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March Test 2021 Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the round-shaped structure near the center of the cell called the nucleus?

a)

contain genetic material

b)

Control cells activities

c)

Act as the cells "Brain"

d)

Help the cell produce food

2.

What is the function of a bean-shaped structure with FOLDS inside known as the mitochondria?

a)

To act as a "skeleton" for the cell

b)

To carry out photosynthesis

c)

To carry out cellular respiration

d)

To store water and food

3.

What is the function of the oval-shaped structure with pancake-like stacks inside known as the chloroplast and is ONLY found in plant cells?

a)

To give the cell its round shape

b)

To produce food in a plant cell through photosynthesis

c)

To produce food in an animal cell

d)

To help the cell grow and reproduce

4.

What is the function of the vacuole found in both plant and animal cells but much bigger in a plant cell?

a)

To produce energy for the cell

b)

To store water and other nutrients

c)

To store genetic material (DNA)

d)

To support organelles

5.

What is the function of the cell membrane that is like skin in that it surrounds the entire cell?

a)

To allow selected materials to enter/leave the cell

b)

To provide structure for the cell

c)

To give the cell energy

d)

To store genetic material (DNA)

6.

What is the function of the cell wall that is only found in plants?

a)

To allow selected materials to go in and out of the cell

b)

To produce food for a plant cell

c)

To act as a plant cell's "Skeleton"

d)

To act as an animal cell's "Skeleton"

7.

What is the function of the cytoplasm that fills the space inside of the cell?

a)

To provide structure and support for the cell

b)

To allow the cell to move throughout the human body

c)

To absorb light in a plant cell

d)

To act as a jelly-like material to hold organelles in place

8.

Which of the following organelles are found in ONLY a plant cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

9.

What is the chemical inside a chloroplast that is green in color and traps light in order to perform photosynthesis?

a)

Chromatin

b)

Chromosome

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Chitin

10.

A woman running in a marathon requires a constant supply of oxygen to her muscles.Which system CARRIES oxygen to muscle tissue?

a)

nervous system

b)

respiratory system

c)

circulatory system

d)

integumentary

11.

As part of the skeletal system, bones do all of the following EXCEPT-

a)

protect organs

b)

store calcium

c)

make nerve cells

d)

make blood

12.

What system is represented?

a)

circulatory system

b)

muscular system

c)

respiratory system

d)

integumentary

13.

Which system provides shape and support, enables you to move, protects your internal organs, and stores minerals and MAKES BLOOD?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

digestive

d)

nervous

14.

What system helps DELIVER nutrients, oxygen and needed material to all of your body cells?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Respiratory

c)

Digestion

d)

Excretory

15.

What is the main function of this system?

a)

Gets rid of carbon dioxide waste

b)

Produces movement

c)

Protects your body from infections, regulates body temperature

d)

It gathers information and responds to the information

16.

Which system includes the nose, trachea and the lungs?

a)

Excretory

b)

Respiratory

c)

Circulatory

d)

Muscular

17.

Which body system transports oxygen and nutrients through out the body?

a)

Muscular

b)

Nervous

c)

Digestive

d)

Circulatory

18.

What type of energy transformation occurs when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses that energy to fly?

a)

chemical to mechanical

b)

mechanical to chemical

c)

thermal to mechanical

d)

mechanical to thermal

19.
When you eat pizza, Chemical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Chemical
20.
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
21.

The passing of genetic instructions/traits from parent to offspring is know as-

a)

heredity

b)

genetics

c)

genes

d)

alleles

22.
One of the threadlike structures in the nucleus of a cell that contain directions for the cell's activities
a)
variation
b)
pedigree
c)
DNA
d)
chromosome
23.
How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?
a)
one 
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
24.
The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?
a)
Different than their parents
b)
Identical to parents
c)
Like a combination from both parents
d)
A different species
25.
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
26.

What is the main function or job of the organ system displayed?

a)

To store food until it is absorbed into the lungs

b)

To convert and breakdown food into nutrients and energy to be absorbed into the circulatory system

c)

To provide the body with structure

d)

TO eliminate liquid waste

27.
The brain and spinal cord belong to what system?
a)
Lymphatic System
b)
Circulatory System
c)
Nervous System
d)
Reproductive System
28.

What is one function of the nervous system?

a)

The nervous system transports blood to the muscles.

b)

The nervous system provides support for the muscles.

c)

The nervous system supplies food and oxygen to the muscles.

d)

The nervous system sends electrical signals to the muscles to cause movement.

29.

Which body system provides movement?

a)

muscular

b)

skeletal

c)

circulatory

d)

excretory

30.

The Excretory system does which of the following?

a)

Fights disease by recognizing and attacking antigens such as bacteria and viruses by producing antibodies

b)

Transports needed materials such as oxygen and nutrients to cells and carries away wastes such as carbon dioxide

c)

Removes wastes from body

d)

Protects organs, stores materials, allows movement and forms blood cells

31.
Which of the following systems is the largest human organ that protects the body, regulates body temperature, and plays a role in sensory perception.
a)
Nervous system
b)
Endocrine system
c)
Integumentary system
d)
Skeletal system
32.

What system eliminates non solid waste from the body?

a)

Integumentary

b)

Digestive

c)

Excretory

d)

Respiratory

33.

Which system includes the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra?

a)

Digestive

b)

Muscular

c)

Excretory

d)

Nervous

34.

The system that controls long term body functions like your body's growth and responses is the __________

a)

immune system

b)

excretory system

c)

endocrine system

d)

integumentary system

35.

