Name ________________________________ Date _________________ Period _____
Biology Spring Semester Review
(100 Questions on Exam)
Evolution (Chp. 16) & Taxonomy (Chp. 18) Review
1. What field of biology deals with classifying organisms? ___________________
(p.447)
2. All the organisms in the kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia have what type of cells?
_____________________
(p.459)
3. Using the key provided below, drawing IV can be identified as which bird?
[NC08 EOC-mod]
(Note: It has a flat bill) ___________________________________
4. According to the classification chart above,
which two organisms are most closely
related? [TN09 EOC]
______________ & ______________
5. What is geographical isolation? ____________________________________________________
(p.405)
6. What is behavioral isolation? ______________________________________________________
(p.404)
7. Write the taxonomic categories from the broadest, most general taxon to the smallest, most specific taxon.
(p.450)
___________________________________________________________________________________
8.
Inheritable characteristics that increase an organism’s chance of survival are ________________.
9. All of the alleles in a population are known as _____________________.
(p.4394)
10. In order for a species to survive, it must be able to __________________ successfully.
11. ________________ is an adaptation of the viceroy butterfly.
(p.380)
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Use the following graphs to answer the next question.
a.
b.
c.
before
after
12. The intermediate-colored butterflies are nearly eliminated - _____
Virus & Kingdoms
(Chp. 19, 20, & 21)
13. A bacteriophage is a virus that attacks what? _______________
(p.479)
14. Are viruses living? _______ Why or why not? _________________________
15. Which system of the body would be directly affected if a large number of T cells were
attacked by a virus? ___________________
16. Which structure shown in the diagram to the right is
the flagellum? _____
17. Because you may come in contact with organisms you cannot
see, what safety procedure MUST be followed? (p.28)
______________________________
18. Some bacteria benefit mammals in the intestines by helping
with ________________________. (p.477)
19. What is the one main way you can tell if a cell you are looking at is a bacterium? (p.471)
________________________
20. Most protists are [unicellular or multicellular].
All protists are [prokaryotes or eukaryotes]. (p.497)
21. What do fungi have in common with plants? __________ ____________ (p.527)
22. What makes the cell wall of a fungus different from those of a plant? ___________(p.459)
23. What do viruses need to reproduce? ___________________________
24. Which letter in the diagram to the right represents
the cilia? _____
25. All viruses are made of proteins and
______________ _____________.
26. Fungi cannot make their own food because they
lack which organelle? ________________ (p.208)
27. In an amoeba, a small cavity within the cytoplasm
that stores food is called a __________
______________. (p.500)
28. Which cell shape to the right is called a bacillus? ->
_____ (p.473)
29. An important ecological role of fungi in an ecosystem is ______________________
____________________________________________________________ . (p.538)
Botany
(Chp. 22-25)
30. Botany is the study of ______________.
31. What are the 4 organs of plants? and their functions? (p.579)
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The opening/closing of the stomata is controlled by the __________ _________.
A seed plant is anchored in the ground by its _______________.
A plant is a [unicellular / multicellular] , [prokaryote / eukaryote]. (Circle your choice)
In the picture to the right, what is structure J? ________
In the picture to the right, what is structure F? ________
What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?
________________
38. Seeds contained in a fruit are dispersed by ____________.
39. Lightweight seeds are dispersed by _____________.
40. Buoyant seed are dispersed by ______________. (p.619)
41. What is the largest group of plants? _________________ AKA __________________
42. In the figure to the right, the X points to the ______________.
43. Pollen in plants is most similar to which type of cell in humans? __________
44. What is most effective in helping rain forest plants trap sunlight so that light
energy can be converted to chemical energy? ________________________
Kingdom Animalia
45. If a cell contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, it is ______________. (p.173)
46. Is an animal considered autotrophic? ________ (p.657)
47. The upper side of an organism is its ______________ side. (p.662)
48. An animal that has distinct left and right sides shows ______________ symmetry. (p.662)
49. Organisms that spend their entire adult lives attached to one spot are said to be
_________. (p.664)
50. Which structure of a bird helps keep it warm?
__________________ (p.806)
51. In the diagram to the right, the structure
labeled C was produced [sexually or asexually].
(circle one)
(p.672)
52. Is a bat considered a mammal? _______
(p.830)
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Body Systems
53. Fill in the chart with the functions and the main structures and organs of each system.
You also need to know what the structures/organs look like.
System
Endocrine
Integumentary
Skeletal
Muscular
Nervous
Circulatory
Respiratory
Digestive
Excretory
Immune
Reproductive
Functions
(p. 892-893)
Structures
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54. Red blood cells (RBCs) are produced in the _________ _____________.
55. Of the systems in the human body, which one of the following directly interacts with all
the other systems? ______________________________
56. What is the correct order for levels of organization from smallest to largest?
____________________________________________________________________
57. Which two organ systems work together to help deliver oxygen to body cells?
________________________ & __________________________
58. Which system is responsible for producing enzymes that aid in breaking down substances
to be absorbed for the body’s growth and repair? ____________________________
59. Which two systems work with the skeletal system to cause a finger to move?
_________________________ & _______________________
60. In order to develop safe products, designers of scuba diving equipment must be aware of
the needs of the circulatory system and the ___________________ system.
61. What term describes an organism’s ability to maintain the constant internal conditions
necessary for life? ________________________
62. Which system in a fish allows maximum oxygen intake through contact between the fish
and its environment? _____________________
63. What 2 human organs produce gametes by meiosis? ___________ & ___________ (p.1011)
64. White blood cells are part of the __________________ system. (p. 893)
65. The heart is part of the ___________________ system. (p. 892)
66. The neuron is the basic unit of the __________________ system. (p. 897)
Review & Dissection
67. What is the smallest, most basic unit of life that is capable of carrying out all life
functions? __________ (p.21)
68. Structurally, how are viruses similar to all living things? (Hint: It is a macromolecule.)
____________ ________ (p.47 & 478)
69. A moray eel contains 16 chromosomes in each of its muscle cells. How many chromosomes
are normally found in each of its gametes? (p.275) _______
70. Tissue samples taken from the heart and stomach would be expected to have the same
________ inside the nucleus.
71.
Ribosomes are the sites of ____________
___________________. (p.177)
72. What do ribosomes look like in the cell?
_________________________________
(p.177)
73. Which set of chromosomes in the diagram to the right
represents a mutation? ______
74. What is the total magnification if the eyepiece of a microscope is 10x and the objective
is 50x? ________ (p.1070)
75. Proteins are long chains or polymers made up of ____________ _____________
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(p.47)
76. Complete the analogies- (Chp. 7 & 12)
a. DNA : ____________ :: RNA : workers
b. ______ : ribosome :: truck : factory
c. Adenine : Guanine :: Thymine : ____________
77. The whiplike structure of a cell used for mobility is called a __________________.
78. A fertilized egg is called a ________________.
(p.1016)
79. The only prokaryotes are _________________.
(p.459)
80. Jellyfish belong to Kingdom ________________.
81. Eukaryotic cells contain a _______________.
(p.459)
(p.4173)
82. What energy molecule is produced in the mitochondria? _______
83. The NA in DNA stands for ____________ __________.
(p.47)
84. Fill in the chart below & memorize for test. (p.459)
Classification of Living Things
KINGDOM
CELL TYPE
CELL
STRUCTURES
NUMBER OF
CELLS
MODE OF
NUTRITION
EXAMPLES
(p.222)
(p.473)