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Life Science At A Glance BIG

Total questions: 123

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What grows close to the ground, with no true root systems, and no flowers?

a)

Mosses

b)

Ferns

c)

Conifers

d)

Flowering plants

2.

What is the name of the scientific system of naming using the genus and species name?

a)

Species

b)

Binomial Nomenclature

c)

Domain

3.

What domain contains single-celled organisms that can survive in extreme conditions?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Bacteria

c)

Archaea

4.

Jellyfish and sea anemones are animals of which group?

a)

Cnidarians

b)

Chordates

c)

Mollusks

d)

Platyhelminthes

5.

What domain is made up of microscopic organisms that recycle nutrients?

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Domain

d)

Eukarya

6.

Identify the plant group that grows close to the ground, true root system, and no flowers.

a)

Mosses

b)

Ferns

c)

Conifers

d)

Flowering plants

7.

Insects, spiders, and crustaceans are a part of which animal group?

a)

Annelids

b)

Mollusks

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Arthropods

8.

Clams, oysters and snails are classified as

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Chordates

c)

Mollusks

d)

Cnidarians

9.

Segmented worms are classified as

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Annelids

c)

Chordates

d)

Insects

10.

Flatworms are classified as

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Athropods

c)

Chordates

d)

Mollusks

11.

Sea stars and sea urchins are classified as

a)

Chordates

b)

Echinoderms

c)

Platyhelminthes

d)

Mollusks

12.

Fish, frogs, and humans are classified as

a)

Chordates

b)

Cnidarians

c)

Mollusks

d)

Annelids

13.

Plant phyla with tall trees that have cones and needles and a true root system are called

a)

Flowering Plants

b)

Mosses

c)

Conifers

d)

Ferns

14.

Plants with flowers, a true root system, variable sizes, and often fruit are classified as

a)

flowering plants

b)

conifers

c)

mosses

d)

ferns

15.

Similar organisms that have the ability to reproduce are called?

Organisms in this classification group have the most characteristics in common

a)

species

b)

domain

c)

phyla

d)

class

16.

What is the most general level of classification where organisms in this level have the fewest characteristics in common?

a)

Class

b)

Domain

c)

Genus

d)

Phyla

17.

What domain is made up of microscopic single celled organisms that recycle nutrients?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Eukarya

c)

Archea

18.

This domain has organisms that have cells with a nucleus and have organisms from the plant, fungi, animal and protist kingdom

a)

Eukarya

b)

Bacteria

c)

Archea

19.

What is the correct hierarchy of the classification of living things from the broadest to most specific level?

a)

Kingdom-Class-Order-Domain-Genus-Species-Family-Phylum

b)

Domain-Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species

c)

Species-Genus-Family-Order-Class-Phylum-Kingdom-Domain

d)

Kingdom-Domain-Phylum-Species-Class-Order-Genus-Family

20.

What Mnemonic Device would be appropriate to use to help you memorize the correct order of the taxonomic levels of classification?

a)

Don't Kids Prefer Candies Over Fancy Green Salads

b)

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

c)

Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants

d)

A Rat In The House May Eat The Icecream

21.

What are the living organisms within a specific area and their physical environment called?

a)

Habitat

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Marine

22.

What is an abiotic factor?

a)

Non-living factor

b)

Limiting factor

c)

Living factor

d)

Biomes

23.

In which biome would you find trees containing needles and cones?

a)

Desert

b)

Taiga

c)

Grassland

d)

Rainforest

24.

What is the warmest biome?

a)

Taiga

b)

Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

25.

Which biome gets the most rain?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous forest

26.

In which biome would animals and plants need to store water?

a)

Desert

b)

Rain forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Grassland

27.

In which biome would you find trees containing very large leaves?

a)

Taiga

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Rainforest

28.

What are the largest regions with ecological communities adapted to the climate and other conditions called?

a)

Tundra

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Living Areas

d)

Biomes

29.

What is a biotic factor?

a)

Living factor

b)

Nonliving factor

c)

Limiting factor

d)

Habitat

30.

In which biome would trees get the least amount of water?

a)

Rain forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga

31.

In which biome would you find oak and maple trees?

a)

Rain forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous forest

32.

What are the 3 main types of ecosystems?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Land

c)

Marine

d)

Freshwater

33.

What are the biotic factors?

a)

Cell

b)

Lily

c)

Shark

d)

Water

34.

What is the coldest biome?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Rain forest

d)

Grassland

35.

In which biome would you find animals able to run fast across open spaces?

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Rain forest

d)

Deciduous forest

36.

What are 3 examples of abiotic factors?

a)

Rock

b)

Water

c)

Animals

d)

Temperature

37.

Actions by humans can have both positive and negative effects on the health of an ecosystem and the population of a community.

a)

False

b)

True

38.

