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Mid- Semester Test for General Biology 1 Course (Bio 2010)
Class:
Student Name: _____________________________
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1- Choose the correct answer among a, b, c or d:
1- The ground tissue which usually consisting of a single layer of cells is:
a- cuticle
c- epidermis
b- vascular tissue
d- collenchyma
2- The three components of nucleotides are; a sugar, a phosphate group and:
a- ribose
c- a nitrogen base
b- an amino acid
d- oxygen
3- Which of the following is an example of seedless vascular plants:
a- pine
c- nostoc
b- orange
d- ferns
4- Which of the following is a Fat-soluble vitamin Needed for absorption of calcium:
a- vitamin D
c- vitamin C
b- vitamin A
d- vitamin B12
5- Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin important to nerve function:
a- vitamin D
c- vitamin C
b- vitamin A
d- vitamin B12
6- Study the shape and the outer structure of the living organism is:
a- Morphology
c- Cytology
b- Physiology
d- Taxonomy
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2- Answer true or false from the following sentences (correct the false one):
1- Prokaryotes are a group of organisms that have a true nucleus, bound by a double
membrane. (
).
2- Bacteria and algae are common prokaryotes (
).
3- Plants and algae are common eukaryotes
).
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4- DNA is a single strand nucleic acid (
).
5- Hepatitis B virus is an example for DNA viruses (
).
6- Prokaryotes contain only a single chromosome while eukaryotes have multi
chromosomes (
).
7- Prokaryotes contain multi chromosomes while eukaryotes have only a single
chromosome (
).
3- Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below:
1- ____________ is a vital process by which the energy can be produced through break
down organic food.
2- __________ is the total of the biological processes that lead to increase the size of the
organism.
3- __________ is the reproduction which does not involve exchange of genetic material
4- __________ is the basic units of nucleic acids.
5- __________ is the ground tissue which flexible for support and its cell walls thicker in
corners.
6- __________ are the kind of lipids which have some double bonds between some carbon
atoms.
Unsaturated fatty acids
Collenchyma
Asexual
Growth
Respiration
Nucleotide