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PEARSON BIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
What are two approaches in scientific inquiry? -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Modeling and scientific method
What is the purpose of a control group? - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ It serves as a comparison for the experimental
group.
What two lens magnifications are multiplied to
determine total magnification? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
Magnification of ocular & magnification of the objective
What objective can be in place when you are using the
coarse adjustment knob? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 4X
Which objective do you always begin with and always
put in place when storing the microscope away? -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 4X
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Which stain was used when we observed the cheek cell?
- .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Methylene Blue
What are the 3 basic parts of a cell? - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ cell membrane
cytoplasm
nucleus
What animal cell structure aids in the movement of
chromosomes during cell division? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
centrioles
A (an) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ without
-aceae - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ family
aer- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ air
Ana- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ up
Ante - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ before
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Anti - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ against
Arche - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Old (female)
-ase - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ an enzyme
Auto- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ self
Bi - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ two
Bio- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Life
blast - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ to form
brady - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ slow
cardi - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ heart
cata- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ down
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cephal - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ head
Chrom (Chromo) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Color
Chond - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ cartilage
-cide - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Causing death
clast - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ break down
Co (Com) (con) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ with
Cyt- (-cyte) (cyto-) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ cell
De- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Undoing (separation)
Derm- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ skin
Endo- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ within
PEARSON BIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
What are two approaches in scientific inquiry? -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Modeling and scientific method
What is the purpose of a control group? - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ It serves as a comparison for the experimental
group.
What two lens magnifications are multiplied to
determine total magnification? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
Magnification of ocular & magnification of the objective
What objective can be in place when you are using the
coarse adjustment knob? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 4X
Which objective do you always begin with and always
put in place when storing the microscope away? -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 4X
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Which stain was used when we observed the cheek cell?
- .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Methylene Blue
What are the 3 basic parts of a cell? - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ cell membrane
cytoplasm
nucleus
What animal cell structure aids in the movement of
chromosomes during cell division? - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
centrioles
A (an) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ without
-aceae - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ family
aer- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ air
Ana- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ up
Ante - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ before
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Anti - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ against
Arche - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Old (female)
-ase - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ an enzyme
Auto- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ self
Bi - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ two
Bio- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Life
blast - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ to form
brady - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ slow
cardi - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ heart
cata- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ down
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cephal - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ head
Chrom (Chromo) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Color
Chond - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ cartilage
-cide - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Causing death
clast - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ break down
Co (Com) (con) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ with
Cyt- (-cyte) (cyto-) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ cell
De- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ Undoing (separation)
Derm- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ skin
Endo- - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ within
