Life Science End of Year Review

What equipment would a scientist most likely use to measure the volume of a liquid?

• Graduated cylinder

• Electron microscope

• Ruler

• Triple beam balance

Which kingdom includes organisms that are prokaryotic (having no nucleus), have cell walls, and lives in extreme temperatures (hot or cold)?

• Bacteria

• Protista

• Plant

• Animal

• Archaea

Water molecules moving through a cell membrane to enter a cell is related to which process?

• osmosis

• photosynthesis

• meiosis

• mitosis

Which statements are included in the cell theory?

• All living things are composed of cells.

• Living cells come only from other living cells.

• Each cell contains a cells membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondrion, and endoplasmic reticulum.

• Cells are the smallest structure of living things that can perform the functions necessary for life.

• Atoms are composed of cells.

Which organelle from the plant cell is primarily responsible for converting sunlight into energy?

• cell wall

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

Which is the correct level of organization within a multicellular organism from smallest to largest?

• cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system -> organism

• tissue -> cell -> organ -> organ system -> organism

• cell -> tissue -> organ system -> organ -> organism

• organisms -> tissue -> cell-> organ system -> organ

• organism -> organ system -> organ -> tissue -> cell

Which FOUR are requirements for organisms to be considered part of the same species?

• produce offspring

• offspring are capable of reproducing

• eat the same kind of food

• are similar-looking

• can interbreed under natural conditions

Which process ends with four daughter cells that are genetically different from each other?

• mitosis

• meiosis

Which traits can be inherited?

• hair color

• personality

• height

• intelligence

Which traits are acquired (not inherited)?

• tattoos

• ability to read

• ability to taste bitter

• hair length