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Semester 1 Review - 7th Grade

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______ - is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols.
a)
Element 
b)
Compound
c)
Neither
2.
The simplest pure substances are...
a)
elements
b)
compounds
c)
cells
d)
symbols
3.

How many elements are involved in the reaction shown below? (6.5A)

C3H8+5O2---------- 3CO2 + 4H20

a)

7 elements

b)

3 elements

c)

17 elements

d)

19 elements

4.

What is the best prove of a formation of a new substance? (6.5C)

a)

create gas (bubbling)

b)

precipite (creation of a solid)

c)

change of temperature

d)

change of color

5.

Lorena is in the lab trying to demonstrate that she is capable to create a new substance during his experiments. What are the sign of the formation of a new substance? (6.5C)

a)

A chemical reaction where color and temperature change.

b)

A chemical reaction where formation of gas, change of color, and precipitate happens.

c)

A chemical reaction where a formation of gas, change of color, change of temperature, it precipitates, change of odor might happen.

d)

A chemical reaction where a formation of a new substance happens.

6.

Which word describes two or more elements that are mixed together in a fixed proportion? (6.5C)

a)

mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Atom

7.
This contains a variety elements and compounds that ARE NOT chemically combined.
a)
Water
b)
Mixture
c)
Elements
d)
Compounds
8.
NaHCO3 is an example of —
a)
an abbreviation
b)
a compound
c)
a mixture
d)
an element
9.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
10.
______________ are the basic unit of life.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Cells
d)
Takis
11.
When observing cells, which of the following pieces of equipment is most appropriate?
a)
Hand lens
b)
Telescope
c)
Petri dish
d)
Microscope
12.
There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?
a)
All organisms are composed of one or more cells.
b)
The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.
c)
Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.
d)
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
13.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
14.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

15.

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

16.
An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
17.

The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of eukaryotic cells.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

18.

The _____________ is a gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells. It holds the organelles in place and gives each cell its shape.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

19.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

20.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

21.

True or False? Radiant Energy from the Sun is the light that comes from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The _____________ is an organelle inside a plant cell and is the actual site that photosynthesis takes place.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Xylem

d)

Phloem

23.

This substance in the leaf is responsible for absorbing the sun's energy and also reflects green light waves.

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Nucleus

24.

What structure of the leaf transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Phloem

d)

Xylem

25.

Which of the following is not a PRODUCT of photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Glucose

c)

Oxygen

26.

Movement toward a stimulus

a)

hydrotropism

b)

positive tropism

c)

dormancy

d)

stimulus

27.

Movement away from a stimulus

a)

geotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

stimulus

d)

negative tropism

28.

A plant's response to touch

a)

thigmotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

dormancy

29.

The movement of roots toward the ground or the movement of stems away from the ground

a)

hydrotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

thigmotropism

d)

phototropism

30.

The movement of a plant's roots toward water in the soil

a)

thigmotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

hydrotropism

31.

The movements in a plant in response to light

a)

phototropism

b)

geotropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

thigmotropism

32.

The diagram shows a plant growing while lying on its side. How is the plant reacting positively and negatively to gravity?

a)

the root are reacting negatively by growing downward while the stem and leaves are reacting positively by growing upward

b)

the root are reacting positively by growing downward while the stem and leaves are reacting negatively by growing upward

c)

only the roots are reacting by growing downward

d)

only the leaves and stem are reacting by growing upward

33.
How does turgor pressure relate to a plant wilting?
a)
A wilting plant = high turgor pressure
b)
A wilting plant = high photosynthesis
c)
A wilting plant = low turgor pressure
d)
They are not related
34.
What happens when the vacuole is empty or skinny?
a)
Mild Turgor pressure
b)
Low turgor pressure
c)
High turgor pressure
d)
Regular turgor pressure
35.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
offspring are identical to parents
b)
offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
d)
offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
36.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; what you see.
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
d)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
37.
The inherited combination of alleles is known as the offspring's
a)
heredity
b)
phenotype
c)
genotype
d)
redigree
38.
What does heterozygous mean?
a)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)
b)
An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)
c)
When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both
d)
the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red
39.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
40.
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
a)
height
b)
the scar
c)
ability to swim
d)
ability to play drums
41.
Passing of traits from one generation to the next
a)
Heredity
b)
Genetics
c)
Inheritance
d)
Allele
42.
Scientific study of how traits are passed to offspring through genes
a)
Heredity
b)
Genetics
c)
Inheritance
d)
Allele
43.

Which best describes one disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

It increases biodiversity

b)

It decreases biodiversity

c)

It decreases population size

d)

It increases combination of traits

e)

It produces diverse offspring

44.

Budding is a process in which a new individual is formed that is a clone of the parent. This type of reproduction is _____.

a)

Sexual

b)

Sporulation

c)

Asexual

d)

Binary Fission

e)

Fragmentation

45.

What would be a possible disadvantage of asexual reproduction.

a)

Ability to reproduce in the absence of a mate

b)

Results in low genetic variation of the species

c)

Allows for more genetic variation in the offspring

d)

Takes less time to produce offspring

e)

Ability to reproduce rapidly

46.

Sexual Reproduction _____

a)

results in genetic variation in the offspring

b)

produces offspring that are identical to the parent

c)

decreases the chances of survival of the species

d)

results in genetic material being donated to offspring by only one parent

e)

produces uniform offspring

47.

This system protects the body's internal living tissues and organs, protects against invasion by infectious organism, and protects the body from dehydration.

a)

excretory system

b)

digestive system

c)

integumentary system

d)

respiratory system

48.

This system is responsible for the control of the body and communication among its parts.

a)

nervous system

b)

skeletal system

c)

respiratory system

d)

endocrine system

49.

The breakdown of food into small molecules, which are then absorbed into the body is the main function of which body system.

a)

integumentary system

b)

digestive system

c)

excretory system

d)

endocrine system

50.

The main function of this system is movement, but it also helps stabilize our joints, maintain our posture and generate heat during activity.

a)

reproductive system

b)

nervous system

c)

muscular system

d)

skeletal system

51.

This system provides the structural support for the human body and protects our organs.

a)

digestive system

b)

respiratory system

c)

skeletal system

d)

muscular system

52.

This system is made up of glands that produce and secrete hormones, chemical substances produced in the body that regulate the activity of cells or organs. These hormones regulate the body's growth, and sexual development and function.

a)

excretory system

b)

integumentary system

c)

nervous system

d)

endocrine system

53.

This human body system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide.

a)

nervous system

b)

integumentary system

c)

respiratory system

d)

excretory system

54.

This is the system of an organism's body that performs the function of excretion, the bodily process of discharging wastes. This system is responsible for the elimination of wastes produced by homeostasis.

a)

endocrine system

b)

digestive system

c)

excretory system

d)

skeletal system

55.

This system functions to transport blood and oxygen from the lungs to the various tissues of the body.

a)

nervous system

b)

circulatory system

c)

endocrine system

d)

integumentary system