This system secretes chemical messages (hormones) to different parts of the body.

a)

excretory

b)

endocrine

c)

digestive

d)

immune

36.
A change in which NEW substances are formed.
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Casual change
d)
Formal change
37.

Enzymes breaking down an apple into smaller pieces.

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

38.

Esophagus contracting to move food to the stomach?

a)

Chemical change

b)

physical change

39.

Water being absorbed in the large intestine?

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

40.

Enzymes, secretions, and converting into other substances are examples of:

a)

physical/mechanical digestion

b)

chemical digestion

41.

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

a)

the mitochondria

b)

the vacuoles

c)

the nucleus

d)

the cell

42.

Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

cells must contain DNA enclosed

b)

all living things are made from cells

c)

cells can only come from other cells

d)

cells are the basic unit of life

43.
The basic unit of structure and function in a living things.
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
cell
d)
cell membrane
44.

During this process, cells use O2 and glucose to release energy. CO2 is a waste product.

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Respiration

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Chemical Digestion

45.

What parts of the chromosomes code for traits?

a)

Genes

b)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Nucleus

46.

A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces he passes on those traits to his offspring. this process is called

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Random mutations

d)

Variations in a species

47.

Why might it be helpful for a species to have a lot of variations?

a)

They can't be seen by predators

b)

If the environment changes, they might be better able to adapt

c)

It is helpful in asexual reproduction

d)

They don't recognize each other

48.
1.  Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Light moths were killed by soot.
b)
Dark moths were produces by industrial processes.
c)
The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by the soot.
d)
Light moths were more obvious against the soot-stained trees.
49.
1.  Modern horses developed their traits through natural selection.  What occurs during the process of natural selection?
a)
only the fittest organisms survive and reproduce
b)
organisms choose mates from other species
c)
breeders cross organisms with desirable traits.
d)
organisms remain exactly the same over many generations.
50.

The purpose of selective breeding is to

a)

Get bigger animals and plants

b)

Get smaller animals and plants

c)

Create animals and plants with desirable traits

d)

Create animals and plants with bad traits

51.

If a farmer wants a cow with a lot of muscle. What would he need to do to improve chances of having a cow with a lot of muscle?

a)

breed two cows that produce a lot of milk

b)

breed two cows.

c)

breed a female cow with a lot of muscle and a male cow with a lot of muscle.

d)

breed the biggest cow and the smallest bull

52.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

a)

the same species in a general location

b)

the number of different species in a given area

c)

the number of animal species in a given area

d)

the number of plant species in a given area

53.

Which of the following describes the importance of biodiversity to an ecosystem?

a)

a. People like to be able to see all the different plants and animals

b)

b. If there are many different species, there will be resources that are not being used

c)

c. Biodiversity is not as important as many people think

d)

d. Biodiversity can help minimize the effects of losing a species.

54.
Biodiversity includes 3 components, Ecosystem Diversity, Species Richness and Genetic Diversity
a)
True
b)
False
55.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
56.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
57.

Which leaf is shown in the drawing?

a)

Magnolia

b)

Redbud

c)

Sweetgum

d)

None of the above

58.

When humans select traits that they want in an animal and only mate animals with that trait, this is an example of what?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Evolution

c)

Variation

d)

Selective Breeding

59.
The higher the biodiversity, the more sustainable an ecosystem is.
a)
True
b)
False
60.

What is true about sustainability?

a)

Having a small number of species increases biodiversity

b)

Sustainability is how organisms change over time

c)

Sustainability is how much rainfall and sunlight an ecosystem receives

d)

The more different types of species you have (biodiversity) the better an ecosystem can sustain itself

61.

When biodiversity decreases

a)

Sustainability also decreases

b)

Sustainability remains the same

c)

Sustainability increases

d)

Sustainability is not impacted

62.

Which of the following is NOT a compound leaf?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Which of the following is a simple leaf? Check all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
64.

Which leaf has lobes?

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

A change in matter in which no new substances are formed is a

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

66.
During chemical digestion 
a)
only changes in size and shape occur
b)
food is chemically changed by acid, bases and enzymes
67.
what is the definition of chemical change?
a)
any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances. 
b)
changing clothes
c)
matter cannot be created or destroyed, only change form
d)
changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical composition.
68.
DNA is inside your cells. What part of the cell is the DNA inside of?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
69.
How are similarities passed from parent to offspring?
a)
through teaching
b)
through learning
c)
through blood
d)
through genes
70.
Which statement about DNA is true?
a)
Different people can have the same copy of DNA in their cells.
b)
DNA is made up of genes that carry hereditary information.
c)
DNA controls the genotype but not the phenotype of an organism.
d)
DNA controls the genotype only in the second and third generations.
Question
71.

From smallest to largest how would genetic information be organized?

a)

genes, cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA

b)

chromosome, cell, gene, DNA, nucleus

c)

DNA, gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell

d)

nucleus, cell, gene, DNA, chromosome

72.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
73.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the energy transformations that occur when green plants produce their food from the Sun’s energy?
a)
chemical → thermal
b)
light → chemical
c)
thermal → light
d)
chemical → electrical
74.
People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?
a)
mechanical to thermal to electrical
b)
chemical to mechanical to thermal
c)
mechanical to chemical to sound
d)
chemical to sound to electrical
75.

What is the correct energy chain from the sun to grass to cow?

a)

light and thermal => chemical => chemical

b)

light => heat => mechanical => chemical

c)

light => thermal => mechanical

d)

nuclear => chemical => potential