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WorksheetsLife Science, Second Semester Review, 2018
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What anchor plants to the ground and absorb water and nutrients?
a)
Roots
b)
Stem
c)
Xylem
d)
Leaves
2.
What is the tissue that is used to transport necessary materials throughout the plant?
a)
Circulatory tissue
b)
Transport tissue
c)
Vascular tissue
d)
Pathway tissue
3.
Which of the following statements best describes xylem's function in the plant?
a)
transpports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant
b)
transports food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant
c)
transports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the plant
d)
transports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant
4.
Which of the following statements best describes phloem's function in the plant?
a)
transpports water and minerals up from the roots to the rest of the plant
b)
transports food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant
c)
transports water and minerals down from the roots to the rest of the plant
d)
transports food up from the leaves to the rest of the plant
5.
What is the male reproductive material of plants?
a)
Seeds
b)
Pollen
c)
Fruit
d)
Sepals
6.
What is the function of the cuticle on a leaf?
a)
to keep water from entering the leaf
b)
to keep water from leaving the leaf
c)
to keep bacteria out of the leaf
d)
to keep oxygen in the leaf
7.
What are the openings on the underside of leaves that let carbon dioxide into the leaf and let oxygen out?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Stomata
c)
Stomach
d)
Cuticle
8.
What is pollination?
a)
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
b)
the union of pollen and egg cells in the ovary of the flower
c)
the dispersal of seeds to a new location
d)
the transfer of cash in a business transaction between plants
9.
What is fertilization?
a)
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma
b)
the union of pollen and egg cells in the ovary of the flower
c)
the dispersal of seeds to a new location
d)
the transfer of cash in a business transaction between plants
10.
What is the protective covering of a tree?
a)
leaves
b)
bark
c)
roots
d)
seeds
11.
Plants need the following:
a)
air, water, space, sunlight
b)
air, water, oxygen, space
12.
What part of the plant soaks up nutrients from the ground?
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots
d)
flower
13.
Which part of the plant makes the food?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaf
d)
flower
14.
The part of the plant that holds the plant in place and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
a)
stem
b)
roots
c)
leaves
15.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)
flower
b)
stem
c)
root
d)
leaf
16.
What part of the plant is #2?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
17.
What part of the plant is #3?
a)
leaf
b)
root
c)
flower
d)
stem
18.
Leaves need nutrients and water to __________.
a)
Make food for the plant
b)
Make energy for the plant.
c)
Keep the plant cool in the summer.
d)
Make water.
19.
Plants need sunlight to ________.
a)
breathe
b)
keep the plant warm
c)
make food for the plant
d)
plants do not need sunlight
20.
What does it mean when a plant adapts?
a)
It grows on the rain forest floor or underwater.
b)
It changes itself to fit in better with its environment.
c)
It grows giant leaves and has very bright flowers.
d)
It converts its surroundings into a kinder climate.
21.
1. The GREEN chemical required for photosynthesis is
a)
Glucose
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Chloroplast
22.
What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things?
a)
Sugar
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Carbon Dioxide
23.
A colorless, odorless, gas absorbed by plants during photosynthesis.
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Oxygen
24.
Absorbed through the root and a necessary ingredient of photosynthesis.
a)
Glucose
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water
d)
Carbon Dioxide
25.
Which of these is not a major group of invertebrates?
a)
Fish
b)
Worms
c)
Mollusks
d)
Sponges
26.
A __________ is a simple invertebrate with holes through which water flows.
a)
Echinoderms
b)
Mollusks
c)
Sponges
d)
Arthropods
27.
Which of these invertebrates have special stinging cells that allow them to catch their prey?
a)
Mollusks
b)
Cnidarians
c)
Arthropods
d)
Worms
28.
What are the three major groups of Mollusks?
a)
Cephalopods, Nitropods, and Gastropods
b)
Nitropods, Bivalves, and Gastropods
c)
Nitropods, Bivalves, and Cephalopods
d)
Cephalopods, Bivalves, and Gastropods
29.
