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Life Science GMAS Review

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

2.

Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

3.

What organelle controls the cells activities?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Chromosomes

4.
This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts
a)
Plant cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria
5.

Jelly-like substance found inside cell that acts as a medium for chemical reactions within the cell

a)

Nuclear Membrane

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Ribosome

6.

What are two major differences found in plant and animal cells?

a)

Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts, while animal cells do not.

b)

Plant cells have a nucleus and vacuoles, while animal cells do not.

c)

Plant cells have no mitochondria or cytoplasm, while animal cells do.

d)

They are the same.

7.

What does the phrase, "cells are the building blocks of life" mean?

a)

Organ Systems rule the world

b)

Tissues are the building blocks

c)

Organs are found in plants and animals

d)

All living things are made of cells

8.

Which of the following is a correct list of structures found in both plant AND animal cells?

a)

nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm

b)

, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, chloroplasts

c)

nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts

d)

nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall

9.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

cell tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

10.

Which organelle is #1? P.S. If you know the other organelles listed for the test they might be bonus points ;)

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Microorganism

11.

Which organelle is #3?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

12.

Which organelle is # 4? P.S. If you know the other organelles listed for the test they might be bonus points ;)

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Organelle

d)

Chromosome

13.

Which organelle is #1?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

14.

Which organelle is #3?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Organelle

15.

Which organelle is #2?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Emilywillard

d)

Nucleus

16.

Which organelles are #4 and #5?

a)

Cell membrane and mitochondria

b)

Cell membrane and chloroplast

c)

Nucleus and mitochondria

d)

Nucleus and cell membrane

17.
Which cell can change it's shape?
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
18.
This cell can produce it's own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
19.
it uses sunlight to create food, photosynthesis (only found in plant cells),
a)
smooth ER
b)
golgi body
c)
cell wall
d)
chloroplasts
20.
It is the  jelly-like fluid interior of the cell
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi bodies
21.
These are  "little organs" that carry out cell functions.
a)
lysosomes
b)
organelles
c)
golgi bodies
d)
mitochondria
22.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
pipette
c)
centrifuge
d)
microscope
23.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
24.
What is the cell organelle that forms the outer boundary of a cell and allows certain materials to move into and out of a cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cell barrier
25.
What is the cell organelle that is a gel-like material inside the cell that contains water and nutrients?
a)
rough ER
b)
smooth ER
c)
ribosomes
d)
cytoplasm
26.
What is the cell organelle that directs the activity of a cell that contains chromosomes with DNA?
a)
nucleolus
b)
nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
golgi body
27.
What is the cell organelle that provides structure to the outside of a PLANT cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
nuclear membrane
28.
What is the cell organelle that contains chlorophyll and makes food for a PLANT cell?
a)
chlorophyll
b)
chloroplast
c)
vacuole
d)
mitochondria
29.
Letter G represents which cell organelle?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
30.
Letter H represents which cell organelle?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
31.
Letter I represents which cell organelle?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
32.
Letter M represents which cell organelle?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
mitochondria
33.

How many nucleus' are in a plant cell?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

9

d)

3

34.

Which cell has chloroplast?

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Both

d)

Neither one of them have chloroplast

35.

What cell part is NOT found in all cells?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

36.

The table lists characteristics of the duck-billed platypus, a special type of mammal.

What is the main way the platypus differs from nearly all other mammals?

a)

It lays eggs, while other mammals give live birth.

b)

It has fur, while other mammals have scales.

c)

It nurses its young, while other mammals do not.

d)

It is warm-blooded, while other mammals are cold-blooded.

37.

Sam is hoping to classify an animal in the correct group. She knows that the animal has a backbone, is cold-blooded, and can live in the water. Which category below does the animal NOT belong to?

a)

birds

b)

fish

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

38.

Which animals on the table would be classified as mammals?

a)

X and W

b)

Z and W

c)

Z and Y

d)

Z and X

39.

What is true about birds and mammals that is NOT true about reptiles, fish, and amphibians?

a)

Both birds and mammals give live birth.

b)

Both birds and mammals have feathers.

c)

Both birds and mammals have backbones

d)

Both birds and mammals are warm-blooded.

40.

What type of animal is described in the box?

a)

mammal

b)

fish

c)

amphibian

d)

reptile

41.

Which box correctly identifies a mammal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Sometimes animals may look very different but still possess a body structure that would enable scientists to group them together. What do fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals have in common?

a)

lungs

b)

legs

c)

backbones

d)

external skeletons

43.

Which of the following correctly matches each vertebrate to its classification?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Which of the following correctly describes the organisms in the table?

a)

Organisms W and Z are vertebrates, and organisms X and Y are invertebrates.

b)

All organisms in the table are vertebrates.

c)

Organisms X and Y are vertebrates, and organisms W and Z are invertebrates.

d)

All organisms in the table are invertebrates.

45.

Which animals do X and Y MOST LIKELY represent?

a)

X is a reptile and Y is an amphibian

b)

X is an amphibian and Y is a reptile

c)

X is a mammal and Y is a fish

d)

X is a fish and Y is a mammal

46.

How are animals classified as a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

a)

Animals who have warm blood are called vertebrates, and animals with cold blood are called invertebrates.

b)

Animals that have lungs are called vertebrates, and animals that have gills are called invertebrates.

c)

Animals who have legs are called vertebrates, and animals that do not have legs are called invertebrates.

d)

Animals with a backbone are called vertebrates, and animals without a backbone are called invertebrates.

47.

Which box correctly describes a reptile?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

When trying to classify an animal into a group, what is NOT a good question to ask?

a)

Does it have a backbone?

b)

Does it have feathers?

c)

Does it lay eggs?

d)

Does it move quickly?

49.

Which group BEST describes the animal David is studying?

a)

fish

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

50.

A student is creating a model to classify organisms. Which three factors should she add to her model to classify vertebrate animals?

a)

how their body temperature is controlled

b)

how they move

c)

how they breathe

d)

where they can be found

e)

what their body is covered with

51.
Which group of vascular plants do NOT make seeds?
a)
Coniferous trees
b)
Ferns
c)
Pines
d)
Flowering Plants
52.
How do nutrients move through nonvascular plants?
a)
Along stems
b)
From cell to cell
c)
Through leaves
d)
Through roots
53.
A pine tree is a coniferous tree. Where are the seeds made in a pine tree?
a)
in flowers
b)
in leaves
c)
in cones
d)
in roots
54.
Why do nonvascular plants grow close to the ground?
a)
to get less sunlight
b)
for protection
c)
for space
d)
to absorb water
55.
In which two groups does moss belong?
a)
nonvascular and seed-producing
b)
nonvascular and spore-producing
c)
vascular and spore-producing
d)
vascular and seed-producing
56.
Which of these is a way in which scientists classify plants?
a)
by whether they have a cell wall
b)
by how they get their energy
c)
by whether they have a nucleus
d)
by how they reproduce
57.

Which of these is NOT a way to classify plants?

a)

as vascular and nonvascular

b)

as vertebrates and invertebrates

c)

as seed producing and spore producing

d)

as flowering and nonflowering

58.

A plant having tissue made up of tubes that transport food and water through the plant

a)

vascular plant

b)

nonvascular plant

c)

moss

59.

A vascular plant that protects their seeds in cones is

a)

Flowering

b)

Nonflowering

60.

A flower-producing vascular plant in which the seed is enclosed in a fruit.

a)

Flowering

b)

Nonflowering

61.
Plants get food by
a)
absorbing it.
b)
making it.
62.

Flowering plants are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.

a)

cones

b)

leaves

c)

flowers and fruits

d)

rhizomes

63.
All plants...
a)
make seeds
b)
have roots
c)
need soil
d)
make food through photosynthesis
64.

Which of these is nonflowering?

a)

tulip

b)

daffodil

c)

apple tree

d)

pine tree

65.
Nonvascular plants usually grow in:
a)
damp, shady areas
b)
deserts
c)
arctic regions
d)
sunny fields
66.
Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___ plants.
a)
nonvascular
b)
vascular
67.
a)
cycad
b)
conifer
c)
gnetophyte
d)
horsetail
68.
What are the 2 MAIN groups of plants?
a)
seed plants and seedless plants
b)
gymnosperms and angiosperms
c)
horsetails and ferns
d)
vascular and nonvascular
69.
Some of the world's tallest plants are:
a)
vascular
b)
nonvascular
70.
A seed can move by wind, water, and ________.
a)
clouds
b)
singing
c)
cars
d)
animals
71.

All plants are classified based on ...

a)

Whether they have vascular tissue or not

b)

Whether they have flowers or not

c)

Whether they have cuticle or not

d)

Whether they do photosynthesis or not

72.

Select ALL plants that reproduce by using spores.

a)

Gymnosperms

b)

Angiosperms

c)

Seedless vascular plants

d)

Nonvascular plants

73.

Scientists classify plants in order to...

a)

Study them more easily

b)

Collect them more easily

c)

Earn more money

d)

Fight insects that damage them more easily

74.

Select ALL that are correct about nonvascular plants.

a)

Transport materials through a system of tubes

b)

Live in shady and moist environments

c)

Low growing

d)

Have a slow method of transporting materials

e)

Supported by rigid cell walls

75.

Select ALL that are correct about vascular plants.

a)

Transport materials through a system of tubes

b)

Can survive in a variety of environments (including dry ones)

c)

Low growing

d)

Have a slow method of transporting materials

e)

Supported by rigid cell walls and vascular tissue

76.

A biologist observes that a plant specimen has

no true roots, stems, or leaves. What term would

she use to describe this plant?

a)

vascular

b)

flowering

c)

wilted

d)

non-vascular

77.

The picture above shows a cherry tree


What do cherry trees produce that helps

scientists classify them?

a)

flowers and cones

b)

flowers and seeds

c)

leaves and spores

d)

leaves and spores

78.

Algea

a)

Flowering

b)

Non Flowering

79.

Dogwood Tree

a)

Flowering

b)

Non Flowering

80.

Fern

a)

Non Flowering

b)

Flowering

81.

A characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

c)

physical behavior

d)

acquired trait

82.

What is an acquired trait?

a)

a characteristic that a living thing is born with

b)

a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime

c)

physical appearance

d)

heredity

83.

Which is an example of a physical trait?

a)

a baby crying in the crib

b)

a squirrel gathering and saving nuts

c)

a horse has four legs

d)

geese fly south for the winter

84.

Are acquired physical traits passed down from parents to offspring?

a)

yes

b)

no

85.

Which is an inherited physical trait?

a)

a girl has brown eyes

b)

a girl has a bruise on her arm

c)

a boy has straight teeth from braces

d)

a child has a scar on her leg

86.

An inherited physical trait is

a)

a part of a behavior

b)

more important than an acquired physical trait

c)

a characteristic a living thing gets from its parents

d)

a characteristic a living thing gets during its lifetime.

87.

A dog has black fur with brown spots, a good sense of smell, a chipped tooth, and four legs. Which of these characteristics is an acquired physical trait?

a)

black fur with brown spots

b)

good sense of smell

c)

chipped tooth

d)

four legs

88.

A girl's left arm is shorter than her right arm. Which is the BEST question to determine whether the girl's shorter arm is an acquired physical trait or an inherited physical trait?

a)

Is the girl righthanded?

b)

Does the girl have a scar on her right arm?

c)

How can a girl acquire the trait for a shorter arm?

d)

Is the left arm of the girl's parents shorter than her right arm?

89.

A student has several rose plants. The flowers on one plant are yellow. The flowers on the other plants are red. Which is the BEST question the student could ask to determine whether yellow flowers are an inherited physical trait or an acquired physical trait?

a)

Are the rose plants healthy?

b)

Do roses reporduce from seeds or spores?

c)

Did the plant with yellow roses have a parent with yellow roses?

d)

What is the difference between an inherited physical trait and an acquired physical trait

90.

Freckles are an _____________.

a)

acquired trait

b)

inherited behavior

c)

inherited trait

d)

acquired behavior

91.

Micah and Carly are having a baby. Carly is a tall woman with brown eyes, red hair, freckles, and a love of Japanese food. Micah is also tall and has dark brown hair. He plays the piano and loves classical music. They are curious what their baby will be like.


Which three questions can be asked about the possible inherited characteristics of the baby?

a)

Will the baby be tall?

b)

Will the baby have freckles?

c)

Will the baby love Japanese food?

d)

What color eyes will the baby have?

e)

What type of music will the baby like?

92.

Which question can be asked to determine what is an acquired physical trait of the lion?

a)

Why does the lion have yellow eyes?

b)

How much did the lion weigh at birth?

c)

How did the lion get scars on its face?

d)

Why does the the lion have brown fur?

93.

Christian knows that some of his characteristics were passed on to him by his parents, and some of his characteristics were learned from his environment. What question can be asked to learn about Christian's inherited characteristics?

a)

What color is his hair?

b)

What is the date of his birth?

c)

What language does he speak?

d)

What kind of clothes does he wear?

94.

Mariana knows that many of her characteristics were passed on to her by her parents. She also knows that many of her characteristics were learned from her environment. What question can be asked to learn which characteristic was inherited by Mariana?

a)

Does she have freckles?

b)

Does she do well in school?

c)

Does she enjoy playing sports?

d)

Does she have a lot of friends?

95.

Looks at the pictures. Which of the pictures does NOT show an acquired trait?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

96.
Are microorganisms helpful or harmful?
a)
Helpful
b)
Harmful
c)
Both
d)
Neither
97.
Yogurt contains harmful bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
Which two examples below are helpful bacteria?
a)
Medicine and Cherry Coke
b)
Yogurt and bread
c)
Salmonella and E. Coli
d)
Water and germs
99.
Algae and plankton are helpful microorganisms.
a)
True
b)
False
100.
Harmful bacteria produces cheese.
a)
True
b)
False
101.
Yeast makes bread, rolls and cakes rise.
a)
True
b)
False
102.
What is Penicillin (medicine) made from?
a)
Water
b)
Sugar
c)
Mold
d)
Algae
103.
Mold helps dead things (plants, animals)...
a)
Grow
b)
Decay
c)
Sleep
d)
Reproduce
104.
Some fungus can provide food.
a)
True
b)
False
105.
Salmonella and E. Coli can be found on ________________ and ________________ so it is important to cook all meat to kill bacteria.
a)
Waffles and scrambled eggs
b)
Broccoli and steamed corn
c)
Eggs and raw chicken
d)
Sushi and Toaster Strudel 
106.
Helpful bacteria can sometimes cause Strep Throat.
a)
True
b)
False
107.
Harmful viruses can cause:
a)
Colds
b)
Influenza
c)
Both of the above
d)
Neither of the above
108.
Fungi can cause skin diseases and kill crops.
a)
True
b)
False
109.
Examples of fungi can include:
a)
Warts and zits
b)
Sneezing and itching
c)
Headaches and hand cramps
d)
Ringworm and athlete's foot
110.
A piece of bread has a tiny spot of mold growing on it. Is it safe to eat?
a)
Yes
b)
No
111.
Microorganisms can be found:
a)
The the ocean, inside and outside your body
b)
On plants and animals
c)
In medicine and your food
d)
All of the above
112.
Toxic algae is:
a)
Helpful
b)
Harmful
c)
Both
d)
Neither
113.
Anti-bacterial means:
a)
active against bacteria.
b)
feeds bacteria and helps it grow.
c)
has no effect on bacteria.
d)
sometimes works against bacteria, but not always.
114.
Anti-bacterial agents can include:
a)
creams, lotions, water
b)
hot water, soap, 
c)
lotion, soap, cold water
d)
tissues, hand sanitizer, soap
115.
_________________ bacteria are in your _________________ to help digest food.
a)
Helpful; throat
b)
Helpful; stomach
c)
Harmful; esophagus
d)
Harmful; lungs

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