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Third-Nine Weeks Exam

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plantlike protists that produce food through photosynthesis using light energy and carbon dioxide?

a)

dinoflagellate

b)

algae

c)

amoeba

d)

diatom

2.

A common sarcodine with unusual adaptation for movement, a pseudopod, and obtaining nutrients?

a)

diatom

b)

algae

c)

amoeba

d)

dinoflagellate

3.

One parent reproduces without a sperm and an egg joining?

a)

reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

production of life

4.

The short, hairlike organelles that grow on the surface of some protists

a)

diatom

b)

flagella

c)

hair

d)

cilia

5.

A plantlike protist with a hard outer wall and a colored glass resemblance?

a)

diatom

b)

algae

c)

dinoflagellate

d)

amoeba

6.

A protist with cilia and two nuclei?

a)

algae

b)

diatom

c)

paramecium

d)

amoeba

7.

A member of a group of eukaryotic organisms, which have a membrane-bound nucleus?

a)

protozoan

b)

psuedopod

c)

spores

d)

protist

8.

Protist resembling a tiny animal

a)

fungus

b)

protozoan

c)

protists

d)

dinoflagellate

9.

A temporary "foot" made when an amoeba pushes part of its body outward?

a)

pseudopod

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

d)

legs

10.

Long, threadlike fungal structures that absorb minerals and water?

a)

basidia

b)

hyphae

c)

zygosporangia

d)

ascus

11.

The structure formed when fungi and certain photosynthetic organisms grow together?

a)

imperfect fungi

b)

sac fungi

c)

lichen

d)

club fungi

12.

The hyphae threadlike structures create a network, usually underground, called the?

a)

flagella

b)

mycelium

c)

basidia

d)

cilia

13.

Algae have this structure instead of roots; they secrete a chemical-like glue that fastens them to rocks.

a)

pellicle

b)

holdfasts

c)

roots

d)

fronds

14.

Almost all fungi reproduce asexually by producing _________, small reproductive cells with a strong, protective outer covering?

a)

sperm

b)

spores

c)

pollen

d)

eggs

15.

Blue cheese and athlete's foot come from this kind of fungus that is named due to a lack of a "perfect" reproductive stage in their life cycle.

a)

imperfect fungi

b)

sac fungi

c)

club fungi

d)

zygote fungi

16.

An example of a green algae that comes together to form a large sphere which moves together as one group is?

a)

algae

b)

volvox

c)

mold

d)

thrush

17.

All plant cells are surrounded by a ...

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

18.

Where does photosynthesis take place in a plant ?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

19.

_______ is a waxy layer that reduces the water lost from plants.

a)

leaf

b)

cuticle

c)

chloroplast

d)

skin

20.

All organisms depend on ____ directly or indirectly for food.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

heterotroph

21.

______ plants are supported by the water that surrounds them, whereas land plants must provide their own support.

a)

land

b)

terrestrial

c)

aquatic

d)

grazing

22.

An organic compound made of chains of glucose molecules?

a)

cellulose

b)

glucose

c)

chloroplast

d)

chlorophyll

23.

This is composed of tubelike cells that transport water and nutrients in some plants?

a)

stems

b)

vascular tissue

c)

nonvascular tissue

d)

rhizoids

24.

Plants that reproduce by spores such as liverworts and mosses are called?

a)

seedless plants

b)

seed plants

c)

fungi

d)

protists

25.

Nonvascular seedless plants are often referred to as?

a)

algae

b)

angiosperms

c)

gymnosperms

d)

bryophytes

26.

These look like the flattened lobes of a liver?

a)

fern

b)

liverworts

c)

hornworts

d)

moss

27.

Plants that can live for more than 2 growing seasons?

a)

perennials

b)

annuals

c)

biennials

d)

angiosperm

28.

The leaves of angiosperms are

a)

needlelike

b)

broad and flat

c)

wide and thick

d)

thin and hollow

29.

A plant stem that is usually soft and green and found in flowers?

a)

phloem

b)

xylem

c)

woody

d)

herbaceous

30.

A structure that anchors a nonvascular seedless plant to a surface?

a)

holdfasts

b)

fronds

c)

roots

d)

rhizoids

31.

The fine powdery spores of club mosses have been used to make what?

a)

food

b)

medicine

c)

paper

d)

fireworks

32.

A plant stem in a tree or shrub that is stiff and usually not green?

a)

woody

b)

herbaceous

c)

vascular

d)

xylem

33.

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

a)

to make new cells

b)

to make ATP

c)

to store sugar

d)

to make chlorophyll

34.

Water travels from the roots of a plant to its stems and leaves through _______ cells.

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

stomata

d)

epidermis

35.

Sugar travels from the leaves to the rest of the plant through __________ cells.

a)

stomata

b)

xylem

c)

phloem

d)

epidermis

36.

