Medina College Ipil Inc.

Don Andres Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

MIDTERM EXAM
General Biology 1

Name: Grade & Section:

A. Multiple Choice. Read each question carefully and select the best answer from the given
choices. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. (No erasure)
1. The Golgi apparatus performs which of the following functions?
a. sorting
b. oxidative phosphorylation
c. intracellular degradation
d. modification of proteins
e. packaging of lipids
2. First scientist to use microscope to examine a thin slice of cork.
a. Robert Hooke b. Gay Lussac c. Schwann d. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
3. Which statement about cell theory is correct?
a. Cells come from pre-existing cell
b. All living things are made of cells
c. Cells are the basic unit of life
d. All of the following are correct
4. It is where the DNA is located in humans
a. Nucleus c. Ribosomes
b. Mitochondria d. Chloroplast
5. Surrounded by cell wall and cell membrane
a. mitochondrion b. cell wall c. peptidoglycan d. ribosomes
6. Cells that have a nucleus and a membrane bound organelles.
a. Eukaryotes b.plant cell c. bacteria d. a and b
7. The head of the phospholipids contain
a. glycerol b. phosphate c. fats d. a and b
8. Jelly-like substance enclosed by cell membrane is
a. cell wall b.cytoplasm c. ribosomes d.golgi apparatus
9. Control organelle of the cell
a. Nucleus c. Ribosomes
b. Mitochondria d. Chloroplast
10. Powerhouse of the cell
a. Nucleus c. Ribosomes
b. Mitochondria d. Chloroplast
II. Illustrate the following concept.
 Onion cell
 Cheek cell
 Plant cell
III. Identifcation

IV. Answer as directed

1. Stain use in the activities we performed. (2 points)
2. Reason why it was added. (Based on your answer in 1) (2 points)
3. What do you think is the reason/s why some part of the cheek cell is not visible in the microscope? (3 points)
4. Apparatus use in peeling the membrane of the onion. ( 2 points)
5. Scientific name of onion. (2 points)
6. Slides use in preparing the sample. (2 points)
7. Degree or angle in putting the cover slip. (2 points)
8. Steps in preparing the wet mount sample of cheek cell. (5 points)
9. Title of activity 1. (1 point)
10. Materials use in the first activity. (4 points)
11. Enumerate 5 parts of the microscope and its function. (10 points)
12. What are the parts that are visible in staining cheek cell? (2 points)
13. Title of activity 2 (2 points)
14. Do you think that cheek cell can be seen in the microscope if only distilled water is use? Why or why not? (3
points)
____________ 21. Strongest intermolecular force.

____________ 22. The strength of this interaction is inversely proportional to distance raised to the fourth power
____________ 23. Without this type of force, substances would not be able to condense to liquid and solid phase
____________ 24. The resistance of a liquid to flow
____________ 25. Interaction between same materials.
____________ 26. Interaction between different materials touching each other.
____________ 27. One way to determine the polarity of molecule
____________ 28. Occurs when electron pairs are unequally shared.
____________ 29. Elements formed during Big Bang.
____________ 30. Elements higher than 93.
IV. Illustrate the following concept.
 Big bang theory (3 points)
 Bohr’s Model (2 points)
 How stars were formed (2 points)
 How helium, hydrogen and dust were involved in formation of stars (3 points)
V. Essay (5 points)
 Explain why rutherford disregarded the atomic model of thomson.
 Justify how alchemy helps the field of chemistry to be what it is today.
VI. Synthesize the following elements.
 Bohrium (Z=107) projectile used was Cr.
 Mendelevium (Z = 101) was formed by reacting En – 253 with alpha particles.
 Curium (Z = 96) was formed by reacting Pu – 239 with alpha particles 42He. It has a half-life of
 162 days.
 Meitnerium (Z = 109) was formed by cold fusion which involves the combination of Bi and Fe
nuclides at ordinary temperature.
 The bombarding of Mo with deuteron formed technicium which is the first artificially made element