Biological Cell And Items Quiz Questions

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Are you ready for the ultimate biological quiz? Test your knowledge on any of the topics that you’ve learned throughout your studies in biology science, to be crowned the champion!

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1.

The basic structural and physiological unit of all living organisms is
- A.
  
  Aggregate
- B.
  
  Organelle
- C.
  
  Organism
- D.
  
  Cell
- E.
  
  Membrane
2.

A cell
- A.
  
  Can be composed of many different types of tissues
- B.
  
  Is found only in plants and animals
- C.
  
  Is the smallest entity studied by biologists
- D.
  
  May be a distinctive entity or a building block of more complex organisms
- E.
  
  All of the above
3.

A species is
- A.
  
  And adult organism and all of its offspring
- B.
  
  All the organisms that live together in a specific area
- C.
  
  A group of similar organisms that aren't capable interbreeding
- D.
  
  A group of morphologically similar organisms that can interbreed
- E.
  
  A group of organisms in a packet
4.

Darwin called teh different reproductive success of individuals with particular variations
- A.
  
  Evolution
- B.
  
  Inheritance of characteristics
- C.
  
  Artificial selection
- D.
  
  Cell theory
- E.
  
  Natural selection
5.

Which is the correct order from simple to complex
- A.
  
  Cell, tissue, organ, organism, population, community
- B.
  
  Cell, tissue, organ, organism, community, population
- C.
  
  Community, cell, tissue, organ, organism, population
6.

Which of the following is not true?
- A.
  
  Biology is the study of life
- B.
  
  Metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions within a cell
- C.
  
  Adaption is modifications the make an organism better able to function
- D.
  
  Hypothesis is an educated guess that can be tested
- E.
  
  Bacteria are multicellular
7.

Plants are
- A.
  
  Eykaryotic, multicellular photosynthesizers
- B.
  
  Eykaryotic, multicellular heterotrauphs
- C.
  
  Eykaryotic, multicellular autotrophs
- D.
  
  Prokaryotic, multicellular autotrophs
8.

An evolutionary tree
- A.
  
  Shows evolutionary relationship
- B.
  
  Places the most closely related groups on the same branch
- C.
  
  Places the organisms that share a common ancestor on the same branch of the tree
- D.
  
  Shows the order in which populations split and evolved into new species
- E.
  
  All of the above
9.

After observing that fish live in clean water but not polluted water, you make the statement "polluted water kills fish" Your statement is an example of
- A.
  
  Scientific inquiry
- B.
  
  Biological evolution
- C.
  
  A law
- D.
  
  A hypothesis
- E.
  
  A theory
10.

After formulating a hypothesis a scientist
- A.
  
  Proves the hypothesis true or false
- B.
  
  Tests the hypothesis
- C.
  
  Decides how to best avoid having a control
- D.
  
  Makes sure environmental conditions are just right
- E.
  
  Formulates a scientific theory
11.

All cells of an organism
- A.
  
  Contain the same products
- B.
  
  Have identical functions
- C.
  
  Have the same genome
- D.
  
  Have some genes that differ
- E.
  
  Express all of their genes at the same time during development
12.

35. Which of the following questions cannot be answered using the hypothetico-deductive method?
- A.
  
  A. Are bees more attracted to red roses than to yellow roses?
- B.
  
  B. Are red roses more beautiful than yellow roses?
- C.
  
  D. Making a prediction
- D.
  
  D. Do red roses bloom earlier than yellow roses?
- E.
  
  E. Are red roses more susceptible to mildew than yellow roses?
13.

The fact that cells come from preexisting cells is a part of the _____ theory
- A.
  
  Animal
- B.
  
  Genetic
- C.
  
  Cell
- D.
  
  Plant
- E.
  
  None of the above
14.

Photosynthesis was a major evolutionary milestone because
- A.
  
  A. photosynthetic organisms contributed oxygen to the environment, which led to the evolution of aerobic organisms.
- B.
  
  B. photosynthesis led to conditions that allowed life to arise on land.
- C.
  
  C. photosynthesis is the only metabolic process that can convert light energy to chemical energy.
- D.
  
  D. All of the above
15.

The info needed too produce proteins is contained in
- A.
  
  Nutrients
- B.
  
  Genes
- C.
  
  Evolution
- D.
  
  Organs
- E.
  
  All
16.

Ecology is the study of how
- A.
  
  Genes code for proteins
- B.
  
  Species interact with each other and the environment
- C.
  
  Organ systems function
- D.
  
  None
17.

For a hypothesis to be scientifically valid, it must be ____ and it must be possible to ____ it
- A.
  
  Testable: prove
- B.
  
  Testable: reject
- C.
  
  Controlled: prove
- D.
  
  Controlled: reject
18.

Organisms are named using first their _______ and then their _______.
- A.
  
  A. species; genus
- B.
  
  B. genus; domain
- C.
  
  C. domain; genus
- D.
  
  D. genus; species
19.

Organisms
- A.
  
  Are related by decent to a common ancestor
- B.
  
  Share the same genetic code
- C.
  
  Are composed of cells
- D.
  
  Carry out similar chemical reactions
- E.
  
  All of the above
20.

Why study biology?
- A.
  
  Medicine depends on biological knowledge
- B.
  
  Agriculture "
- C.
  
  It enriches our lives
- D.
  
  All of the above
21.

Which of the subatomic particles contribute almost no weight to the atom?
- A.
  
  Protons in the shell
- B.
  
  Electrons in the nucleus
- C.
  
  Protons in the nucleus
- D.
  
  Electrons at various energy levels
22.

1. The atomic number of an element
- A.
  
  A. equals the number of neutrons in an atom.
- B.
  
  B. equals the number of protons in an atom.
- C.
  
  C. equals the number of protons minus the number of neutrons.
- D.
  
  D. equals the number of neutrons plus the number of protons.
- E.
  
  E. depends on the isotope.
23.

The mass number of an element depends on the number of _____ it contains
- A.
  
  Neutrons in the N
- B.
  
  Protons in the atom
- C.
  
  Protons + electrons
- D.
  
  Protons + neutrons (same as mass)
24.

Atomic weight is
- A.
  
  Protons
- B.
  
  Neutrons
- C.
  
  Electrons
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  Protons +neutrons
25.

An element has a weight is 131.3 the reason this number is not a round number is
- A.
  
  Atomic weight includes the weigh of electrons
- B.
  
  Atomic weight is the average of the weigh of all of the element's isotopes
- C.
  
  Electrons do not have a whole unit weight
- D.
  
  Atomic weight doesn't include protons