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Diagnostic Test grade for grade 9

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?
a)
A snake unhinges its jaw to eat a rabbit it just caught.
b)
A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to pretend to be dead.
c)
A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
d)
A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
2.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment 
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
d)
Habitat
3.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Steven Hawking
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Isaac Newton
4.
Predict which moth would increase in population
a)
light 
b)
dark
5.

Plant eating animals are called

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

6.

Which term refers to a farmer choosing the best corn from this year to plant next year?

a)

natural selection

b)

selective breeding

c)

genetic engineering

d)

genetic transformation

7.

A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves to produce fertile offspring.

a)

Mutation

b)

Species

c)

Adaptation

d)

Variation

8.

An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.

a)

prey

b)

producer

c)

predator

d)

decomposer

9.

An animal that is hunted as food

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

decomposer

d)

producer

10.
The role an organism plays in its ecosystem
a)
niche
b)
behavior
c)
structure
d)
function
11.

Identify the marsupial

a)
b)
c)
12.

What is a marsupial?

a)

an animal that eats leaves

b)

an animal with a pouch to carry its babies

c)

an animal that loves to run

d)

an animal that has a pouch to carry its food

13.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from carbon dioxide.
14.

Which gland(s) is sometimes referred to as the master gland?

a)

Adrenal

b)

Pituitary

c)

Testes

d)

Ovaries

15.

What is the function of ovaries?

a)

control female characteristics and menstrual cycle

b)

control male characteristics

c)

produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)

d)

control blood pressure

16.
What is the endocrine system?
a)
senses the hormone levels in the blood
b)
controls all other endocrine glands
c)
A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions
d)
decreases bone calcium levels
17.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
a)
Skeletal, muscular, ligament
b)
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
c)
Smooth, Cellular, Cerebrum
d)
Cardiac, smooth, brain stem
18.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place
a)
bronchi
b)
lungs
c)
oxygen
d)
alveoli
19.

The two narrower tubes branching from the trachea that leads into the lungs

a)

nose

b)

bronchi

c)

lungs

d)

alveoli

20.

The large muscle that contracts and relaxes and moves air in and out of the lungs.

a)

epiglottis

b)

alveoli

c)

diaphragm

d)

trachea

21.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
22.
The blue atoms are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
23.
Each column in the periodic table is called a 
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
24.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
25.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
26.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
27.

Which group is very stable due to the fact that they have a full outermost energy level?

a)

alkali metals

b)

halogens

c)

alkaline-earth metals

d)

noble gases

28.

Metal A is more reactive than Metal B. The following displacement reaction takes place.


Metal A + Metal B in compound ---> Metal B + Metal A in compound.


True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Lithium chloride + Iron → ?

a)

Lithium chloride + Iron (No change)

b)

Iron chloride + Lithium

c)

Lithium oxide + hydrogen

30.
Evidence of Chemical Change.
a)
New Substance 
b)
Size change
c)
State change
d)
Mixture 
31.
Evidence of a physical change.
a)
New substance
b)
Shape Change
c)
Light produced
d)
Gas released.
32.
What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?
N2+O2--> _NO 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.

symbol of sodium

a)

k

b)

Fe

c)

Na

d)

Ag

34.
Combining substances to form a new substance
a)
Displacement
b)
Synthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Oxidation
35.
Breaking down a substance into simpler substances
a)
Displacement
b)
Synthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Oxidation
36.
Switching one substance for another
a)
Displacement
b)
Synthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Oxidation
37.
Cu + 2Ag(NO3) → 2Ag + Cu(NO3)
a)
Synthesis Reaction
b)
Decomposition Reaction
c)
Single Displacement Reaction
d)
Double Displacement Reaction
38.
Ca3(PO4)2 + 3 H2SO4 + 3 CaSO4 + 2 H3(PO4)
a)
Synthesis Reaction
b)
Decomposition Reaction
c)
Single Displacement Reaction
d)
Double Displacement Reaction
39.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
40.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
41.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
42.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
43.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
44.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
45.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
46.

If a sound wave has a high pitch, it has a ___.

a)

high frequency

b)

low frequency

47.

Hertz is the unit for ...

a)

loudness

b)

amplitude

c)

speed of a wave

d)

frequency

48.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
49.
What kind of lever has a fulcrum, resistance arm, and effort arm?
a)
1st Class Lever
b)
2nd Class Lever
c)
3rd Class Lever
d)
All of the above
50.
What is the fixed point around which a lever is free to turn?
a)
fulcrum
b)
resistance
c)
effort
d)
lever
51.
Which choice is an example of an inclined plane?
a)
A ramp
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Ferris Wheel 

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