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7th Grade Material SOL Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of these can be inherited by people except--

a)

height

b)

eye color

c)

blood type

d)

language

2.

A coal-burning facility is constructed in an area containing several pond ecosystems. How will this human activity most likely affect the pond ecosystems?

a)

More nutrients will be available.

b)

Disease will become less common.

c)

Organism diversity will increase.

d)

Water quality will be reduced.

3.

What is the role of the Orca in this food chain?

a)

Producer

b)

First-order consumer

c)

Second-order consumer

d)

Third-order consumer

4.

Robert Hooke looked at a piece of cork under a microscope. The little boxes he saw in the cork are called--

a)

cells

b)

genes

c)

nuclei

d)

chromosomes

5.

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?

a)

Microscope

b)

pH paper

c)

Binoculars

d)

Pan balance

6.

For separate ecosystems to be classified as the same type of biome, they must--

a)

have deciduous forests

b)

be located along the equator

c)

have similar organisms and climates

d)

be at least one hundred square meters in area

7.

The equation for photosynthesis is shown. Which of these is required to complete the equation for photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

8.

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--

a)

adapt to a different ecosystem

b)

experience a population decline

c)

change the genetic makeup of their bodies

d)

increase reproduction rates

9.

Which gas do animals need to carry out life processes?

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

10.

Chloroplasts are found only in organisms that are able to--

a)

migrate to other ecosystems

b)

grow to a larger size

c)

hunt for prey

d)

generate their own energy

11.

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--

a)

an adaptation

b)

an energy requirement

c)

a relationship

d)

a social hierarchy

12.

Which of the following correctly shows the simplest level of organization to the most complex?

a)

System, Tissue, Organ, Cell

b)

Organ, System, Tissue, Cell

c)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, System

d)

Cell Tissue, System, Organ

13.

Which of these is most likely the result of weasels and foxes depending on the same food source?

a)

One of the populations will become herbivores.

b)

The populations will compete with each other.

c)

Birthrates for both populations will increase.

d)

New species of prey will evolve in the area.

14.

Which is an abiotic change in an ecosystem?

a)

Plant photosynthesis rates increase.

b)

Fish species populations increase.

c)

Aquatic predator survival rates increase.

d)

Annual rainfall totals for an area increase.

15.

During human fertilization, an egg and a sperm unite. Which structures in these cells carry the genes that will be transferred to the offspring?

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Cell membranes

16.

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?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Competition

d)

Commensalism

17.

The physical expression of a trait in an organism is known as the--

a)

chromosome

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

double helix

18.

Which organisms are producers in this food web?

a)

Grass

b)

Shrub

c)

Tree

d)

Grasshopper

e)

Rabbit

19.

Which of these is the best description of a typical organism in the Plant kingdom?

a)

Is unicellular

b)

Makes its own food

c)

Lacks a nucleus

d)

Lacks a cell wall

20.

Human sweat is the direct result of which life functions?

a)

Respiration and cellular growth

b)

Digestion and disease prevention

c)

Reproduction and cellular transport

d)

Waste removal and temperature control