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Trimester 1 review Science

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cell

a)

A change that affects the activity of an organism

b)

a membrane-covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life

c)

the maintenance of a stable internal environment

2.

What is stimulus?

a)

A unicellular organism

b)

The temperature of a living thing

c)

a change that affects the activity of an organism

3.

What is homeostasis?

a)

The microscopic view of an organism

b)

the maintenance of a stable internal environment

c)

has a nucleus

4.

What is the smallest structure of life?

(a)  

5.

How does your body respond to heat?

a)

sweat

b)

dehydration

c)

hunger

d)

running

6.

What is DNA?

a)

the genetic material that controls the function of cells

b)

the offspring to an amoeba

7.

Which is a type of asexual reproduction?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Fertilization

c)

pollination

d)

meosis

8.

Which is an example of asexual reproduction?

a)

meiosis

b)

pollination

c)

Budding

d)

fertilization

9.

sexual reproduction requires_______ partners.

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

23

10.

asexual reproduction takes place when _____organism(s) are present

a)

1

b)

0

c)

2

d)

23

11.

Asexual reproduction produce________offspring

a)

genetically cloned

b)

genetically diverse

c)

genetically altered

d)

genetically identical

12.

Sexual reproduction produce________offspring

a)

genetically cloned

b)

genetically diverse

c)

genetically altered

d)

genetically identical

13.

People, flowers, chickens, turtles all reproduce....

a)

sexually

b)

asexually

c)

through budding

d)

through binary fission

14.

What is the main purpose of reproduction?

a)

make a species extinct

b)

make sure a species continues

c)

make offspring for cloning

d)

make sure everyone has something to do

15.

Hydra reproduce by budding. What does this mean?

a)

Offspring grow from the parent organism

b)

Offspring come from flower buds

c)

Offspring can regrow tissue, organs, limbs that were damaged

d)

1 organism becomes 2

16.

How does binary fission work?

a)

Offspring grow from the parent organism

b)

Offspring come from flower buds

c)

Offspring can regrow tissue, organs, limbs that were damaged

d)

1 organism becomes 2

17.

Which of the following cannot reproduce sexually?

a)

tree

b)

bacteria

c)

flower

d)

insect

18.

All of these are advantages of sexual reproduction EXCEPT..

a)

increased survival chances

b)

genetic diversity

c)

evolution

d)

genetically identical offspring

19.

what are offspring?

a)

a type of cold

b)

the product of reproduction

c)

the type of mattress

20.

What are diverse offspring?

a)

offspring that are identical from sexual reproduction

b)

offspring that are different from sexual reproduction

c)

offspring that are different from asexual reproduction

21.
When scientists organize living things according to similar characteristics, they are using
a)
life cycle
b)
germinates
c)
spore
d)
classification
22.
Any characteristic that helps an organism survive is considered to be a(n)
a)
adaptation
b)
life cycle
c)
dichotomous key
d)
classification
23.
A chart with many choices that guide you to the name of the organism or object you want to identify is called a(n)
a)
adaptation
b)
life cycle
c)
dichotomous key
d)
classification
24.
All living things grow and change.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Not all living things reproduce. 
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Living things need what basic things to survive?
a)
Water, Food, Shelter, Air
b)
Air
c)
Food
d)
Shelter
27.
Why does a plant need light?
a)
To tan
b)
To be warm
c)
To make food
d)
To glow
28.
Animals make their own food.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Plants make their own food. 
a)
True 
b)
False
30.

I am the chef for the ecosystem because I am the only organism that can make my own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

31.

I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

32.

I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

33.

I am a consumer that eats only plants.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

34.

I am a consumer that eats only meat.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

35.

I am a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

36.

What is evolution?

a)

change over time

b)

a feature in Pokemon Go

c)

when the same characteristics appear throughout the years

37.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
survival of the fittest
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
38.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
use or disuse
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
39.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
variations within populations
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
40.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
acquired characteristics are inherited
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
41.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
organisms overproduce
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
42.
The process in which organism with variations most suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Survival of the Fittest
c)
Common Descent
d)
Phenotype
43.
What do we call differences among heritable traits?
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Speciation
44.

Who would have stated "acquired traits" such as a giraffe needing a long neck so they stretch it over time

a)

Darwin

b)

Lamarck

45.
What book did Darwin  write?
a)
Evolution in Biology
b)
The Origin of Species
c)
The Giving Tree
d)
Discovering Argentina.
46.

Did human beings evolved from apes?

a)

Yes and we evolved through natural selection

b)

Yes and we evolved through survival of the fittest

c)

No but we share a common ancestor

d)

Yes and we evolved through adapting to the environment

47.
Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment 
a)
diversity.
b)
evolution
c)
adaptation. 
d)
 fitness.
48.
Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of
a)
continual increases in population size.
b)
the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.
c)
an unchanging local environment.
d)
the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.
49.
What is survival of the fittest?
a)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
b)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
c)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
d)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
50.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
51.

1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called

a)

natural selection

b)

Artificial selection

c)

random selection

d)

genetic manipulation

52.

What is variation?

a)

natural differnces

b)

genetic material

c)

inherited traits

53.

what is extintion?

a)

when all members of a species have died

b)

when bacteria dies

c)

Dinosaurs, Megalodon, & Woolly Mammoths

54.
  A _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an   ancient organism.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
55.
When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
56.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
d)
Where the animal lived
57.

Which layer contains the oldest fossil?

a)

Layer 1

b)

Layer 2

c)

Layer 3

d)

Layer 4

58.

Which of the following would be an example of absolute age?

a)

Fossil A is older than Fossil B

b)

Fossil A and Fossil B are the same age

c)

Fossil A is 10 million years old

59.

Which of the following is an example of relative age

a)

Fossil A is older than Fossil B

b)

Fossil A is about 10 million years old

c)

Fossil B is 2 million years old

60.
The millions of fossils that scientists have collected are called
a)
The Geologic Time Scale
b)
The Origin of Species
c)
The Fossil Record
d)
A really neat fossil collection
61.
Which era is the longest?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Cambrian
c)
Precambrian
d)
Phanerozoic
62.
A unit of geologic time that subdivides eras
a)
period
b)
time span
63.
The Triassic Period, the Jurassic Period, and the Cretaceous Period occurred in what era?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Mesozoic
64.

In which time period are we currently living?

a)

Precambrian Time

b)

Paleozoic Era

c)

Mesozoic Era

d)

Cenozoic Era

65.

In what time period did Pangaea, the super continent, appear?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

66.

What is the MOST specific classification that humans and tigers have in common?

a)

Class

b)

Kingdom

c)

Order

d)

Phylum

67.
What is a tool scientists use to identify unknown organisms that consists of a series of questions? 
a)
Hammer
b)
Dichotomous key
c)
balance scale
d)
Encyclopedia
68.

Which domain has organisms that live in harsh environments?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Both

69.

Are archaea multicellular or unicellular?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

70.

Are bacteria multicellular or unicellular?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

71.

Are archaea prokaryotes or eukaryotes?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

72.

Which domain has organisms that live in many environments (in normal conditions)?

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Both

73.

True or False: ALL bacteria are bad and will make you sick.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Are bacteria prokaryotes or eukaryotes?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

75.

True or False: ALL organisms in the Domain Eukarya are multicellular.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Which of the following are examples of organisms in the Domain Eukarya?

a)

Apple Tree

b)

Archaea

c)

Mushroom

d)

Ladybug

e)

Yeast

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