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Chippewa Life Science End of Year Challenge!

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A cell's control center that directs all of the activities that take place in the cell is the
a)
Chromosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
2.
How are organisms organized?
a)
Organism-Cell-Organ-Tissue-Organ System-
b)
Organism-Organ System-Organ-Tissue-Cell
c)
Tissue-Organ-Organ System- Organism-Cell
d)
Cell-Tissue-Organ-Organ System-Organism
3.
A storage place for nutrients, wastes, and water. A plant cell has a much larger storage area than an animal cell because it holds more water & sugars. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuole
4.
A structure made up of at least two types of tissues that work together to perform a specific job in the body. 
a)
Organ
b)
Tissue
c)
DNA
d)
Chromosome
5.
Which of these are not found in animal cells?
a)
Chloroplasts & organelles
b)
DNA & mitochondria
c)
Cell Wall & Cell Membrane
d)
Cell Wall & Chloroplasts
6.
Found only in plant cells, this organelle enables the plant to make its own food through the process of photosynthesis.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
7.
Small round structures located in the cytoplasm that are responsible for breaking down large food particles into smaller substances needed throughout the cell.
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
DNA
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
8.
A group of organs that work together to do a job in the body.
a)
Tissue
b)
Cells
c)
Organ Systems
d)
Organs
9.
Organisms that are made up many kinds of cells that have different functions are:
a)
Single-Celled Organisms
b)
Paramecium
c)
Protozoa
d)
Multicellular Organisms
10.

Which organism has the most energy stored in their cells?

a)

Grass and Wildflowers

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

11.

Which organisms should have the largest populations?

a)

sharks

b)

mackerel

c)

herring

d)

small crustaceans

e)

plankton

12.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen and Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen and ATP

c)

Oxygen and Glucose

d)

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

13.

What would happen if the gazelle population did not rebound (go back up)?

a)

The lion population would stay high.

b)

The lion population would not rebound (go back up).

c)

The lion population would be out of control.

d)

The lion population would not be affected.

14.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment? Choose all that apply.

a)

Sun

b)

Water

c)

Plants

d)

Weather

15.

A park is home to a large number of robins, squirrels, and rabbits. The robins and squirrels live in the park’s trees. The robins feed on earthworms and insects that live on the ground. The squirrels eat the acorns produced by the park’s oak trees. The rabbits hide in the bushes and feed on the grass. Which factor would directly limit the number of robins and squirrels that could live in this park?

a)

number of acorns

b)

number of robins

c)

number of squirrels

d)

number of trees

16.
What is the job of the ribosomes?
a)
manufactures proteins
b)
power house of the cell
c)
control center
d)
storage area
17.

A Variation that makes an organism more suited to its surroundings

a)

adaptation

b)

variation

c)

evolution

d)

embryology

18.

Rock most likely to contain fossils?

a)

evolution

b)

punctuated equilibrium

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

natural selection

19.

Body parts similar in structure and origin

a)

evolution

b)

embryology

c)

homologous

d)

variation

20.

A trait that makes some of the species different that others

a)

homologous

b)

embryology

c)

evolution

d)

variation

21.

What do we call mistakes or changes that occur in the DNA sequence?

a)

natural selection

b)

adaptations

c)

mutations

d)

Darwinism

22.
What structures distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?
a)
Plant cells have cell walls and ribosomes.
b)
Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.
c)
Plant cells have chloroplasts and ribosomes.
d)
Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.
23.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
24.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
25.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
26.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
27.
having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
28.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
29.
Two heterozygous (Tt) tall pea plants are crossed. Which describes their offspring?
a)
50% tall and 50% short
b)
75%tall and 25% short
c)
100%short
30.

Whip-like structure used for movement

a)

whip like structure

b)

cilia

c)

string

d)

flagella

31.

Organisms that make their own food

a)

autotrophs

b)

herbavoirs

c)

heterotroph

d)

cooks

32.

