Chapter 1:
Putting Things in Order
Putting Things in Order
The classification category above Phylum and below Domain is.....
A) Phylum
B) Species
C) Kingdom
D) Family
C) Kingdom
What is the main job of the agar inside a Petri dish?
A) It is there to feed the bacteria attached so it can grow.
B) It is a solid surface to hold the nutrients so microorganisms have a place to grow.
C) It holds moisture so bacteria wants to live there.
B) It is a solid surface to hold the nutrients so microorganisms have a place to grow.
What is the part of the microscope called that you put your eyes up to?
A) Objective lens
B) Ocular lens
C) Condenser
D) Eye viewer
B) Ocular lens
Which one of these atoms are NOT one of the main atoms found in biological molecules?
A) Hydrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon
D) Sodium
D) Sodium
In living things, tissues of different kinds come together to make up an....
A) Organ
B) Organism
C) Organelle
A) Organ
Putting organisms with similar characteristics into groups.
A) Classification
B) Colonization
A) Classification
Agar comes from which natural marine organism?
A) Gelatin
B) Red Algae
C) Plant plasma
D) Animal bi-product
B) Red Algae
What is the part of the microscope called that you lay the sample on for viewing?
A) Condenser
B) Base
C) Objective
D) Stage
D) Stage
What does saliva in your mouth do to bread?
A) It turns the carbs in the bread into protein.
B) It turns the carbs in the bread into glucose.
C) It transfers the nutrients in the bread into the blood stream.
D) It turns the glucose in the bread into sugar.
B) It turns the carbs in the bread into glucose.
One main difference between a Prokaryotic cell and an Eukaryotic cell is....
A) Prokaryotic cells have a cell wall while Eukaryotic cells don't.
B) Eukaryotic cells have a cell wall while Prokaryotic cells don't.
C) Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus while Eukaryotic cells don't.
D) Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus while Prokaryotic cells don't.
D) Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus while Prokaryotic cells don't.
In the Animal Kingdom, _______ have backbones, but _____ do not.
A) Vascular, non-vascular
B) Non-vascular, vascular
C) Invertebrates, vertebrates
D) Vertebrates, invertebrates
D) Vertebrates, invertebrates
What tool is most commonly used to gently "streak" or spread bacteria across the surface of an agar plate without tearing the gel?
A) a swab
B) a plastic spoon
C) a sterilized rod
D) an inoculating loop
D) an inoculating loop
This type of microscope uses electromagnetism to be able to view very small objects.
A) Light microscope
B) Scanning Probe microscope
C) Electron Microscope
D) Magnetic Mircoscope
C) Electron Microscope
What part of this list is NOT a part of the digestive system?
A) Mouth
B) Large intestine
C) Liver
D) Stomach
C) Liver
One major difference between a Plant Cell and an Animal Cell is....
A) Animal Cells have a cell wall while Plant Cells don't.
B) Plant cells have a cell wall while animal cells don't.
C) Animal cells have Chloroplasts.
D) Plant cells don't have a nucleus.
B) Plant cells have a cell wall while animal cells don't.
A unicellular or multicellular organism that either make their own food or eat other living things.
A) Bacteria
B) Virus
C) Protista
D) Animal
C) Protista
Why do scientists flip Petri dishes upside down (lid-side down) when they put them in an incubator?
A) To keep condensation from dripping down onto the bacteria.
B) Because the bacteria grows best upside-down.
C) So the bacteria can stay attached better to the agar.
D) To keep humidity at the correct level in the petri dish.
A) To keep condensation from dripping down onto the bacteria.
One meter is how many time the size of a nanometer?
A) 1 billion times
B) 1 million times
C) 1 thousand times
D) 1 hundred times
A) 1 billion times
The chemical process in your body that helps you turn food into energy.
A) Blood Sugar
B) Metabolism
C) Molecules
D) Glycolysis
B) Metabolism
One thing both Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells have in common is....
A) They all have Glycerol ester plasma membrane
B) They all have a cell wall
C) They all have Golgi apparatus
D) They all have microtubules
A) They all have Glycerol ester plasma membrane
In a scientific name, the first word is the organism's _________.
A) Kingdom
B) Species
C) Genus
C) Genus
How long can bacteria live in a petri dish before dying?
A) 1 week at room temperature.
B) 1-2 weeks at room temperature.
C) 2+ weeks at room temperature.
D) 1 week at room temperature then can continue to grow for another 2 weeks in the fridge.
B) 1-2 weeks at room temperature.
What is the smallest object on this list?
A) Mitochondrion
B) Protist
C) Strand of hair
D) Red blood cell
A) Mitochondrion
Molecular machines are mostly made of _______.
A) Carbohydrates
B) Glucose
C) Proteins
D) Phosphate
C) Proteins
This is where proteins are made inside a cell.....
A) mucleolus
B) centrioles
C) vacuole
D) ribosomes
D) ribosomes