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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one abiotic factor found in the ecosystem shown below?

a)

Snow

b)

Fog

c)

Log

d)

Sun

2.

At what level of organization in an ecosystem is an individual plant or animal?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

3.

What would make this table complete?

a)

Species

b)

Class

c)

Society

d)

Population

4.

Organisms in the Kingdoms Fungi & Animalia are different in terms of -

a)

whether or not they have cells with a nucleus

b)

how they reproduce; sexually or asexually

c)

whether or not they can make their own food

d)

the domain to which they belong

5.

Which of these is the plant kingdom?

a)

Kingdom 1

b)

Kingdom 2

c)

Kingdom 3

d)

Kingdom 4

6.

Which kingdom includes organisms that are single celled eukaryotes?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archea

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

7.

The broadest (least specific) taxonomic group for classifying living organisms is the -

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Family

d)

Genus

8.

Where is the genetic material in a eukaryotic cell located?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

9.

Humans share some characteristics with ALL other living organisms because they -

a)

communicate emotions through facial expressions

b)

must consume other organisms for energy

c)

are made up of one or more cells

d)

require several years to reach full maturity

10.

Which of the following would indicate the formation of a new substance?

a)

A liquid turns into a solid

b)

A sample of metal melts

c)

Bubbles and fizzing occur

d)

A solid dissolves in a liquid

11.

Which mixture shows evidence that a new substance was formed?

a)

Baking soda and vinegar

b)

Sodium chloride and water

c)

Oil and water

d)

Iron filings and sand

12.

Which of the following situations provides evidence that a chemical change has occurred?

a)

Water evaporating

b)

Sugar, when added to tea, dissolves

c)

A piece of paper is cut into small pieces

d)

Two liquids are mixed and a solid forms

13.

How many of these substances are elements?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

14.

What is the chemical symbol for magnesium?

a)

Mg

b)

12

c)

Magnesium

d)

24.31

15.

Compounds are different from elements because compounds are -

a)

not able to be broken down into parts

b)

made from the same type of atoms

c)

a pure substance, elements are not

d)

combination of two or more elements

16.

The picture represents part of the Periodic Table. "Na" is called the element's -

a)

formula

b)

symbol

c)

name

d)

compound

17.

Which is one of the most abundance elements in all parts of the Earth?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

18.

How many substances in the chart are an example of an element?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Which substance represented is an example of an element?

a)

CO

b)

H2O

c)

CO2

d)

H2

20.

Which sample is most likely classified as a metal?

a)

Sample I

b)

Sample II

c)

Sample III

d)

Sample IV

21.

Which element is a semi-conductor and has properties of both metals and non-metals?

a)

Be

b)

Pb

c)

F

d)

Si

22.

What should be the headings for columns A, B, and C?

a)

A. Metals B. Non-metals C. Metalloids

b)

A. Non-metals B. Metalloids C. Metals

c)

A. Metalloids B. Metals C. Non-metals

d)

A. Non-metals B. Metals C. Metalloids

23.

What is the formula for density?

a)

D = m/v

b)

D = v/m

c)

D = m x v

d)

D = v x m

24.

A sample has a mass of 14.7g and a volume of 2.2 cm3. What is the density?

a)

0.15 g/cm3

b)

32 g/cm3

c)

13 g/cm3

d)

6.7 g/cm3

25.

What is the density of a substance with a volume of 20 cm3 and a mass of 5 grams?

a)

0.25 g/cm3

b)

4 g/cm3

c)

5 g/cm3

d)

15 g/cm3

26.

Which rock has the greatest density?

a)

Rock 1

b)

Rock 2

c)

Rock 3

d)

Rock 4

27.

Which is the BEST representation of an ecosystem?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

A liquid has a mass of 2.15 grams and a volume of 1.7 mL. What is the density of the unknown liquid?

a)

0.79 g/mL

b)

0.94 g/mL

c)

1.26 g/mL

d)

1.38 g/mL

29.

What are the terrestrial/inner planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn

30.

What are the gas giants/outer planets?

a)

Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter

b)

Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Mars

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter

31.

Which two factors affect the strength of gravitation pull?

a)

Mass and size

b)

Weight and space

c)

Composure and distance

d)

Mass and distance

32.

Which planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

33.

The more mass an object has...

a)

the more gravitational pull it has.

b)

the less gravitational pull it has.

34.

Which object in the solar system has the greatest mass?

a)

Moon

b)

Asteriod

c)

Sun

d)

Jupiter

35.

What is the chemical symbol for calcium?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Al

d)

NaCl

36.

What is the chemical symbol for carbon?

a)

C

b)

Ca

c)

Al

d)

NaCl