Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

8th End of Year

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientist known as the father of genetics

a)

Watson

b)

Crick

c)

Mendel

d)

Hooke

2.

A visual tool for following a trait through generations of a family.

a)

Punnett Square

b)

PTC paper

c)

Pedigree

d)

Genotype and phenotype

3.

What is true about pedigrees?

a)

Squares are males and circles are females.

b)

Squares are females and circles are males.

c)

Siblings are connected by diagonal lines from the parents.

d)

Paternal grandparents on the mom's parents.

4.

Which statement is FALSE about pedigrees?

a)

The youngest generation is at the bottom.

b)

Twins are written differently than other siblings.

c)

The maternal grandparents are on the mom's side.

d)

The youngest generation is at the top.

5.

the passing of traits from organisms to offspring

a)

genetics

b)

heredity

c)

cytology

d)

microbiology

6.

What is an example of variation?

a)

All the children in the Jones family have blue eyes.

b)

Some pea plants have wrinkled seeds and some smooth.

c)

Giraffes are taller than cheetahs.

d)

Pea plants have more traits than bean plants.

7.

Which is an example of a pure dominant genotype?

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

d)

BW

8.

Which is an example of a heterozygous genotype?

a)

BB

b)

bb

c)

Bb

d)

pure dominant

9.

Hybrid also means....

a)

homozygous dominant

b)

homozygous recessive

c)

heterozygous

d)

allele

10.

If there is one dominant allele present, what will be the phenotype?

a)

dominant always

b)

dominant but only if both alleles are capital letters

c)

recessive- always

d)

recessive- sometimes

11.

How many alleles did Mendel determine there are for each trait in the pea plants?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

In order for a recessive trait to be seen.....

a)

there must be one little letter (allele)

b)

there must be two little letters (alleles)

c)

recessive traits are never seen

d)

it must be hybrid

13.

What is the probability of each allele of the parent being passed down?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

14.

A diagram used to illustrate the genetic possibilities of the traits of offspring is....

a)

pedigree

b)

Punnett square

c)

DNA model

d)

gel electrophoresis

15.

When two hybrids cross, the genotype ratio is always:

a)

4:0:0

b)

1:2:1

c)

2:2:0

d)

0:2:2

16.

When can two brown eyed parents have a blue eyed child?

a)

never

b)

when mom is BB and dad is bb

c)

when dad is BB and mom is Bb

d)

when both mom and dad are Bb

17.

What is the genotype for a human male offspring?

a)

XX

b)

XY

18.

If the brown-eyed mother is hybrid and the brown-eyed father is heterozygous, what is the genotype ratio of the offspring?

a)

2:2

b)

3:1

c)

1:2:1

d)

0:4:0

19.

Check the statement that is true.

a)

Heterozygous organisms show the recessive trait.

b)

Pure means homozygous and can be dominant or recessive.

c)

Hybrid means homozygous.

d)

The allele the mother passes down determines the gender of the gender of the child.

20.

How do you know if a trait exhibits incomplete dominance?

a)

There is a third phenotype.

b)

There are extra genotypes.

c)

The genotype and phenotype ratios are different.

d)

There are 2 different capital letters.

21.

In incomplete dominance, if C is curly hair, and c is straight hair, what is Cc?

a)

curly

b)

wavy

c)

straight

d)

bald

22.

What is the genotype ratio for snapdragon flower color when 2 pink flowers cross?

a)

1:1:1

b)

1:2:1

c)

0:4:0

d)

2:0:2

23.

What was German botanist, Karl Correns, known for determining?

a)

Mendelian trait heredity

b)

Incomplete dominance heredity

c)

Codominant heredity

d)

RNA structure

24.
What is the genotypic ratio here?
a)
25% blue eye 75 % brown eye 
b)
BB = 25% Bb = 50% bb = 25%
c)
BB= 50 % bb = 50%
d)
All brown eye
25.

B = brown eyes

b = blue eyes

One brother has genotype BB and the other brother has genotype Bb.

Which statement is true about these two brothers?

a)

They have same phenotype and genotype

b)

They have different phenotypes and genotypes

c)

They have same phenotype, but different genotypes

d)

They have different phenotypes, but the same genotype

26.

The part of the blood that is mostly water but contains important substances like hormones, electrolytes, and antibodies.

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

27.

The transfer of these substances happens in the lungs.

a)

oxygen into blood; carbon dioxide out of blood

b)

oxygen out of blood; carbon dioxide into blood

28.

Red blood cells (ertyhrocytes) contain.....

a)

platelets

b)

leukocytes

c)

plasma

d)

hemoglobin

29.

When you get a paper cut, these go to work.

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

30.

This part of blood helps you fight viruses and bacteria that have invaded your body.

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

erthyrocytes

d)

platelets

31.

What statement is true about type A blood?

a)

Contains A antigens

b)

Contains A antibodies

c)

Can donate to O blood types

d)

Cab receive from AB blood types

32.

Type O blood is the .....

a)

universal donor

b)

universal recipient

c)

only type to have no antibodies

d)

only type to have both A and B antigens

33.

Check the statement that is true.

a)

AB blood is the universal donor.

b)

AB blood can donate to B blood types.

c)

AB and O are both recessive.

d)

AB has no antibodies so can receive from anyone.

34.

If a child has type O blood, then.....

a)

the parents must both be O

b)

the parents can be AB and O

c)

the parents can be A and B, as long as hybrid

d)

the parents must be pure recessive

35.

What are the options of offspring if both parents are AB?

a)

50% A and 50% B

b)

25% A, 50% AB, 25% B

c)

100% AB

d)

25% A, 25%B, 25%AB, and 25% O

36.

This type of trait is found on the X chromosome.

a)

Sex-linked

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

all mutations

d)

Mendelian traits

37.

A woman who is a carrier for color-blindness would have this genotype.

a)

XCXc

b)

XcXc

c)

XCXC

d)

XCY

38.

Who do recessive sex-linked traits affect more?

a)

Males because the trait is on the Y chromosome.

b)

Females because they only need one recessive allele.

c)

Males because the trait is on the X chromosome and they only have one X.

d)

Females because they have 2 X chromosomes.

39.

A male with a genotype of XhY would have a phenotype of...

a)

normal- no hemophilia

b)

a carrier for hemophilia

c)

has hemophilia

d)

males can't have hemophilia

40.

Males can be carriers of sex-linked recessive traits. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

41.

An inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species

a)

variation

b)

vestigial structure

c)

adaptation

d)

homologous structure

42.

all of the living things and non-living parts of an ecosystem

a)

habitat

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

43.

the part of Earth that supports life

a)

ecosystem

b)

biome

c)

biosphere

d)

ecology

44.

the study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environments.

a)

ecology

b)

biology

c)

botany

d)

population density

45.

all of the organisms of the same species in the same place at the same time

a)

population

b)

species

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

46.

all of the populations of all species living in an ecosystem

a)

habitat

b)

community

c)

biosphere

d)

abiotic factors

47.

a place in which an organism lives

a)

habitat

b)

community

c)

biotic factor

d)

carrying capacity

48.

The organism that eats the producer.

a)

primary consumer

b)

tertiary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

decomposer

49.

life

a)

Bio-

b)

Herb-

c)

Cyto-

d)

Hist-

50.

Chloro-

a)

green

b)

red

c)

true

d)

plant

51.

Cyto-

a)

cartilage

b)

cell

c)

life

d)

sugar

52.

Herb-

a)

cell

b)

plant/grass

c)

united

d)

head

53.

Hetero-

a)

same

b)

different

c)

tissue

d)

head

54.

sugar

a)

Glyco-

b)

Herb-

c)

Cyto-

d)

Hist-

55.

two

a)

bi-

b)

ecto-

c)

bio-

d)

bi- and di-

56.

Auto-

a)

self

b)

life

c)

outer

d)

united

57.

air

a)

Aero-

b)

Endo-

c)

Herb-

d)

Chrom-

58.

This structure of the cell regulates what goes into and out of the cell through its bilipid layer.

a)

cell wall

b)

gel-like capsule

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

59.

