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WorksheetsReview for Fall Semester
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of the following contains genetic material responsible for heredity and cellular control?
Vacuole
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Cell Wall
Which cell structure is not found in animal cells?
Nucleus
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Which organelle is a fluid filled structure designed for storage?
Vacuole
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Cell Wall
Which organelle is the site for cellular respiration?
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Vacuole
Cell Wall
What types of organisms have cells with very large vacuoles?
Animals
Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
Which cell organelle stores DNA?
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Vacuole
Nucleus
Mitochondria
What process, essential to plant life, is the primary function of chloroplast?
Photosynthesis
DNA Replication
Cellular Respiration
Growth
What two body systems are most useful in getting nutrients from the food you eat to your brain?
Muscular and Endocrine Systems
Digestive and Nervous Systems
Nervous and Circulatory Systems
Circulatory and Digestive System
Excretory and Circulatory System
Which of the following best describes the sequence food travels through the digestive system?
Mouth, heart, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, small intestine, large intestine, anus
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus
Mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, anus
Mouth, heart, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, anus
Which two systems work together to provide oxygen to cells?
Immune and Respiratory Systems
Digestive and Skeletal Systems
Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Lymphatic and Nervous Systems
Digestive and Circulatory Systems
Heart muscles contract and relax. What is the most important effect of this action on the human body?
Blood is pushed through vessels
The heart beats rhythmically
The heart gets needed excercise
Energy is generated for other organs
A cook touches a hot stove and quickly moves his hand away. What are the two primary body systems that work together to produce this response?
Integumentary and Endocrine Systems
Muscular and Respiratory Systems
Nervous and Muscular Systems
Skeletal and Nervous Systems
Nervous and Circulatory Systems
A cook touches a hot stove and quickly moves his hand away. What are the two primary body systems that work together to produce this response?
Integumentary and Endocrine Systems
Muscular and Respiratory Systems
Nervous and Muscular Systems
Skeletal and Nervous Systems
Nervous and Circulatory Systems
Since the body cells of humans are not in direct contact with the external environment, which system supplies the cells with materials from the environment?
Circulatory System
Nervous System
Skeletal System
Endocrine System
Respiratory System
what are the two systems that function together to provide an ample supply of nutrients to all parts of the body of the basketball players?
Digestive and Muscular
Digestive and Circulatory
Respiratory and Muscular
Respiratory and Circulatory
Excretory and Circulatory
Which statement best describes the function of the human body system in the picture.
breaks down food into nutrients and wastes
Supplies oxygen to blood and removes carbon dioxide from blood
Provides support and movement for the body
Produces and secretes hormones which regulate metabolism, growth, and development.
Transport oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carry wastes and carbon dioxide away from the cells.
The diagram illustrates a vital process that occurs in the human body. What two body systems are interacting in the diagram?
Integumentary and Excretory Systems
Digestive and Circulatory Systems
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Organisms pass traits from one generation to the next. Traits are _____.
located in the chromosome of each cell.
found in the vacuoles of each cell.
found in the cytoplasm of each cell.
acquired at the time of birth.
happen accidentally after birth.
Where is the genetic material that determines the inherited traits of an organism located inside of a eukaryotic cell?
Cytoplasm
Vacuole
Nucleus
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Which organelle stores the information that determines an individual's blood type
Organelle E
Organelle K
Organelle C
Organelle G
Organelle A
What would be a possible disadvantage of asexual reproduction.
Ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate
Results in low genetic variation of the species
Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring
Takes less time to produce offspring
Ability to reproduce rapidly
What would be a possible disadvantage of asexual reproduction.
Ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate
Results in low genetic variation of the species
Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring
Takes less time to produce offspring
Ability to reproduce rapidly
Which of the following will produce diverse offspring
Binary fission of amoeba
vegatative propagation of strawberries
Budding of hydra
external fertilization of fish
Fragmentation of starfish
Which of the following will produce diverse offspring
Binary fission of amoeba
vegatative propagation of strawberries
Budding of hydra
external fertilization of fish
Fragmentation of starfish
Which of the following produces uniform offspring?
external fertilization of frog eggs forms tadpoles
Internal fertilization of cats forms kittens
pollination of flowers from different plants
conjugation of two different bacteria
budding of hydra produces a clone hydra
Which type of reproduction can produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Fertilization
Cross Pollination
A 7th grade student notices that some students in her class have dark brown hair, some have red hair and some have blond hair. What could be a logical inference for the variations in hair color?
The brown hair students dyed their hair
The blond hair students drink more milk.
