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7th Grade Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The science of sorting organisms into groups is called

a)

ethics

b)

modeling

c)

scientific inquiry

d)

taxonomy

2.

God's command in Genesis 1:28 to fill the earth and have dominion over it is specifically known as

a)

a Biblical worldview

b)

the Creation Mandate

c)

the Genesis Command

d)

the Great Commission

3.

Information collected or obtained by observation is _________.

a)

data

b)

experiment

c)

hypothesis

d)

theory

4.

The scientific name of an organism comes from which two levels of classification?

a)

family and genus

b)

genus and species

c)

kingdom and species

d)

phylum and family

5.

Which level of classification would contain the least number of organisms?

a)

kingdom

b)

phylum

c)

genus

d)

species

6.

The overarching narrative that a person uses to see and interpret the world is his _____________.

a)

ethic

b)

life science

c)

theory

d)

world view

7.

The part of the cell the regulates what comes in and what goes out is the ___________.

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

mitochondrian

8.

The "energy currency" used to power cellular processes is

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

9.

The shape of a DNA molecule was first described by Watson and Crick to be a ___________.

a)

double helix

b)

loop-de-loop

c)

spiral shell

d)

trapeze swing

10.

What do we call the process of converting RNA code into a protein?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

transliteration

11.

Codons code for about twenty different ___________ that are used to build protiens.

a)

amino acids

b)

anticondons

c)

nucleotides

d)

ribnucleic acids

12.

Which of the following is not a form of asexual reproduction?

a)

budding

b)

fertilization

c)

mitosis

d)

regeneration

13.

Which cell division process in necessary for sexual reproduction

a)

fertilization

b)

meiosis

c)

mitosis

d)

transcription

14.

What was the name of the Austrian monk who studied the principles of heredity in the early 1860's?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Reginald Punnet

d)

Johann Nestler

15.

The study of how traits are passed from one generation to the next is called __________.

a)

alleles

b)

heredity

c)

hybridology

d)

simple dominance

16.

Alleles for a dominant trait are represented with ___________ letters.

a)

uppercase

b)

lowercase

c)

Greek

d)

underlined

17.

Which of the following is a phenotype?

a)

Bb

b)

black fur

c)

a pea plant

d)

a Punnett square

18.

Human hair color, which is controlled by more than one gene, is an example of _____________.

a)

codominance

b)

incomplete dominance

c)

polygenic inheritance

d)

simple dominance

19.

What is the process by which organisms with certain adaptations survive to pass on their traits to a greater number of offspring?

a)

artificial selection

b)

genetic drift

c)

natural selection

d)

population genetics

20.

What kind of fossil is a T. Rex footprint?

a)

cast

b)

mold

c)

original material

d)

trace fossil

21.

An evolutionist's worldview is based on which idea?

a)

An all-powerful being is capable of creating the complex organisms we find today.

b)

Fossils are evidence for changes in living things.

c)

God created all living things in six days.

d)

Living things are the result of entirely natural and random processes.

22.

Which idea suggests that all of Earth's physical processes happen at the same rate today as they did in the past?

a)

absolute dating

b)

fixity of species

c)

modern synthesis

d)

uniformitarianism

23.

On which ship did Darwin sail?

a)

HMS Beagle

b)

HMS Finch

c)

HMS Galapagos

d)

HMS Origin

24.

In his book on the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Darwin described _____________.

a)

mutation theory

b)

modern synthesis

c)

the theory of acquired characteristics

d)

the theory of natural selection

25.

Which method of rock dating can be used only for "young" fossils?

a)

absolute dating

b)

carbon-14 dating

c)

relative dating

d)

double dating

26.

Which of the following present(s) a problem for evolutionists attempting to use homologous structures to prove ancestry?

a)

A common designer could also be responsible for the homologous structures that we observe.

b)

Animals do not have homologous structures.

c)

both options

d)

neither options

27.

How have theologians tried to harmonize evolution with the Bible?

a)

They attempt to put the millions of years needed for evolution somewhere into the Bible's story.

b)

They believe the biblical account of Creation as it is written in the Scriptures.

c)

They believe that death did not occur until after the Fall.

d)

They try to combine the idea of fixity of the species with the biblical account.

28.

The concept of eugenics leads to the belief that

a)

all races of humans are equal.

b)

humans and animals are all part of God's creation

c)

inferior humans should not be allowed to reproduce

d)

man's ultimate purpose is to glorify God

29.

Bacteria are found in which of the following places?

a)

in your digestive system

b)

in the air

c)

in soil

d)

in all the other places

30.