All invertebrates _________
a)
Have a backbone
b)
Do not have a backbone
c)
Are really just Vertebrates
d)
Have a nerve cord
30.
Which is NOT a major group of Arthropods?
a)
Crustaceans
b)
Gastropods
c)
Insects
d)
Arachnids
31.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Mollusks?
a)
Soft Bodies
b)
Hard Bodies
c)
Take in oxygen through gills or lungs
d)
Muscular foot for movement
32.
A __________ is the simplest animal with a brain, nervous system, and blood in blood vessel.
a)
Sponge
b)
Worm
c)
Mollusk
d)
Cnidarian
33.
One characteristic that invertebrates and vertebrates share is they both ___________.
a)
Are multicellular
b)
Are autotrophs
c)
Have a nerve cord
34.
A butterfly is an example of what type of invertebrate?
a)
Arthropod
b)
Sponge
c)
Cnidarian
d)
Echinoderm
35.
T/F Worms have bilateral symmetry.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What do worms have that run through their entire body?
a)
A brain
b)
Digestive tube
c)
A foot
d)
Fangs
37.
Which mollusk group would a snail belong to?
a)
Cephalopods
b)
Gastropods
c)
Bivalves
d)
Nitropods
38.
How many groups of invertebrates have we studied?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
6
d)
4
39.
Sponges are________
a)
Simple animals
b)
Go through metamorphosis
c)
Are only found on land
d)
Bilaterally symmetrical
40.
True/False Cnidarians have special cells for stinging their prey.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
What does it mean to be cold blooded?
a)
Body temperature changes as outside temperature changes.
b)
Body temperature is always colder than outside.
c)
Body temperature is always hotter than outside.
42.
Which of these groups of animals are amphibians?
a)
frogs, toads, and salamanders
b)
bees, termites, and ants
c)
snakes, lizards, and turtles
d)
cows, foxes, sheep
43.
Where do amphibians lay their eggs?
a)
in water
b)
on land
c)
in the dessert
d)
they do not lay eggs
44.
Most adult amphibians breath with
a)
lungs
b)
gills
c)
eyes
d)
ears
45.
What body part helps a frog be a good swimmer?
a)
webbed feet
b)
long arms
c)
lungs
d)
tails
46.
How do male frogs attract a mate?
a)
with a loud croaking sound
b)
by being good swimmers
c)
by being very colorful
47.
Frogs eat mostly ___________. This is very helpful to people.
a)
insects
b)
bats
c)
small mammals
d)
vegetables
48.
Most frogs live in
a)
bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, and streams
b)
the desert
c)
houses
d)
holes
49.
Young frogs are called __________.
a)
tadpoles
b)
salamanders
c)
termites
d)
snakes
50.
All amphibians are vertebrate.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Some amphibians can get air through their skin.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Reptiles are
a)
Cold-blooded vertebrates
b)
Cold-blooded invertebrates
c)
Warm-blooded vertebrates
d)
Cold-blooded invertebrates
53.
What is the difference between a turtle and tortoise?
a)
Turtles only have shells
b)
Tortoises only live only on land
c)
Tortoises only lay eggs
d)
Turtles only live only on land
54.
Why do turtles pull their head underneath their shell?
a)
To protect themselves
b)
To sleep better
c)
To eat food
d)
To swim faster
55.
Why do alligators and crocodiles have heads on top of their heads?
a)
Helps them to see animals they might want to eat, while hiding the rest of their body underwater
b)
Helps them to see animals underwater while on land
56.
Snakes chew their prey
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Is a snake more closely related to an earthworm or a frog?
a)
Earthworm
b)
Frog
58.
Reptiles lay their eggs
a)
On land
b)
In water
59.
Do reptiles have gills?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Some do, some do not
60.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?
a)
Warm Blooded
b)
Scaly skin
c)
Has lungs
d)
lays leathery eggs
61.
