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Quiz Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All living organisms are made up of ____.
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Organs
d)
Tissue
2.
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called
a)
a stimulus.
b)
a response.
c)
development. 
d)
energy.
3.

Which of the following is a term used to describe all the chemical reactions that take place in a living thing?

a)
respiration
b)
mutations
c)
homeostasis
d)
metabolism
4.

A plant growing towards a light source is an example of which of the following?

a)

attracting a mate

b)

destroying infectious germs

c)

responding to a stimuli

d)

obtaining moisture from the air

5.

Infants will often smile when they hear a parent’s voice. In this situation, the parent’s voice is considered

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

adaptation

d)

resource

6.

The smallest living unit is...

a)

a cell.

b)

an organelle.

c)

a virus.

d)

a tissue.

7.

Identify all of the following that are living.

a)

Volcano

b)

Tree

c)

Sun

d)

Fungus

8.

Identify all of the following that are nonliving.

a)

Rock

b)

Oxygen

c)

Bacteria

d)

Battery

9.
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older? 
a)
living things respond to their environment
b)
living things maintain internal balance
c)
living things are made of cells
d)
living things grow and develop
10.
In all of our cells there is DNA. Which characteristic of life does this fact best describe?
a)
living things respond
b)
living things maintain internal balance
c)
living things are based on a universal genetic code
d)
living things grow and develop
11.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Share similar chemicals

b)

Grows and develops

c)

Responds to stimuli

d)

Evolves (as a population)

12.

Which characteristic of living things is represented in the picture?

a)

Respond to stimuli

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Evolution

d)

Made of cells

13.

This is the study of all living things...

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

d)

Earth Science

14.

This is a simple type of cell that doesn't have a nucleus.

a)

Eutrophic

b)

Probiotic

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Eukaryotic

15.

The ability of an organism to maintain constant internal conditions.

a)

Homeopathic

b)

Homogenous

c)

Hominid

d)

Homeostasis

16.

A cell is ...

a)

the smallest unit of life

b)

something all organisms have many of

c)

an abiotic factor

d)

eukaryotic only

17.
The yard is wet so it must have rained last night is an example of a (an)
a)
constant
b)
control
c)
inference
d)
quantitative data
18.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
19.

A series of steps used to provide more evidence to support or disapprove a hypothesis.

a)

scientific method

b)

recipe

c)

data collection

d)

metric system

20.

Which is true about the offspring of asexual reproduction?

a)

They may look the same but are not genetically identical to the parent.

b)

Meiosis occurred.

c)

They are genetically identical to the parent.

d)

They have different genetic information but look identical.

21.

Sexual reproduction requires ______ parent(s) and asexual reproduction requires ______ parent(s).

a)

one, one

b)

two, two

c)

two, one

d)

one, two

22.

Which type of reproduction requires 2 parent cells combining to create a new cell (offspring)?

a)

sexual

b)

asexual

c)

both

23.
All living organisms are made up of ____.
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Organs
d)
Tissue
24.
A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm
a)
reproducing
b)
doing cellular respiration
c)
having cells
d)
responding to its environment
25.

The two types of reproduction are..

a)

unicellular & multicellular

b)

asexual & sexual

c)

autotrophs & heterotrophs

d)

prokaryote & eukaryote

26.

Repeated cell divisions and cell differentiation to reach adulthood.

a)

cell division

b)

development

c)

differentiation

d)

specialization

27.

All living things need these except _.

a)

water

b)

nutrients

c)

space to live

d)

oxygen and darbon cioxide

28.

Which is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

a)

maintain homeostasis

b)

reproduction

c)

grow and develop

d)

eat plants

29.

Organisms pass traits to their offspring. The genetic material is called _.

a)

babies

b)

offspring

c)

DNA

d)

genetic material

30.

Which is an example of an external stimulus?

a)

Your stomach hurting.

b)

A bee stinging your arm.

c)

Your body sweating because it is too hot inside.

d)

You feeling tired.

31.

What is a cell?

a)

The largest working unit in the body.

b)

The smallest working unit in the body.

c)

A room in a jail.

d)

A character in Dragon Ball Z.

32.

"Reproduce" means to _.

a)

make offspring

b)

breathe in air

c)

write again

d)

It doesn't mean anything.

33.

Plant and animal cells are _.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

c)

Very little are prokaryotes, many are eukaryotes.

d)

Some are prokaryotes and some are eukaryotes.

34.
The ability of an organism to create offspring is ___________________________________.  
a)
reproduction
b)
evolution
c)
development
d)
growth
35.
Type of reproduction that produces two genetically identical offspring from one parent is _________________.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
c)
reproduction
d)
homeostasis
36.
Every organism must pass on its ________________, stored in DNA.
a)
metabolism
b)
response
c)
growth
d)
genetic code
37.
What is the most basic unit of life?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
38.
Every organism needs this in order to function?
a)
Organization
b)
Energy
c)
Organization
d)
Adaptation
39.

Living things have a sensitivity to the stimulus.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

The study of living things is _.

a)

science

b)

biology

c)

botany

41.

The science of life; Examines how living things interact, how systems function, and how they function at a molecular level.

a)

biology

b)

chemistry

c)

physical science

d)

physics

42.

The process that results in mass being added to an organism; may include the formation of new cells and new structures.

a)

growth

b)

reproduction

c)

adaptation

d)

homeostasis

43.

The changes an organism undergoes in its lifetime before reaching its adult form.

a)

development

b)

growth

c)

reproduction

d)

adaptation

44.

The production of offspring

a)

reproduction

b)

growth

c)

development

d)

adaptation

45.

Any change in an organism's internal or external environment causes the organism to react.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

homeostasis

d)

adaptation

46.

An organism's reaction to a stimulus.

a)

response

b)

adaptation

c)

growth

d)

stimulus

47.

The regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life.

a)

homeostasis

b)

adaptation

c)

response

d)

growth

48.

A set of guidelines protects participants and the environment and reduces bias in experiments.

a)

ethics

b)

theory

c)

adaptation

d)

homeostasis

49.

You want to test which soil will help grass grow the tallest. The height of the grown grass is the __________ variable.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

50.

"Which brand of bubblegum will have the biggest bubble?"


The size of the bubble is the __________ variable.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

51.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
52.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
a)
Diameter of the ball
b)
Force acting on the ball
c)
Height that the ball bounces
d)
Height from which the ball is dropped