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GENERAL BIOLOGY – Prelim Exam

Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: ___________ Score: ________

A. Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your answer on the blank before the number.
_____1. Which of these terms describes an organism’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment?
A. Homeostasis C. Isolation
B. Interaction D. Reproduction
_____2. Organisms are able to get __________ from food.
A. energy C. growth
B. development D. characteristics
_____3. A scientist studying Philippine tarsier reads a newly-published journal written by another researcher.
After she studies the information, she sets out to repeat the procedure. What is the scientist attempting to do?
A. Refute a theory C. Select the dependent variable
B. Identify the stimulus D. Validate the test results
_____4. A group of organisms that can interbreed and successfully produce fertile offspring.
A. A biosphere C. An ecosystem
B. A community D. A species
_____5. If a theory is challenged by new evidence, which of the following could occur?
A. The theory could be altered
B. The theory is accepted, not the evidence
C. The evidence is wrong
D. A vote is taken on whether to accept the new evidence
_____6. The smallest unit capable of carrying out life functions is ________
A. An atom B. A cell C. Tissue D. DNA
_____7. Science assumes that natural laws (such as the law of gravity) _____________.
A. Apply uniformly through space and time C. Apply in a lab, but not nature
B. Change with time D. Differ according to location
_____8. Organisms that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus are called
A. Prokaryotes C. Heterotrophs
B. Eukaryotes D. Autotrophs
_____9. The tissues of the body are organized into ___________.
A. Cells B. Body systems C. Organs D. Organelles
_____10. Most scientists agree that all scientific knowledge comes from ________.
A. experimentation C. textbooks
B. observation D. both experimentation & observation
B. Matching Items: Choose the answer from the choices provided in the box. Write the letter of your answer
on the blank before the number.

A. Mitochondria I. Endoplasmic P. Rudolph Virchow Y. Anabolism

B. Swan-necked Reticulum Q. ATP Z. Cell Transport
Experiment J. Phospholipids R. Osmosis 1. Anton von
C. Phagocytosis K. Spontaneous S. Robert Brown Leeuwenhoek
D. Diffusion Generation Theory T. Peroxisome 2. Cell Membrane
E. Cytoplasm L. Cell Theory U. Lysosome 3. ADP
F. DNA M. Golgi Apparatus V. Ribosomes 4. RNA
G. Catabolism N. Monosaccharides W. Pinocytosis 5. Oligosaccharides
H. Disaccharides O. Nucleus X. Filtration

_____1. The process of putting together simpler to complex substances.

_____2. The breakdown of complex substances into simpler ones.
_____3. The simplest form of carbohydrates, made up of only one sugar unit.
_____4. Composed of repeating units of galactose, glucose and fructose.
_____5. Two monosaccharides joined together.
_____6. Important nucleic acids performing vital roles in the cells.
_____7. Genetic material transmitted from parents to offspring.
_____8. “Living things come from non-living, inanimate matter.”
_____9. “Living things do not come from non-living matter.”
_____10. He observed “animalcules” which was later called bacteria and protozoa.
_____11. He discovered the cell’s nucleus.
_____12. The region found outside the nucleus surrounded by the cell membrane.
_____13. Serves as a passageway for substances between the cytoplasm and nucleus.
_____14. Contains vesicles that are used to send molecules to the cellular membrane.
_____15. A spherical organelle that is located near the center of the cell.
_____16. Sausage-shaped bodies in the cytoplasm of the cell.
_____17. It has strong hydrolytic enzymes that can break down all large macromolecules.
_____18. They are referred to as the protein factories of the cell.
_____19. The movement substances across the cell membrane either into or out of the cell.
_____20. The major molecule that functions as an energy-carrier.
_____21. Also referred to as “cell drinking”.
_____22. A process where white blood cells surround and engulf invading bacteria or viruses.
_____23. The spontaneous movement of particles from an area of higher to lower concentration.
_____24. The passage of solution across a semipermeable membrane.
_____25. The diffusion of water and movement of solvent particles.
C. Essay: In 2-3 sentences, explain these characteristics of science including real-life examples of each.
(2 pts. for each item – 1 for the explanation and another for the example given.)
1. Science assumes that we can learn about the natural world by gathering evidence.
2. Conclusions of science are reliable, although tentative
3. Science is not democratic.
4. Science is non-dogmatic.
5. Science is not always a direct ascent toward the truth.

D. Draw and illustrate the entire cell cycle including mitosis and meiosis, including descriptions of stages in
each phase. (15 pts.)