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Abeka Science Order and Design Test 10

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group of protozoa includes plasmodium, which causes malaria?

a)

sarcodines

b)

flagellates

c)

ciliates

d)

sporozoans

2.

What is the name of the lens of a microscope through which the image is viewed?

a)

stage

b)

diaphragm

c)

eyepiece

d)

objective

3.

What structure of a microscope affects the amount of light that passes through the slide?

a)

stage

b)

diaphragm

c)

eyepiece

d)

objective

4.

On what part of a microscope is the slide placed?

a)

stage

b)

diaphragm

c)

eyepiece

d)

objective

5.

Who is known as the Father of Microbiology?

a)

Ronald Ross

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Robert Hooke

6.

To which group of algae do diatoms belong?

a)

brown algae

b)

green algae

c)

yellow algae

d)

red algae

7.

Which group of algae includes volvox?

a)

brown algae

b)

green algae

c)

yellow algae

d)

red algae

8.

What structure do decapods use for protection and for capturing their food?

a)

rostrum

b)

cheliped

c)

maxilliped

d)

mandible

9.

What is the forward extension that protects a decapod's head?

a)

chela

b)

rostrum

c)

compound eyes

d)

antenna

10.

What do decapods use to hold their food as they chew?

a)

antennae

b)

chelipeds

c)

maxillipeds

d)

mandibles

11.

Which of the following crustaceans is a cirripede?

a)

barnacles

b)

krill

c)

brine shrimp

d)

crabs

12.

Which of the following processes occurs when a ribosome "read" RNA to make a protein?

a)

duplication

b)

translation

c)

transcription

d)

replication

13.

What is the largest group of fungi?

a)

molds

b)

smuts

c)

bracket fungi

d)

sac fungi

14.

Which type of fungi is parasitic and often infects grains?

a)

molds

b)

smuts

c)

bracket fungi

d)

sac fungi

15.

What potentially dangerous North American spider is known for the violin-shaped marking on its abdomen?

a)

wolf spider

b)

brown recluse

c)

jumping spider

d)

black widow

16.

What arachnid resembles a spider but is nonvenomous and lacks a construction between the two body regions?

a)

pseudoscorpion

b)

tick

c)

daddy longlegs

d)

mite

17.

What group of crustaceans are known for having only one eye?

a)

copepods

b)

brachiopods

c)

isopods

d)

amphipods

18.

What group of crustaceans breathe with gills that are located on their legs?

a)

copepods

b)

brachiopods

c)

isopods

d)

amphipods

19.

What group of crustaceans are known for having four pairs of legs pointing forward and three pairs pointing backward?

a)

copepods

b)

brachiopods

c)

isopods

d)

amphipods

20.

What substance stores the information that determines the genetic traits of an organism?

a)

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

b)

organelle

c)

RNA

d)

vacuole

21.

What is the study of heredity called?

a)

mycology

b)

genetics

c)

biology

d)

geology

22.

What English scientist discovered cork cells?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Gregor Mendel

23.

What is the study of the structure, characteristics, and environment of fungi called?

a)

genetics

b)

biology

c)

mycology

d)

psychology

24.

What principle of biology states that all living things are made of cells and that all cells come from preexisting cells?

a)

law of thermodynamics

b)

entropy

c)

law of independent assortment

d)

cell theory

25.

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?

a)

lobster

b)

crab

c)

prawn

d)

crawfish

26.

What are animal-like organisms made up of a single cell called?

a)

protozoa

b)

diatoms

c)

E. coli

d)

euglena

27.

What are the smallest living units of all living things called?

a)

tissues

b)

cells

c)

systems

d)

organs

28.

jelly-like substance that is the largest portion of the cell

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

29.

central portion of the cell, which is responsible for regulating all cell activities

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

organelle

d)

vacuole

30.

structure in the cells of green plants where photosynthesis occurs

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

31.

one of the "little organs" of the cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Organelle

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell membrane

32.

stores food materials within the cell

a)

nucleus

b)

organelle

c)

vacuole

d)

cytoplasm

33.

surrounds and protects the other parts of the cell

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

34.

