out life
processes.
_____4. During this phase, the identical chromatids begin to split and spindle fibers pull them to opposite ends
of the cell.
_____5. Toward the end of this phase, a newly-formed cell membrane begins to separate the two cells produced
by mitosis.
_____6. The stage characterized by the arrangement of all chromosomes along the equator or center of the cell.
_____7. As a result of mitosis, each of the new cells produced from the parent
A. Receives half of the chromosomes
B. Receives an exact copy of all the chromosomes in parent
C. Donates a chromosome to the parent
D. Double the amount of cytoplasm the parent had
Name: ___________
Mitosis Skills Check
_____1. Mitosis is a process by which
A. DNA is replicated
B. Cells grow in size
C. Cytokinesis occurs
D. Two new cells receive the exact information from the parent cell
Choose one of the following stages of mitosis to answer questions 2-6
A. Interphase B. Prophase C. Metaphase D. Anaphase E. Telophase
_____2. During this phase, the nuclear membrane breaks down, and chromosomes and spindle fibers become
visible.
_____3. The stage in which cells spend most of their lives, and they grow, replicate DNA, and carry out life
processes.
_____4. During this phase, the identical chromatids begin to split and spindle fibers pull them to opposite ends
of the cell.
_____5. Toward the end of this phase, a newly-formed cell membrane begins to separate the two cells produced
by mitosis.
_____6. The stage characterized by the arrangement of all chromosomes along the equator or center of the cell.
_____7. As a result of mitosis, each of the new cells produced from the parent
A. Receives half of the chromosomes
B. Receives an exact copy of all the chromosomes in parent
C. Donates a chromosome to the parent
D. Double the amount of cytoplasm the parent had