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EOY Review

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body.

a)

Integumentary

b)

Nervous

c)

Circulatory

d)

Respiratory

2.

Allows movement in the body

a)

Integumentary

b)

Nervous

c)

Skeletal

d)

Muscular

3.

Supports and provides structure for the body

a)

Skeletal

b)

Muscular

c)

Circulatory

d)

Respiratory

4.

Main Organs: Skin

a)

Integumentary

b)

Nervous

c)

Skeletal

d)

Muscular

5.

This is the brain or control center of the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell membrane

6.
This cell can produce it's own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
7.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
8.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
9.

Which cell is shaped like a box?

a)

Plant Cell Only

b)

Animal Cell Only

c)

Both

10.
Has CHLOROPLASTS.
a)
Plant Cell Only
b)
Animal Cell Only
c)
Both
11.
Has a CELL WALL.
a)
Plant Cell Only
b)
Animal Cell Only
c)
Both
12.
Has MITOCHONDRIA.
a)
Plant Cell Only
b)
Animal Cell Only
c)
Both
13.

Every living thing has genetic information stored in the form of

a)

Ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

14.

Traits that are passed from parents to offspring are always

a)

Recessive

b)

Inherited

c)

Dominant

d)

Heterozygous

15.

The passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next is known as

a)

Alleles

b)

Ancestry

c)

Heredity

d)

Variation

16.

The genetic difference between individuals in the same species is

a)

Interesting

b)

Harmful

c)

Variation

d)

Genetics

17.

Which of the following describes what is meant by Natural Selection?

a)

An organism will survive no matter what its adaptations may be

b)

An organism with adaptations that do not allow it to reproduce as effectively as others will survive.

c)

An organism with adaptations that allow it to obtain resources and reproduce more effectively than others will survive.

d)

No organisms will survive.

18.
Which best describes an adaptation?
a)
A trait that helps an organism to survive in its environment.
b)
A trait that the organism can change when he wants.
c)
A trait that does not help the organism to survive in its environment.
d)
The place where an organism lives.
19.
Which of the following variations would help members of a rabbit population survive if the climate turned very hot?
a)
Thinner fur
b)
Ability to run faster
c)
Ability to jump higher
d)
Ability to eat more
20.
Charles Darwin's work contributed to the theory of Natural Selection
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Animals are able to pick and choose their adaptations.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Animals are born with their adaptations due to genes.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

Before the industrial revolution the birds were eating more black moths. After the industrial revolution the birds started eating more white moths. Why

a)

The birds thought the white moths tasted better.

b)

There were not any black moths to eat

c)

The white moths stood out on the dark trees so the birds could see them easier.

24.

What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?

a)

Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

b)

Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

c)

Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase

d)

Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.

25.

Selective breeding is...

a)

a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits

b)

natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

c)

creating a new species

d)

making organisms reproduce during times of stress

26.

Change over time

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Evolution

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Homeostasis

27.

Natural selection

a)

organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

b)

process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics

28.

Selective breeding

a)

organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

b)

process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics

29.

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

a)

An area where water infiltrates the soil

b)

An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

c)

An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

d)

An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

30.

Which statement about water pollution is TRUE?

a)

Pollution only affects surface water.

b)

Pollution cannot be dissolved in water.

c)

Pollution affects both surface and groundwater.

d)

Pollution cannot travel through soil to groundwater.

31.

A neighborhood in a small Texas town had to be evacuated because the houses were sinking due to a problem in the aquifer. What is the most likely cause of this problem?

a)

Heavy rains caused oversaturation of soil foundations.

b)

Overbuilding in the area polluted the ground water.

c)

Runoff from fertilized land created a dead zone.

d)

Excessive removal of water weakened the ground.

32.

The use of pesticides and fertilizers is carefully monitored because of the effect they can have on the environment. Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use of these chemical on the environment?

a)

These chemicals are expensive to produce.

b)

Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.

c)

Storage space for these chemicals is limited.

d)

Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.

33.

Aquifer is an area of permeable rock on the land surface that holds groundwater.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

All water below the surface of land is called__________.

a)

water table

b)

watershed

c)

groundwater

d)

runoff

35.

The process where water or irrigation runs over land and seeps into the ground, or flows into streams or oceans.

a)

water cycle

b)

runoff

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

36.

Rapid growth of algae in a pond is often the result of -

a)

loss of habitat due to commercial building.

b)

flooding that causes water levels to rise.

c)

excess nutrients from fertilizer runoff.

d)

clogged river tributaries entering a lake.

37.
What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?
a)
Runoff
b)
Storm Drain
c)
Surface Water
d)
Tributary
38.

Identify the change:

Glass breaking

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

39.

Identify the change:

Wood burning

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

40.

Boiling Water

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

41.

Ice cream melting

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

42.

Dissolving Sugar

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

43.

A Candle Burning

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

44.

Nail Rusting

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

45.

A producer is something that:

a)

Eats plants

b)

Makes its own food

c)

Eats animals

d)

Eats plants and animals

46.

Producers are always at the __________ of a food chain

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

d)

Producers are not part of the food chain

47.

What do the arrows show in this food chain:


plant → grasshopper → bird → snake → owl.

a)

The arrow points from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it.

b)

The arrow points from the organism that eats it to the organism that is being eaten.

c)

The arrow points from biggest animal to smallest animal.

d)

The arrow points from the consumers to the producers.

48.

What is the producer in this food chain?


phytoplankton → krill → fish → shark

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Krill

c)

Fish

d)

Shark

49.

As you move through a food chain, the amount of energy stored....

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

It depends on the ecosystem

50.

Arrows in a food web show the flow of

a)

energy

b)

protein

c)

nutrients

d)

glucose

51.

What do decomposers eat?

a)

Dead things

b)

Living things

52.

An heterotroph is another word for a ________, meaning it needs to ________

a)

Consumer, eat other organisms

b)

Consumer, go through photosynthesis

c)

Producer, make its own food

d)

Producer, survive without water

53.

Mushroom (Fungus)

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

54.

Trees

a)

Decomposers

b)

Consumers

c)

Producers

55.

Falcon

a)

Decomposer

b)

Consumer

c)

Producer

56.

What are the two REACTANTS in photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

Water and sunlight

c)

Water and carbon dioxide

d)

Glucose and sunlight

57.

What are the PRODUCTS in photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight and water

b)

Carbon dioxide and water

c)

Glucose and carbon dioxide

d)

Glucose and oxygen

58.

What does an ecosystem NEED to survive?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

All of the above

59.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
60.

In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Top Predator

61.

In this energy pyramid, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Top Predator

62.
Which group are the producers? 
a)
1 and 2
b)
3 and 4
c)
4
d)
3
63.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
64.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
65.
Bears eat a variety of foods including fish, berries, other types of vegetation.  Bears would best be classified as – 
a)
producers
b)
herbivores
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
66.
Plants need what to do photosynthesis?
a)
Food absorbed from ground
b)
Sun's energy
c)
Food broken down
d)
Minerals from the soil
67.
What gas goes into the plant before photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Carbon Monoxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Nitrogen
68.
What three things are needed for a plant to do photosynthesis?
a)
Glucose, Oxygen, Sunlight
b)
CO2, Oxygen, Sunlight
c)
CO2, Water, Sunlight
d)
Oxygen, Water, Sunlight
69.

During the process of photosynthesis —

a)

radiant energy is converted into chemical energy

b)

heat energy is transferred into potential energy

c)

radiant energy is changed into potential energy

d)

thermal energy is exchanged for kinetic energy

70.

Complex interactions must occur before solar energy is converted into a form of energy humans need to work and perform many life processes. Choose the sequence that best shows this path of energy.

a)

radiant energy → chemical energy → mechanical energy

b)

radiant energy → mechanical energy → chemical energy

c)

heat energy → light energy → photosynthesis

d)

mechanical energy → chemical energy → radiant energy

71.

What part of a watershed is most responsible for movement of pollution?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

runoff

d)

evaporation

72.

What does it mean for a planet to be found within the “habitable zone” of a solar system?

a)

A habitable planet is the correct distance from a star making the water cycle possible.

b)

A habitable planet is the correct distance from a star making the temperature conditions possible for supporting life.

c)

A habitable planet is too far away from a star making the temperature conditions too cold for liquid water to exist.

d)

A habitable planet is a planet where life has been discovered by scientists.

73.

What type of asexual reproduction is it?

a)

vegetative propagation

b)

sporulation

c)

budding

d)

binary fission

74.

What type of asexual reproduction is it?

a)

budding

b)

regeneration

c)

sporulation

d)

binary fission

75.

The same or identical

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Diverse

d)

Uniform

76.

Being different

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Diverse

d)

Uniform

77.

Combining of egg and sperm

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Diverse

d)

Uniform

78.

Involves only one parent

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Diverse

d)

Uniform

79.

After a volcano destroys the land, ________________ succession takes place.

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Important

80.

The first species to live in a land, after destruction, are:

a)

Oregon Trail species

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Pioneer species

81.

A pattern of change after existing ecosystem is destroyed, such as clearing for farming.

a)

Evolution

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Primary Succession

82.

A new island is formed after a volcano erupts.

What is the order that things would grow?

a)

Tree, grass, moss

b)

Lichen, Grass, Shrub, Tree

c)

Lichen, Shrub, Moss, Tree

d)

Shrub, grass, moss, tree

83.

The first plants to grow on bare rock are:

a)

Pioneer species

b)

large trees

c)

succession community

84.

After an area was cleared for farmland 100 years ago, it has completely regrown large trees. This is an example of:

a)

Evolution

b)

Ecology

c)

Primary Succession

d)

Secondary Succession

85.

What type of organism would typically grow on bare rock?

a)

Moss and lichen

b)

Grass

c)

Oak trees

d)

Shrubs

86.

Would an oak tree be one of the first or last species to grow?

a)

First

b)

Last

87.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
d)
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.
88.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
89.

Which of the following organisms is M. erminea?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

90.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

91.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

92.

Which statement was NOT included in cell theory?

a)

All living things are composed of cells.

b)

Living cells come only from other living cells.

c)

Each cell contains a cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum.

d)

Cells are the smallest structure of living things that can perform the functions necessary for life.

93.

Which instrument is credited for helping scientists develop cell theory?

a)
b)
c)
d)
94.

Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?

a)

The Theory of Gravity

b)

The Theory of Relativity

c)

The Cell Theory

d)

The Theory of Continental Drift

95.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

96.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

97.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air