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Life Science SSA Review - 6th & 7th

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What organelle of the cell produces energy?
a)
Mitochondria 
b)
Golgi Body 
c)
Vesicle 
d)
Vacuole 
2.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
3.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular organism
b)
multicellular organism
4.
This organelle absorbs energy from the sunlight and uses it to make food
a)
Nucleus 
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Golgi Apparatus
5.
This is a jelly-like substance in which all of the organelles float around
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Smooth ER
6.
The DNA of a cell can be found here
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Rough ER
d)
Mitochondria
7.

This is the outside covering of an animal cell

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

8.
This is the organelle that gives plants the structure they need to stand up tall
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuole
9.
Identify letter I.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
10.
Identify letter H.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
Golgi complex
11.
Which type of cells are very complex and have membrane bound structures?
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
12.
Which type of cells are simple and have no membrane bound organelles?
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
13.
Identify letter B.
a)
Golgi complex
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
14.
Which is an accurate difference between plant cells and animals cells?
a)
Plant cells have a cell wall, but animal cells do not. 
b)
Animal cells have a cell wall, but plant cells do not. 
15.
Which diagram represents an organ?
a)
#1
b)
#2
c)
#3
d)
#4
16.
Which is the largest structure?
a)
Cells
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Organism
17.

Which level of organization in the body is shown in the image?

a)

Organ

b)

Organ System

c)

Cells

d)

Tissues

18.

Homeostasis

a)

allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

b)

is impossible in vertebrates

c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

19.

Body system that sends and receives electrical signals from the brain

a)

Skeletal System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Muscular System

d)

Digestive System

20.

Body system that transports oxygen and nutrients through out the body

a)

Muscular System

b)

Nervous System

c)

Digestive System

d)

Circulatory System

21.

Body system that receives oxygen and removes of carbon dioxide

a)

Heart

b)

Muscular System

c)

Veins

d)

Respiratory System

22.

Body system that breaks food down into energy for the body

a)

Stomach

b)

Digestive System

c)

Respiratory system

d)

Lungs

23.
How does the digestive system work with all other systems?
a)
The digestvie system transports blood to all the other systems
b)
The digestive system puts oxygen into the body
c)
The digestive system gives the body energy and nutrients
d)
The digestive system allows the body to move
24.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
25.
This system includes the heart, blood vessels, veins, arteries
a)
respiratory system
b)
circulatory system
c)
nervous system
26.
This system includes the spinal cord, brain and nerves
a)
Nervous System
b)
Digestive System
c)
Circulatory System
27.
This system defends your body against infection! 
a)
Endocrine
b)
Integumentary
c)
Immune
d)
Circulatory
28.
Disposes of wastes and removes excess water.
a)
Digestive
b)
Circulatory
c)
Excretory
d)
Immune
29.
Mrs. Raynor has a cold but her doctor won't give her an antibiotic to make her feel better. Why? 
a)
a cold is caused by a bacteria and antibiotics don't work on a bacteria
b)
a cold is caused by a fungus and antibiotics don't work on a fungus
c)
a cold is caused by a parasite and antibiotics don't work on parasites 
d)
a cold is caused by a virus and antibiotics don't work on a virus
30.
Vaccines work by:
a)
Killing the virus before it reproduces
b)
It eliminates all traces of the virus
c)
It causes the body to make antibodies so it's ready the next time
d)
puts a protective gel coating around all cells
31.
Which kingdom contains only multicellular autotrophs?
a)
fungi
b)
plant
c)
animal
d)
protist
32.
What do plants and fungi have in common?
a)
They are both autotrophic
b)
They are both unicellular
c)
They both have cell walls
d)
They both are prokaryotes 
33.

What are the two parts that make up a scientific name?

a)

Genus and Kingdom

b)

Species and Family

c)

Species and Class

d)

Genus and Species

34.
Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
35.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
36.
Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?
a)
Animalia and Plantae
b)
Animalia and Protista
c)
Protista and Plantae
37.
To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...
a)
it cannot reproduce asexually
b)
it cannot make its own food
c)
it cannot breathe oxygen gas
38.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
39.
Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Dead
40.
How do scientists organize living things?
a)
by looks
b)
by shared characteristics
c)
by size
d)
by differences
41.

This type of trait shows only if BOTH parents pass it on

a)

recessive

b)

dominant

c)

codominant

42.

If the individual has two different genes

a)

heterozygous

b)

dominant

c)

homozygous

43.

If the individual has two of the same genes

a)

heterozygous

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

44.
the physical look of a trait
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
c)
recessive
45.

This type of trait shows even if only one parent passes on the gene

a)

recessive

b)

codominant

c)

dominant

46.

The letters "dd" are an example of _______.

a)

heterozygous recessive

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

homozygous dominant

d)

heterozygous dominant

47.

The letters "Dd" are an example of....

a)

heterozygous genes

b)

homozygous genes

c)

dominant genes

d)

recessive genes

48.
What would the ratio for genotypes be for this Punnett Square?
a)
2Bb:2bb
b)
2BB:2Bb
c)
1BB:2Bb:1bb
d)
4Bb
49.
G = dominant green and y = recessive yellow
A fish has a Gy genotype, what will its phenotype be?
a)
yellow
b)
green
c)
greenish-yellow
d)
red
50.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
51.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
52.
Which is a true statements about this picture?
a)
Brown is recessive
b)
Brown is dominant
c)
Blue is dominant
d)
Blue is codominant
53.
A new organism is produced from one parent organism.
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
54.
Mitosis is a type of ________________ reproduction.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
55.
What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
replication
d)
transcription
56.
In mitosis cells are genetically _______, but in meiosis cells are genetically ______.
a)
diverse, identical
b)
identical, diverse/different
57.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
skin cells
b)
sperm cells
c)
blood cells
d)
muscle cells
58.
This diagram  shows which cellular process that occurs in organisms?
a)
endocytosis
b)
mitosis
c)
meiosis
d)
phagocytosis
59.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
The offspring are identical to the parents
b)
the offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
the offspring are born live, instead of from eggs
d)
The offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
60.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
61.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
62.
What is another name for natural selection?
a)
survival of the smartest
b)
survival of the fastest
c)
survival of the biggest
d)
survival of the fittest
63.

When organisms are better adapted to their environment they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. This process is called what?

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Cloning

d)

Evolution of all species

64.
The struggle for existence against other members of an organisms species is
a)
Competition
b)
Natural Selection
c)
gene flow
d)
genetic drift
65.

Which of the following relationships is considered parasitic?

a)

Ticks feeding on a dog

b)

Bees transporting pollen from flowers

c)

Pilotfish swimming under sharks

d)

Birds eating the insects from the back of hippo

66.
Maria and her classmates are observing animals at the pond. They notice that wood storks and ibisies both feed on fish. Which of these describes the relationship between these two birds.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Competition
c)
Predator and prey
d)
Producer and consumer
67.

Which of these describes a mutually beneficial relationship between two organisms, sometimes called mutualism?

a)

A dog with worms in its intestine

b)

A turtle and a snail that both eat grass live in a river

c)

A honeybee pollinating a plant and receiving nectar for food

d)

A small fish attached to a shark, eating tiny pieces of the shark's food as it floats

68.
An organism that kills and eats another for food
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Parasite
d)
Plant
69.
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Parasite
d)
Host
70.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
71.
All energy transformations in an ecosystem begin with
a)
a scavenger
b)
the sun
c)
a decomposer
d)
a herbivore
72.
an organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis
a)
consumer
b)
heterotroph
c)
autotroph
d)
herbivore
73.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
74.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
75.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.

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