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End of Year Test - 7th Grade Biology

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 16hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When looking through your microscope, if you move your slide to the right the slide appears

a)

to move to the right

b)

to stay the same

c)

to move to the left

d)

vanish

2.

Never use this when on high power.

a)

Fine adjustment

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Coarse adjustment

d)

Stage clips

3.
Find total magnification for:
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 4X  
a)
4x
b)
6x
c)
14x
d)
40x
4.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
6.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
7.
What do vacuoles do? 
a)
They actually do not have an important role
b)
They protect the cell
c)
They are the brain of the cell
d)
storage area for cells; water storage in plants 
8.

Which of the following equations represents the overall chemical reaction for photosynthesis?

a)

6O2+ 6H2O → C6H12O6+ 6O2

b)

C6H12O6 + 6H2O→ 6O2+ 6O2

c)

6CO2+ 6H2O→ C6H12O6+ 6O2

d)

6O2 + 6H2O→ C6H12O6 + 6CO2

9.

___ is the process that cells use to take energy from glucose.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

excretion

10.

The ___ is the cell part (organelle) inside cells where cellular respiration happens.

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

11.

The end result of mitosis is

a)

4 Identical Cells are produced

b)

4 genetically different cells are produced

c)

2 identical cells are produced

d)

2 genetically different cells are produced

12.

The end result of meiosis is...

a)

4 identical cells

b)

4 genetically different cells

c)

2 identical cells

d)

2 genetically different cells

13.

How many chromosomes do the daughter cells have in mitosis?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

2

d)

4

14.

How many chromosomes do the daughter cells have in meiosis?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

2

d)

4

15.

If an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring will most likely be...

a)

genetically identical to the parent

b)

genetically different from each other

c)

produced from specialized cells known as gametes

d)

A mutant

16.

What is the correct order for the phases of mitosis?

a)

Prophase, Anaphase, Telophase, Metaphase

b)

Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase, Metaphase

c)

Telophase, Anaphase, Prophase, Metaphase

d)

Prophase,

Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

17.

Timmy fell off his skateboard and scraped his knee. Which cell process is going to be used to heal the wound?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

The wound would not heal

d)

Cell diffusion

18.
What is the most basic unit of life?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
19.
The scientific name for something living is a(an)
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
human
20.
An organism made of one cell is called
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
21.

Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

equilibrium

c)

balance

d)

evenness

22.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
23.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
24.

What would happen to the bird if the green fish died out?

a)

the bird population would grow

b)

the bird population would die out

c)

the smaller fish will die out

25.

What is the bottom layer of the an energy pyramid?

a)

producer

b)

tertiary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

primary consumer

26.
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 
27.
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%
28.
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
29.
Snakes eat many types of small mammals including mice and rabbits as well as other lizards.  Snakes would best be classified as a - 
a)
producers
b)
herbivores
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
30.
Horses eat grasses and other plants in order to gain their nutrition.  Horses would best be classified as - 
a)
producers
b)
herbivores
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
31.
Which are decomposers?
a)
humans
b)
trees
c)
red wolves
d)
worms
32.
The process of using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar and oxygen is called _________?
a)
chlorophyll
b)
evaporation
c)
photosynthesis
d)
transportation
33.
A living organism that puts materials from dead  plants and animals back to the soil is called a ____________?
a)
carnivore
b)
decomposer
c)
herbivore
d)
omnivore
34.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?
a)
Population
b)
Resources
c)
Community
d)
Competition
35.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
36.
Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
37.
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
38.

If a parent is homozygous for the dominant trait tall, what are his/her alleles?

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

TT

39.

The study of how different traits are passed from parents to offspring.

a)

genetics

b)

geology

c)

nuclear physics

d)

chemistry

40.

The characteristics that make one individual different from another such as eye color and hair color.

a)

traits

b)

personality

c)

genealogy

d)

fraternal twin

41.

If A = red fur and a = white fur, what is the probability of red fur?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

42.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)
AA
b)
Aa
c)
aa
d)
none of these
43.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
44.
Heterozygous is when...
a)
the alleles are the same
b)
the alleles are different
c)
the alleles are absent
d)
the alleles are present
45.
Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive.  This is commonly known as
a)
theory of evolution.
b)
variations.
c)
survival of the fittest.
d)
ecosystems.
46.
Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
47.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
48.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
49.

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation?

a)

Quills

b)

Speed

c)

Camouflage

d)

Fish

50.

Which animal is the most FIT to live in the desert?

a)

Penguin

b)

Bear

c)

Tiger

d)

Lizard

51.

Which animal is most FIT to live in the Antarctic?

a)

Penguin

b)

Bear

c)

Tiger

d)

Lizard

52.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
53.
The preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called...
a)
evolutionary features
b)
fossils
c)
mutations
d)
variations
54.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
55.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
56.

to arrange something into groups according to similarities

a)

Classify

b)

Family

c)

Kingdon

d)

Orginize

57.

the largest division used to classify living things

a)

Class

b)

Domain

c)

Genus

d)

Species

58.

Taxonomy is?

a)

one of the three domains of life

b)

the science of classifying and naming living things

c)

organisms with spinal cords in their backs

d)

one of the six kingdoms of life

59.

An organism's scientific name identifies the ________ and the ________ in which the organism belongs.

a)

genus, species

b)

order, genus

c)

family, species

d)

class, order

60.

Which of these has a backbone?

a)

jellyfish

b)

squid

c)

worm

d)

snake

61.

Where are bacteria found

a)

in very few places

b)

only in the air

c)

all over the place

d)

only in cow intestines

62.

What is a prokaryote?

a)

an organism that has nuclei in its cells

b)

an autotroph

c)

a heterotroph

d)

an organism without a nucleus in its cells

63.

What is the correct order of classification?family

a)

kingdom, domain, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

c)

domain, phylum, class, order, kingdom, family, genus, species

d)

species, genus, family, phylum, order, class, domain, kingdom

64.

Which of the following is the CORRECT form of a scientific name?

a)

canis lupus

b)

Canis Lupus

c)

Canis lupus

d)

canis lupus

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