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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Plant

b)

Fungi

c)

Animal

d)

Prokaryote

2.

Which of the following list includes cellular structures found both in plant and animals?

a)

Vacuoles, cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondria

b)

Chloroplasts, cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, cell wall

d)

Chloroplasts, vacuoles, cell wall, cytoplasm

3.

According to cell theory, all living things are made of cells that---

a)

grow using energy from sunlight

b)

have cell organelles with specialized functions

c)

move using structures on the cell membranes

d)

come from other living cells

4.

1The nucleus is a round, double walled structure often found in the center of both plant and animal cells. Its function is to –

a)

Contain genetic material (DNA)

b)

Store fat

c)

Generate cytoplasm

d)

Purify water

5.

Justin is a tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed soccer player who likes to cook. Based on the information in the chart, which is an inherited trait from his mother?

a)

blonde hair

b)

blue eyes

c)

his ability to play soccer

d)

his hitch-hiker thumb

6.

Plant cells have a strong, rigid outer layer known as the cell wall. The function of the cell wall is to –

a)

Convert energy from the Sun into chemical energy

b)

Regulate the transfer of material into the cell

c)

Separate the genetic material from the rest of the cell

d)

Help the cell maintain its shape and provide support

7.

Which of the following diagrams represents sexual reproduction?

a)

I and II

b)

I and III

c)

II and III

d)

III and IV

8.

During the Industrial Revolution in England, great forests of Aspen trees were polluted. The typically white trunks of the trees started to darken and turn black due to the soot produced by burning coal. Over time it was observed that the numbers of white moth offspring decreased while the number of darker moth offspring greatly increased. Which statement gives the best explanation for the changes in the moth population?

a)

The white moths also turned black because they were covered in smog, so they were able to camouflage themselves.

b)

The white moths increased in number because their predators were blinded by the stark contrast to the white trunks.

c)

The white moths were unaffected by the change in the tree trunk color because they have no predators.

d)

The dark moth population began to increase because only the darkest of the species could camouflage themselves against the tree trunks.

9.

If an offspring is produced through sexual reproduction, the offspring’s genetic material is always -

a)

A copy of the genetic material of one parent.

b)

identical to the genetic material of its siblings.

c)

A blend of the genetic material of its parents.

d)

completely unrelated to that of its parents.

10.

Charles Darwin studied natural selection in the Galapagos Islands. He found that the finches on each island had different types of beaks. How did all the finches on each different island come to have different types of beaks?

a)

they are different types of birds that have no relation

b)

the finches cannot fly to other islands

c)

the different beaks have adapted to the different types of food on each island

d)

the different beaks have changed over time due to mutation experiments by scientists

11.

A farmer wants to increase the amount of food produced by corn crops. If the farmer selectively breeds the plants, for which trait should the farmer select?

a)

taller stems

b)

deeper roots

c)

more cobs on each plant

d)

resistance to pesticides

12.

The passing of traits from parent to offspring

a)

levels of organization

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

binary fission

d)

heredity

13.

Xylem is a plant tissue made up of elongated cells stacked end to end the length of the plant’s stem making them look like straws. Which function is xylem specifically adapted to perform in plants?

a)

help prevent water loss

b)

exchange gases with the atmosphere

c)

transport water from the roots to leaves

d)

capture sunlight for photosynthesis

14.

Which body system forms a protective barrier between the external environment and the internal body systems?

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Integumentary system

d)

Endocrine system

15.

Which of the following examples best represent the levels of organization from least to most complex?

a)

Lung Cell ---> lung tissue --->lung ---> respiratory system ---> human

b)

human ---> lung tissue ---> respiratory system ---> lung---> Lung Cell

c)

Lung Cell ---> lung---> respiratory system ---> lung tissue--->human

d)

respiratory system --->lung --->Lung Cell ---> lung tissue ---> human

16.

The digestive system’s main function is to –

a)

protect the body from disease

b)

support and protect the body

c)

break down food to be absorbed in the bloodstream

d)

store nutrients until they are absorbed into the bones

17.

The endocrine system is responsible for communication in the body using -

a)

electrical signals

b)

chemical hormones

c)

soluble gases

d)

digestive enzymes

18.

Which body system forms a protective barrier between the external environment and the internal body systems?

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Respiratory System

c)

Integumentary System

d)

Endocrine System

19.

Which body system is responsible for rapidly communicating information inside the body using electrical impulses?

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Integumentary System

c)

Nervous System

d)

Skeletal System

20.

The main function of which of these body systems is to create the movement a swimmer needs to swim across a swimming pool?

a)

Digestive System

b)

Excretory System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Muscular System