Midterm Review
Name ________________________
This is light on cell division because we just finished it! Please do NOT use this
as your only review! Study your notes packets& use your guidelines sheet to help
you!
1. The groups into which biologists classify organisms
____________________
2. This organelle makes proteins for the cell _______________________
3. This individual designed our current system of classification
______________________
4. An individual living thing capable of carrying on the processes of
life____________________
5. An organism’s ability to maintain its internal conditions regardless of
external changes_______________________________
6. This is the study of inheritance______________________________
7. This is process of ell transport used no energy- Diffusion or Active
Transport?_______________________________
8. Humans belong to this
kingdom__________________________________________
9. These organelles photosynthesize for a plant cell
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10.Lactase would be classified as this type of protein
_______________________________
11.The __________ are found in the energy levels of the atom
12.______________________ are found in the nucleus of an atom.
13.A charged atom that has gained or lost
electrons_________________________________
14.Most prokaryotic cells are more commonly referred to as
___________________________
15.This organelle has ribosomes on top of it. It makes and transports proteins
throughout the cell______________________________________
16.These lipids make up the majority of the plasma membrane
____________________
17.What is the name of the energy-carrying chemical made in
mitochondria?________________________________
18.This is the sugar in DNA _________________________
19.If the mRNA codon is AUG, the tRNA anticodon is ____________
20.A cell which has 2 copies of each chromosome is said to be
_______________
21.This organelle generates ATP for the cell ___________________
22.The two sex chromosomes found in a male would be
____________________________
23.All chromosomes which are not sex chromosomes are called
______________________
24.The scientist who used X-ray diffraction to take pictures of the DNA
molecule _______________________________
25.Who discovered the structure of DNA? _____________________________
26.The process in which an exact copy of the DNA sequence is made
__________________________________
27.The location in the cell where transcription takes place
___________________________
28.The name given to the shape of the DNA molecule
______________________________
29.Adenine always bonds to __________________________
30.What are the 6 characteristics of life?
_______________________________________
31.What is the difference between an ionic and a covalent bond?
__________________________
32.If oxygen has an atomic number of 8, and an atomic mass of 16, how many
protons, neutrons, and electrons does it have?
________________________________________
33.What are the partial charges on the atoms in a water molecule?
34.Molecules with partial charges on them are said to be
____________________
35.Bleach has a pH of 13. Acid, base or neutral?
_________________________
36.The body’s first energy source- Carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins?
________________________
37.__________________________ are made of amino acids
38.__________________________ is the carbohydrate that is used by your
body for energy
39.The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself is called
______________
40.A cell that sits in salt water is in a _________________ solution
41.This is the diffusion of water into/out of the
cell_________________________
42.These structures, embedded in the plasma membrane, allow large molecules
like glucose to enter into the cell______________________
43.This is the number of polar bodies created at the end of Meiosis II for
females_________
44.If an organism has 22 chromosomes in each body cell, how many
chromosomes would you expect to find in the organism’s sex cells?
__________________________________
45.This is the process by which proteins are exported from the cell. It is a
type of active transport___________________________