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Science Shark Attack (LS)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An animal cell has the following except a/an...
a)
Centriole
b)
Lysosome
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
2.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
3.
Which of the following is the main role of flowers found on most flowering plants?
a)
to take in air
b)
to produce seeds
c)
to absorb nutrients
d)
to protect the stem
4.
"Gatekeeper" Separates the cell from the rest of the environment and helps control what passes in and out of the cell.  Semi-permeable: allows some materials to pass through but not all
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell Membrane
5.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
6.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
7.
A student thinks that two trees in the woods have grown from seeds produced by the same parent tree. Which of the following observations provides the best evidence to support the student’s idea?
a)
Both trees have broken branches.
b)
Both trees have grass growing beneath them.
c)
Both trees have white flowers with five petals.
d)
Both trees have holes made in their bark by birds.
8.
Which of the following statements describes an important difference between mushrooms and plants?
a)
Mushrooms can grow in wet areas, but plants grow only in dry soil.
b)
Mushrooms can grow in cold areas, but plants grow only in hot areas.
c)
Mushrooms reproduce by spreading roots, but plants need insects to reproduce.
d)
Mushrooms get energy from decomposing matter, but plants produce their own food.
9.

Jerome crossed two purple-flowered plants. The offspring produced from this cross had either white flowers or purple flowers, as shown in the table below.


Which of the following statements best explains why some of the offspring have white flowers?

a)

These offspring were created by asexual reproduction.

b)

These offspring were produced in a dark environment.

c)

These offspring inherited a DNA sequence coding for white flowers from each parent plant.

d)

These offspring inherited a DNA sequence coding for white flowers from only one parent plant.

10.

For chickens, a rose comb is a dominant trait and a single comb is a recessive trait.


For a heterozygous rose comb parent and a homozygous single comb parent, what is the likelihood of the single-comb phenotype appearing in an offspring?

a)

0 percent chance

b)

25 percent chance

c)

50 percent chance

d)

100 percent chance

11.
Which of the following shows biological systems from least to most complex?
a)
Cells, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
Tissue, cells, organ, organ system
c)
Organ system, cells, organism, tissue
d)
Organ system, organ, tissue
12.

What is the main difference between the offspring produced by sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction?

a)

Offspring produced sexually receive genetic material from one parent.

b)

Offspring produced by asexual reproduction receive genetic material from two parents.

c)

Offspring produced by sexual reproduction receive genetic material from two parents.

d)

Asexual and sexual reproduction are the same thing.

13.
What is the main advantage of asexual reproduction?
a)
Offspring are produced by two parents, making reproduction more difficult.
b)
Offspring contain genetic material from two parents.
c)
Offspring are produced by one parent, making reproduction easier.
d)
Offspring are only plants.
14.

Which of the following was directly

caused by the first photosynthetic

organisms on Earth?

a)

A. a decrease in the amount of soil

being made

b)

B. a decrease in the amount of salt in

the ocean

c)

C. an increase in the percentage of

oxygen in the atmosphere

d)

D. an increase in the average global

temperature of the atmosphere

15.

White blood cells help protect the

human body from disease. This is an

example of which two body systems

working together?

a)

A. muscular system and

immune system

b)

B. muscular system and

digestive system

c)

C. circulatory system and

immune system

d)

D. circulatory system and

digestive system

16.

An apple falls off a tree onto the

ground. Which of the following

best describes what eventually happens

to the material that makes up the apple?

a)

A. Water softens the apple and its

material dissolves into the ground.

b)

B. Sunlight decomposes the apple and

recycles its material into the soil.

c)

C. Weather conditions rot the apple

until all its material disappears and

no longer exists.

d)

D. Microscopic organisms break down

the apple and release its material

into the soil and air.

17.

Which of the following statements best

explains the similarity between the bone

structures in the bat wing and the

whale flipper?

a)

A. Both animals evolved from a

common ancestor.

b)

B. Organisms that flew evolved into

organisms that swim.

c)

C. All organisms evolve following the

same basic pattern.

d)

D. All animal parts used for motion

evolve in the same way.

18.

Humans inherit only 46 chromosomes

but show thousands of different

genetic traits. Which of the following

best explains how humans can show

thousands of traits?

a)

A. Every cell in a human contains a

copy of all the chromosomes.

b)

B. The body duplicates chromosomes

each time it needs to express a trait.

c)

C. Each chromosome has hundreds

to thousands of genes that store

information for specific traits.

d)

D. The body produces thousands of new

cells with different combinations of

chromosomes as a human grows.

19.

The table lists some of the cell structures present in four different cells. Based on the information in the table, which cell is most likely an animal cell?

a)

Cell 1

b)

Cell 2

c)

Cell 3

d)

Cell 4

20.

Which of the following statements

describes a characteristic that is

common to bacteria, mushrooms,

insects, and plants?

a)

A. Each type of organism makes

its own food.

b)

B. Each type of organism is made

of one or more cells.

c)

C. Each type of organism has one

or more organ systems.

d)

D. Each type of organism requires

carbon dioxide to breathe.