What can permanently alter a community and ecosystem?

a)

Land erosion

b)

Major climate change

c)

Catastrophic disasters

39.

What term describes a plant's ability to suspend its metabolism in order to deal with adverse conditions?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Dead

c)

Dormancy

d)

Phototropism

40.

What is the excessive richness of nutrients in an ecosystem due to frequent runoff from land which causes a dense growth of plant life and the death of animal life from lack of oxygen?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Invasive species

c)

Oxygenification

d)

Eutrophication

41.

What term describes a plant either growing towards or away from the light?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Tropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Gravitropism

42.

What term describes an animal that lowers its metabolism in order to deal with cold conditions?

a)

Dormancy

b)

Phototropism

c)

Hibernation

43.

You're a raccoon, what will happen.....If the size of the habitat increases?

a)

Population decreases

b)

The population remains the same.

c)

Population increases

44.

You're a skunk, what will happen.....If the food supply decreases?

a)

Population decrease

b)

Population increases

c)

The population remains the same.

45.

You're a raccoon, what will happen.....If the number of wolves (predators) increases?

a)

Population increases

b)

Population decreases

c)

The population remains the same.

46.

You're a raccoon, what will happen.....If the number of squirrels (competition) increases?

a)

The population remains the same.

b)

Population increases

c)

Population decreases

47.

You're a raccoon, what will happen.....If the size of the habitat decreases?

a)

The population remains the same.

b)

Population increases.

c)

Population decreases

48.

You're a raccoon, what will happen.....If the number of wolves (predators) decreased?

a)

The population increased.

b)

The population remains the same.

c)

The population decreased.

49.

You're a raccoon, what will happen.....If the number of squirrels (competition) decreased?

a)

Population decreased

b)

The population remained the same.

c)

Population increased

50.

You're a skunk, what will happen.....If the food supply increases?

a)

Population neither increased nor decreased.

b)

Population decreases

c)

Population increases

51.

What term describes animals fighting for the same need?

a)

Corporate

b)

Competition

c)

Dominate

52.

Too much of any resource (excess nutrients) can be as harmful as too little.

a)

False

b)

True

53.

The five needs of all animals are food, water, air, shelter, and space.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Grasshopper

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Composer

55.

What is an animal's role or "job" in the ecosystem called?

a)

Habitat

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Niche

d)

Community

56.

Physical Hierarchy describes organisms within a population that have specific jobs to ensure basic needs are met.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Mushroom

a)

Decomposer

b)

Consumer

c)

Composer

d)

Producer

58.

Cooperation describes animals working together to meet a need.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Lizard eating a grasshopper is an example of what kind of relationship.

a)

Producer/

Consumer

b)

Predator/Prey

c)

Producer/

Decomposer

d)

Decomposer/

Consumer

60.

Bamboo

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Composer

61.

One thing benefits, while the other isn't affected, is an example of?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

62.

Contrast the predator and prey relationship of snake and mouse.

a)

Hawk eats snake

b)

Snake eats mouse

c)

Mouse eats snake

d)

Hawk eats mouse

63.

Which symbiotic relationship is this?

Sharks are cleaned by other fish.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Socialism

64.

What is an example of a producer-consumer relationship?

a)

Butterfly eats milkweed

b)

Hawk eats snake

c)

Rabbit eats grass

d)

Human eats lettuce.

65.

Identify the following symbiotic relationship.

"Tick on dog"

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

66.

What is the process by which plants create their own food?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Glucose

67.

What two resources are the reactants during photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Glucose

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen

68.

Why do producers use glucose?

a)

Energy

b)

Food

c)

Water

d)

Rest

69.

What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis?

a)

C6H12O6 + 6O2--> CO2 + H2O + ATP

b)

C6H12O6 + H2O + ATP--> CO2 + 6O2

c)

6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

d)

6CO2 + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 +6H2O

70.

What chemical in chloroplast absorbs or traps sunlight?

a)

Chlorophen

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Chloroplsdt

d)

CarbonDioxide

71.

What two resources are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

ATP

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Oxygen

72.

What process is the foundation of virtually all food webs?

a)

Glucose

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Photosynthesis

73.

What cellular process breaks down food molecules and releases energy?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Glucose

d)

Water

74.

What is the chemical formula for cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 + H2O--> C6H12O6 + 6O2

b)

CO2 + H2O+

C6H12O6 + 6O2--> + ATP

c)

C6H12O6 + 6O2--> CO2 + H2O + ATP

d)

C6H12O6 + 6O2--> CO2 + H2O + ATP + sunlight

75.

Identify the following:

Grass-->Mouse-->Snake-->Hawk

What is the producer in the food chain above?

a)

Mouse

b)

Hawk

c)

Snake

d)

Grass

76.

Identify the following:

Grass-->Mouse-->Snake-->Hawk

What is the 3rd Order (tertiary) consumer?

a)

Grass

b)

Hawk

c)

Mouse

d)

Snake

77.

