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End of semester

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who looked at cork and named what he saw cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Rudolph Virchow
d)
Matthias Schleiden
2.
Which scientist concluded all plants are made out of cells?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Theodor Schwann
d)
Matthias Schleiden
3.
Which scientist concluded all animal tissues are made of cells?
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Rudolph Virchow
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
4.
The organelle that is the control center of the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
5.
The organelle that allows things in and out of the cell.  Also protects the cell.
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
ER
d)
ribosomes
6.
The jelly-like fluid that supports the organelles in place. 
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
cytoplasm
7.
Which organelle collects sunlight to make sugar during photosynthesis?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Vacuole
8.
Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells but is larger in plant cells?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Vacuole
9.
Which organelle is found in both plant and animal cells and converts sugars into energy?  (the powerhouse of the cell)
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Vacuole
10.
Found in plant cells but not in animal cells and provides protection
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cell Wall
11.
Found in plant cells; traps energy from the sun to make food
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Mitochondria 
d)
Chloroplasts
12.

What is the function of the digestive system?

a)

It transports blood and oxygen to your cells

b)

It breaks down food so the nutrients can be absorbed by your body

c)

It helps you breathe by taking in oxygen and transporting carbon dioxide out of your body

d)

It helps you move

13.

What is the function of the muscular system?

a)

The function is movement of the body through muscles

b)

The function is to get rid of waste

c)

The function is to process food for nutrients and energy

d)

The function is to protect you against disease

14.

What is the function of the cardiovascular / circulatory system?

a)

To provide nutrients to the whole body

b)

To maintain homeostasis for the body

c)

To fight off infection or disease

d)

To transport nutrients, oxygen, and blood throughout the body

15.

What is the function of the nervous system?

a)

Controls all parts of the body; sends signals between the brain, spinal cord, and nerve endings

b)

What happens when you get nervous to do something

c)

To fight off diseases

d)

To carry oxygen, nutrients, and blood throughout the body

16.

What is the function of the respiratory system?

a)

To digest your food

b)

To remove waste from the body

c)

To take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide

d)

To fight disease

17.

What is the function of the excretory/urinary system?

a)

Removes liquid waste from your body

b)

digests food

c)

helps you breathe

d)

circulates your blood

18.

The steel beams that hold up a tall building are most analogous (similar) to which body system?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

digestive

d)

immune

19.
The heart, blood vessels and blood are the major organs of which system?
a)
CIRCULATORY
b)
DIGESTIVE
c)
EXCRETORY
d)
NERVOUS
20.
The stomach, liver, small intestine and pancreas are all part of which system?
a)
Muscular
b)
Digestive
c)
Circulatory
d)
Excretory
21.
Which organs' primary job is producing and removing liquid waste from the body?
a)
Heart, blood and blood vessels
b)
Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestines
c)
Brain, spinal cord and nerves
d)
Kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
22.
Digested food is absorbed in the_______.
a)
colon
b)
large intestine
c)
small intestine
d)
stomach
23.
Your skin and hair are parts of your ___________
a)
endocrine system
b)
excretory system
c)
immune system
d)
integumentary system
24.

The part of the plant

that is generally

under the ground

and in the soil

a)

Reproductive System

b)

Transpiration

c)

Shoot System

d)

Root System

25.

The tubes and support that transport water

and nutrients up, down and around in plants

a)

Vascular System

b)

Shoot System

c)

Root System

d)

Reproductive System

26.

Vascular tissue (tubes) responsible for the transportation of water and minerals up from the roots and around the plant.

a)

Stomata

b)

Transpiration

c)

Phloem

d)

Xylem

27.

A stimulus is______________________?

a)

a change in a organisms surrondings

b)

process in which organism grow larger

c)

the result of sexual reproduction

d)

a reaction in change of surrondings

28.

Which of the following responses is a plant growing toward or leaning toward touch?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

gravitropism

29.

A plants roots grow thicker towards the stream than away from the stream. To what stimulus is the plant responding to?

a)

thigmotropism

b)

gravitropism

c)

photoropism

d)

hydrotropism

30.

Which is not a characteristic that all organisms share?

a)

Need to obtain resources for energy.

b)

Responds to stimuli.

c)

Ability to reproduce.

d)

Need to dress fashionably.

31.
What type of tropism response to light? 
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Thigmotropism
c)
Phototropism
d)
Hydrotropism
32.
A sunflower turns toward the sun, what type of tropism would this be? 
a)
Hypothyroidism 
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Gravitropism
33.
The root of a plant growing down. 
a)
Positive Geotropism 
b)
Negative Geotropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
34.
The shoot of a plant growing up. 
a)
Positive Geotropism 
b)
Negative Geotropism 
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
35.
When a plant responds to gravity it is called:
a)
Phototropism
b)
Thigmotropism
c)
Geotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
36.
When a plant grows toward a stimuli it is known as:
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
37.
Plants absorb solar energy during photosynthesis. This energy is converted to what form?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Chemical
c)
Kinetic
d)
Electrical
38.
This organ is covered in stomata for gas transfers.
a)
Leaf
b)
Tree
c)
Root
d)
Stem
39.
The gases being released and absorbed from the plant are coming out of tiny holes in the leaves. What are these tiny holes called?
a)
cuticle
b)
xylem 
c)
stomata
d)
phloem
40.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
High turgor pressure
b)
Low carbon dioxide levels
c)
Very low turgor pressure
d)
The support and transportation organ of the plant is damaged
41.
How does turgor pressure relate to a plant wilting?
a)
A wilting plant = high turgor pressure
b)
A wilting plant = high photosynthesis
c)
A wilting plant = low turgor pressure
d)
They are not related
42.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
offspring are identical to parents
b)
offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
d)
offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
43.
A dog gives birth to 5 puppies. What percentage of the chromosomes does each puppy share with the mother?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
44.

A gene is

a)

a section of DNA

b)

a chemical found in the nucleus of cells

c)

contains instructions for building a protein

d)

all of the above

45.
the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
a)
heredity
b)
trait
c)
gene
d)
allele
46.
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
a)
height
b)
the scar
c)
ability to swim
d)
ability to play drums
47.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
48.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
49.
Who is considered the "father of genetics"?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Reginald Punnett
c)
James Watson
d)
Justin Bieber
50.

What is your science teachers first name?

a)

Tracy

b)

Mrs.

c)

Julie

d)

Cardinal

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