WorksheetsAbeka Science Order and Design Test 10
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 46mins
What group of protozoa includes plasmodium, which causes malaria?
sarcodines
flagellates
ciliates
sporozoans
What is the name of the lens of a microscope through which the image is viewed?
stage
diaphragm
eyepiece
objective
What structure of a microscope affects the amount of light that passes through the slide?
stage
diaphragm
eyepiece
objective
On what part of a microscope is the slide placed?
stage
diaphragm
eyepiece
objective
Who is known as the Father of Microbiology?
Ronald Ross
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Gregor Mendel
Robert Hooke
To which group of algae do diatoms belong?
brown algae
green algae
yellow algae
red algae
Which group of algae includes volvox?
brown algae
green algae
yellow algae
red algae
What structure do decapods use for protection and for capturing their food?
rostrum
cheliped
maxilliped
mandible
What is the forward extension that protects a decapod's head?
chela
rostrum
compound eyes
antenna
What do decapods use to hold their food as they chew?
antennae
chelipeds
maxillipeds
mandibles
Which of the following crustaceans is a cirripede?
barnacles
krill
brine shrimp
crabs
Which of the following processes occurs when a ribosome "read" RNA to make a protein?
duplication
translation
transcription
replication
What is the largest group of fungi?
molds
smuts
bracket fungi
sac fungi
Which type of fungi is parasitic and often infects grains?
molds
smuts
bracket fungi
sac fungi
What potentially dangerous North American spider is known for the violin-shaped marking on its abdomen?
wolf spider
brown recluse
jumping spider
black widow
What arachnid resembles a spider but is nonvenomous and lacks a construction between the two body regions?
pseudoscorpion
tick
daddy longlegs
mite
What group of crustaceans are known for having only one eye?
copepods
brachiopods
isopods
amphipods
What group of crustaceans breathe with gills that are located on their legs?
copepods
brachiopods
isopods
amphipods
What group of crustaceans are known for having four pairs of legs pointing forward and three pairs pointing backward?
copepods
brachiopods
isopods
amphipods
What substance stores the information that determines the genetic traits of an organism?
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
organelle
RNA
vacuole
What is the study of heredity called?
mycology
genetics
biology
geology
What English scientist discovered cork cells?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Albert Einstein
Robert Hooke
Gregor Mendel
What is the study of the structure, characteristics, and environment of fungi called?
genetics
biology
mycology
psychology
What principle of biology states that all living things are made of cells and that all cells come from preexisting cells?
law of thermodynamics
entropy
law of independent assortment
cell theory
You see a decapod that appears to have no abdomen; but as you look more closely, you notice that its abdomen is tucked under its carapace. What type of crustacean do you see?
lobster
crab
prawn
crawfish
What are animal-like organisms made up of a single cell called?
protozoa
diatoms
E. coli
euglena
What are the smallest living units of all living things called?
tissues
cells
systems
organs
jelly-like substance that is the largest portion of the cell
cell membrane
vacuole
chloroplast
cytoplasm
central portion of the cell, which is responsible for regulating all cell activities
cell membrane
nucleus
organelle
vacuole
structure in the cells of green plants where photosynthesis occurs
cytoplasm
cell wall
chloroplast
vacuole
one of the "little organs" of the cell
Nucleus
Organelle
Vacuole
Cell membrane
stores food materials within the cell
nucleus
organelle
vacuole
cytoplasm
surrounds and protects the other parts of the cell
cell membrane
cell wall
chloroplast
cytoplasm
What is the combined head and thorax of crustaceans and arachnids called?
pedipalp
abdomen
cephalothorax
antennae
What are the groups of roundworms that are considered to the the most abundant animals called?
nematodes
gastropods
copepods
What type of chart is a family tree that includes information on a genetic trait being studied called?
Genotype
Punnett square
Pedigree
DNA
What are the group of mollusks that are designed to crawl on their stomachs called?
gastropods
bivalves
cephalopods
The only truly terrestrial crustaceans are called what?
crabs
krill
lobsters
woodlice (pill bug)
What type of spider is known for having a red or orange hourglass shape on the underside of its abdomen?
Harvestmen
brown recluse
black widow
wolf spiders
What type of crustaceans are known for their bioluminescent ability?
crabs
crawfish
lobsters
krill
Many crustaceans have an especially hard shell called a(n) _______, which covers their first body region to protect the vital organs.
cephalothorax
carapace
compound eyes
antennae
What type of invertebrate group have tube feet, radial symmetry, and spines?
annelids
coelenterates
echinoderms
mollusks
What type of invertebrate group are segmented worms?
annelids
coelenterates
echinoderms
mollusks
What type of invertebrate group includes jellyfish?
annelids
coelenterates
echinoderms
mollusks
What type of invertebrate group includes starfish and sand dollars?
annelids
coelenterates
echinoderms
mollusks
What type of invertebrate group includes octopuses and clams?
annelids
coelenterates
echinoderms
mollusks
What type of invertebrate group are multicellular organisms without a nervous system?
nematodes
platyhelminths
sponges
echinoderms
What type of invertebrate group have tentacles with cnidocytes?
annelids
coelenterates
echinoderms
nematodes
What type of invertebrate group includes flukes and tapeworms?
nematodes
platyhelminths
sponges
annelids
A single parent organism can produce offspring without the union of reproductive cells if it uses ______ reproduction.
heterozygous
asexual
homozygous
If the alleles for a particular trait are different, the organism is _____ for that trait.
heterozygous
homozygous
An egg cell that has been fertilized is a _____.
RNA
allele
zygote
DNA
The arthropods that have flattened bodies and one pair of legs per abdominal segment are _____.
spiders
millipedes
centipedes
scorpions
An organism that can be seen by the unaided eye is considered _____.
microscopic
macroscopic
The physical appearance that results from the alleles an organism inherited for a particular trait is the _____.
phenotype
genotype
The organisms that are distinguished by their slipper shape and cilia are _____.
euglena
diatoms
paramecia
An organism that has an organized nucleus is a _____.
eukaryote
prokaryote
virus
The law of _____ assortment says that the allele inherited for one trait does not affect the allele inherited for another trait.
dependent
independent
segration
Hermit crabs are ten-legged crustaceans that usually live in the shells of dead snails. Several species are noted for their large chelae. Although some hermit crab species live on land, they must carry water in their shells for breathing and must lay their eggs in water. In which group of crustaceans are hermit crabs?
isopods
cirripeds
amphipods
decapods
You are participating in a science scavenger hunt. The fist clue reads, "I am an alga that resembles a mass of green thread; under a microscope, my cells are easily recognizable by their spiraling chloroplasts." What type of algae are you looking for?
kelp
Irish moss
spirogyra
volvox
While observing live cells under a microscope, you see a single cell dividing into two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives one copy of each chromosome, so that both have the same genetic information as the parent cell. What process did you observe?
meiosis
segregation
crossing
mitosis
In the Punnett square, what should be in the indicated box?
AA
Aa
aa
nothing
In pea plants, green seedpods (G) are dominant to yellow seedpods (g). A plant that is Gg is bred with a plant that is gg; a Punnett square for this shown below. What is the probability of offspring with green seedpods?
75%
50%
25%
0%
structure in the cells of green plants where photosynthesis occurs
cytoplasm
cell wall
chloroplast
vacuole
