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WorksheetsCommon Assessment Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
What conclusion can you draw from the following sentences?
*I have a hard shell I carry on my back.
*I have a muscle foot that helps make me move along.
*I have no backbone and a soft body.
*I have a hard shell I carry on my back.
*I have a muscle foot that helps make me move along.
*I have no backbone and a soft body.
a)
I must be a cnidarian
b)
I must be a mullosk
c)
I must be a echinoderm
d)
I must be a arthropod
2.
Why is this cell NOT a plant cell?
a)
In this diagram the cell has a very large nucleus and a small mitochondrion
b)
In this diagram the cell does not have a large vacuole or a cell wall
c)
In this diagram the cell has too many vacuoles
d)
In this diagram the cell shows only one cell membrane
3.
A multi-celled organism is made of many different kinds of cells performing specialized functions that contributes to the life and growth of an organism. Which organism, below is considered multi-celled organisms?
a)
rabbit
b)
bacteria
c)
amoeba
d)
all of these
4.
What would happen if the nucleus of an animal cell was damaged and was not working properly within the animal cell?
a)
The animal would sleep a lot, because the nucleus us the place where energy is produced for the animal
b)
The animal would not function normally because the nucleus controls and directs all of the cell's activity
c)
The animal wold become sick because the nucleus defends the cell from infections
d)
The animal would be hungry because the nucleus captures sunlight to produce food
5.
Yeast is a microorganism that is used to make bread. What would happen if the yeast was not used?
a)
The bread would be flat because the yeast allows the bread to rise
b)
The bread would not have a crust because the yeast forms the crust on bread
c)
Eating the bread could make you sick because yeast allows bread to be easily digested
d)
The bread would spoil easily because the yeast keeps the bread fresh
6.
When comparing several different microorganisms, some are helpful and others are harmful. Choose an answer that explains why the microorganism "Penicillin" would be purposely given to people?
a)
To help fight off infections
b)
as a vitamin supplement
c)
to lower blood pressure
d)
to prevent sickness
7.
What is Paul's learned characteristics?
a)
wearing special shoes, having flat feet, speaking Spanish and German
b)
Speaking Spanish and German, playing basketball, having flat feet
c)
being 5 ft. 5 in. tall, having black hair and brown eyes, having flat feet
d)
Speaking Spanish and German; playing basketball
8.
Al living organisms require a set of instructions that specify its traits. Which statement is TRUE about the instructions that are responsible for all the inherited traits of an organism?
a)
The instructions are encoded in genetic material passed from parent to offspring
b)
The instructions are formed only after an organism is fully-grown
c)
The instructions are stored in the organism's brain only
d)
The instructions are passed from the offspring to the parent
9.
Mrs. McWhorter has brown hair and so does Mr. McWhorter. They have four children. Three children have brown hair, and one child has blonde hair. What is the most likely explanation for this?
a)
The fourth child was born with brown hair, but it later turned blonde
b)
The blonde hair was a result of a genetic mutation
c)
Repeated dying of the fourth child's hair resulted in a permanent color change
d)
The blonde hair was a result of a recessive gene from an earlier generation
10.
Max is comparing the characteristics of different types of organisms. Which best describes a difference between insects and bacteria?
a)
Insects are made of one cell, while bacteria are made of many cells
b)
Bacteria are made of one cell, while insects are made of many cells
c)
Insects require energy to perform life functions while bacteria do not
d)
Bacteria require energy to perform like functions while insects do not
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