Hair-like structures, make lashing movements

a)

budding

b)

flagella

c)

cilia

d)

whip

33.
Bacteria help you digest food.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
All bacteria are harmful to humans
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
spirillum
c)
bacillus
36.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
bacillus
c)
spirillum
37.
The ability of bacteria to survive and become "stronger" even after antibiotic treatment is called
a)
cellular respiration
b)
endospore formation
c)
antibody resistance
d)
antibiotic resistance
38.

How are bacterial cells different from the cells of eukaryotes?

a)

The bacteria are prokaryotes, and the genetic material is not contained in the nuclei.

b)

The bacteria are eukaryotes, and the genetic material is not contained in the nuclei.

c)

The bacteria are prokaryotes, and the genetic material is contained in the nuclei.

d)

The bacteria are eukaryotes, and the genetic material is contained in the nuclei.

39.

How is bacteria helpful?

a)

Provide carbon dioxide, food products, environmental recycling, medicine.

b)

Provide oxygen, food products, environmental recycling, medicine.

c)

Provide oxygen, food wastes, environmental recycling, medicine.

d)

Provide oxygen, food products, environment medicine.

40.

A process by which bacteria reproduce asexually

a)

binary fission

b)

cellular respiration

c)

pasteurization

d)

decomposers

41.

The process of breaking down food to release energy

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

ribosomes

c)

Binary fission

d)

Cellular Respiration

42.

Bacteria can be used to make foods such as yogurt & cheese.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

Bacteria are prokaryotes, meaning they ________.

a)

lack a nucleus

b)

are very large

c)

contain no DNA

d)

have a cytoplasm

44.

Amoebas move using _____.

a)

pseudopods

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

45.

All of the protists we have discussed in class are Eukaryotic. Eukaryotic cells have a _____.

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

46.

What is a pseudopod?

a)

tiny hairs

b)

tail-like whip

c)

false foot

47.

What is a flagella?

a)

tiny hairs

b)

tail-like whip

c)

false foot

48.

A group of hyphae are referred to as ------------

a)

Parasitic

b)

Fruiting

c)

Mycelium

d)

Spores

49.

Most fungi reproduce by making...

a)

spores

b)

lichen

c)

hyphae

d)

gills

50.

Fungi are _____, which means they cannot make their own food.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Carnivores

d)

Omnivores

51.

What is an example of a fungus?

a)

moss

b)

mildew

c)

bryophyte

d)

protist

52.

Which includes different forms of fungi?

a)

yeast, mildew, mold, food

b)

mold, soil, mushrooms, grass

c)

mildew, yeast, mushrooms, mold

d)

mushrooms, protists, mildew, plants

53.

Which statement is true about fungi?

a)

mostly multi-cellular, prokaryotes, use seeds to reproduce

b)

grow in warm places, mainly multi-cellular, eukaryotes, spores to reproduce

c)

uni-cellular, grow in cold places, heterotrophs, prokaryotes

d)

eukaryotes, prokaryotes, make their own food, spores to reproduce

54.

The process by which plants make food

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

phototropism

c)

embryo

d)

seeds

55.
The energy that powers photosynthesis comes from
a)
water
b)
chemicals
c)
oxygen
d)
the sun
56.

How do we call plants that have seeds, flowers and fruit?

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Seedless vascular plants

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

57.

"Evergreen plants" is a common name for ...

a)

Nonvascular plants

b)

Seedless vascular plants

c)

Gymnosperms

d)

Angiosperms

58.

What part covers and protects the flower bud?

a)

petal

b)

sepal

c)

stamen

59.

What type of plant is pictured here?

a)

deciduous

b)

angiosperm

c)

gymnosperm

d)

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree

60.

This type of root is made up of a tangled mass of same size roots.

a)

fibrous

b)

tap

c)

prop

d)

family

61.

In vascular plants, this vein transports water and nutrients.

a)

cortex

b)

aorta

c)

phloem

d)

xylem

62.

When Mr. Noble puts on cologne, Mrs. Noble can smell it in the kitchen. This is an example of

a)

active transport

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

photosynthesis

63.

Water enters the roots through these

a)

straws

b)

root hairs

c)

petals

d)

leaves

64.

When water passes through a membrane to try and find equilibrium, this is called

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

65.