The color of hair of the students is inherited from their parents.
The hair color of the students cannot be determined from the observations.
A salmon is born with the need to travel to the Ascension River, where he was born, to lay its eggs. This behavior is best described as ----
Hibernation
Instinct
Classification
Amphibian
Learned Behavior
White wolves can be found in the Arctic tundra regions. This ecosystem is a vast plain with frigid temperatures where most of the precipitation is in the form of snow. Which of the following adaptations does not help the white wolf survive in this ecosystem?
layers of fat for insulation
padded feet for running on snow
White fur for camouflage
total herbivorous diet
In what part of a cell is hereditary information found?
Chloroplasts
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Membranes
Mitochondrion
Which of the following cell organelles is primarily responsible for photosynthesis?
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Vacuole
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
According to the levels of organization, which structure is the least complex
Organ System
Organ
Tissue
Cell
Organism
According to the levels or organization, which structure is the most complex
Organ System
Organ
Tissue
Cell
Which of the following do all living things have in common?
Cell held up by cell walls
The method to get water and food into their cells
Cell made from pre-existing cells
Special cells that can do many different things
Starfish reproduce by a process known as fragmentation, as shown in the diagram. This process is the formation of a new individual that is a clone of the parent. This type of reproduction is _____
Sexual
Sporulation
Asexual
Binary Fission
Heredity is defined as the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next. Which of the following is not an example of these genetic instructions in humans?
Height
Skin Color
Dimples
Spoken Language
A Texas rancher wants to raise award winning "Angus Cattle". He chooses bull that has the desired traits of high weight and lots of muscle. The rancher mates the bull with only cows that have the same traits. What is this practice called?
Natural Selection
Selective Breeeding
Genetic Resistance
Artificial Selection
Eugenics
Which of the following is not a main component of cell theory?
Cells are the basic unit in living things
All living things are made up of cells
Cells come from cells
All cells are eukaryotic
According to cell theory, all cells
come from other cells.
have a nuclear membrane
carry out meiosis
contain chloroplast
According to the cell theory, what do a mouse, a mushroom, and a tree all have in common?
They can all reproduce by spontaneous generation
Each organism is able to photosynthesize
Cells are the basic unit of structure for each organism
They are all made up of the same kind of atoms.
A restaurant kitchen has a large, walk-in refrigerator where food is stored for lunch later in the week. Which cell organelle has a function that is similar to the refrigerator?
Vacuole
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Mitochondrion
Cytoplasm
The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next is known as _____
heredity
commensalism
traits
phenotype
learning
Which cell components are responsible for the inherited traits that pea plant possesses?
Chromosomes, mitochondria, vacuoles
DNA, nucleus, chromosomes
Genes, cytoplasm, cell membrane
DNA, proteins, chloroplasts
Genes, Cytoplams, nucleus
Which of the following best defines heredity?
The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation.
The study of the genetic instructions that are passed from parent to offspring.
The specific sequence of DNA and RNA that code for specific traits
The process of creating more organisms of a species
Which of the following cell components are most involved in determining an organism's traits?
Chromosomes
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Cell Wall
Which of the following is not an example of heredity?
Tigers show their cubs how to hunt for prey?
Amoeba reproduce asexually to create cells identical to the parent cell.
A girl who is 6 feet 0 inches is taller than her mother who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall.
A red rose plant is bred with a white rose plant which produces a pink rose.
A disease attacks a population of butterflies. After a few years, nearly all the butterflies in the population were females, but after five years the number of males in the population increased significantly. What is the best explanation for this observations?
Male butterflies in the population that survived were able to prey on the female butterflies
Female butterflies in the population that survived had a genetic adaptation that allowed them to transform into male butterflies.
Male butterflies in the population that survived had a gene that made them resistant to the disease, and they passed the gene on to their offspring.
Female butterflies in the population that survived were able to protect the male butterflies from the disease and provide extra care for the male offspring.
A an experiment was performed observing grasshoppers. Grasshoppers in a large group had 100% survival rate. Grasshoppers in very away from the group had a 50% survival rate. Which of these inferences about grasshoppers is most likely accurate?
Grasshoppers within a group survive only two days.
Grasshoppers away from a group successfully reproduce.
Grasshoppers away from a group return to it for protection.
Grasshoppers within a group are less likely to be eaten by predators.
organs, organ systems, organisms, cells, tissues
What is the primary function of this body system?
The protection of vital organs from injury
The chemical breakdown of food into smaller pieces
The transport of nutrients, water, and oxygen to body cells.
The production of hormones that regulate growth and metabolism.