Respiration requires _________ , which is a waste given off during photosynthesis.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

sugar

37.

What are the end products of photosynthesis?

a)

ATP and carbon dioxide

b)

glucose and oxygen

c)

oxygen and ATP

d)

glucose and ATP

38.

________ is a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

chemical reaction

d)

reproduction

39.

_________ is a series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

chemical reaction

c)

photosynthesis

d)

reproduction

40.

A plant’s tropism to light is called________.

a)

phototropism

b)

photoperiodism

c)

geotropism

d)

thigmotropism

41.

_______ is a gas that can be produced by fruit, seeds, flowers, and leaves and helps stimulate the ripening of fruit.

a)

ethylene

b)

cytokinins

c)

auxin

d)

Gibberellins

42.

Plants that require 12 or more hours of darkness to flower are called ________. (ex. poinsettia)

a)

short-day plant

b)

long-day plant

c)

day-neutral

d)

midish-hour plant

43.

A Venus flytrap captures insects by responding to which type of stimulus?

a)

touch

b)

light

c)

time

d)

gravity

44.

Roots growing away from the Sun help anchor the plant in the soil.

a)

negative

b)

positve

45.

The male part of the flower is________.

a)

stamen

b)

pistil

c)

stigma

d)

anther

46.

The female part of the flower?

a)

pistil

b)

anther

c)

stamen

d)

stigma

47.

_________ is when the life cycle of an organism alternates between diploid and haploid generations.

a)

alternation of generation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cellular respiration

d)

chemical reaction

48.

Angiosperm pollen grains travel by wind, gravity, water, or animal from the anther to the ______.

a)

stigma

b)

stamen

c)

pistil

d)

filament

49.

_______ forms from tissue in a male reproductive structure of a seed plant.

a)

pollination

b)

pollen grain

c)

seed

d)

embryo

50.

When walking through a field in the summer you notice a briar bush filled with blackberries, what type of plant are you looking at?

a)

angiosperms

b)

blackberry bush

c)

gymnosperms

d)

seedless plant

51.

Can be divided into two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other anywhere throughout its central axis

a)

radial symmetry

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

asymmetry

d)

symmetry

52.

Can be divided into two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other

a)

radial symmetry

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

asymmetry

d)

symmetry

53.

Cannot be divided into any two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other

a)

radial symmetry

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

asymmetry

d)

symmetry

54.

How many phylums are there in the animal kingdom?

a)

50

b)

9

c)

35

d)

45

55.

Jointed appendages and segmented bodies are characteristics of all __________

a)

arthropods

b)

cnidarians

c)

poriferia

d)

anthropoids

56.

Sponges have _____ on their bodies, which take in the food as it passes by the organism.

a)

nematocysts

b)

cnidocysts

c)

spores

d)

dendrites

57.

A sand dollar has a _________ and grows with the organism.

a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

c)

skeleton

d)

body

58.

gastropods, bivalves, cephalopods are the three groups of _______

a)

mollusks

b)

crustaceans

c)

worms

d)

arthropods

59.

I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, am ectothermic (cold-blooded), and often have scaly skin which holds in the water. What am I?

a)

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

mammals

d)

worms

60.

The embryos of all mammals develop inside the mother's womb is what type of mammal?

a)

placental

b)

marsupial

c)

monotreme

d)

platypus

61.

Which category of mammals lay eggs instead of giving birth to live birth?

a)

placental

b)

monotreme

c)

marsupial

d)

eutherian

62.

What are the two organisms of Phylum Chordata that are classified as invertebrates?

a)

tunicates and lancelets

b)

lancelets and tuna fish

c)

tunicates and sharks

d)

sharks and rays

63.

Birds use _______ to grind their food into smaller pieces.

a)

aves

b)

beaks

c)

gizzards

d)

talons

64.

I breathe with gills, lay eggs, live my whole life in water, and am ectothermic (cold-blooded). What am I?

a)

fish

b)

amphibians

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

65.

I am spiny, have a water vascular system with tube feet, radial symmetry, and am called a brittle star.

a)

echinoderm

b)

worms

c)

annelids

d)

Porifera

66.

I have tentacles with stinging cells and a radial symmetry. I am a sea anemone. Which Phylum do I belong to?

a)

cnidarian

b)

poriferia

c)

Mollusca

d)

echinoderm

67.

I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water. What am I?

a)

mollusks

b)

worms

c)

cnidarian

d)

arthropod

68.

What percentage of animal species are invertebrates?

a)

95%

b)

5%

c)

90%

d)

85%

69.

Annelids have what type of symmetry?

a)

bilateral

b)

radial

c)

asymmetry

d)

funky

70.

A(n) _______________is a flexible, rod-shaped structure that supports the body of a developing chordate.

a)

notochord

b)

nerve chord

c)

throat pouches

d)

tail