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Review for Fall Semester

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following contains genetic material responsible for heredity and cellular control?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

e)

Cell Wall

2.

Which cell structure is not found in animal cells?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cytoplasm

e)

Mitochondrion

3.

Which organelle is a fluid filled structure designed for storage?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

e)

Cell Wall

4.

Which organelle is the site for cellular respiration?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

e)

Cell Wall

5.

What types of organisms have cells with very large vacuoles?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

6.

Which cell organelle stores DNA?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

e)

Mitochondria

7.

What process, essential to plant life, is the primary function of chloroplast?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

DNA Replication

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Growth

8.

What two body systems are most useful in getting nutrients from the food you eat to your brain?

a)

Muscular and Endocrine Systems

b)

Digestive and Nervous Systems

c)

Nervous and Circulatory Systems

d)

Circulatory and Digestive System

e)

Excretory and Circulatory System

9.

Which of the following best describes the sequence food travels through the digestive system?

a)

Mouth, heart, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus

b)

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, small intestine, large intestine, anus

c)

Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus

d)

Mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, anus

e)

Mouth, heart, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, anus

10.

Which two systems work together to provide oxygen to cells?

a)

Immune and Respiratory Systems

b)

Digestive and Skeletal Systems

c)

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

d)

Lymphatic and Nervous Systems

e)

Digestive and Circulatory Systems

11.

Heart muscles contract and relax. What is the most important effect of this action on the human body?

a)

Blood is pushed through vessels

b)

The heart beats rhythmically

c)

The heart gets needed excercise

d)

Energy is generated for other organs

12.

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?

a)

Integumentary and Endocrine Systems

b)

Muscular and Respiratory Systems

c)

Nervous and Muscular Systems

d)

Skeletal and Nervous Systems

e)

Nervous and Circulatory Systems

13.

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?

a)

Integumentary and Endocrine Systems

b)

Muscular and Respiratory Systems

c)

Nervous and Muscular Systems

d)

Skeletal and Nervous Systems

e)

Nervous and Circulatory Systems

14.

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?

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Endocrine System

e)

Respiratory System

15.

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?

a)

Digestive and Muscular

b)

Digestive and Circulatory

c)

Respiratory and Muscular

d)

Respiratory and Circulatory

e)

Excretory and Circulatory

16.

Which statement best describes the function of the human body system in the picture.

a)

breaks down food into nutrients and wastes

b)

Supplies oxygen to blood and removes carbon dioxide from blood

c)

Provides support and movement for the body

d)

Produces and secretes hormones which regulate metabolism, growth, and development.

e)

Transport oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carry wastes and carbon dioxide away from the cells.

17.

The diagram illustrates a vital process that occurs in the human body. What two body systems are interacting in the diagram?

a)

Integumentary and Excretory Systems

b)

Digestive and Circulatory Systems

c)

Nervous and Endocrine Systems

d)

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

e)

Skeletal and Muscular Systems

18.

Organisms pass traits from one generation to the next. Traits are _____.

a)

located in the chromosome of each cell.

b)

found in the vacuoles of each cell.

c)

found in the cytoplasm of each cell.

d)

acquired at the time of birth.

e)

happen accidentally after birth.

19.

Where is the genetic material that determines the inherited traits of an organism located inside of a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

e)

Chloroplast

20.

Which organelle stores the information that determines an individual's blood type

a)

Organelle E

b)

Organelle K

c)

Organelle C

d)

Organelle G

e)

Organelle A

21.

What would be a possible disadvantage of asexual reproduction.

a)

Ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate

b)

Results in low genetic variation of the species

c)

Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring

d)

Takes less time to produce offspring

e)

Ability to reproduce rapidly

22.

What would be a possible disadvantage of asexual reproduction.

a)

Ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate

b)

Results in low genetic variation of the species

c)

Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring

d)

Takes less time to produce offspring

e)

Ability to reproduce rapidly

23.

Which of the following will produce diverse offspring

a)

Binary fission of amoeba

b)

vegatative propagation of strawberries

c)

Budding of hydra

d)

external fertilization of fish

e)

Fragmentation of starfish

24.

Which of the following will produce diverse offspring

a)

Binary fission of amoeba

b)

vegatative propagation of strawberries

c)

Budding of hydra

d)

external fertilization of fish

e)

Fragmentation of starfish

25.

