8th Grade Science Midterm Review

What do scientists use to see a small object or particles by magnifying it?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Glasses

• Computers

True or False: Animal and Plant cells are the same.

• True

• False

What 2 materials are necessary to enter the cell?

• carbon dioxide and food

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• food and gold

• food and oxygen

Which of the following is found ONLY in plant cells?

• nucleus

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

Which organelle in plants is responsible for photosynthesis?

• chloroplasts

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

What are the two products of photosynthesis?

• oxygen and water

• oxygen and sugar

• carbon dioxide and sun

• sun and water

The passing of one trait to another is called:

• geometry

• genetics

• biology

• chemistry

An individual with the genes Bb is:

• homozygous

• pure

• heterozygous

   T = tall plant t = short plant   What is true about these two plants that are tall. One plant has genotype TT the other has Tt.

• They have the same phenotype and genotype

• They have the same phenotype but different genotype

• They have a different phenotype and genotype

What do we call this diagram that shows the relationships between individuals in a family.

• community chart

• pedigree chart

• evolution diagram