Which of these items is not necessary for photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

sunlight

66.

Why are some flowers bright and aromatic?

a)

to make girls like guys

b)

to attract pollinators

c)

to attract sunlight

d)

it helps in seed dispersal

67.

The pigment responsible for the color of leaves:

a)

chloroplasts

b)

stomata

c)

petiole

d)

chlorophyll

68.

Why does this happen to leaves?

a)

they are embarrassed

b)

the chlorophyll breaks down

c)

a disease causes change

d)

they attract pollinators

69.

Name this part of the flower

a)

pistil

b)

sepal

c)

stamen

d)

ovary

70.

Food is carried to all parts of the plant from the leaf through the

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stomata

71.

This seed uses water for dispersal.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The early growth of the plant is called

a)

transpiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

germination

73.

This picture demonstrates the process of

a)

fertilization

b)

seed dispersal

c)

pollination

d)

photosynthesis

74.

Angiosperms produce both fruits and flowers.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

The leaf is the part of the plant that produces seeds.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

What is the ripened ovary of a flower that contains one or more seeds called?

a)

fruit

b)

leaf

c)

seedling

d)

stamen

77.

Carbon dioxide diffuses into the leaf through:

a)

roots

b)

stomata

c)

stamen

d)

chloroplasts

78.

These 3 things are necessary for photosynthesis:

a)

water, food, light

b)

light, oxygen, carbon dioxide

c)

light, sugar, carbon dioxide

d)

water, light, carbon dioxide

79.

The carrot plant and dandelions have fibrous roots

a)

True

b)

False

80.

When a plant respirates, it:

a)

burns sugar

b)

makes sugar

c)

uses its lungs

81.

Which part of the flower holds up the anther?

a)

pistil

b)

style

c)

filament

82.

His discovery of penicillin changed medicine forever.

a)

Mr. Tomczak

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

George Soper

83.

I am a prokaryote, meaning I have no nucleus!

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protist

c)

Fungus

d)

Mr. Guggemos

84.

Plasmodium is a protist that causes...

a)

Hiker's Disease

b)

Typhoid Fever

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Malaria

85.

I can create my own light. It is called...

a)

Euglenoid

b)

Plasmodium

c)

Bioluminescence

86.

Animal-like protists are called

a)

Jerks

b)

Protozoans

c)

Autotrophs

d)

Mildew

87.

True or False: Fungi are heterotrophic

a)

True

b)

False

88.

All of these are protozoans except...

a)

Diatoms

b)

Amoeba

c)

Paramecium

89.

When conditions become bad, some bacteria are able to form...

a)

Pods

b)

Flagella

c)

Endospores

d)

Gangs

90.

In order for bacteria to grow and reproduce, they need...

a)

food, dry conditions, and oxygen

b)

ideal temperature, water, and food

c)

water, air, and strong parents

91.

Red tide is caused by...

a)

Dinoflagellates

b)

Protozoans

c)

Club Fungi

d)

Diatoms

92.

The stalk and cap of a mushroom are called the _______________________ , and are used for ___________________.

a)

hyphae, reproduction

b)

fruiting bodies, consuming food

c)

fruiting bodies, reproduction

d)

hyphae, consuming food

93.

Two identical alleles for a trait is known as

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

mutation

d)

codominance

94.

A physical appearance is

a)

genotype

b)

heterozygous

c)

phenotype

d)

codominance

95.

A mutation is harmful to an organism if it

a)

changes the phenotype of an organism

b)

changes the DNA segment

c)

reduces the organism's chance of survival

d)

makes the organism better able to avoid predators

96.

What does Pp mean?

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

heterozygous alleles

c)

one dominant allele

d)

two dominant and recessive alleles

97.

Who studied different characteristics of pea plants by cross-pollinating plants?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Albert Punnett

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

David Kuster

98.

Genotype is

a)

stem height

b)

feather color

c)

physical appearance

d)

genetic makeup

99.

If a homozygous black cat (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white cat (bb), what is the probability of having a cat with white fur?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

75%

d)

25%

100.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse

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