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7th STAAR Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The job of the nucleus is to:

a)

Hold the cell's genetic material

b)

Store water and other materials

c)

Create proteins

d)

Surround the cell and control what comes in and out

2.
Functions in energy production, known as the energy factory of the cell
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
3.

This organelle, when full of water, helps create support for the cell by maintaining pressure inside the cell as it presses against the cell wall.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

4.

Found in the nucleus

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Genetic material

d)

All of the above

5.

Animal cells and fungal cells can not make their own food because they do not have _____.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Chloroplasts

6.
Rigid, outermost layer of the plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
7.
Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
8.

Which cell part and word match with: "lets selected items pass through"?

a)

Cytoplasm/gelatinous

b)

Cell wall/rigid

c)

Cell membrane/semi-permeable

d)

chloroplast/green

9.

True or false: A plant cell has mitochondria as well as chloroplasts.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
I am located in the nucleus – I’m the genetic material of a cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
membrane
c)
chromosomes/DNA
d)
vacuole
11.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
12.
The body system responsible for breaking down food and absorbing nutrients is the –
a)
Circulatory System
b)
Excretory System
c)
Respiratory System
d)
Digestive System
13.

Your heart, blood vessels, red blood cells and white blood cells make up your....

a)

Nervous system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Circulatory system

d)

Immune system

14.

What is the function of the excretory/urinary system?

a)

Removes liquid waste from your body

b)

digests food

c)

helps you breathe

d)

circulates your blood

15.
Which statement best summarizes the relationship between the circulatory and respiratory systems?
a)
The circulatory system brings carbon dioxide into the body and the respiratory system removes the oxygen
b)
The circulatory system removes the oxygen and the respiratory system brings carbon dioxide into the body.
c)
The respiratory system brings oxygen into the body and the circulatory system transports the oxygen throughout the body.
d)
The respiratory system releases the oxygen and the circulatory system transports carbon dioxide throughout the body.
16.
Which system controls all parts of your body and sends/receives messages?
a)
muscular
b)
digestive
c)
circulatory
d)
nervous
17.
Which system supports the body and protects organs?
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
respiratory
d)
digestive
18.

What do you predict will happen to the moths over time?

a)

Variation among moths has little to no effect.

b)

The lighter moths will be selected out.

c)

The darker moths will be selected out.

d)

the lighter moths will become darker.

19.

What would happen if a saltwater fish was placed into a fresh water lake?

a)

The fish would enjoy the new environment because there are fewer predators.

b)

The fish would not survive.

c)

The fish would try to swim back to the ocean.

d)

The fish would adapt to its new environment.

20.

Survival of the fittest most likely affects_________.

a)

the rate of genetic drift

b)

which organism is dominant

c)

which organisms reproduce

d)

the rate of mutation

21.

A species iguana on the Galapagos Island can swim, but iguanas on the mainland cannot. Why is this?

a)

The iguanas are not related.

b)

The iguana on the island needs to swim to survive.

c)

There is no scientific reason.

d)

The mainland iguanas don't feel like swimming.

22.

What would cause a species to become extinct?

a)

drastic environmental changes that the species cannot adapt to

b)

humans selective breed the species

c)

species move from one place to another

d)

species have evolved better traits

23.

What best describes selective breeding?

a)

humans pick the organisms to mate based on traits

b)

nature picks the best to survive

c)

animals pick their mate rather than random mating

d)

animals traits that help them survive

24.

What is the best example of selective breeding?

a)

Pollen is carried from plant to plant by bees

b)

Seeds are blown to a new area of land

c)

A river carries pollen down stream

d)

Scientists collect pollen from one plant and use it to pollinate another

25.

If the environment were to change, which of the population would be able to survive to pass on their genes?

a)

the ones that could best camouflage

b)

the biggest and strongest

c)

the ones that had traits best adapted

d)

the youngest and fastest

26.

What animal has been selectively bred?

a)

horses that graze on grass

b)

foxes that can find mice under ground

c)

cows that form large herds

d)

chickens that lay large eggs

27.

In order to keep the offspring of an apple tree exactly the same, the farmer must_____________.

a)

use bees to pollinate the flowers

b)

cross pollinate with different apple trees

c)

ensure the apple tree reproduces asexually

d)

increase the diversity of the apple tree

28.

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

longer life spans

b)

greater diversity

c)

larger numbers of offspring

d)

more energy used

29.
All Offspring of Asexual reproduction are identical
a)
True
b)
False
30.
If the environment changes for an Asexual offspring it will?
a)
Explode
b)
Create another offspring
c)
Fall in love
d)
Die