Characteristics of Life Practice Test Questions:

  1. Elodea, a plant cell….
  2. Does not have a nucleus and is an archaebacteria
  3. Does have a nucleus and is a eukaryotic cell
  4. Does not have a nucleus and is a prokaryotic cell
  5. Does not have a nucleus and is a eukaryotic cell
  6. As matter and energy are cycled through an ecosystem, which of the follow is true?
  7. Some matter and energy can be destroyed
  8. Some matter can be destroyed, but never energy
  9. Some energy can be destroyed, but never matter
  10. Neither matter nor energy can be destroyed
  11. Which of the following is NOT a macromolecule containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
  12. Carbohydrates
  13. Sulfate
  14. Lipids
  15. Nucleic acids
  16. Proteins
  17. Maise → Locust → Anole → Lampropeltis

In the food chain above, which is the primary consumer?

  1. Maise
  2. Anole
  3. Locust
  4. Lampropeltis
  1. What is the main function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
  2. protein and lipid synthesis
  3. package proteins for export
  4. make energy
  5. Sammy timed how fast apple slices turned brown after being dipped in different preservatives, such as lemon juice, fruit freshener, and lime soda. Some apple slices were not dipped in any preservative. In Sammy’s experiment, what was the independent variable?
  6. The apples not dipped in preservative
  7. The time it takes the apple slices to turn brown
  8. The different preservatives that the apples were dipped in
  9. The type of apple that Sammy used
  10. Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
  11. All living things have a nucleus
  12. All living things maintain stable internal conditions
  13. All living things are made of cells
  14. All living things reproduce
  15. Cells strive to maintain homeostasis. This means that:
  16. Cells work to maintain stability inside of the cell, responding to the environment appropriately to always keep the cell stable.
  17. If the temperature outside of an organism increases, the organism will increase its temperature to match the outside.
  18. Cells always do the opposite of their environment so that things balance out and homeostasis is maintained.
  19. All of the above
  20. Which part of a food web is responsible for making sure matter is recycled and can be used again?
  21. consumers
  22. producers
  23. decomposers

Question # / Correct Answer / If you missed, go study….
1 / b / Eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells, cell organelles
Pgs. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
2 / d / Systems, energy, matter, law of conservation of energy and matter
Pgs. 12, 16, 17
3 / b / CHONPS, macromolecules
Pgs. 18, 19, 20, 21
4 / c / Food chains, primary & secondary consumers
Pgs. 11, 12
5 / a / cell organelles
Pgs. 30, 31, 32, 33
6 / c / experimental design
Pgs. 44, 45, R34-37
7 / a / Characteristics of life, prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
Pgs. 11, 24, 25
8 / a / Homeostasis
Pgs. 11, 13
9 / c / Food chains, cycling of matter
Pgs. 12, 14, 16