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A Year in Review_8th Grade Test Practice

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. Jones shows his science class his grade book, which is yellow.

What colors does the notebook absorb in order for it to appear yellow?

a)

violet, indigo, blue, yellow, and orange

b)

violet, indigo, blue, and yellow

c)

violet, indigo, blue, green, orange, and red

d)

. violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, and red

2.

Given the relationship between genes, DNA, and chromosomes, which of the following statements is correct?

a)

Chromosomes are comprised of DNA, and DNA is comprised of Genes.

b)

DNA is comprised of Genes, and Genes are comprised of Chromosomes.

c)

Chromosomes are comprised of Genes, and Genes are comprised of DNA.

d)

Genes are comprised of Chromosomes, and Chromosomes are comprised of DNA.

3.

The thought of Earth's continents all being combined as one giant landform was first proposed in 1912 by ___________.

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

James Hutton

d)

Thomas Edison

4.
The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is represented by the picture? 
a)
Sea-floor spreading
b)
Pangea
c)
How the continents are arranged today
d)
Volcanoes
6.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
7.

Crossing over

a)

Occurs in Meiosis

b)

Does not occur in Meiosis

8.

Sister chromatids are not seperated

a)

occurs in Meiosis

b)

does not occur in Meiosis

9.

Genetically identical daughter cells

a)

occurs in Meiosis

b)

does not occur in Meiosis

10.

Homologous chromosomes line up

a)

occurs in Meiosis

b)

does not occur in Meiosis

11.

Which of the following is primarily responsible for forming the Grand Canyon?

a)

tectonic plates colliding

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

glacier recession

d)

tectonic plates separating

12.

Certain moths with color patterns that allow them to better camouflage themselves with the surrounding vegetation increases the likelihood that they will be able to __________, _____________, and ______________ unlike other moths.

a)

hide, reproduce, find a mate

b)

hide, coexist, evolve into predators

c)

survive, reproduce, pass on their genes

d)

survive, mutate, contact their species

13.

When Mendel experimented with pea plants, he found that one trait appeared more often than another trait. Which of the following BEST describes Mendel's Law of Dominance?

a)

When an organism has two of the same alleles for a trait, the stronger will be expressed in the organism.

b)

When an organism has two different alleles present for a trait, the recessive trait will not be expressed.

c)

None of the traits will be expressed

d)

When an organism has two different alleles present for a trait, both traits will be equally expressed.

14.

Removal of surface water will lead to _______quantities of groundwater.

a)

increased

b)

pulluted

c)

decreased

d)

maintained

15.

Sound waves are __________________ waves.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

d)

UV

16.

The speed of sound waves is dependent on both the type of medium and the _______________ of that medium.

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

temperature

d)

thickness

17.

Asexual Reproduction

(pick three)

a)

requires less energy

b)

a partner is required

c)

offspring are genetically identical

d)

favorable traits are passed on from parents to offspring

e)

can reproduce rapidly

18.

Sexual Reproduction

(pick 3)

a)

partner required

b)

favorable traits will be passed on to next generation

c)

zygote is formed

d)

takes less time

e)

can produce rapidly

19.

Which geological activity is common at both convergent (e.g., continental-to-continental) and divergent (e.g., oceanic-to-oceanic) plate boundaries?

a)

subduction

b)

new crust formation

c)

earthquakes

d)

crust is re melted and recycled into the Earth's mantle

20.

Accelerate the human population's growth rate over the next several generations.

a)

positive environmental impact

b)

negative environmental impact

21.

Establish laws that limit the CO emissions from manufacturing and power plants.

a)

positive environmental impact

b)

negative environmental impact

22.

Choose the environment BEST suited for the adaptation listed below.

Thick fur for insulation from the cold winds and snow

a)

dense forrest

b)

high mountains

c)

dessert plains

d)

swampy marshlands

23.

How do the waves used by cellular telephones compare to those of visible light? The waves used by cellular telephones have _________________.

a)

a higher frequency than those of visible light

b)

a lower frequency than those of visible light

c)

no representation within the electromagnetic spectrum

d)

the same frequency as those of visible light

24.

An acoustic guitar has six (6) strings that are all about the same length and tension, yet they each produce a different _________ because each string has a different thickness.

a)

pitch

b)

volume

c)

frequency

d)

sound speed

25.

Which of the following is an example of weathering through a physical process?

a)

dissolution

b)

freeze-thaw

c)

hydrolysis

d)

oxidation

26.

A new river forms and splits two populations, causing ______________ speciation

a)

Sympatric

b)

Allopatric

c)

Extreme

d)

Convergent

27.

Which of the following are unique characteristics of mitosis?

Pick 2

a)

mitosis creates body cells that are hapliod

b)

Daughter cells have two homologous copies of each chromosome.

c)

gametes are produced during mitosis

d)

Mitosis phases are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

28.

Which of the following is an example of a genetic relationship?

a)

Genes code for a specific trait called DNA

b)

DNA codes for a specific trait called a gene.

c)

DNA creates a single trait called a chromosome.

d)

Genes create a single trait called a chromosome.

29.

What is the primary function of genes?

a)

carry codes to build lipids

b)

carry codes to build proteins

c)

carry codes to build carbohydrates

d)

carry codes to build nucleic acids

30.

What are the small units of heredity arranged on chromosomes?

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

RNA

d)

Genes

31.

This is an example of

a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

refraction

d)

reflection

32.

A plant grows faster than other plants of the same type in the same location because it produces more sugars from photosynthesis.

Is this a genetic or environmental factor?

a)

genetic

b)

environmental

c)

neither

33.

During the summer, a lizard species survived a hurricane on a raft of uprooted trees.  These lizards floated along in the ocean for over a month before colonizing a new island in another region (several hundred miles away from their native ecosystem).  These few individuals were the first of their species to live in this new island's ecosystem.

Which evolutionary process BEST describes the changes that will occur over time in the lizzards due to their isolated environment?

a)

convergent

evolution

b)

allopatric speciation

c)

spontaneous generation

d)

sympatric speciation

34.

A scientist conducted an experiment measuring the speed of sound in water as compared to the speed of sound in air. The scientist found that the speed of sound in air was approximately 343 m/s; however, the speed of sound in water was approximately 1,484 m/s.

Given the findings from the scientist's experiment, this phenomenon is a result of sound waves being longitudinal waves that travel faster in water because water is                         

a)

less polar than air

b)

more polar than air

c)

less dense than air

d)

more dense than air