A small circular strand of DNA found in bacteria is called a ____________.

a)

conjugate

b)

peptidoglycan

c)

plasmid

d)

ribosome

31.

What might limit the growth rate of bacteria?

a)

lack of food

b)

lack of moisture

c)

lack of oxygen

d)

all the other choices

32.

To escape poor conditions such as extreme heat or cold, some bacteria form ____________.

a)

blobs

b)

capsules

c)

capsids

d)

endospores

33.

Which of the following is not a beneficial role of bacteria in the environment?

a)

decomposing wastes

b)

developing resistance to antibiotics

c)

fixing nitrogen in the soil

d)

aiding digestion

34.

Bacteria are found in the digestive system of ruminants to help

a)

prevent harmful bacterial infections.

b)

break down cellulose.

c)

decompose waste.

d)

transform nitrogen.

35.

A virus has a ___________, a protein coat that surrounds its nucleic acid.

a)

capsid

b)

capsule

c)

cell membrane

d)

cytosol

36.

How does a live virus reproduce?

a)

The viral DNA forces a host cell's own machinery to make more viruses.

b)

The viral DNA forces the host cell to go through binary fission.

c)

The viral DNA is replicated and passed on every time the host cell goes through mitosis.

d)

All the other choices are correct

37.

Which of the following structures are not used in protist movement?

a)

cilia

b)

oral grooves

c)

flagella

d)

pseudopods

38.

Which of the following is not true about protists?

a)

Protists can digest food without any organs.

b)

Some protists can hunt or avoid predators.

c)

Some protists can respond to light or touch.

d)

Protists are simple life forms because they are unicellular.

39.

All fungi produce

a)

diseases

b)

mushrooms

c)

oxygen

d)

spores

40.

How does a fungus obtain nutrition?

a)

through photosynthesis

b)

by engulfing food and forming vacuoles

c)

by using cilia to sweep food into its oral groove

d)

by secreting digestive enzymes into its surrounding area

41.

Which of the following is (are) not a beneficial result of fungal activity?

a)

antibiotics and other medications

b)

certain cheeses and chocolate

c)

the recycling of dead organic matter

d)

oxygen

42.

God spoke everything into existence in (a)   days.

43.

The worldview the proposes living things came from natural processes is called (a)   .

44.

The three major parts of the grand narrative of a biblical worldview are Creation, (a)   , and Redemption.

45.

Some bacteria use a(n) (a)   , a whip-like structure, to move throughout their environment.

46.

Consumers eat other organisms to get energy, but (a)   harness the sun’s energy to make food.

47.

The energy molecule of the cell is (a)   .

48.

Cells that can divide and mature into very specialized cells such as skin cells or muscle cells are called (a)   .

49.

A group of three nucleotides forms a(n) (a)   , the “words” of the DNA or RNA molecule.

50.

The double cell-division process that cuts the number of genes in half to form haploid cells is known as (a)   .

51.

Female gametes are called __________ and male gametes are called __________.

(a)  

52.

The union of two haploid gametes forms a diploid cell called a(n) (a)   .

53.

A dominant trait masks or hides a(n) (a)   trait.

54.

Different forms of a particular gene are known as (a)   .

55.

A diagram that helps predict the likelihood of an offspring having a particular trait is a(n) ___________ ____________

(a)  

56.

The random change in the ratio of alleles in a population over time is known as _____________ __________.

(a)  

57.

The process of deliberately manipulating the genes in an organism in ways other than natural processes is called ___________ ______________.

(a)  

58.

The preserved remains of plants and animals are called (a)   .

59.

The islands where Darwin observed mockingbirds and finches are the (a)   Islands.

60.

Random changes in DNA are called (a)   .

61.

According to evolutionists, (a)   structures look very similar and are explained by common ancestory.

62.

Some bacteria escape poor conditions such as heat or cold by forming (a)   .

63.

A virus that remains inactive in its host cell for a period of months or years is called a(n) (a)   virus.

64.

An injection of a weakened or dead virus is a(n) (a)   .

65.

Any organism that is not an animal, plant, bacterium, or fungus is classified as a(n) (a)   .

66.

The base food source for most marine animals is primarily made up of tiny, floating organisms called (a)   .

67.

All fungi produce (a)   .

68.

Plant roots and fungi living together for mutual benefit is an example of (a)   .

69.

Fungi that can reproduce both sexually and asexually are called (a)   fungi.

70.

The two primary decomposer organisms in the world are ________ and _____________.

(a)