Identify the following:

Grass-->Mouse-->Snake-->Hawk

What is the 2nd Order (secondary) consumer?

a)

Grass

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

78.

Identify the following:

Grass-->Mouse-->Snake-->Hawk

What is the 1st Order (primary) consumer?

a)

Grass

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

79.

What happens to the number of organisms and the amount of energy as you move through a food pyramid or food web producer to 3rd Order consumer?

a)

It increases.

b)

It decreases.

c)

It remains the same.

d)

They increase, then decrease.

80.

Cell Theory: All cells come from __________.

4 lines
81.

What scientific instrument has led to the development of the cell theory?

a)

Telescope

b)

Stethoscope

c)

Microscope

d)

Microwave

82.

What are the phases of the cell cycle? Select all that apply.

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Mitosis

83.

What is found only in plant cells? Select all that apply.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Chloroplast

84.

Cell Theory: All _______ are made of cells.

4 lines
85.

True or False: The chloroplast reflects sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Which organisms can make their own food?

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

87.

What process creates new cells for growth and repair through cell division that are identical to the parent cell?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Telophase

88.

Cells are the basic unit of ________ and ________.

4 lines
89.

What process creates reproductive (sex) cells that carry half the genetic material of the parent cell?

a)

Interphase

b)

Meiosis

c)

Anaphase

d)

Mitosis

90.

What is the function of the cell wall?

a)

Growth

b)

Absorb sunlight

c)

Protection

d)

Chloroplast

91.

Which phase of mitosis is shown?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

92.

A group of cells creates?

a)

Organs

b)

Tissues

c)

More cells

d)

Cellular systems

93.

Which phase of mitosis is shown?

a)

Telophase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

94.

Which phase of mitosis is shown?

a)

Telophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Prophase

95.

Groups of tissues create?

a)

Cells

b)

Organs

c)

Tissues

d)

Organ Systems

96.

Which phase of mitosis is shown?

a)

Telophase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

97.

What is an organism made of more than one cell called?

a)

Unicellular

b)

More celled

c)

Multicellular

d)

One celled

98.

Organ systems working together are called?

a)

Organism

b)

Organ Systems

c)

Organs

d)

Multi-organed

99.

Groups of organs created?

a)

Tissues

b)

Organism

c)

Cells

d)

Organ Systems

100.

What is an organism made of one cell called?

a)

Cell

b)

Unicellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

One celled

101.

What is the passive transport of water molecules across a cell membrane called?

a)

Semi-permeability

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

102.

What is the passive transport of substances other than water molecules across a cell membrane called?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Semi-permeability

103.

What is the ability of the cell membrane to block some substances, but allow others to pass into the cell?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Semi-permeability

104.

Genes are individual traits.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

Who created the double-helix model of DNA?

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Charles Darwin

106.

Your complete genetic code is called DNA.

a)

False

b)

True

107.

What term describes when a species completely dies out?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Extinction

d)

Mutation

108.

What does fossil record, genetic information, distribution of organisms, and similarities among species show?

a)

Evidence of evolution

b)

Adaption

c)

Natural selection

d)

Mutation

109.

Triple Helix is the shape of DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

110.

What is the name of the genetic code for a trait?

a)

Phenotype

b)

Recessive

c)

Dominant

d)

Genotype

111.

Identify some characteristics determined by your environment.

a)

Personality

b)

Ethics

c)

Morals

d)

Intelligence

112.

Gregor Mendel is the Father of Genetics.

a)

True

b)

False

113.

Who discovered DNA?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Rosalind Franklin

114.

What is it called when the genetic code is manipulated to obtain the desired product?

a)

Coding

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Inherited

d)

Chromosome

115.

Recessive traits are hidden and only show in the phenotype if two copies are inherited.

a)

True

b)

False

116.

What word describes the trait that controls the phenotype and is expressed only when one copy is inherited.

a)

Phenotype

b)

Dominant

c)

Genotype

d)

Recessive

117.

What is the name of the physical expression of traits?

a)

Phenotypes

b)

Genotypes

118.

What contains DNA and all of your individual traits?

a)

Genes

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Alleles

d)

DNA Helix

119.

A Punnett Square is a chart that shows possible phenotypes and genotypes?

a)

False

b)

True

120.

What are changes over time in order to survive?

a)

Natural Selections

b)

Adaptations

c)

Mutations

d)

Extinction

121.

What are some examples of inherited characteristics?

a)

Eye Color

b)

Smile

c)

Bone Structure

d)

Shoe size

122.

What is the process where animals select mates with traits best siuted for survival?

a)

Extinction

b)

Mutation

c)

Adaptations

d)

Natural selection

123.

What are inheritable changes to an organism's code (a change in a gene)?

a)

Mutation

b)

Gene

c)

Genotype

d)

Mutilation

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