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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The container is filled to the 350 mL mark with water.
a)
observation
b)
inference
2.
The caterpillar did not eat the moth because it is not a carnivore.
a)
observation
b)
inference
3.
The plant on the left is growing more because it has been receiving more water.
a)
observation
b)
inference
4.
When the power is turned on, the game lights up and plays a song.
a)
observation
b)
inference
5.
Using the 5 senses to understand what is happening around you is called
a)
experimenting
b)
observing
c)
hypothesizing
d)
sensing
6.
An inference is a(n)
a)
observation with some background evidence
b)
a tested and supported idea
c)
a mathematical relationships
d)
just a wild guess
7.
A researcher is looking at how different fertilizers may help corn plants grown. What would be a control for this experiment?
a)
how much fertilizer each gets
b)
how much water each gets
c)
some plants get no fertilizer
d)
how tall the plants have grown
8.
You have tested and gathered information on your idea, and all data supports your conclusion, and others have agreed. Therefor, you can label your idea as a(n) ?
a)
law
b)
experiment
c)
theory
d)
hypothesis
9.
A(n) ____ is a procedure preformed in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis and collect data.
a)
theory
b)
experiment
c)
constant
d)
control group
10.
Which of the following is the best definition of science?
a)
the process of memorizing answers about the natural world
b)
the process of gathering knowledge about the natural world
c)
the process of reading the knowledge of the known world
d)
the process of gathering knowledge about the ancient world
11.
What must you find out after conducting an experiment and collecting data?
a)
if the answers are right
b)
if the results support your hypothesis
c)
if the answers can be corrected
d)
if the results can be changed
12.
Which would be a qualitative observation?
a)
The color of milk
b)
The number of eggs used
c)
The temperature at which the egg boiled
d)
The time it took the egg to cook
13.
A factor in an experiment that stays the same.
a)
control group
b)
constant
c)
dependent variable
d)
experimental group
14.
Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation. Which should they keep constant?
a)
height of the players
b)
color of the balls thrown
c)
order in which the players throw
d)
spot from which the players throw
15.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
16.
The process by which all organisms change slowly over time because of slight gene variations is called
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
evolution
d)
gene pool
17.
Who observed variations in the characteristics of plants and animals on different islands of the Galapagos?
a)
James Hutton
b)
Charles Lyell
c)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
d)
Charles Darwin
18.
Which of the following phrases best describes the results of natural selection?
a)
natural variation found in all populations
b)
unrelated species living in different locations
c)
changes in the inherited characteristics of a population over time
d)
struggle for existence undergone by all iving things
19.
What is the basis for all variation among organisms?
a)
Mutation
b)
Genetic Drift
c)
Migration
d)
Inbreeding
20.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
21.
What is a characteristic, or feature of a plant or animal called?
a)
trait
b)
survive
c)
adaptation
d)
reproduce
22.
What is Natural Selection?
a)
survival of the strongest organisms
b)
survival of those organisms genetically best adapted to the environment
c)
elimination of the smallest organisms by the largest organisms
23.
What is one set of instructions for an inherited trait?
a)
gene
b)
allele
c)
phenotype
d)
genotype
24.
Which process produced the two different types of beaks in the ground finch and the tree finch?
a)
artificial selection
b)
geographical distribution
c)
natural selection
d)
disuse of the beak
25.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
26.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
27.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
28.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
29.
What organelle helps with cell digestion?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Complex
d)
ER
30.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?
a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
31.
also known as the "powerhouse"
a)
cell membrane
b)
storage
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
mitochondria
32.
What types of cell have their DNA enclosed in a nucleus?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Bacterial Cells
d)
All Cells
33.
Which cells listed below are eukaryotic?
a)
Plant and Bacteria
b)
Plant and Animal
c)
Animal and Bacteria
d)
Only Animal
34.
What is the role of the cell membrane?
a)
Protect the cell
b)
Produce Energy
c)
Jelly-like substance that anchors everything in the cell
d)
Digest cellular waste
35.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
36.
What is the difference between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell?
a)
Prokaryotic has a nucleus, eukaryotic does not
b)
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and eukarytoic cells do
c)
Prokaryotic cells do not have a cell membrane and eukaryotic cells do not
d)
Prokaryotic cells have a cell wall and eukaryotic cells do not
37.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
38.
Where does a protein go after its made by a ribosome?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vesicle
c)
Vacuole
d)
Cytoplasm
39.
The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?
a)
The inherited traits of a population.
b)
The acquired traits of a population.
c)
Hair color and eye color
d)
Attractive features.
40.
Justin blows his nose, but mucus seems to leak through the tissue. He decides to test which tissue holds up the best while sneezing. What is the independent variable?
a)
tissue
b)
Justin
c)
amount of tissue
d)
type of tissue
41.
Mr. McNeice wanted to know if different types of music affected people's pulse rates, so he played different music and checked their pulses. What is the dependent variable?
a)
type of music
b)
pulse rate
c)
how long they listend to music
d)
Mr. McNeice
42.
Which type of cell came first?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Protists
d)
Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic were about the same
43.
Mutations are a change in what?
a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
44.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
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