General Science, M5 CD Practice Exam

Topics: Scientific Method, Processes of Life, Levels of Organization, Biodiversity

Multiple Choice Questions: Choose the best answer for each question.
1) An artery is a blood vessel in the circulatory system. It is made of several layers of different
tissues. An artery is a
a. Organ system
c. Organ
b.
Organism
d. Molecule
2) Living things maintain a stable internal environment. This is called
a. reproduction
c. stimulus
b. homeostasis
d. diffusion
3)

The pH of water is
a. neutral
b. basic

4) Which
a.
b.
c.
d.

c. acidic
d. zero

of the following is the biggest difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
Eukaryotes have DNA, prokaryotes don't have DNA
Prokaryotes are bigger
Prokaryotes evolve, eukaryotes don't evolve
Eukaryotes have a nucleus, prokaryotes don't have a nucleus

5) The cell membrane is made of lipids. Lipids do not mix with water, so water molecules
cannot easily cross the membrane. This helps the cell maintain homeostasis. Which big
idea in biology does this describe?
a. Unity and diversity
c. Structure and function
b. Interdependence of life
d. information and heredity
6) Cells go through a process of cell division where new cells are made from old cells. Which
big idea in biology does this describe?
a. Unity and diversity
c. Structure and function
b. Interdependence of life
d. Growth, development, and reproduction
7) A botanist sees a strange new plant growing in her garden. She takes careful notes on the shape
and color of the leaves, the height of the plant, and other physical features of the plant. She
draws a picture in her notebook and compares it to reference book to identify the species. What
aspect of scientific thinking does this describe?
a. inference
c. hypothesis
b. observation
d. controlled experiment
8) Which of the following is NOT found in an atom?
a. water
c. neutron
b. electron
d. proton
9) Which of the following statements about a scientific theory is NOT true?
a. it has the same meaning in science as it does in daily life
b. it allows scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations
c. scientific theories tie many hypotheses together
d. it is based on a large amount of evidence
10) Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method?
a. Observation
c. Inference
b. Hypothesis
d. Guessing
11) As a group, living things change and adapt to their environment over time. This is called
a. reproduction
c. unity
b. evolution
d. function
12) All life on Earth is connected in a biosphere. Organisms depend on each other to survive.
This is called
a. Evolution
c. cellular basis of life
b. Heredity
d. interdependence in nature
13) The scientific method starts with
a. Experiment
c. data

b. Observation
d. laziness
Match each vocabulary word to the correct definition.
14) Substrate
a. a scientific explanation for a set of observations that
can be tested in ways that support or reject it
15) Enzyme

b. C6H12O6; the main source of energy for cell

respiration

16)

c. the movement of particles from an area of high

concentration to an area of low concentration

Cell Respiration

17) Glucose

d. the process of cell divsion

18) Mitosis

e. the process of breaking down food molecules to

release the stored chemical energy

19) Diffusion

f. a biological catalyst; it speeds up a reaction

20) Hypothesis

g. the molecule that an enzyme acts on; this molecule

fits into the active site of an enzyme

Match each macromolecule to what it is made of.

21) Carbohydrates ______
a. fats, oils
22) Proteins
______
b. amino acids
23) Lipids
______
c. DNA
24) Nucleic Acids
______
d. sugars
True/False Questions: Write T if the statement is true. Write F if the statement is false.
25) Animals are unicellular. ________
26) Chloroplasts are only found in animal cells. ______
27) Bacteria does not have DNA. _______
28) Science is just a list of facts. ______
29) All matter is made of atoms. _________
30) In an experiment, the variable that is changed by the experimenter is the independent
variable. __________
31) All living things reproduce. _________
32) pH is a measure of hydrogen ions in a solution. ________
Short Answer Questions: Write all answers in complete sentences.
33) What does selectively permeable mean?
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34) What are two factors that can affect enzymes?
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35) Name three different organ systems.
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36) Many organ systems put together make an ________________________.
37)

Where is the DNA found in a cell? __________________

38) What are the differences between a plant cell and an animal cell?
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39) What structure in a plant cell shapes, supports, and protects the cell? __________________
40) What structure in a plant cell absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis? ____________________
41)

The smallest unit of matter is _______________

42) Draw and label a water molecule.