Which of the following produces uniform offspring?

a)

external fertilization of frog eggs forms tadpoles

b)

Internal fertilization of cats forms kittens

c)

pollination of flowers from different plants

d)

conjugation of two different bacteria

e)

budding of hydra produces a clone hydra

26.

Which type of reproduction can produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Fertilization

d)

Cross Pollination

27.

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?

a)

The brown hair students dyed their hair

b)

The blond hair students drink more milk.

c)

The color of hair of the students is inherited from their parents.

d)

The hair color of the students cannot be determined from the observations.

28.

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 ----

a)

Hibernation

b)

Instinct

c)

Classification

d)

Amphibian

e)

Learned Behavior

29.

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?

a)

layers of fat for insulation

b)

padded feet for running on snow

c)

White fur for camouflage

d)

total herbivorous diet

30.

In what part of a cell is hereditary information found?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Membranes

e)

Mitochondrion

31.

Which of the following cell organelles is primarily responsible for photosynthesis?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

e)

Cytoplasm

32.

According to the levels of organization, which structure is the least complex

a)

Organ System

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Cell

e)

Organism

33.

According to the levels or organization, which structure is the most complex

a)

Organ System

b)

Organ

c)

Tissue

d)

Cell

34.

Which of the following do all living things have in common?

a)

Cell held up by cell walls

b)

The method to get water and food into their cells

c)

Cell made from pre-existing cells

d)

Special cells that can do many different things

35.

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 _____

a)

Sexual

b)

Sporulation

c)

Asexual

d)

Binary Fission

36.

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?

a)

Height

b)

Skin Color

c)

Dimples

d)

Spoken Language

37.

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?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeeding

c)

Genetic Resistance

d)

Artificial Selection

e)

Eugenics

38.

Which of the following is not a main component of cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic unit in living things

b)

All living things are made up of cells

c)

Cells come from cells

d)

All cells are eukaryotic

39.

According to cell theory, all cells

a)

come from other cells.

b)

have a nuclear membrane

c)

carry out meiosis

d)

contain chloroplast

40.

According to the cell theory, what do a mouse, a mushroom, and a tree all have in common?

a)

They can all reproduce by spontaneous generation

b)

Each organism is able to photosynthesize

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure for each organism

d)

They are all made up of the same kind of atoms.

41.

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?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondrion

e)

Cytoplasm

42.

The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next is known as _____

a)

heredity

b)

commensalism

c)

traits

d)

phenotype

e)

learning

43.

Which cell components are responsible for the inherited traits that pea plant possesses?

a)

Chromosomes, mitochondria, vacuoles

b)

DNA, nucleus, chromosomes

c)

Genes, cytoplasm, cell membrane

d)

DNA, proteins, chloroplasts

e)

Genes, Cytoplams, nucleus

44.

Which of the following best defines heredity?

a)

The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next generation.

b)

The study of the genetic instructions that are passed from parent to offspring.

c)

The specific sequence of DNA and RNA that code for specific traits

d)

The process of creating more organisms of a species

45.

Which of the following cell components are most involved in determining an organism's traits?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

e)

Cell Wall

46.

Which of the following is not an example of heredity?

a)

Tigers show their cubs how to hunt for prey?

b)

Amoeba reproduce asexually to create cells identical to the parent cell.

c)

A girl who is 6 feet 0 inches is taller than her mother who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

d)

A red rose plant is bred with a white rose plant which produces a pink rose.

47.

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?

a)

Male butterflies in the population that survived were able to prey on the female butterflies

b)

Female butterflies in the population that survived had a genetic adaptation that allowed them to transform into male butterflies.

c)

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.

d)

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.

48.

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?

a)

Grasshoppers within a group survive only two days.

b)

Grasshoppers away from a group successfully reproduce.

c)

Grasshoppers away from a group return to it for protection.

d)

Grasshoppers within a group are less likely to be eaten by predators.

49.
Which of the following lists these levels in the correct order of organization from the simplest to the most complex?
a)
cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms
b)
organisms, organ systems, organs, tissues, cells
c)
tissues, cells, organs, organisms, organ systems
d)

organs, organ systems, organisms, cells, tissues

50.

What is the primary function of this body system?

a)

The protection of vital organs from injury

b)

The chemical breakdown of food into smaller pieces

c)

The transport of nutrients, water, and oxygen to body cells.

d)

The production of hormones that regulate growth and metabolism.