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Science 2020 Assessment 2

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name for an organism that can produce its own food?
a)
heterotroph
b)
autotroph
c)
amoeba
d)
eukaryotic
2.
What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
autotroph
d)
heterotroph
3.
Fine hairs that allow protist to move is called what? 
a)
Pseudopods 
b)
Euglena 
c)
Flagella 
d)
Cilia 
4.
Which protists are autotrophic? 
a)
Euglena and Volvox
b)
Amoeba and Euglena 
c)
Volvox and Amoeba 
d)
Paramecium Only 
5.

long and thin , tail-like appendage used by cell for movement

a)

Cilia

b)

Pseudopodia

c)

Flagella

d)

False eye lashes

6.
What organism uses the pseudopod for both movement and capturing its food?
a)
amoeba
b)
paramecium
c)
volvox
d)
pretzel mold
7.
 What amoeba structure is a finger-like projection of the cell membrane used for movement and obtaining food?
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopod
c)
Flagella
d)
Hair-like
8.

What do cilia, pseudopods, and flagella have in common?

a)

Trap energy from the sun for food

b)

Help with movement

c)

Remove waste

d)

Create energy

9.

Which two organisms are heterotrophs?

a)

volvox and euglena

b)

amoeba and volvox

c)

euglena and paramecium

d)

paramecium and amoeba

10.

Which two organisms have eyespots and use photosynthesis?

a)

volvox and euglena

b)

amoeba and volvox

c)

euglena and paramecium

d)

paramecium and amoeba

11.

Which statement is true?

a)

A euglena uses its flagella to trap food

b)

A volvox collects food through its oral groove

c)

An amoeba uses pseudopods to capture food

d)

A paramecium makes it's own food through photosynthesis

12.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
13.
Chromatid pairs line up in the middle of the cell.
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
14.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
15.
A new organism is produced from one parent organism.
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
16.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
17.
Chromosomes duplicate, the cell grows and develops
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Anaphase
18.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
19.
How many chromosomes does a human cell have?
a)
42
b)
46
c)
24
d)
64
20.
Which of the following lists, in order, the phases of mitosis?
a)
interphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
b)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, interphase
d)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
21.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
22.
What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
replication
d)
transcription
23.
Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?
a)
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
b)
cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase
c)
mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
d)
interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis
24.
Structure B is pointing to the _____. 
a)
chromosome
b)
centromere
c)
DNA
d)
chromatid
25.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
DeNatured Acid
b)
DomiNant Acid
c)
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
d)
DiriboNucleic Acid
26.
What is the correct term for "contains the genetic material (DNA) and serves as the control center of the cell"?
a)
centriole
b)
nucleus
c)
spindle fibers
d)
cytokinesis
27.
Each identical side of a chromosome is the 
a)
centromere
b)
chromatin
c)
centriole
d)
chromatid
28.

A human has _____ pairs of chromosomes?

a)

32

b)

46

c)

23

d)

47

29.

Cell division occurs for each of the following except:

a)

growth

b)

nutrients

c)

development

d)

repair

30.

Mitosis occurs in all the following except

a)

prokaryotes

b)

humans

c)

protists

d)

eukaryotes

31.
If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -
a)
identical to only one parent
b)
identical to all of its siblings
c)
a unique combination of traits
d)
the recessive traits of each parent
32.
Which process is considered to be faster? 
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual 
33.

Mitosis involves the following?

a)

the division of the nucleus of the cell

b)

creating sperm and egg cells

c)

reproducing prokaryotes

d)

creating new cells genetically different from the parent cell

34.

What is the correct order of the levels of cell organization from simplest (smallest) to most complex (biggest)?

a)

Cell, Organ, Tissue, Organ System, Organism

b)

Organism, Tissue, Cell, Organ system, Organ

c)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

d)

Tissue, Cell, Organ, Organ System, Organism

35.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
36.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Membrane
37.
Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Large Central Vacuole
d)
Cell Wall
38.
Which of the following is a correct list of structures found in both plant AND animal cells?
a)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm
b)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, chloroplasts
c)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts
d)
mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall
39.
Animal, fungi, plant, and protista cells are all examples of which type of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
40.
One example of a prokaryote is a...
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
animal
d)
plant
41.
One example of a prokaryote is a...
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
animal
d)
plant
42.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
43.

