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Worksheets7th Grade Material SOL Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
All of these can be inherited by people except--
height
eye color
blood type
language
A coal-burning facility is constructed in an area containing several pond ecosystems. How will this human activity most likely affect the pond ecosystems?
More nutrients will be available.
Disease will become less common.
Organism diversity will increase.
Water quality will be reduced.
What is the role of the Orca in this food chain?
Producer
First-order consumer
Second-order consumer
Third-order consumer
Robert Hooke looked at a piece of cork under a microscope. The little boxes he saw in the cork are called--
cells
genes
nuclei
chromosomes
The quality of pond water can be determined by identifying the number and types of organisms found living in the water. Which piece of equipment will best help students identify some of these organisms?
Microscope
pH paper
Binoculars
Pan balance
For separate ecosystems to be classified as the same type of biome, they must--
have deciduous forests
be located along the equator
have similar organisms and climates
be at least one hundred square meters in area
The equation for photosynthesis is shown. Which of these is required to complete the equation for photosynthesis?
Carbon
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Otters have adaptive traits that allow them to survive by eating shellfish and crustaceans. If changes in biotic factors of the ecosystem result in reduced numbers of shellfish and crustaceans, the otters will most likely--
adapt to a different ecosystem
experience a population decline
change the genetic makeup of their bodies
increase reproduction rates
Which gas do animals need to carry out life processes?
Helium
Carbon monoxide
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Chloroplasts are found only in organisms that are able to--
migrate to other ecosystems
grow to a larger size
hunt for prey
generate their own energy
Sea anemones are poisonous. However, the clownfish has developed an outer layer of mucus which provides protection from the stinging cells of the sea anemone. The mucus is best described as--
an adaptation
an energy requirement
a relationship
a social hierarchy
Which of the following correctly shows the simplest level of organization to the most complex?
System, Tissue, Organ, Cell
Organ, System, Tissue, Cell
Cell, Tissue, Organ, System
Cell Tissue, System, Organ
Which of these is most likely the result of weasels and foxes depending on the same food source?
One of the populations will become herbivores.
The populations will compete with each other.
Birthrates for both populations will increase.
New species of prey will evolve in the area.
Which is an abiotic change in an ecosystem?
Plant photosynthesis rates increase.
Fish species populations increase.
Aquatic predator survival rates increase.
Annual rainfall totals for an area increase.
During human fertilization, an egg and a sperm unite. Which structures in these cells carry the genes that will be transferred to the offspring?
Vacuoles
Ribosomes
Chromosomes
Cell membranes
This picture shows a zebra with two tick birds on its back. The tick birds alert the zebras that predators are near as well as remove and eat ticks found on zebras. What is the primary type of interaction between the tick birds and the zebras?
Mutualism
Parasitism
Competition
Commensalism
The physical expression of a trait in an organism is known as the--
chromosome
genotype
phenotype
double helix
Which organisms are producers in this food web?
Grass
Shrub
Tree
Grasshopper
Rabbit
Which of these is the best description of a typical organism in the Plant kingdom?
Is unicellular
Makes its own food
Lacks a nucleus
Lacks a cell wall
Human sweat is the direct result of which life functions?
Respiration and cellular growth
Digestion and disease prevention
Reproduction and cellular transport
Waste removal and temperature control