What is the combined head and thorax of crustaceans and arachnids called?

a)

pedipalp

b)

abdomen

c)

cephalothorax

d)

antennae

35.

What are the groups of roundworms that are considered to the the most abundant animals called?

a)

nematodes

b)

gastropods

c)

copepods

36.

What type of chart is a family tree that includes information on a genetic trait being studied called?

a)

Genotype

b)

Punnett square

c)

Pedigree

d)

DNA

37.

What are the group of mollusks that are designed to crawl on their stomachs called?

a)

gastropods

b)

bivalves

c)

cephalopods

38.

The only truly terrestrial crustaceans are called what?

a)

crabs

b)

krill

c)

lobsters

d)

woodlice (pill bug)

39.

What type of spider is known for having a red or orange hourglass shape on the underside of its abdomen?

a)

Harvestmen

b)

brown recluse

c)

black widow

d)

wolf spiders

40.

What type of crustaceans are known for their bioluminescent ability?

a)

crabs

b)

crawfish

c)

lobsters

d)

krill

41.

Many crustaceans have an especially hard shell called a(n) _______, which covers their first body region to protect the vital organs.

a)

cephalothorax

b)

carapace

c)

compound eyes

d)

antennae

42.

What type of invertebrate group have tube feet, radial symmetry, and spines?

a)

annelids

b)

coelenterates

c)

echinoderms

d)

mollusks

43.

What type of invertebrate group are segmented worms?

a)

annelids

b)

coelenterates

c)

echinoderms

d)

mollusks

44.

What type of invertebrate group includes jellyfish?

a)

annelids

b)

coelenterates

c)

echinoderms

d)

mollusks

45.

What type of invertebrate group includes starfish and sand dollars?

a)

annelids

b)

coelenterates

c)

echinoderms

d)

mollusks

46.

What type of invertebrate group includes octopuses and clams?

a)

annelids

b)

coelenterates

c)

echinoderms

d)

mollusks

47.

What type of invertebrate group are multicellular organisms without a nervous system?

a)

nematodes

b)

platyhelminths

c)

sponges

d)

echinoderms

48.

What type of invertebrate group have tentacles with cnidocytes?

a)

annelids

b)

coelenterates

c)

echinoderms

d)

nematodes

49.

What type of invertebrate group includes flukes and tapeworms?

a)

nematodes

b)

platyhelminths

c)

sponges

d)

annelids

50.

A single parent organism can produce offspring without the union of reproductive cells if it uses ______ reproduction.

a)

heterozygous

b)

asexual

c)

homozygous

51.

If the alleles for a particular trait are different, the organism is _____ for that trait.

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

52.

An egg cell that has been fertilized is a _____.

a)

RNA

b)

allele

c)

zygote

d)

DNA

53.

The arthropods that have flattened bodies and one pair of legs per abdominal segment are _____.

a)

spiders

b)

millipedes

c)

centipedes

d)

scorpions

54.

An organism that can be seen by the unaided eye is considered _____.

a)

microscopic

b)

macroscopic

55.

The physical appearance that results from the alleles an organism inherited for a particular trait is the _____.

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

56.

The organisms that are distinguished by their slipper shape and cilia are _____.

a)

euglena

b)

diatoms

c)

paramecia

57.

An organism that has an organized nucleus is a _____.

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryote

c)

virus

58.

The law of _____ assortment says that the allele inherited for one trait does not affect the allele inherited for another trait.

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

segration

59.

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?

a)

isopods

b)

cirripeds

c)

amphipods

d)

decapods

60.

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?

a)

kelp

b)

Irish moss

c)

spirogyra

d)

volvox

61.

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?

a)

meiosis

b)

segregation

c)

crossing

d)

mitosis

62.

In the Punnett square, what should be in the indicated box?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

nothing

63.

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?

a)

75%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%

64.

structure in the cells of green plants where photosynthesis occurs

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole