wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Living Systems/Organism Growth

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cells need to bring in molecules to carry out cellular processes. Often, this requires moving the molecules across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient. How do these molecules get into the cell?
a)
passive transport by diffusion
b)
active transport using ATP 
c)
passive transport by osmosis
d)
 osmosis
2.
What are the reactants for photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon Dioxide & Oxygen
b)
Oxygen & Water
c)
Water & Glucose
d)
Carbon Dioxide & Water
3.
What type of sugar molecule is produced by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Starch
c)
Glucose
d)
Water
4.
What are the reactants for aerobic cellular respiration?
a)
Glucose & oxygen
b)
Glucose & carbon dioxide
c)
Oxygen & water
d)
Water & carbon dioxide
5.
What molecules are produced by cellular respiration?
a)
Water & glucose
b)
Water, carbon dioxide & ATP
c)
Glucose, oxygen & ATP
d)
Oxygen & ATP
6.
How do photosynthesis and cellular respiration differ?
a)
photosynthesis uses food and cellular respiration produces food
b)
photosynthesis gives off oxygen and cellular respiration uses oxygen
c)
photosynthesis uses oxygen and cellular respiration uses carbon dioxide
d)
photosynthesis makes ATP and cellular respiration uses sunlight
7.
When tissues come together, they form ___________.
a)
cells
b)
atoms
c)
organs
d)
systems
8.
In multicellular organisms, tissues are comprised of _______.
a)
organs
b)
systems
c)
cells
d)
blood
9.
Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?
a)
respiratory and cardiovascular
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
skeletal and integumentary
d)
digestive and respiratory
10.

The part of the plant

that is generally above the ground including stems, leaves, buds and reproductive structures

a)

Stem System

b)

Leaf system

c)

Shoot system

d)

Xylem

11.

The tubes and support that transport water

and nutrients up, down and around in plants

a)

Vascular System

b)

Shoot System

c)

Root System

d)

Reproductive System

12.

In general, leaves, roots, stems and flowers

a)

Plant Systems

b)

Plant Cells

c)

Plant Organs

d)

Plant Organisms

13.

The process of water movement in plants

due to evaporation out the stomata

and absorption of water through the root hairs

a)

Active Transport

b)

Transpiration

c)

Stomata

d)

Guard Cells

14.

Pores under leaves

that allow for transpiration

and gas exchange

a)

Xylem

b)

Stomata

c)

Phloem

d)

Transpiration

15.

What happens during the S phase of Interphase?

a)

The nucleus disappears

b)

The DNA replicates

c)

The organelles double

d)

The cell grows and does its normal functions

16.

What happens during the G1 phase of Interphase?

a)

The nucleus disappears

b)

The DNA replicates

c)

The organelles double

d)

The cell grows and does its normal functions

17.

What stage in the cell cycle is this?

a)

S

b)

G1

c)

G2

d)

Prophase

18.

What happens during prophase of mitosis?

a)

The nucleus disappears

b)

The DNA divides

c)

The DNA lines up

d)

Two new nuclei form

19.
A monomer of DNA is called a(n)
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Amino Acid
c)
Triglyceride
d)
Nucleotide
20.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
21.
DNA is copied during
a)
Translation
b)
Transcription
c)
Reproduction
d)
Replication
22.
What are the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
23.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
24.
DNA holds the code for
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
protein
d)
sugar
25.
Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand: 
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT