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Science Summer Term Assessment Revision Practice 2025

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
2.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
3.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
4.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
5.
Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?
a)
They are liquids
b)
They are formed in nature
c)
They are inorganic
d)
They have crystalline structure
6.
The definition of a mineral does NOT include:
a)
crystalline structure
b)
solid
c)
organic
d)
natural
7.
Which test is not reliable in identifying minerals
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
specific gravity
d)
color
8.
Breakage along smooth, flat planes
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
d)
ore
9.
Breakage along rough or jagged edges
a)
cleavage
b)
fracture
c)
streak
d)
luster
10.
Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.
a)
streak
b)
color
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
11.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
12.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
13.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
hardness
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
14.

Minerals come in many different ________ which can sometimes be helpful in identification.

a)

rocks

b)

streaks

c)

Nalence

d)

colors

15.

A mineral is a __________ formed, inorganic solid that has a definite ___________structure.

a)

solid, rock

b)

naturally, crystalline

c)

man-made, nice

d)

Nalence, salt

16.

A minerals ________________ is its resistance to being scratched.

a)

hardness

b)

luster

c)

colors

d)

streak

17.

The _________________ of a mineral is how it interacts with light.

a)

color

b)

luster

c)

streak

d)

hardness

18.

The ___________________ of a mineral is the color of its powder when rubbed on a white tile.

a)

color

b)

luster

c)

streak

d)

hardness

19.

The _________________ of a mineral can be found by using its mass and volume.

a)

luster

b)

color

c)

weight

d)

density

20.

Silver would have a _________luster

a)

glassy

b)

metallic

c)

non-metallic

d)

resinous

21.

A metallic mineral is ____

a)

shiny, looks like it is made of metal

b)

dull, does not look like it was made of metal

22.

A nonmetallic mineral is ____

a)

shiny, looks like it is made of metal

b)

dull, does not look like it was made of metal

23.

What does naturally occurring mean?

a)

found in nature

b)

man-made

c)

made from living things

24.

What does organic mean?

a)

came from living things

b)

it does not come from living things

25.

What does inorganic mean?

a)

came from living things

b)

it does not come from living things

26.

Minerals are ____

a)

inorganic

b)

organic

27.

Adaptation in relation to animals is...

a)

How an animal adapts to survive in its environment

b)

What an animal eats

c)

How an animal breeds

d)

How animals manage to eat more than one type of food

28.

Evolution in relation to animals is...

a)

The different things animals eat

b)

How animals have evolved over time into different species

c)

How to classify different animals

d)

How animals have learnt to eat other animals

29.

Inheritance in relation to animals is...

a)

How animals behave in an environment.

b)

What animals do to survive in an environment.

c)

What animals like to eat.

d)

Certain things that animals get from their parents.

30.

How has a polar bear adapted to live in the Arctic? Tick one or more that you think are correct.

a)

It has thick white fur to keep it warm.

b)

It can swim

c)

It is a mammal

d)

it is warm blooded

31.

Why is adaptation important for animals?

a)

So they can live in a range of different habitats

b)

So they can have more young

c)

So they don't get scared by humans

d)

so they can live in groups

32.

The most obvious adaptation of a giraffe is what?

a)

Big feet to walk steadily

b)

They can be tamed to live in zoos.

c)

Long neck to reach leaves that other animals cannot.

d)

A long tail to flick flies away.

33.

If evolution didn't exist we wouldn't have as many different species of animals and plants?

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which famous person discovered the theory of evolution?

a)

Carl Linnaeus

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

David Attenborough

d)

Chris Packham

35.

Evolution is linked to how new species have evolved whereas adaptation is how species adapt to live in different environments.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which of these did you not inherit from your parents?

a)

Hair colour

b)

Height

c)

Weight

d)

Eye Colour

37.

Which of these enables the calf in the picture to look different to its Mum?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Inheritance

c)

Evolution

38.

Can you inherit a sense of humour from your parents?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

Which of these could a tiger cub inherit from its parents?

a)

Where it lives when it is older.

b)

How it hunts.

c)

What the best food is to eat.

d)

Colour of its fur.

40.

Here is Mr Preston's dog Poppy. Which of these did Poppy inherit - tick as many as you think are correct.

a)

Fur colour

b)

How to sit

c)

Eye Colour

d)

Height

e)

To go to for a wee in the garden

41.

Scientists say humans evolved from apes.

a)

True

b)

False

42.
What is another name for natural selection?
a)
survival of the smartest
b)
survival of the fastest
c)
survival of the biggest
d)
survival of the fittest
43.
The cause of artificial selection is…
a)
The environment
b)
Humans
c)
Mutation
d)
Gene Flow
44.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
45.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
46.

A process of change over many generations, where animals or plants slowly change some of their physical characteristics is called...

a)

breeding

b)

adaptation

c)

evolution

d)

inheritance

47.

Sophie is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?

a)

Scar

b)

Height

c)

Ability to swim

d)

Ability to play the drums

48.

When an organism completely dies out, it is called...

a)

Fossilisation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Extinction

49.

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of _______

a)

Adaptation

b)

Environmental change

c)

Variation

d)

Species

50.

A change or difference between animals of the same species is called...

a)

Behaviour

b)

Environment

c)

Offspring

d)

Variation

51.

Mary Anning was a very famous palaeontologist. This means she...

a)

Studied evolution

b)

Selectively bred animals

c)

Studied living plants and animals

d)

Studied and collected fossils

52.

Tick the statements you believe to be true. Fossils...

a)

are the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.

b)

are shells.

c)

are always found on a beach.

d)

give scientists clues about the past.

53.

Adaptation in relation to animals is...

a)

How an animal adapts to survive in its environment

b)

What an animal eats

c)

How an animal breeds

d)

How animals manage to eat more than one type of food

54.

Evolution in relation to animals is...

a)

The different things animals eat

b)

How animals have evolved over time into different species

c)

How to classify different animals

d)

How animals have learnt to eat other animals

55.

Inheritance in relation to animals is...

a)

How animals behave in an environment.

b)

What animals do to survive in an environment.

c)

What animals like to eat.

d)

Certain things that animals get from their parents.

56.

Why is adaptation important for animals?

a)

So they can live in a range of different habitats

b)

So they can have more young

c)

So they don't get scared by humans

d)

so they can live in groups

57.

When organisms are better adapted to their environment they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. This process is called what?

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Cloning

d)

Evolution of all species

58.

Which scientist visited the Galapagos Islands and came up with the theory of natural selection?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Rudolf Virchow

59.

Gigantopithecus were very large primates that lived 500,000 years ago. Since none of these mammals are still today, they are said to be....

a)

Extinct

b)

Threatened

c)

Endangered

d)

Declining

60.

Scientists have collected millions of fossils of different organisms, and have developed a timeline of life on Earth. What do we call this?

a)

Mutation

b)

Natural Selection

c)

The theory of evolution

d)

Fossil Record

61.

Sometimes bones in the front limbs of animals are very similar in structure. What do we call similar bone structures that indicate a link to a common ancestor?

a)

Adaptations

b)

Gradualism

c)

Homologous Structures

d)

Extinction

62.

A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called a what?

a)

An adaptation

b)

A response to a stimulus

c)

A mutation

d)

Evolution

63.

What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?

a)

There were different types of predators on the island.

b)

There were different types of food available on the island.

c)

The finches had no water to drink.

d)

The finches on the mainland could not fly high enough.

64.

What do we call a change in a species over time?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Extinction

d)

Environmental influences

65.

Evolution is best defined as:

a)

the process which organisms die.

b)

the process which organisms change over time.

c)

the process which organisms that are extinct become revived.

d)

the process which non-living things fossilize.

66.

The solidified remain or imprint of a once living thing are called:

a)

Fossils

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Vestigial Structures

d)

DNA

67.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
68.
Which of these best represents a time period in which an organism could evolve?
a)
5 days
b)
100 years
c)
10,000 years
d)
2 decades
69.

Which two animals are closer relatives?

a)

Dolphin and Wolf

b)

Wolf and Shark

c)

Shark and Dolphin

70.

Which two animals are closer relatives?

a)

Bear and Raccoon

b)

Bear and Opossum

c)

Opossum and Raccoon

71.

Which two animals are closer relatives?

a)

Human and Sponge

b)

Sponge and Tunicate

c)

Human and Tunicate

72.

What caused the Horse and Whale to evolve?

a)

They wanted to become bigger so they ate as much as they could.

b)

Their environments changed so they had to adapt.

c)

They wanted to look different so they changed their appearance.

73.

Which animal is the MOST similar to the Human from the list below?

a)

Bat

b)

LIzard

c)

Whale

d)

Bird

74.

Which animal is the LEAST similar to the Human from the list below?

a)

Bat

b)

LIzard

c)

Whale

d)

Bird

75.

According to the picture, how has the environment led to changes over time?

a)

Animals were able to walk in the past, but now they swim.

b)

A species has lived there and never changed.

c)

Animals used to swim in the past, but now they walk.

d)

The environment was changed when animals decided to walk instead of swim.

76.

What are some changes that have occurred in the Horse over time?

a)

teeth, feet, body

b)

hair, color, feet

c)

body, feet, color

77.

Which trait MOST likely helps an animal survive in a very cold environment?

a)

Long ears

b)

Large eyes

c)

Thick fur

d)

Sharp Claws

78.

The solidifed remain or imprint of a once living thing is called:

a)
fossil
b)
artifact
c)
trace
d)
remnant
79.

Who or what were the first living things existed on Earth?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fish

c)

Humans

d)

Dinosaur

80.

What is Biological Evolution?

a)

The proces in which animals drink water.

b)

The process in which plants and animals reproduce.

c)

The process in which living organisms change through the passed of the years.

d)

The process in which explains the cycle of life.

81.

According to the scientists, what is the ancestor of the amphibians?

a)

Fish

b)

Whales

c)

Sharks

d)

Crabs

82.

Which animals were the first amphibians that existed?

a)

Toads, plants, frogs, salamaders.

b)

Toads, frogs, salamanders, dinosaurs.

c)

Toads, frogs, salamanders, fish.

d)

Toads, frogs, salamanders.

83.

According to the path of the evolution, which animals were the last that evolved?

a)

Snakes and crocodiles.

b)

Monkeys and apes.

c)

Reptiles

d)

Dinosaurs.

84.

Which animal was first?

a)

Whales

b)

Fish

85.

Which animal was first?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Dinosaurs.

86.

Wich animal was first?

a)

Horses

b)

Birds

87.

Wich animal was first?

a)

Lizards.

b)

Dinosaurs.

88.

What is a real example of a biological evolution?

a)

A man becomes a spiderman

b)

A man becomes an alien.

c)

Lizard becomes a crocodile.

d)

Dinosaur becomes a horse.

89.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
90.
This kind of structure are body parts that have no function now and are just the remains from an ancestor.
a)
analogous structure
b)
homologous structure
c)
vestigial structure
91.
This kind of structure is when the structures have the same function but have a different structure/form. 
a)
analogous structure
b)
homologous structure
c)
vestigial structure
92.
The image shows an example of..
a)
vestigial structure
b)
analogous structure
c)
homologous structure
93.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
94.
The image shows an example of..
a)
vestigial structure
b)
homologous structure
c)
analogous structure
95.

The bones in the figure above are-

a)

Evidence of a common ancestor

b)

Evidence that animals can walk

c)

Evidence that fossils are old

d)

Evidence of nothing

96.

The picture shows a/an ___________

a)

homologous structure

b)

vestigial structure

97.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Mimicry
d)
Camoflague
99.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
100.
Analogous structures show common ancestry.
a)
True
b)
False
101.

Whales have pelvic bones. What type of structure does this best represent?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial structure

d)

None of the above

102.

Which of the following are vestigial structures humans have? Select all that apply.

a)

Appendix

b)

Tailbone

c)

Forearm bones

d)

Goosebumps

103.
How would you describe this evolution?
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Structural adaption
d)
Functional adaption
104.

When scientists see similarities between a hippopotamus embryo and a rabbit embryo, this suggests:

a)

Rabbits evolved from hippopotamus.

b)

Hippopotamus share a common ancestor with rabbits.

c)

Hippopotamus evolved from rabbits.

d)

Hippopotamus and rabbits share the same traits.

105.

body parts that perform a similar function but differ in structure

a)

homologous structures

b)

analogous structures

c)

vestigial structures

d)

comparative anatomy

106.

Penguin flipper and fish fin

a)

Homologous

b)

Vestigial

c)

Analogous

d)

None of the above

107.

The analysis of embryos can prove...

a)

fossils

b)

extinction

c)

common ancestry

108.

Similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____

a)

vestigial structures

b)

DNA

c)

homologous structures

d)

the fossil record

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