Most of the atmosphere is composed of the following gas

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

e)

flatulence

44.
A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
kilometer
d)
micrometer
45.
Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
Sunny
b)
Calm
c)
Stormy
46.
High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
clear and dry
b)
cloudy and wet
47.

When the air is full of water and has a relative humidity of 100% it is said to be ___.

a)

full

b)

humid

c)

saturated

d)

warm

48.
A violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
49.
What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?
a)
The other bulbs will go out.
b)
The other bulbs will stay on
c)
The other bulbs will get dimmer.
d)
The battery will become stronger.
50.
When you remove a bulb from a three bulb circuit, and the other two bulbs go off, then the bulbs must have been connected in __________.
a)
parallel
b)
series
c)
open
d)
closed
51.

In this circuit, if one bulb burns out, what will happen to the other bulbs?

a)

all would stay lit

b)

all the bulbs would be out

c)

only one bulb would stay lit

52.
When all parts of the circuit are connected it is a ______ circuit. 
a)
open
b)
closed
53.
Which best describes a series circuit? 
a)
It has two light bulbs. 
b)
The same current flows through both light bulbs. 
c)
It uses a single battery.
d)
The current is divided between the light bulbs. 
54.
this circuit is .....?
a)
open
b)
parallel
c)
closed
d)
The cutest little circuit evah!
55.

What on the phone charger acts as an insulator?

a)

the metal plugs

b)

the plastic around the cord

56.

Choose all the items that are insulators.

a)

rubber band

b)

nail

c)

piece of wood

d)

cotton

57.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
58.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
59.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
60.
An axe is an example of a
a)
pulley
b)
inclined plane
c)
screw
d)
wedge 
61.
A ramp is an example of a(n)
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
62.
A ramp is an example of a(n)
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
63.
The flag pole mechanism is an example of which simple machine? 
a)
Inclined Plane
b)
Lever
c)
Wedge
d)
Pulley
64.

If a bowling ball and a feather fell in a vacuum, which would hit the ground first

a)

They would hit at the same time

b)

The feather

c)

The bowling ball

d)

Neither

65.

What causes objects to fall slowly through the air

a)

Weight

b)

Surface area

c)

The color

d)

Mass

66.

When there is friction, the energy of an object's motion is converted into _______ energy

a)

heat

b)

kinetic

c)

stronger

d)

friction

67.

When there is friction, the energy of an object's motion is converted into _______ energy

a)

heat

b)

kinetic

c)

stronger

d)

friction

68.

Which of the following is NOT an example of friction?

a)

using the brakes on your bike to slow you down

b)

putting your hand out the window

c)

a satellite traveling through deep space

d)

a hockey puck going across an ice rink

69.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
70.
When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?
a)
The cannon moving forward
b)
The cannonball moving forward
c)
The cannon moving backward
d)
The cannonball moving backward
71.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
72.
According to Newton's second law, if you increase the force applied to an object :
a)
it accelerates more
b)
it doesn't move
c)
you get more inertia
d)
it decelerates
73.
A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a
a)
comparison point
b)
reference point
c)
point of view
d)
motion detector
74.
Stating that a man is traveling north at 30 m/s is an statement of his
a)
speed
b)
velocity
c)
accleration
d)
endurance
75.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance * time
76.
This graph shows
a)
An object stopped
b)
An object slowing down
c)
An object speeding up
d)
An object moving at constant speed
77.

This graph shows

a)

An object stopped

b)

An object moving at constant speed

c)

An object slowing down

d)

An object speeding up

78.
When something has speed in a certain direction it is called ___________.
a)
motion
b)
position
c)
velocity
d)
speed
79.
Change in speed over a given period of time is
a)
velocity
b)
motion
c)
speed
d)
acceleration

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