ALL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE REVIEW

Eugene drew the following diagram to describe the levels of structural organization of an animal’s body. He will list the most specialized level at the top. The level that is least specialized will be at the bottom. Which of the following should Eugene list in level 1 on his diagram?

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• Organ

• Tissue

• Organism

• Cells

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How is a multi-cellular organism most different from a unicellular organism?

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• Each cell performs all special functions.

• All cells perform the same special functions

• Different kinds of cells perform special functions.

• Different parts of its cells perform all special functions.

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Part of the cell theory states that cells come from other cells. Which statement below explains that this part of cell theory applies to all organisms?

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• The cells of all organisms excrete waste.

• The cells of all organisms have cytoplasm.

• The cells of all organisms divide to make more cells.

• The cells of all organisms take in nutrients from their environment

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The survival of cells depends on maintaining homeostasis. What will happen to a cell if homeostasis is not maintained?

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• The cell will immediately divide.

• Cell processes will continue unchanged

• The cell will eliminate wastes more efficiently.

• Many chemical reactions in the cell will slow down or even stop.

Look at the following diagram. Which of the following correctly names the type of cell shown and explains the evidence for that cell type?

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• This is a plant cell, which is shown by the fact that it has a chloroplast.

• This is a plant cell, which is shown by the fact that it has a ribosomes.

• This is an animal cell, which is shown by the fact that it has mitochondria.

• This is an animal cell, which is shown by the fact that it has a cell wall

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Which of the following choices includes two structures that are found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?

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• cell wall, nucleus

• chloroplasts, cell membrane

• chloroplasts, mitochondria

• cell wall, large central vacuole

The diagram shows parts of the human body that work together to help you digest the food you eat. What can you conclude about this diagram?

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• It is made of just one type of cell.

• It is made of just one type of organ system

• It is made of two or more types of tissue that work

• It is made of two or more types of organs that work together to perform a function

The diagram shows the two main parts of the body’s central nervous system. According to the diagram, which statement best describes the brain?

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• It is made up of several types of tissue that work together.

• It is made up of several types of organs that work together.

• It is made up of identical cells that work together.

• It is made up of identical organ systems that work together.

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Bill has athlete’s foot. After he walks barefoot through the locker room, his teammate Carlos contracts the disease. Which description tells what happened?

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• Bill transmitted a fungal infection to Carlos through a contaminated object.

• Bill passed a bacterial infection to Carlos through contaminated food.

• Carlos caught a viral infection from Bill through person-to-person transmission.

• Carlos caught a parasitic infection from Bill through animal-to-person transmission.

Which of the following correctly lists the levels of classification in order?

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• domain, kingdom, genus, species, phylum, class, order, family

• genus, species, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

• genus, species, phylum, class, order, family, domain, kingdom