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Interim Assessment Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Passing on the traits from parents to their offspring is called...

a)

Phenotypes

b)

Alleles

c)

Heredity

d)

Tradition

2.

Which of these are phenotypes?

a)

brown eyes

b)

curly hair

c)

Bb

3.

What is the difference between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction

a)

sexual reproduction has two parents

b)

sexual reproduction has one parent

c)

asexual reproduction has two parents

4.

Which genotype is homozygous dominant?

a)

rr

b)

Bb

c)

gg

d)

AA

5.

Which of the following are inherited from your parents?

a)

Your favorite color

b)

The length of your hair

c)

Your eye color

d)

Your best friend

6.

_________ alleles are always written with lowercase letters

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Big

d)

Small

7.

All living things are called...

a)

alive

b)

organisms

c)

people

d)

atoms

8.

What are all living things made of

a)

organs

b)

organisms

c)

cells

d)

atoms

9.

An organism that is made up of more than one cell is...

a)

unicelluar

b)

multicellular

10.

All cells contain DNA

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Mr. Di brought in pizza for lunch. The whole class smelled the pizza and their mouths began to water. Which is the stimulus in this example?

a)

Buying the pizza

b)

Eating the pizza

c)

Smelling the pizza

d)

Mr. Di's shoes

12.

Select everything that is needed for photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

13.

Organisms that create their own food are called...

a)

Heterotrops

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Hungry

d)

Prokaryotic

14.

Which is a characteristic of living things?

a)

breathes

b)

swims

c)

responds to stimuli

d)

communicates

15.

Which genotype is heterozygous?

a)

Mm

b)

gg

c)

RR

16.

What percentage of the offspring will be recessive?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

17.

An observation is when you use your 5 senses to notice something.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What percentage of the offspring could have a dominant phenotype?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

19.

Which genotype will allow recessive traits to be seen?

a)

GG

b)

Hh

c)

bb

d)

r

20.

A simple and unicellular organism like this is called a...

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryote

c)

cell

d)

plant

21.

Everything in Science starts with a...

a)

question

b)

answer

c)

prediction

d)

hypothesis

22.

What are you most confused about?

4 lines
23.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

a)

Move around.

b)

Use energy.

c)

Respond to surrounding environment

d)

Grow, develop, and reproduce

24.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Respond to stimuli

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Evolution

d)

Made of cells

25.

What characteristics of living things does the following statement refer to?

Human beings take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide.

a)

respiration

b)

growth

c)

movement

d)

nutrition

26.

What characteristics of living things does the following statement refer to?

Hana measured her height and noted that she is 3cm taller than last year.

a)

respiration

b)

growth

c)

sensitivity

d)

movement

27.
What is an organism that consists of one cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
nucleus
d)
organelle
28.
What is an organism that consists of more than one cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
nucleus
d)
Organelle
29.

What tool is needed to see cells?

a)

Telescope because cells are too far away

b)

Microscope because cells are too small to see

30.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
31.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

32.

Which organ acts as a control center of a homeostasis process?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which of the following resources are NOT needed by ANIMALS to help them maintain homeostasis?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

food

d)

carbon dioxide

34.
Which terms best describe autotrophs?
a)
Plants; producers
b)
Animals; producers
c)
Plants; consumers
d)
Animals; consumers
35.
From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?
a)
The sun
b)
Other organisms
36.
What is another name to describe a heterotroph?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
37.
How can animals and fungi best be classified?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
38.
What is another term to describe a producer?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
39.
Which type of organisms perform photosynthesis?
a)
Autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
40.

supports, protects and gives structure

a)

skeletal system

b)

respiratory sytem

c)

integumentary system

d)

digestive system

41.

breaks down food and absorbs nutrients

a)

muscular

b)

digestive

c)

nervous

d)

urinary

42.

produces offspring

a)

digestive

b)

reprodcutive

c)

integumentary

d)

nervous

43.

responsible for movement physically and internally

a)

skeletal

b)

nervous

c)

reproductive

d)

muscular

44.

responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide

a)

muscular

b)

digestive

c)

circulatory

d)

respiratory

45.

sends signals via electrical impulses

a)

nervous

b)

skeletal

c)

integumentary

d)

respiratory

46.

system that communicates chemically via hormones

a)

endocrine

b)

nervous

c)

digestive

d)

reproductive

47.

also known as the cardiovascular system; transports chemicals, gases, nutrients

a)

lymphatic

b)

circulatory

c)

nervous

d)

skeletal