This part of the cell is where most of life's processes take place and contains both the cytoskeleton and organelles.

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleolus

60.

The command center of the cell which contains DNA/chromosomes, as well as the nucleolus.

a)

ribosomes

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

61.

A series of folded membranes from the nucleus to the cell membrane that produce, package and transport proteins through the cell; may or may not have ribosomes on its surface.

a)

Golgi bodies

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

lysosomes

d)

vacuoles

62.

Make proteins; found in nucleolus, in the cytoplasm or on rough ER

a)

lysosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplasts

d)

ribosomes

63.

A series of pancake-like folded membranes that gather simple molecules and make into more complex substances; packages and transports

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi bodies

c)

vacuoles

d)

lysosomes

64.

Structures which tend to be much larger in plant cells to hold larger amounts of water

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplasts

c)

vacuoles

d)

lysosomes

65.

Contains enzymes used to digest and recycle food/substances in the cell

a)

vacuole

b)

lysosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

66.

where cellular respiration takes place giving cells much needed energy

a)

chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

67.

Which parts are found in plant cells? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

68.

The rigid outer covering of plant cells containing cellulose to give shape and support

a)

gel-like coating

b)

chitin

c)

cell wall

d)

cytoskeleton

69.

Organelle that captures light energy from the sun to make glucose sugar through photosynthesis

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

Golgi bodies

70.

the structure found in the nucleus that makes the ribosomes

a)

chromosomes

b)

ER

c)

nucleolus

d)

vacuole

71.

the "power plant" of the cell; energy!

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

ER

d)

ribosomes

72.

The "gate-keeper"

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

73.

can be rough or smooth

a)

Golgi bodies

b)

ER

c)

ribosomes

d)

lysosomes

74.

The yellow represents the....

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

75.

The purple represents the ......

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

76.

What type of cell is this?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

bacterial cell

d)

virus

77.

The organelle colored orange represents the.....

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

lysosome

78.

the total of all chemical reactions in an organism

a)

homestasis

b)

metabolism

c)

photosynthesis

d)

fermentation

79.

Special proteins that act as catalysts to start or speed up chemical reactions

a)

bilipid layer

b)

transport proteins

c)

enzymes

d)

DNA

80.

the process of autotrophs using light energy to make glucose sugar

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

fermentation

d)

metabolism

81.

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight

b)

oxygen, glucose, and sunlight

c)

carbon dioxide, oxygen, and ATP

d)

glucose, carbon dioxide, and sunlight

82.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

glucose and carbon dioxide

c)

glucose and water

d)

sunlight and chlorophyll

83.

How many glucose molecules are made in photosynthesis equation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

12

84.

What substance traps the sunlight to be used in photosynthesis?

a)

mitochondra

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carbohydrates

d)

enzymes

85.

What are the reactants of aerobic (meaning there is enough oxygen) respiration?

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

glucose and carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen and water

d)

oxygen and sunlight

86.

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

a)

carbon dioxide, water, and ATP

b)

glucose and water

c)

ATP and sunlight

d)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

87.

Where does photosynthesis take place?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

chloroplast

88.

Cellular respiration takes place in two places. Where?

a)

cytoplasm and chloroplast

b)

cytoplasm and mitochondria

c)

mitochondria and chloroplast

d)

mitochondria and vacuole

89.

This occurs when there is not enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

fermentation

c)

hypertonic solution

d)

equilibrium

90.

What are the possible products of fermentation?

a)

lactic acid and alcohol

b)

lactic acid and glucose

c)

a lot of ATP and sunlight

d)

DNA and RNA

91.

Lactase is a(n).....

a)

carbohydrate

b)

sugar

c)

enzyme

d)

nucleic acid

92.

These are found in plant cells....

a)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

b)

just chloroplasts, not mitochondria

c)

just mitochondria, not chloroplasts

93.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Lactase breaks down lactose.

b)

Lactose breaks down lactase.

94.

A balance that an organism maintains by regulating what goes into and out of the cell.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Metabolism

d)

Hypotonic

95.

The type of cellular transport that requires no energy.

a)

Active Transport

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Passive Transport

d)

Endocytosis

96.
The release of large particles, often waste materials from the inside of the cell to the outside of the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
97.
What type of transport involves the movement of water from high to low concentrations?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
98.

What type of transport uses transport (channel) proteins to help molecules move from higher to lower concentrations?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Diffusion

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

99.

What type of solution has more solute (NaCl) and less water than a cell that it contains? If a cell is put in this type of solution, water will leave the cell.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

None of the Above

100.

What happens to a plant cell that is placed into a hypotonic solution?

a)

It shrinks.

b)

The plant will wilt.

c)

It swells.

d)

Salt will enter the cell.

101.

What might happen to a freshwater plant that is placed into saltwater?

a)

Cells will swell.

b)

The cell might lose water and shrink.

c)

Exocytosis will occur.

d)

There will be no change.

102.

A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution. There is more water inside of the cell. This solution is considered to be _____ to the cell.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

None of the Above

103.

A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution. There is more water inside of the cell than outside. What will happen to the cell?

a)

It will shrink because water will leave the cell.

b)

It will swell because water will enter the cell.

c)

No change

d)

The salt will leave the cell.

104.

A cell with a 10% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 40% salt solution. What type of solution is in the beaker?

a)

hypertonic so water will leave and the cell will shrink

b)

hypotonic so water will enter and the cell will swell

c)

Isotonic so no water moves

d)

Hypertonic so water will enter the cell and the cell will swell

105.

A plant cell with a 20% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution. What will happen to the plant cell?

a)

Water will not move one way or the other.

b)

Water will leave the cell.

c)

It will shrink

d)

It will swell

106.

This type of solution has the same water and solute concentrations as the inside of the cell.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

d)

catalyst

107.

What part of the cell membrane is polar (hydrophilic)?

a)

The whole bilipid layer

b)

The bilipid layer heads

c)

The bilipid layer tails

d)

The nucleic acids in between the bilipid layer

108.

Which statement is true?

a)

The cell membrane is permeable.

b)

The cell membrane is selectively permeable.

c)

The cell membrane is impermeable.

d)

The cell membrane is permeable to water only.

109.

Which two biomolecules make up the cell membrane?

a)

lipids and nucleic acids

b)

proteins and lipids

c)

proteins and carbohydrates

d)

lipids and carbohydrates

110.

Transport against the concentration gradient is called....

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

both facilitated diffusion and osmosis

111.

Water crosses the membrane through....

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

active transport

112.

ATP stands for

a)

active transport

b)

adenosine triphosphate

c)

adenine triprotein

d)

acid triphosphate

113.

Facilitated diffusion and active transport both use.....

a)

energy

b)

ATP

c)

proteins

d)

the spaces between the bilipid molecules

114.

Using one or more of your senses to gather information

a)

predicting

b)

observing

c)

evaluating

d)

inferring

115.

the process of grouping items together that are alike in some way

a)

observing

b)

predicting

c)

evaluating

d)

classifying

116.

coming to a conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge

a)

predicting

b)

observing

c)

deductive reasoning

d)

inferring

117.

forecasting what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence

a)

predicting

b)

inductive reasoning

c)

deductive reasoning

d)

inferring

118.

All teachers graduated from college. Mrs. Sutherland is a teacher. Therefore, Mrs. Sutherland graduated from college. This is an example of...

a)

inferring/inference

b)

prediction

c)

deductive reasoning

d)

inductive reasoning

119.

When we look at our data, analyze it, and come to a conclusion, we are .....

a)

observing

b)

evaluating

c)

inferring

d)

reasoning

120.

My baby sister hates bananas. All babies hate bananas.

a)

inductive reasoning

b)

deductive reasoning

c)

inferring

d)

predicting

121.

Brian is currently studying biology. He loves looking at the world around him and trying to find out why everything works the way it does in nature. He is always observing and inferring. He asks a ton of questions and tries to find the answers. What scientific attitude is Brian exemplifying?

a)

honesty

b)

skepticism

c)

bias

d)

curiosity

122.

Connor and his lab partner take turns measuring their plants. It seems that the plants seem to grow about 2cm per week. Today, his partner reports that the plants grew 8cm since the last measurement. Connor thinks this seems unreasonable. Connor is....

a)

predicting

b)

showing bias

c)

skeptical

d)

open-minded

123.

Carter looks at the data and analyzes it. He makes his conclusions based on the data. Kate, his lab partner, likes to look at the data but also likes to make her conclusion based on what she feels or knows personally. Which choice best describes them?

a)

Kate is objective, while Carter is subjective.

b)

Kate is subjective, while Carter is objective.

c)

Both show bias in their work.

d)

Both are unethical.

124.

Patrick completes his research and realizes that he had been watering the control group with fertilizer when he wasn't supposed to. He really wants to finish this research and move on, but he decides he cannot publish a conclusion knowing that there is such an error. He will probably lose his grant money, but knows he needs to be honest. What quality is he showing?

a)

bias

b)

open-mindedness

c)

curiosity

d)

ethics

125.

Things that could have affected the outcome of a lab experiment besides the variable are known as....

a)

experimental error

b)

qualitative observations

c)

a hypothesis

d)

a control group

126.

When creating a graph, which goes on the x-axis?

a)

control group

b)

independent variable

c)

dependent variable

d)

title

127.

Which title is the best?

a)

Plant Growth and Colored Light

b)

The Effect of Light on Plants

c)

Colored Lights Make Plants Grow Tall

d)

Bean Plant Height vs. Color of Light

128.

Which type of graph would you create to illustrate data from a lab where you measured the temperature increase or decrease of a solution over three hours?

a)

Pie graph

b)

Line graph

c)

Bar graph

d)

Pictograph

129.

Sam wants to determine which type of citrus juice does the best job of keeping apples from turning brown. He places apple slices in four different juices and times how long it take for them to show signs of browning. Choose the correct variables below.

a)

IV- type of apples . DV- type of citrus juice

b)

IV- time to brown . DV- type of citrus juice

c)

IV- type of apples . DV- amount of brown on apple

d)

IV- type of citrus juice . DV- time to brown

130.

Students are testing whether the height of a ramp affects the distance a car will roll. What needs to remain constant?

a)

The length of the ramp

b)

The car

c)

The surface of the ramp

d)

All stay constant except for the independent variable.

131.

Which hypothesis is testable?

a)

Brandon wants to test which brand of swim goggles is the best.

b)

Brandon wants to test which brand of swim goggles lets him see the farthest distance under water.

c)

Both are testable.

d)

Neither are testable.

132.

Allison wants to know which time of day is the best for catching fish. She goes every morning to Woodland Lake for four hours and records her data. She then goes to Pompton Lake every afternoon for four hours and records her data. Why isn't this a valid experiment?

a)

Four hours isn't enough time.

b)

She went in both the morning and afternoon.

c)

She went to two different lakes.

d)

There are not a lot of fish in Pompton Lake.

133.

Which is a valid hypothesis?

a)

I think that fertilizer is good for plants.

b)

If a plant gets fertilizer it will be better.

c)

If a plant grows taller, then it will get fertilizer.

d)

If a plant is grown with fertilizer, then it will grow taller.

134.

When findings are evaluated by other scientists to make sure they are legitimate, it is known as....

a)

making a hypothesis

b)

conclusion

c)

peer review

d)

evidence

Similar Resources on Wayground

Science Exam Fall Semester

129 questions

Science Exam Fall Semester

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Honors 1st semester 2024

135 questions

Honors 1st semester 2024

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Updated 2025: Weathering/Erosion

137 questions

Updated 2025: Weathering/Erosion

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

8th Grade End of Year Review

137 questions

8th Grade End of Year Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

YEAR 9 SCIENCE- BIOLOGY

131 questions

YEAR 9 SCIENCE- BIOLOGY

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Science 7 - Midterm Review

136 questions

Science 7 - Midterm Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Extra Mile #12

132 questions

Extra Mile #12

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Types of Land & Ocean Forms

135 questions

Types of Land & Ocean Forms

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University