Worksheets8th Grade: Science STAAR Review 1-40
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Unicellular, prokaryotic cells which asexually produce heterotrophic OR autotrophic offspring that have peptidoglycan in their cell walls, belong to which of the following? (hint: they are the "most common or TRUE bacteria")
a)
Domain Bacteria & Kingdom Eubacteria
b)
Domain Archae & Kingdom Eubacteria
c)
Kingdom Bacteria & Domain Eubacteria
d)
Kingdom Archae & Domain Eubacteria
2.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an organism found in Kingdom Plantae?
a)
They have a "true" nucleus
b)
They are multicellular
c)
They do NOT have a cell wall
d)
They produce autotrophic offspring through asexual OR sexual reproduction
3.
Plant like, animal like & fungus like unicellular organisms, having a "true" nucleus, & asexually producing autotrophic or heterotrophic organisms, are all characteristics of which of the following?
a)
animalia
b)
protists
c)
plantae
d)
fungi
4.
An organism that depends on other living organisms for their food/energy is called a what?
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
5.
A cell with NO NUCLEUS is called what type of cell?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
6.
Prokaryotic, unicellular organisms that asexually reproduce heterotrophic or autotrophic offspring that do NOT have peptidoglyclan in their cell walls, belong to which of the following? (hint: they are also known as Extremphiles)
a)
Domain Archae & Kingdom Archaebacteria
b)
Domain Archaebacteria & Kingdom Archae
c)
Domain Bacteria & Kingdom Eubacteria
d)
Domain Eubacteria & Kingdom Bacteria
7.
Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms, that DO NOT have a cell wall, and asexually or sexually reproduce heterotrophic offspring, belong to which Kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Animalia
d)
Fungi
8.
If an organism makes its own food, typically through the process of photosynthesis, this organism is considered to be what?
a)
doomed
b)
autotrophic
c)
heterotrophic
d)
dependent on others for survival
9.
A eukaryotic, unicellular/multicellular organism, that reproduces both asexually and sexually, and has a cell wall made of chitin, belongs to which of the following Kingdoms?
a)
Fungi
b)
Protists
c)
Animalia
d)
Plantae
10.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding asexual reproduction?
a)
Only 1 parent is required to produce a small number of genetically identical offspring
b)
Only 1 parent is required to produce a LARGE number of genetically identical offspring
c)
Only 1 parent is required to produce a LARGE number of genetically diverse offspring
d)
Only 1 parent is required to produce a small number of genetically diverse offspring
11.
Organisms containing the 6 characteristics of life are also known as what?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
12.
An autotroph is also known as a what?
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
13.
Which of the following is true regarding sexual reproduction?
a)
Requires 2 parents without exchanging genetic material to produce a large number of genetically identical offspring
b)
Requires 2 parents in the exchange of genetic material to produce a small amount of genetically identical offspring
c)
Requires 2 parents in the exchange of genetic material to produce a small number of genetically diverse offspring
d)
Requires 2 parents without exchanging genetic material to produce a large amount of genetically identical offspring
14.
If you were a rabbit or a deer in a food web, your job would be that of a ___________________, because you would eat the producers. You would be known as a _______________.
a)
decomposer, carnivore
b)
primary consumer, herbivore
c)
primary consumer, carnivore
d)
consumer, omnivore
15.
Rocks, water, dirt, sunlight, & temperature are all examples of what type of organism?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
16.
An organism that gets its energy from dead or decaying things is generally known as a what in the food web?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotrophic
17.
A heterotroph is also known as a what?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
18.
The combination of many ecosystems along with all of their biotic and abiotic organisms is called a what?
a)
biome
b)
region
c)
kindom
d)
domain
19.
All of the biotic and abiotic organisms in a specific area make up that area's what?
a)
biome
b)
ecosystem
c)
kingdom
d)
domain
20.
True or False: A tertiary consumer is typically carnivorous
a)
True
b)
False
21.
An organism that a parasite lives on is and is harmed by the relationship is called a _________ organism.
a)
abiotic
b)
host
c)
protista
d)
fungis
22.
The direct energy path from producers to tertiary consumers that can be seen in a food web is known as a what?
a)
ecosystem
b)
primary succession
c)
food chain
d)
limiting factors
23.
An organism responds to a what?
a)
stimulus
b)
reactor
c)
limiting factor
24.
True or False: Homeostasis is defined as an organism's ability to make its own food
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Secondary consumers are in the 2nd layer of the food web because they eat which of the following?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
Both producers & consumers
d)
Neither producers or consumers
26.
A tick living on a dog is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
mutualistic
b)
parasitic
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
27.
A food web is a picture of an ecosystem's what?
a)
stimulus & response
b)
abiotic organisms
c)
flow of energy
d)
reproductive order
28.
Which of the following consumers are herbivores?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
29.
A picture that represents the total amount of an ecosystem's energy, how that energy is divided up in the ecosystem's levels, and then how that energy is passed from one level to the next is called a what?
a)
Energy pyramid
b)
Food chain
c)
Food web
30.
A pioneer species is most important to an ecosystem because it does which of the following?
a)
provides food/energy for existing species
b)
helps repopulate endangered animals in the area
c)
helps create soil by breaking down rock so other plant species can begin to grow
d)
ensures that there is enough water
31.
The amount of living organisms that can live in an area due to to the amount of space, food, and water is known as what?
a)
Secondary succession
b)
Carrying capacity
c)
Limiting factor
d)
Primary consumer
32.
When one organism lives off of another organism, but that organism is NEITHER harmed or benefited (like a barnacle living on a whale), they have what type of relationship?
a)
Parasitic
b)
Mutualisitc
c)
Commensalism
d)
Co-dependent
33.
True or False: A relationship is considered to be mutualistic if both organisms benefit from the interaction.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The "job" that a tool does is also known as its what?
a)
description
b)
function
c)
structure
35.
The rebuilding of an ecosystem after a catastrophic event where all the soil has been lost and there is only rock, is known as what type of succession?
a)
Secondary
b)
Primary
36.
The amount of space, food, water, etc that affects the number of organisms that can live in an area is known as what?
a)
Carrying capacity
b)
Biotic factors
c)
Limiting factors
d)
Responses
37.
Which of the following relationships is one which one organism is harmed while the other is benefited?
a)
Commensalistic
b)
Mutualistic
c)
Parasitic
38.
True or False: The term "structure" as it relates to an organism's adaptation is referring to only a part of the organism.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
True or False: After a catastrophe, for the process of secondary succession to occur, there MUST be soil present.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
A cell that HAS A NUCLEUS containing DNA is a what?
a)
Abiotic cell
b)
Eukaryote cell
c)
Prokaryote cell
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