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WorksheetsLife Science Final Review
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertalizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the water?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
2.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
3.
Which variable is the one being tested?
a)
Dependet
b)
Independent
c)
Control
4.
Which variable is affected by what is being tested?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
5.
Smallest taxonomic group with many similar characteristics is?
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
6.
Members of this kingdom are multicellular and autotrophic
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
7.
Members of this kingdom include humans
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Archaebacteria
d)
Protista
8.
Members of this kingdom live in unusual conditions such as deep ocean trenches or volcanoes
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Archaebacteria
9.
Common bacteria are found in this kingdom
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
10.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
11.
Active transport is when energy is required to move particles through protein gates.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
______ is the diffusion of water through a membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration.
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
water
d)
membrane
13.
The scientific name for something living is a(an)
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
human
14.
cells with no nucleus are called
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
dead
d)
alive
15.
The total number of chemical reactions is called
a)
energy
b)
metabolism
c)
autotroph
d)
heterotroph
16.
Humans would be classified as
a)
multicellular heterotrophs
b)
multicellular autotrophs
c)
unicellular heterotrophs
d)
unicellular autotrophs
17.
Keeping your internal body temperature the same is called
a)
excretion
b)
homeostasis
c)
respiration
d)
metabolism
18.
What are the two types of reproduction
a)
There is only one type
b)
Sexual and Asexual
c)
Single cell and multi cell
d)
Simple simple and complex
19.
In which eukaryotic organelles does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
20.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
21.
Breaking down glucose to release ATP energy is known as
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Mitosis
d)
Fission
22.
Using carbon dioxide and water to create glucose and oxygen is
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
23.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
24.
What is the fluid inside a cell called that is like jello?
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
25.
This organelle helps plants keep their structure and their shape.
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
26.
Plant and animal cells are the exact same.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control Center of cell"
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
28.
"powerhouse of the cell" it will break down food into energy.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vesicle
29.
"Storage tanks" Can hold food, water or waste for the cell
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
30.
What is the main job of the cell membrane?
a)
Digestion
b)
Storage
c)
Let stuff in or out
d)
INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!
31.
Is this made of plant cells or
animal cells?
animal cells?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Neither
32.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's plasma membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
33.
How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
34.
The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?
a)
Different to parents
b)
identical to parents
35.
Which process increases the variability of genetic information?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
36.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
37.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
38.
The genotypic percentage resulting from this this cross would be _____________________.
a)
25% blue eye 75 % brown eye
b)
BB = 25% Bb = 50% bb = 25%
c)
BB= 50 % bb = 50%
d)
All brown eye
39.
The dominant trait as seen in this punnett square is
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
d)
Jolly green giant
40.
What are the possible genotypes for this cross?
a)
TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%
b)
all tall
c)
TT= 75% tt = 25%
d)
Tt = 100%
41.
___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.
a)
dominant traits
b)
ratio
c)
phenotype
d)
genetics
42.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
Which individual in the first generation is a carrier?
a)
The male
b)
The female
c)
individual 1
d)
None of the above
44.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
45.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; physical appearance.
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
d)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
46.
What does heterozygous mean?
a)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)
b)
An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)
c)
When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both
d)
the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red
47.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
48.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
49.
The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)
a)
change
b)
adaption
c)
species
d)
variation
50.
All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)
a)
population
b)
species
c)
fossil
d)
individual organism
51.
What was the name of the scientist who had the theory of evolution?
a)
Lamarck
b)
Einstein
c)
Washington
d)
Darwin
52.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
53.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
54.
What is the body system that sends and recieves electrical signals from the brain?
a)
Skeletal System
b)
Nervous System
c)
Muscular System
d)
Digestive System
55.
What body system produces cells for the body?
a)
Nervous System
b)
Digestive System
c)
Respiratory System
d)
Skeletal System
56.
What system allows motion in the body?
a)
Digestive System
b)
Stomach
c)
Musuclar System
d)
Veins
57.
Which body system transports oxygen and nutrients through out the body?
a)
Muscular System
b)
Nervous System
c)
Digestive System
d)
Circulatory System
58.
What system receives oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide?
a)
Heart
b)
Muscular System
c)
Veins
d)
Respiratory System
59.
Which of the following is in the correct order from smallest to largest?
a)
tissue-organ-system-cell
b)
cell-organ-tissue-system
c)
System-tissue-cell-organ
d)
cell-tissue-organ-system
60.
What system breaks food down into energy for the body?
a)
Stomach
b)
Digestive System
c)
Respiratory system
d)
Lungs
61.
Green plants are
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
62.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
63.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
64.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
65.
What is an ecological model of the relationships that form a network of complex interactions among organisms in a community from producers to decomposers?
a)
food web
b)
an ecosystem
c)
food chain
d)
a population
66.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
67.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
68.
relationship in which two species live closely together
a)
resource
b)
mutualism
c)
succession
d)
symbiosis
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