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End of the Year Wrap Up

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A change in an organism that helps it to survive & reproduce is called a(n)

a)

Adaptation

b)

Gene

c)

Trait

d)

Pollination

2.

Which of the following is a biotic factor that influences the growth and development of living things?

a)

The amount of rainfall in an area

b)

The number of hawks in an area

c)

The amount of sunlight in an area

d)

The amount of oxygen in an area

3.

According to the graph, which is the best temperature for a plant to grow?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

30

d)

36

4.

A fruit bat is nocturnal and doesn't have a sense of smell. Which flower would the fruit bat be most likely to pollinate?

a)

the flower that only blooms during the day

b)

the flower that only blooms at night

c)

the flower with brightly colored petals

d)

the flower that smells like rotting meat

5.

What is a gene?

a)

a genetically determined characteristic

b)

the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties

c)

the passing on of physical characteristics genetically from one generation to another

d)

a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring

6.

Analyze: Which of the following is an animal behavior that increases plant reproduction

a)

A goat eating grass and weeds on a farm

b)

A beaver cutting down a tree to build a dam

c)

A bee carrying pollen from one plant to another in search of nectar

d)

A robin using a fig trees branches to build a nest

7.

Where does all energy in an ecosystem come from?

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

8.

Why is photosynthesis important to the cycling of matter and the flow of energy? *Choose all that apply*

a)

It changes the sun’s energy into a form that can be used by living things

b)

It changes nitrogen into a form that can be used by living things

c)

It changes phosphorus into a form that can be used by living things

d)

It changes carbon into a form that can be used by living things

9.

Which macromolecule is used to store energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Nuclei acids

c)

Lipids

d)

Proteins

10.

How does matter move through an ecosystem?

a)

It flows to the sun

b)

It flows from the sun

c)

It moves in a straight line

d)

It cycles

11.

What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

a)

They change carbon from the atmosphere into a form that can be used by living things

b)

They change nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form that can be used by living things

c)

They fix nitrogen from the air onto the roots of plants

d)

They change phosphorus into a form that can be used by living things

12.

Which macromolecules contain carbon? *Choose all that apply*

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

13.

During photosynthesis, which molecule is produced that living things use for energy?

a)

Glucose

b)

Sucrose

c)

Fructose

d)

Cellulose

14.

What happens during cellular respiration?

a)

Carbon dioxide is released back into the environment

b)

Sugar is produced for energy

c)

Carbon dioxide is taken out of the environment

d)

Oxygen is produced

15.

What happens during photosynthesis?

a)

Sugar and oxygen chemically combine to form carbon dioxide and water

b)

Water and carbon dioxide chemically combine to form sugar and oxygen

c)

Bacteria convert nitrogen into a usable form

d)

Phosphorus is released from rocks into the environment

16.

Which body system is responsible for processing sensory information?

a)

Respiratory system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Digestive system

17.

When a person participates in physical activity, they need to take in more oxygen so that their cells create more energy through the process of ___________

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Cellular respiration

18.
Which of the following is an example of homeostasis?
a)
taking out the trash
b)
drinking water
c)
sweating on a hot day
d)
taking a shower
19.

What does the digestive system do?

a)

Breaks down food and absorbs nutrients

b)

Pumps blood throughout the body

c)

Helps you breathe

d)

Helps your arms and legs move

20.

An organism needs to

a)

Breathe oxygen

b)

Display the 6 characteristics of life

c)

Perform photosynthesis

d)

Talk

21.
1. Which system are the lungs in?
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
excretory
d)
muscular
22.
Which system enables the body to move, moves food through the digestive system, and keeps the heart beating?
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
digestive
d)
nervous
23.

Which of the following are considered pure substances?

a)

Mixtures

b)

Elements

c)

Compounds

24.
Two or more physically combined substances form —
a)
a compoud
b)
an acid
c)
an element
d)
a mixture
25.
NaHCO3 is an example of —
a)
an abbreviation
b)
a compound
c)
a mixture
d)
an element
26.
A substance made of only one type of atom is called —
a)
an element
b)
a mixture
c)
a compound
d)
a salt
27.

Classify the picture with the correct label.

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

28.

Which are signs that a chemical change has taken place? *choose all that apply*

a)

A gas is produced

b)

An odor is produced

c)

An energy change

d)

A change to the state of matter

29.

Which of the following is NOT a physical change?

a)

Burning paper

b)

Cutting paper

c)

Freezing paper

d)

Writing on paper

30.
Reacts with Air: Chemical or Physical Property
a)
Chemical Property
b)
Physical Property
31.
Physical or Chemical Change?  Logs burning in a campfire.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
32.

At which temperature would the particles of water be moving the slowest?

a)

20 ⁰C

b)

30 ⁰C

c)

40 ⁰C

d)

50 ⁰C

33.

Matter that have volume, but no shape

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Atom

34.

When a gas (vapor, steam) cools and changes into a liquid

a)

sublimation

b)

melting

c)

vaporization

d)

condensation

35.

Matter can change states from solid to liquid when

a)

heat is removed

b)

heat is added

c)

water is added

d)

mass is added

36.

Solid particles are...

a)

tightly packed with strong attractive forces

b)

loosely bonded and flowing

c)

free to fly in all directions

d)

so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus

37.

Which type of vaporization happens at the surface of a liquid?

a)

Condensation

b)

Boiling

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sublimation

38.

What can cause a change in the state of matter of an object?

a)

Adding thermal energy

b)

Removing thermal energy

c)

Either adding or removing thermal energy

d)

A chemical reaction

39.

The energy of motion is

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Kinetic energy

40.

When thermal energy is removed, what happens to the particles of a substance?

a)

They slow down

b)

They speed up

c)

They stay the same

d)

They move further apart

41.

What always happens during a chemical reaction?

a)

A color change occurs

b)

A new substance forms with new chemical and physical properties

c)

A new substance is formed with a combination of properties from the reactants

d)

A gas is released

42.

In the equation 2 NaHCO3 + CaCl2 --> CaCO3 + CO2 + 2 NaCl + H2O, which substance(s) are the reactants?

a)

CaCO3 + CO2

b)

2 NaHCO3 + CaCl2

c)

2 NaCl + H2O

d)

CaCO3 + CO2 + 2 NaCl + H2O

43.

In a chemical equation, is it true that -

a)

the reactant side and product side can have different numbers of atoms for each element

b)

there can be different elements on the reactant side and the product side

c)

the elements need to be in the same order on the reactants and products side of the equation

d)

the number of atoms of each element need to be the same on both the reactants and products side of an equation

44.
Which of the following models best demonstrates a balanced chemical equation?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
45.

Which of these is NOT a sign that a chemical change has occurred?

a)

A change in the state of matter

b)

An unexpected color change

c)

A temperature change

d)

The formation of a precipitate

46.

The Law of Conservation of Mass states

a)

that matter exists in all states and reacts the same

b)

that matter can only be changed into new substances by introducing a catalyst

c)

that matter exists in the same state throughout any chemical change

d)

that matter cannot be created or destroyed and that the mass of the products must equal the mass of the reactants

47.

When baking soda and vinegar reacts in a open beaker, why does it appear as though mass has been "lost"?

a)

All material is trapped in the beaker

b)

Some mass has been destroyed

c)

A gas is released into the environment

48.

After a chemical reaction, 17 grams of glucose and 60 grams of oxygen are formed. What is the amount of the reactants?

a)

77 grams

b)

43 grams

c)

more than 77 grams

d)

less than 43 grams

49.

What process occurs when clouds form?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

sublimation

50.

When you hold an ice cube, you are transferring heat to it by:

a)

raditation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

51.

Local winds that occur during the day and blow from the sea towards the land are called:

a)

sea breezes

b)

land breezes

c)

Prevailing westerlies

d)

trade winds

52.

The main way heat is transferred throughout the air in the atmosphere is:

a)

raditation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

Coriolis

53.

The sun's energy causes water on the surface to go through which phase change and become water vapor?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

convection

54.

Unequal heating between the equator and poles leads to

a)

global winds

b)

local winds

c)

sea breezes

d)

the Coriolis effect

55.

Which global wind belt impacts the weather in North America?

a)

Polar easterlies

b)

Trade winds

c)

Prevailing Westerlies

d)

Doldrums

56.

The sun heats the Earth through the process of

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

the Greenhouse effect

57.

Land breezes form because:

a)

land cools off faster than water

b)

water cools off faster than land

c)

land heats up faster than water

d)

water heats up faster than land

58.

The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the:

a)

Coriolis effect

b)

Greenhouse effect

c)

Convection effect

d)

Global effect

59.

When air is heated, the particles

a)

move faster and it becomes more dense

b)

move slower and it becomes more dense

c)

move faster and it becomes less dense

d)

move slower and become less dense

60.

A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a convergent boundary produces a

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Deep-ocean trench

c)

Mountain range

d)

Rift valley

61.

Why do earthquakes mostly occur along plate boundaries?

a)

They are the areas with the most movement

b)

They are the areas where mountains form

c)

They are the areas where magma forms

d)

Epicenters are found there

62.

The geological theory that states that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in slow, constant motion is the theory of

a)

Subduction

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Sea-floor spreading

d)

Mass conservation

63.

What is Pangaea?

a)

A German scientist

b)

The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

c)

Another name for continental drift

d)

An ancient dinosaur

64.

Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because

a)

Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents

b)

Wegener used several different types of evidence to support his hypothesis

c)

Scientists were afraid of new ideas

d)

There wasn't a picture of the Earth from millions of years ago

65.

Which of the following is evidence used by Alfred Wegener to explain his theory of continental drift? *Choose all that apply*

a)

The continents fit together like puzzle pieces

b)

The same fossils are found on different continents

c)

The same types of geological formations are found on different continents

d)

Glacial deposits are found on continents that are too far away from the poles

66.

What causes the movement of the plates?

a)

Compression stress

b)

Mid-ocean ridges

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Rift valleys

67.

The boundary between two plates colliding is called a

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

68.

At point B, extreme heat and pressure changes existing rock into what new type of rock?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

69.

The soft, plastic-like layer of the mantle is called the

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Lower mantle

70.

The results of plate movement can be seen at

a)

Abysmal plains

b)

Ocean margins

c)

Epicenters

d)

Plate boundaries

71.

In which organelle does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

72.

What is the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

a)

Photosynthesis produces water and carbon dioxide which is used during cellular respiration to produce glucose and oxygen

b)

Photosynthesis produces glucose and carbon dioxide which is used during cellular respiration to produce water and oxygen

c)

Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen which is used during cellular respiration to produce water and carbon dioxide

d)

Photosynthesis produces nitrogen which is used during cellular respiration to produce water and carbon dioxide

73.

In which organelle does cellular respiration take place?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

74.

True or False: Matter can neither be created nor destroyed

a)

True

b)

False

75.

When you move higher in a food chain, what happens to the amount of energy available?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It depends on the organisms in the food chain