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Unit One Prep Test



Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
 

 1. 

Counts or measurements are examples of data produced by descriptive research. _________________________

 

 2. 

In an experiment, the control group is used to test the effect of the independent variable. _________________________

 

 3. 

A law is a possible explanation for a scientific question. _________________________

 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

Living things adjust to a stimulus by a reaction called a(n) _____.
a.
environment
c.
homeostasis
b.
growth spurt
d.
response
 

 5. 

All living things _____ to make more living things.
a.
reproduce
c.
grow
b.
develop
d.
adapt
 

 6. 

The information gathered from experiments is called _____.
a.
the data
c.
the hypothesis
b.
the research
d.
the conclusion
 

 7. 

A structured procedure for collecting information to test a hypothesis is a(n) _____.
a.
principle
c.
control
b.
theory
d.
experiment
 

 8. 

The part of an experiment in which all conditions are kept the same is the _____.
a.
hypothesis
c.
conclusion
b.
control
d.
independent variable
 

 9. 

Which of the following results from quantitative analysis of Figure 1-6?
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Figure 1-6
a.
the babies are cold
b.
there are 7 babies
c.
there isn’t enough food
d.
these are the first babies this rabbit has had
 

 10. 

Which of the following compounds may be polymers?
a.
carbohydrates
c.
proteins
b.
nucleic acids
d.
all of these
 

 11. 

How many electrons can a carbon atom share?
a.
one
c.
three
b.
two
d.
four
 

 12. 

The nucleus of an atom contains _____.
a.
protons and neutrons
c.
protons and electrons
b.
neutrons and electrons
d.
protons, neutrons, and electrons
 

 13. 

What are the basic building blocks of proteins?
a.
nucleic acids
c.
amino acids
b.
peptide bonds
d.
glycerol and fatty acids
 

 14. 

The various enzymes in our bodies are _____.
a.
lipids
c.
nucleotides
b.
carbohydrates
d.
proteins
 

 15. 

An unsaturated lipid contains _____.
a.
more oxygen than hydrogen
c.
ionic bonds
b.
double bonds
d.
only one fatty acid
 

 16. 

Unlike carbohydrates and fats, proteins contain _____.
a.
nitrogen
c.
hydrogen
b.
carbon
d.
oxygen
 

 17. 

Which of the images in Figure 6-4 depicts dynamic equilibrium?
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Figure 6-4
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 18. 

Which of the following organisms do not have cell walls?
a.
plants
c.
bacteria
b.
fungi
d.
animals
 

 19. 

Which of the following is NOT true of plasma membranes?
a.
Folded membranes increase surface area for efficiency.
b.
Folded membranes do not form compartments in the cell.
c.
Endoplasmic reticulum is made up of folded membranes.
d.
Ribosomes are sometimes attached to folded membranes.
 

 20. 

All living things are made up of _____.
a.
cells
c.
wastes
b.
cork
d.
cellulose
 

 21. 

Each of the following is a main idea of the cell theory except _____.
a.
all organisms are composed of cells
b.
the cell is the basic unit of organization of organisms
c.
all cells are similar in structure and function
d.
all cells come from preexisting cells
 

 22. 

If a cell contains a nucleus, it must be a(n) _____.
a.
plant cell
c.
animal cell
b.
eukaryotic cell
d.
prokaryotic cell
 

 23. 

Because cells have a watery environment both inside and outside, the polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane form ____ layers
a.
several
c.
double
b.
mosaic
d.
single
 

 24. 

The fluid mosaic model describes a structure with ____.
a.
polar layers on the outside and nonpolar layer on the inside
b.
nonpolar layers on the outside and a polar layer on the inside
c.
polar layers on both inside and outside
d.
nonpolar layers on both inside and outside
 

 25. 

Because the phospholipid molecules and some proteins are free to move, the plasma membrane is said to be a ____.
a.
bilayer
c.
fluid mosaic
b.
solid
d.
fatty acid
 

 26. 

A plasma membrane is made up of a(n) _____.
a.
cholesterol layer
c.
lipid bilayer
b.
enzyme bilayer
d.
protein layer
 
 
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Figure 7-6
 

 27. 

Which structure in Figure 7-6 is responsible for chemical reactions?
a.
A
c.
J
b.
E
d.
L
 

 28. 

Water moves into a cell placed in a(n) _____ solution.
a.
osmotic
c.
hypotonic
b.
hypertonic
d.
isotonic
 

 29. 

Water moves out of a cell if the cell is placed in a(n) _____ solution.
a.
hypertonic
c.
hypotonic
b.
isotonic
d.
passive
 

 30. 

If cells are placed in a strong sugar solution, water will _____.
a.
pass from the sugar solution to the cells
b.
pass from the cells to the sugar solution
c.
stay in the cell
d.
pass back and forth
 

 31. 

Which of the following is not a form of passive transport?
a.
facilitated diffusion
c.
facilitated diffusion
b.
endocytosis
d.
osmosis
 

 32. 

Which conditions shown in Figure 8-4 might cause a cell to burst?
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Figure 8-4
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 33. 

What cell process is responsible for the effect shown in Figure 8-5?
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Figure 8-5
a.
active transport
c.
facilitated diffusion
b.
passive transport
d.
osmosis
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
cellulose
e.
polymer
b.
polar molecule
f.
solution
c.
nucleus
g.
enzyme
d.
peptide bond
h.
metabolism
 

 34. 

molecule with unequal distribution of charge
 

 35. 

protein that speeds up a chemical reaction
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
exocytosis
d.
isotonic solution
b.
gene
e.
osmosis
c.
diffusion
f.
hypertonic solution
 

 36. 

movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration
 

 37. 

the concentration of dissolved substances outside the cell is higher than the concentration inside the cell
 

 38. 

the concentration of dissolved substances in the solution is the same as the concentration of dissolved substances inside the cell
 

 39. 

diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane
 

 40. 

release of wastes or cell products from inside to outside a cell
 
 
           
           
a.
plasma membrane
g.
chloroplast
b.
Golgi apparatus
h.
lysosome     
c.
ribosome
i.
cytoplasm     
d.
nucleus
j.
centriole
e.
endoplasmic reticulum
k.
nucleolus
f.
cell wall
l.
mitochondria
 

 41. 

Which structure is the control center of the cell?     
 

 42. 

Which structure provides extra support for plant cells?
 

 43. 

In which structure is photosynthesis carried out?
 

 44. 

Which structure is a passageway within the cell?
 

 45. 

Which structure is a packaging plant for proteins of the cell?
 

 46. 

Which structure produces proteins?
 

 47. 

Which structure controls what goes in and out of the cell?     
 

 48. 

In which structure is glucose broken down to make ATP/cell energy?     
 

 49. 

What gel-like substance provides support for all the organelles?     
 



 
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