Which of these is a reptile?
a)
Toad
b)
Turtle
c)
Frog
d)
Newt
62.
Turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodiles are all examples of what class?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Reptiles
c)
Birds
d)
Mammals
63.
Sea turtles:
a)
lay their eggs under rocks in the intertidal zone
b)
have a very successful rate of reproduction
c)
guard their eggs
d)
return to the beach they are born to lay their eggs
64.
Which is not a reptile?
a)
Alligator
b)
Turtle
c)
Lizard
d)
Salamander
65.
All birds lay eggs
a)
true
b)
false
66.
Type of feather that gives warmth. Found in young birds.
a)
down
b)
contour
c)
fuzzy
d)
fluffy
67.
A birds heart beats more slowly than a humans
a)
true
b)
false
68.
Birds that evolved where there were few predators
a)
raptors
b)
insectivores
c)
flightless birds
d)
waterbirds
e)
granivores
69.
Which is not a characteristic which helps birds to fly?
a)
solid bones
b)
hollow bones
c)
contour feathers
d)
wings
70.
Flightless birds do not have wings
a)
true
b)
false
71.
Fish are...
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Invertebrates
72.
Fish only live in saltwater
a)
True
b)
False
73.
Most fish have scales
a)
True
b)
False
74.
The skeletons of sharks is made of...
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
75.
What kind of fish / sea creature is it?
a)
Stingray
b)
shark
c)
sailfish
d)
puffer fish
76.
What kind of fish is it?
a)
Shark
b)
Ray
c)
Sailfish
d)
puffer fish
77.
What do you call a big group of fish that move in the same direction?
a)
Shoals
b)
School
c)
Packs
d)
Bank
78.
Some fish have a coat of slime on their bodies.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
a)
puffer fish
b)
shark
c)
stingray
d)
flounder
80.
Which of the following is a characteristic that all mammals share?
a)
they all have a pouch
b)
they all have a cloaca
c)
they all have hair
d)
they all have a short gestational period
81.
What are mammals?
a)
coldblooded
b)
warmblooded
c)
hotncoldblooded
d)
noblooded
82.
All mammals are warm-blooded. They all have hair, and give birth to live young.
a)
True
b)
False
83.
Which of the above is a mammal
a)
dolfin
b)
sea bass
c)
shark
d)
trout
84.
Which is a mammal?
a)
elephant
b)
frog
c)
lizard
d)
aligator
85.
This is a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
86.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
87.
An ________ eats both plants and animals.
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
producer
88.
A ____________ breaks down waste or dead organisms and recycles nutrients.
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
omnivore
89.
A(n) ________________ eats mainly plants.
a)
producer
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
omnivore
90.
An animal that hunts for its food
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer
d)
decomposer
91.
An animal that is hunted for food.
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
consumer
d)
decomposer
92.
Shows how energy flows from one organism to another.
a)
food cycle
b)
prey chain
c)
food chain
d)
predator cycle
93.
An organism that cannot make its own food
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
tree
d)
leaf
94.
Which is the best description of an ecosystem?
a)
all of the living and nonliving things in an area
b)
all of the individuals of one species in an are
c)
all of the populations of living things in an area
d)
all of the abiotic factors in an area
95.
What is the role of a tree in a food chain?
a)
It breaks down wastes and dead organisms
b)
It uses the sun's energy to make food.
c)
It eats other organisms.
d)
It cannot make its own food.
96.
What is the name for all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem?
a)
Population
b)
Community
97.
What connects many
food chains?
food chains?
a)
non-renewable resouce
b)
food web
c)
primary consumer
d)
renewable resource
98.
All ecosystems begin with the
__________.
__________.
a)
animals
b)
renewable resource
c)
plants
d)
sun
99.
___________ is the study of the
relationship between organisms and thier
environment.
relationship between organisms and thier
environment.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food chain
c)
ecology
d)
healthy
100.
A rabbit blends in with its environment is called
a)
camouflage
b)
counter shading
c)
mimicry
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