Biology Unit 3 and 4 Quiz

Which experiment disproved the Spontaneous generation hypothesis?

• Hooke's naming of the cell

• Redi's raw meat experiment

• Schleiden's identification of plant cells

• Schwan's identification of animal cells

Which characteristics are unique to plant cells?

• Mitochondria and Chloroplasts

• Nucleus and cell wall

• chloroplasts and cell wall

• cell membrane and cell wall

What is found in a eukaryotic cell but not in a prokaryotic cell?

• DNA

• ATP

• Cell Wall

• Nucleus

What type of movement through a cell membrane uses energy?

• Active Transport

• Passive Transport

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

What is the "powerhouse" of the cell that releases energy?

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Which direction does water usually move across a semi-permeable membrane?

• From less concentrated solvent to more concentrated solvent

• From more concentrated solvent to less

• it doesn't move

What scientific term is used to describe something that is a well supported explanation of a natural phenomenon that can be changed based on new empirical evidence?

• Law

• conclusion

• theory

• hypothesis

What scientific term is used to describe a statement about a natural phenomenon?

• Law

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

What is information acquired by observation or experimentation that is used to develop a scientific theory or law?

• Subjective Observation

• Observation

• Empirical Evidence

• Hypothesis

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What part of the cell is responsible for breaking down and digesting things like old organelles?

• robosomes

• lysosomes

• endoplasmic reticulum

• vacuole

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