Worksheets7th Life Science Midterm Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 80secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
You have been injured in the lab (cut, burned, etc.). First you should
a)
visit the school nurse after class.
b)
see a doctor after school.
c)
tell the teacher at once.
d)
apply first aid yourself.
2.
If you do not understand a direction or part of an assignment, you should
a)
figure it out as you do the lab.
b)
try several methods until something works.
c)
ask the teacher before proceeding.
d)
skip it and go on to the next part.
3.
Which group correctly lists all four chambers of the heart?
a)
right atrium, left atrium, right vena cava, left vena cava
b)
right venule, left venule, right ventricle, left ventricle
c)
right arteriole, left arteriole, right venule, left venule
d)
right ventricle, left ventricle, right atrium, left atrium
4.
Which of the following blood vessels are the smallest?
a)
capillaries
b)
veins
c)
arteries
5.
Of the three types of circulation, which one is the flow of blood through the lungs?
a)
Coronary circulation
b)
Pulmonary circulation
c)
Systemic circulation
6.
What do the lymph nodes in the lymphatic system produce that helps to fight disease?
a)
white blood cells
b)
glucose
c)
red blood cells
d)
bacteria
7.
The figure below shows what kind of joint?
a)
arthritic
b)
ball and socket
c)
pivot
d)
hinge
8.
What part of the bone structure is #4 pointing to on the diagram below?
a)
periosteum
b)
marrow
c)
compact bone
d)
cancellous (spongy) bone
9.
One function of the skeletal system is the storage of _____ and _____ in the bones.
a)
sodium and potassium
b)
periosteum and marrow
c)
carbon and calcium
d)
calcium and phosphorus
10.
Skeletal muscles always work ____.
a)
by themselves
b)
in groups
c)
in pairs
d)
none of these
11.
The main function of the muscle is to _____.
a)
support the body
b)
digest food
c)
regulate body temperature
d)
move bones and body parts
12.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and blood vessels?
a)
Straight
b)
Skeletal
c)
Cardiac
d)
Smooth
13.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly.
b)
muscle that has to be told when to move.
c)
muscle that moves automatically.
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach.
14.
What type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
15.
Which of the following attaches muscle to bone?
a)
hypodermis
b)
bood vessels
c)
ligament
d)
tendon
16.
What are the 4 phases of mitosis in order?
a)
Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Cytokinesis
b)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
c)
Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase
d)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
17.
In what phase do cells spend 90% of its time replicating its DNA to get ready to divide?
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
e)
Telophase
18.
If you are looking under a microscope and see 2 identical cells. Which stage of cell division has occurred?
a)
Interphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Anaphase
19.
Identify the stage of mitosis.
a)
Interphase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
20.
Identify the stage of mitosis.
a)
Prophase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
21.
During prophase, what begins to stretch across the cell?
a)
spindle fibers
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chromatids
22.
The _____ is the outer, thinnest layer of the skin.
a)
dermis
b)
hair
c)
fatty layer
d)
epidermis
23.
The innermost layer of skin that insulates the body is the _______.
a)
hypodermis (fatty layer)
b)
dermis
c)
melanin
d)
epidermis
24.
What is #2 on the diagram below of the integumentary system?
a)
dermis
b)
hypodermis
c)
epidermis
d)
blood vessels
25.
What are the 4 main functions of the Integumentary system?
a)
protecting, formation of vitamin D, regulating and sensing
b)
protecting, elaborating, synthesizing and consolidating
c)
sensing, protecting, formation of keratin and pro-rating
d)
epidermis, dermis, hypodermis, and formation of vitamin D
26.
Your skin is very important for regulating your ____.
a)
blood glucose
b)
pH balance
c)
temperature
d)
oxygen levels
27.
What organelle are the arrows pointing at in these cells?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
vacuole
28.
A prokaryotic cell is one that ___ while a eukaryotic cell is one that ___.
a)
does not have nucleus; has nucleus
b)
has a nucleus; does not have a nucleus
29.
The clear, thick jelly like substance that fills the inside of the cell is the ___.
a)
chlorophyll
b)
vacuole
c)
mitochondria
d)
cytoplasm
30.
I am the powerhouse of the cell and I make energy. I break down food to release ATP.
a)
Chromosome
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Nucleus
31.
I'm a semi-permeable membrane, just like a cell's skin. I decide what goes out as well as what comes in.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
32.
Which of the following places the levels of organization of a multicellular organism in the correct order?
a)
Cell-organ-organ system-organism-tissue
b)
Cell-tissue-organ-organ system-organism
c)
Tissue-cell-organ-organ system-organism
d)
Organism-organ system-organ-tissue-cell
33.
When materials need to move into a cell but require NO ENERGY to enter, it is called ___.
a)
passive transport
b)
active transport
c)
exocytosis
d)
endocytosis
34.
What is it called when part of the cell membrane surrounds materials in a vesicle and carries them OUT of the cell?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Endocytosis
35.
When you soak in the tub for a long time, why do you start to look like a plump raisin?
a)
There is more water in the tub than in your cells so water moves into your cells.
b)
There is more water in your cells than in the tub so the water moves out of your cells.
c)
The water is equal between your cells and the tub so no water moves across the cell membrane.
d)
There is no water in your cells or in the tub because water doesn't exist.
36.
All things that remain the same in an investigation are called __________.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
hypothesis
d)
controls
37.
Which of the following is an example of an inference about the plant pictured?
a)
The plant has six leaves
b)
The plant has flowers
c)
The plant has roots
d)
The plant has one stem
38.
Orchids were studied to determine if the amount of humidity affected the flowering of these plants. Which of these was the independent variable in this study?
a)
amount of humidity
b)
amount of water
c)
flowering
d)
type of orchid
39.
What type of graph is shown below?
a)
Bar graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie chart/circle graph
d)
Double line graph
40.
Who looked at very thin slices of cork and named what he saw a cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Zacharias Janssen
41.
What is a cell classified as?
a)
the basic units of structure and function in living things
b)
the units based on only plants and animals that are living
42.
These two scientists discovered that plants and animals are composed of cells.
a)
Janssen and Hooke
b)
Hooke and Brown
c)
Leeuwenhoek and Virchow
d)
Schleiden and Schwann
43.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, Robert Brown and Matthias Schleiden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Cell Theory
c)
The Theory of Continental Drift
d)
The Theory of Relativity
44.
How do you read the volume of a graduated cylinder?
a)
Below the meniscus
b)
Above the meniscus
c)
Without the meniscus
d)
You don't measure volume in a cylinder
45.
Determine the units used for finding mass.
a)
milliliter (mL)
b)
grams (g)
c)
seconds (s)
d)
Celcius
46.
Mrs. Waller wants to measure the volume of a liquid very precisely. What is the BEST lab equipment she could use to do this?
a)
Beaker
b)
Test tube
c)
Graduated cylinder
d)
Erlenmeyer flask
47.
What piece of lab equipment would you use if you wanted to measure the mass of your science notebook?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Digital scale
c)
Meter stick
d)
Pipette
48.
Length is measured in ________, Mass is measured in _________, and Volume is measured in ___________.
a)
Liters, Meters, Grams
b)
Meters, Grams, Liters
c)
Grams, Liters, Meters
d)
Meters, Liters, Grams
49.
What is used to move particles that are too large or that are moving from low to high concentration across the cell membrane?
a)
Cellular respiration
b)
Diffusion
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Transport protein
50.
Being multicellular can be beneficial. What is the main benefit of being multicellular?
a)
Increased size of the organism
b)
Ability to reproduce asexually
c)
Cells can specialize in doing certain jobs
d)
Higher metabolic rate
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