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this test in one hour.
1.Who used a compound microscope to see chambers within cork and named them “cells”?
a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b. Robert Hooke
c. Matthias Schleiden
d. Rudolf Virchow
2.Which of the following is NOT a principle of the cell theory?
a. Cells are the basic units of life.
b. All living things are made of cells.
c. Very few cells are able to reproduce.
d. All cells are produced from existing cells.
3.Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?
a. stores DNA
b. stores sugars
c. builds proteins
d. packages proteins
A scientific tool that makes objects appear larger than they really are is a
a. scale. b. thermometer. c. balance. d. microscope.
4. The thin structure that surrounds a cell is known as
a. a nucleus. b. a cell membrane. c. cytoplasm. d. a vacuole.
5. The control center of a cell is the
a. cell wall. b. organelles. c. cytoplasm. d. nucleus.
6. All the living material inside a cell, except the nucleus, makes up the
a. cytoplasm. b. membranes. c. vacuole. d. mitochondria.
7. Small, round structures in a cell that make proteins are known as
a. cellulose. b. ribosomes. c. vacuoles. d. mitochondria
8. The cell structures that break down food to produce energy are the
a. ribosomes. b. mitochondria. c. vacuoles. d. chloroplasts
9. The cell structures that break down nutrient molecules and old cell parts are known as
a. ribosomes. b. lysosomes. c. vacuoles. d. chloroplasts.
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10. The small network of tubes that makes proteins in the cell is known as the
a. lysosomes. b. mitochondria. c. vacuoles. d. endoplasmic reticulum
Use the cell structures listed below and match them with their functions.
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cell membrane chromatin golgi bodies nucleus
cell wall cytoplasm lysosome ribosome
chloroplasts endoplasmic reticulum mitochondria vacuole
1. Packages proteins made by the ribosomes.
2. ‘Storage areas’ for food, water and air.
3. Outer support structure of a plant cell.
4. Control center of the cell. “The brain”
5. Gives energy to the cell. “Powerhouse”
6. Function as factories to make proteins.
7. Controls what enters and exits a cell.“Fence”
8. Passageways or “hallways” of the cell.
9. Storage areas of the cell.
10. Jellylike fluid that cushions cells.
11. Contain DNA and are the “blueprints” of life.
12. Food making parts of plant cell filled with Chlorophyll.
13. Photosynthesis happens here
14. What type of reproduction has occurred when an organism is produced from two parents?
A. Nonsexual C. Unisexual
B. Sexual D. Asexual
15. What type of reproduction has occurred when an organism is produced from only one parent?
A. Nonsexual C. Unisexual
B. Sexual D. Asexual
16. Which of the following organisms reproduce asexually?
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A. Rats C. bacteria
B. Mosquitoes D. salmon
17. A plant that grows a new plant from a piece of the stem has which type of reproduction?
A. Nonsexual C. Unisexual
B. Sexual D. Asexual
18. What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A. A food chain is larger than a food web
B. A food chain is the combination of all the food webs in an ecosystem
C. A food web is smaller than a food chain
D. A food web is the combination of all the food chains in an ecosystem
19. Many organisms have multiple words to describe their role in an ecosystem.
Which three terms correctly describes a primary consumer?
A. Primary consumers are abiotic, carnivores and predators
B. Primary consumers are biotic, herbivores and often prey of larger animals
C. Primary consumers are biotic, carnivores and often prey of larger animals
D. Primary consumers are abiotic, omnivores and consumers
20. The lowest level of environmental complexity that includes living and nonliving
factors is the:
A. Biome
B. Community
C. Ecosystem
D. Biosphere
21. All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an):
A. Biome
B. Population
C. Community
D. Ecosystem
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22. Honeyguides are African birds that excitedly lead the way to a bee’s nest, and ratels
are the honey and bee eating mammals that open up and scatter the contents of the bee’s
nests, allowing both the ratels and the honeyguides to feed on the contents. The
relationship between the Honeyguides and the ratels is:
A. Predation
B. Competition
C. Commemsnsalism
D. Mutualism
23. An ecosystem contains:
A. Only the biotic components of the environment
B. Only the abiotic components of the environment
C. Only the energy flow components of an environment
D. Both the living organisms and the abiotic components of the environment
24. Close interaction between organisms of different species over an extended period of
time, in which one individual benefits while the other individual neither benefits nor is
harmed by the relationship, is know as:
A. Predation
B. Competition
C. Commemsnsalism
D. Mutualism
25. A food chain for a prairie could be as follows: grass, rabbit, snake, hawk. The snake
represents which of the following?
A. Autotroph
B. Secondary consumer or second trophic level
C. Tertiary consumer or third trophic level
D. Herbivore
III.
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26. In the food web diagram which TWO organisms are secondary consumers?
A. Rabbit, Snake
B. Hawk, Grasshopper
C. Lizard, Snake
D. Hawk, Lizard
27. In the food web above, the mouse and grasshopper are identified as:
A. Primary Consumers
B. Secondary Consumers
C. Top Consumers
D. Producers
28. Identify a top consumer from the food web.
A. Hawk
B. Mouse
C. Snake
D. Lizard
III. Use the information in the chart below to draw a food web. Be sure your arrows
are pointing in the correct direction!(10pts. Each)
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IV. Construct Response. (10 pts.)
Construct your own food chain and label each organism’s role of the four trophic levels.
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