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Q4 Science Test Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A scientist found some weird slime near a pond. What would he need to do to determine if some part of the slime were a living thing?

a)

Stir up the slime and see if anything moves

b)

Look with a microscope for the presence of cells

c)

Put the slime in the pond and see what happens

d)

Collect some slime and see if anything grows from it

2.

Plants & animals have some things in common. Like all living things, one of the things they have in common is

a)

They learn how to do many things

b)

They all communicate with each other

c)

They all consume some other organism for energy

d)

They all are made of one or more cells

3.

How can you tell if a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

a)

Take its temperature

b)

Use a telescope to look at it from far away

c)

Use a microscope to look for a nucleus in the cell

d)

Measure the cell's mass

4.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Prokaryotic cell

b)

Eukaryotic cell

5.

Identify the purple structure with the yellow center

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

prokaryote

6.

What identifies this cell as eukaryotic?

a)

presence of DNA

b)

presence of a cell membrane

c)

presence of a nucleus

d)

absence of DNA

7.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
8.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
9.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Domain, Kingdom, Species, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus
10.
Which Domain/Kingdom is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
11.
The method bacteria use to reproduce is
a)
asexual
b)
sexual
c)
artificial selection
d)
replication
12.
What is a species?
a)
A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring. 
b)
A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other. 
c)
A group of organisms that can mate, but do not produce offspring.
d)
Indivual organisms that live in the same environment. 
13.

I have cell walls

I am an autotroph

I am multicellular

What am I?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Protist

14.

I have no cell walls

I am eukaryotic

I reproduce sexually

I am multicellular

What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Protist

d)

Fungi

15.

I am unicellular

I am prokaryotic

I am found in extreme ecosystems

What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Protist

b)

Plant

c)

Animal

d)

Archaebacteria

16.

What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

Prokaryotes have a cell wall, eukaryotes do not

b)

Prokayotes have a nucleus, eukaryotes do not

c)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus, prokaryotes do not

d)

Eukaryotes have a cell wall, prokaryotes do not

17.

I am plant-like

but not a plant

I absorb nutrients from organic matter

What am I?

a)

Protist

b)

Fungi

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

18.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
19.
Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?
a)
Animalia and Plantae
b)
Animalia and Protista
c)
Protista and Plantae
20.
To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...
a)
it cannot reproduce asexually
b)
it cannot make its own food
c)
it cannot breathe oxygen gas
21.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
22.
Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Dead
23.
True or False: All living things are made of one or more cells.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Mold, yeast, and mushrooms all belong to the Kingdom _______.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
25.
Term used to describe a one-celled organism is ________________
a)
multicellular
b)
cellular
c)
single organism
d)
unicellular
26.
Which describes an  organism that produces its own food
a)
heterotroph
b)
chef
c)
autotroph
d)
homeostasis
27.
What does "multicellular" mean?
a)
Has many animals
b)
made up of more than one cell
c)
 has one cell
d)
shows similar characteristics to other cells
28.
How many parents are necessary for asexual reproduction?
a)
2
b)
0
c)
3
d)
1
29.

How do autotrophs get their food? Choose all that apply.

a)

chemosynthesis

b)

by eating other animals

c)

photosynthesis

d)

by eating plants

30.
How does a heterotroph get energy?
a)
by eating other organisms
b)
from photosynthesis
c)
from chemosynthesis
d)
they don't need energy
31.
How do we classify organisms into different Kingdoms?
a)
randomly sort organisms
b)
based on similar characteristics of the organisms
c)
grouped by how the organisms are different from one another
d)
based on how they reproduce
32.
Name the Kingdom:
Includes yeast, mushrooms, and ringworm
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Anamalia
d)
Protista
33.
Name the Kingdom:
Cannot be classified as plant, animal or fungi (ex. slime, mold, and protozoa)
a)
Plantae
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Archaebacteria
d)
Protista
34.

How many parents are necessary for sexual reproduction?

a)

2

b)

0

c)

3

d)

1

35.

A hollow, sealed glass sphere contains sand, water, air, algae, and tiny brine shrimp. The sphere is a model ecosystem. Which of these is a biotic factor of this ecosystem?

a)

air

b)

algae

c)

sand

d)

water

36.

Refer to the diagram. Which list includes abiotic factors only?

a)

Items A, C, D

b)

Items B, C, E

c)

Items A, D

d)

Items A, B, C, D, E

37.

Which of these is a biotic factor in a river ecosystem?

a)

the types of microorganisms that live in the river water

b)

the amount of soil and other particles carried by the river

c)

the speed at which the river water flows toward the ocean

d)

the amount of rain that flows off the land and into the river

38.

In many desert ecosystems, days are hot and nights are cold. Water is scarce, so animals seek water wherever possible. The spines of a cactus are actually leaves adapted to conserve water. The cactus plants have also adapted to live in thin, sandy soil. Which of the following is a biotic component of a desert ecosystem?

a)

the thin, sandy soil

b)

the wide temperature range

c)

the scarcity of water

d)

the spiny cactus leaves

39.

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

a)

the salt content of the water

b)

the temperature of the water

c)

the fish in the water

d)

the oxygen in the water

40.

Which of the following MOST completely describes the components of a pond ecosystem?

a)

the soil and water that make up the pond

b)

the organisms and non-living environment in and around the pond

c)

the plants and animals that live in and around the pond

d)

the fish and other aquatic animals in the pond

41.

An abiotic component of an ecosystem is represented by the —

a)

bats under a bridge in Austin, Texas

b)

population of deer on a deer lease in Central Texas

c)

attack on a wheat field by fungus

d)

monthly average rainfall in Texas

42.

Hippos, Zebras, Giraffes, Trees, Body of Water, Grass

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

43.

Hippo

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

44.

Shark

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

45.

Sharks, Fish, Whales, Starfish, Sun, Water, Rocks

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

46.

Sharks, Fish, Whales, Starfish

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

47.

All the red tailed squirrels that live in the forest behind our school are part of the same.....

a)

family

b)

population

c)

community

48.

Which term describes a single living thing?

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

organism

d)

community

49.

Which term describes "living" things in an ecosystem?

a)

biotic

b)

biosphere

c)

abiotic

d)

prokaryotic

50.

A collection of the same type of living things is defined as a(n)...

a)

ecosystem

b)

organism

c)

community

d)

population

51.

Which vocabulary term best describes all the different types of living things in a habitat?

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

abiotic

52.

Which of these is abiotic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.
All existing cells are produced by other
a)
living cells
b)
dead cells
c)
atom cells
d)
animal cells
54.
This is the most basic unit of life
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
DNA
55.
Cells come only from what?
a)
existing cells
b)
nucleus
c)
fission
d)
budding
56.
The Cell Theory states...
a)
atoms create all matter
b)
living things evolve
c)
the cell is the backbone of all matter
d)
cells are the basic unit of structure and organization of organisms

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