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2nd 9 WEEKS EXAM REVIEW

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do organisms need to be able to reproduce?

a)

So they can jump faster

b)

In order to create new offspring

c)

So they can go extinct.

d)

So that every species on Earth can be genetically identical.

2.
All Offspring of Asexual reproduction are identical
a)
True
b)
False
3.

How many parent(s)are needed for asexual reproduction?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

9

d)

100

4.
Which process is considered to be faster? 
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual 
5.
The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring 
a)
Heredity
b)
Chromosome
c)
Genes
d)
Chemistry
6.
True or False: Fission is a way to reproduce asexually.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

A hydra reproduces when an outgrowth, or bud, forms and continues to develop until it falls off of the parent. This is an example of:

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Sporulation

c)

Budding

d)

Vegetative Propagation

8.
a)
budding
b)
sporulation
c)
vegetative propagation
d)
binary fission
9.

Which is a type of Asexual Reproduction

a)

Sexual

b)

Binary fission

c)

Cells

d)

organism

10.
Sexual reproduction requires _____ parents and asexual reproduction requires ___ parents
a)
1,1
b)
2,2
c)
2,1
d)
1,2 
11.

This type of reproduction involves two parents.

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

12.

Which answer choice is NOT a type of asexual reproduction?

a)

budding

b)

fragmentation

c)

fertilization

d)

binary fission

13.
Requires only one parent
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
14.
Which process creates genetically DIFFERENT offspring?
a)
sexual 
b)
asexual
15.
Budding is a kind of ____________ reproduction 
a)
Sexual
b)
asexual
16.
Binary fission is a kind of sexual reproduction 
a)
True
b)
False 
17.

In some organisms, different species can reproduce but the offspring are infertile (can't reproduce).

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What cells are involved in sexual reproduction?

a)

Mitochondria & Golgi apparatus.

b)

Chloroplasts and ribosomes.

c)

Sperm and egg cells.

d)

None of the above.

19.

Sperm and egg cells are known as.

a)

Sex cells

b)

Asexual cells

c)

Jail cells

20.

In what organelle of plant cells does photosynthesis occur?

a)

mitochondria

b)

centrioles

c)

chloroplast

d)

ribosomes

21.

An animal cell has the following except a/an...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

22.
This cell can produce it's own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
23.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
24.

Rigid box like shape around the Cell Membrane that gives a plant cell extra support and protection.

a)

membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi Bodies

d)

cell wall

25.

Do animal cells have cell walls?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

An animal cell can take a different shape because it does not have a stiff, ridge cell wall.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Select the disease which can be treated with antibiotics.

a)

Cold

b)

Influenza

c)

COVID 19

d)

Bacterial infection

28.

Select the correct definition for antibiotics.

a)

Chemicals which destroy bacteria.

b)

Chemicals which destroy fungi.

c)

Chemicals which destroy viruses.

d)

Chemicals which destroy parasites.

29.

Why do we use models in science?

a)

(A) To visualize the latest fashions.

b)

(B) To visualize extremely large objects and phenomena.

c)

(C) To visualize extremely small objects and phenomena.

d)

(D) BOTH B and C

30.

A/an ________ is an injection of a weakened form of a pathogen to help the individual gain immunity from a disease.

a)

Virus

b)

Vacuum

c)

Vaccine

d)

Antibiotic

31.

Which of the following scientific tools is MOST beneficial in the field of medicine?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.
A variable whose value changes as a result of changes to other variables is a(n)
a)
independent variable.
b)
dependent variable.
c)
constant.
d)
control.
33.
A standard used to compare the results of the experiment/remains constant from experiment to experiment is a(n)
a)
constant.
b)
control.
c)
dependent variable.
d)
independent variable.
34.
The variable you change to see how it affects another variable
a)
Dependent variable
b)
Independent variable
c)
Bias
d)
Control
35.

It occurs when a scientist's expectations change how the results are viewed

a)

Scientific law

b)

Scientific theory

c)

Bias

d)

Model

36.
Science that deals with living things
a)
Life science
b)
Physical science
c)
Earth science
d)
Techmology
37.

What is a factor that can change in an experiment?

a)

Claim

b)

Variable

c)

Scientific Inquiry

d)

Hypothesis

38.

Factor that you keep the same in an experiment

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Controlled Variable

d)

Operational Definition

39.

What variable in an experiment is measured? - it is also called the responding variable.

For example: measuring the amount of mold on bread

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Operational Definition

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control Variable

40.

What variable in an experiment is measured? - it is also called the responding variable.

For example: measuring the amount of mold on bread

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Operational Definition

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control Variable

41.

The independent variable is the "I CHANGE" variable.

a)

True

b)

False

42.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which  paper airplane design goes furthest?
a)
the paper used
b)
the paper airplane design
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
d)
how hard the plane is thrown
43.
Mrs. Ahlers set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
Where the experiment took place.
44.
Students took a test after they had studied either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the dependent variable?
a)
silence
b)
television turned on
c)
score on test
d)
subject 
45.

To receive a characteristic or trait genetically form one's parent or grandparent.

a)

Inherit

b)

Nurture

c)

Acquire

46.

What is the same thing as obtain?

a)

Acquire

b)

Characteristic

c)

Environment

47.

The conditions surrounding a living things that affect its life.

a)

Environment

b)

Heredity

c)

Characteristic

48.

What is an acquired trait?

a)

a characteristic that a living thing is born with

b)

a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime

c)

physical appearance

d)

heredity

49.

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

a)

yes

b)

no

50.

Which is an inherited physical trait?

a)

a girl has brown eyes

b)

a girl has a bruise on her arm

c)

a boy has straight teeth from braces

d)

a child has a scar on her leg

51.
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
a)
deliver O2 and nutrients to cells
b)
remove CO2 and wastes from cells
c)
break down carbohydrates into glucose
d)
transport other materials through body
52.

What is the digestive system?

a)

A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body

b)

A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body

c)

A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat

d)

A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest.

53.
What is the primary function of the muscular system?
a)
Protection
b)
Movement
c)
Circulation
d)
Storage
54.

Specialized structures which carry information between your body and the central nervous system

a)

nerves

b)

neuron

c)

brain

d)

vertebrae

55.

Actions which are NOT under your control

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

vertebrae

d)

brain

56.
What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)
clean waste from the cells
b)
absorb nutrients for energy
c)
deliver messages to the brain
57.

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Disease

d)

Pathogens

58.

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Diseases

d)

Pathogens

59.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

d)

because we eat it every day for energy

60.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus