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Fall Benchmark Mega Review

Total questions: 160

Worksheet time: 5hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

Which instrument is credited for helping scientists develop cell theory?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

This early cell theory scientist looked in a microscope and discovered "animalcules" in the gunk from his teeth and pond water.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Leeowenhoek

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

e)

Schwann

4.

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthais Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

5.

What was Schleiden convinced of?

a)

All plants are made of cells

b)

All animals are made of cells

c)

All cells are prokaryotic

d)

None of the above

6.

Who noted that all animals are made of cells and helped write the first two parts of cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

7.

Who discovered that all cells come from other living cells and had research that lead to the last major principle of cell theory?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodore Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

8.

These three scientists together helped come up with the second part of the cell theory (all living things are made of one or more cells). CHOOSE 3 ANSWERS

a)

Schleiden

b)

Leeowenhoek

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

e)

Schwann

9.

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

10.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

11.

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

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

12.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air

13.

What organelle directs all cell activities and contains the DNA?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

14.

What organelle makes RNA into protein? It also floats freely throughout the cell.

a)

ribosomes

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

15.

What organelle is the "jelly-like" substance that keeps all other organelles in place? It also helps keep the shape of the cell.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

16.

What organelle decides what goes in and out of the cell and also offers protection to the cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

17.

What organelle is the outer layer of a plant cell and offers protection to the cell?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

18.

What organelle is the "powerhouse" of the cell and creates energy through cellular respiration?

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosome

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

19.

What plant organelle uses photosynthesis to convert sunlight into ATP energy?

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

20.

What organelle is the storage container for food, water, and waste material?

a)

vacuole

b)

ribosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

21.

Which one of the following organelles is only found in a plant cell?

a)

large central vacuole

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

22.

Which one of the following organelles is only found in plant cells?

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribosomes

c)

vacuoles

d)

mitochondria

23.

Which one of the following organelles is only found in plant cells?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

24.

A simple cell with no nucleus is a ______________ cell.

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

25.

A complex cell with membrane bound organelles and a nucleus is called a ____________________ cell.

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

26.

An organism that can make its own food

a)

autobot

b)

heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

heterobot

27.

An organism that cannot make its own food.

a)

autobot

b)

heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

heterobot

28.

The raw materials of a chemical reaction. Located on the left side of a chemical equation.

a)

water

b)

energy

c)

resources

d)

reactants

29.

The 'outputs' of a chemical reaction. Located on the right side of a chemical equation.

a)

products

b)

produce

c)

consumers

d)

detritis

30.

Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move. Where gas exchange occurs in a plant.

a)

nodules

b)

stomata

c)

chloroplasts

d)

chlorophyll

31.

Location inside of a plant cell where the process of photosynthesis occurs.

a)

nodules

b)

stomata

c)

chloroplasts

d)

chlorophyll

32.

Pigment which 'fills' chloroplast. This pigment absorbs sunlight.

a)

nodules

b)

stomata

c)

chlorine

d)

chlorophyll

33.

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms

a)

stevia

b)

fructose

c)

glucose

d)

glycerin

34.

A process plants use to turn sunlight into food: Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy (stored in glucose).

a)

toxoplasmosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

aqua-synthesis

d)

homeosynthesis

35.

A gas that plants release during photosynthesis

a)

oxygen

b)

methane

c)

propane

d)

carbon dioxide

36.

A gas that plants take in through small holes in their leaves for the process of photosynthesis.

a)

oxygen

b)

methane

c)

propane

d)

carbon dioxide

37.

Taken in by the leaves of the plant to give the chloroplasts energy for food production.

a)

chlorophyll

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

sunlight

38.

A product in photosynthesis

a)

CO2

b)

O2

c)

H2O

d)

heat

39.

A reactant in Photosynthesis

a)

PB

b)

NACL

c)

H20

d)

CO2

40.

glucose, also known as sugar

a)

ARETMIS1

b)

fructose

c)

C6H12O6

d)

C3POR2D2

41.

A physical change...

a)

changes the physical properties of an object, but does not create a new substance.

b)

creates a new substance and cannot be undone.

42.

A chemical change

a)

changes the physical properties of an object, but does not create a new substance.

b)

creates a new substance and cannot be undone.

43.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

44.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

45.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

46.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

47.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

48.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

49.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

50.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

51.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

52.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

53.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

54.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

55.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

56.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

57.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

58.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

59.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

60.

Is this an example of a physical or chemical change?

a)

physical

b)

change

61.

When energy is released, it dissappears.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

What are the most common types of inefficiency?

a)

Radiant

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Sound

e)

GPE

63.

List one type of inefficiency in a flashlight.

4 lines
64.

What is the energy transformation in an electric blender?

4 lines
65.

What is the energy transformation in a star?

4 lines
66.

What is the energy transformation in an electric toaster?

4 lines
67.

What is the energy transformation in a person running?

4 lines
68.

What is the energy transformation in a person skydiving?

4 lines
69.

What is the energy transformation in a solar panel?

4 lines
70.

What is the energy transformation in a person swimming?

4 lines
71.

What is the energy transformation in apple trees growing in an orchard?

4 lines
72.

What is the energy transformation in an gas stove?

4 lines
73.

What is the energy transformation in an gas powered car?

4 lines
74.

What is the energy transformation in a drummer drumming?

4 lines
75.

Fox squirrels are common in Texas. Fox squirrels primarily eat acorns and nuts from trees but also eat insects. Some predators of fox squirrels include owls, snakes, and bobcats.

Which diagram best represents how energy would flow to and from the fox squirrel?

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

The diagram below shows an energy pyramid. In a marine ecosystem, algae carry out photosynthesis. Barracuda eat snapper fish. Reef sharks eat barracuda.

Which organism would be at the top of the energy pyramid?

a)

algae

b)

reef shark

c)

barracuda

d)

snapper fish

77.

The figure below shows a food chain that might exist in a meadow.

Which of the following best describes what the food chain represents?

a)

how an organism might change over time

b)

the movement of organisms throughout the ecosystem

c)

the increase in size among organisms in the ecosystem

d)

the path of energy transfer from producers to consumers

78.

The food web below shows some of the feeding relationships among organisms in Arctic waters.

Which organism would be least affected by overfishing for cod in Arctic waters?

a)

seals

b)

shrimp

c)

baleen whales

d)

toothed whales

79.

This global food web shows how parts of a meadow ecosystem interact with parts of a marsh ecosystem.

Which of these is a food chain that is part of the global food web?

a)

meadow grass → rabbit → fox → hawk

b)

marsh grass → snail → small fish → hawk

c)

marsh grass → grasshopper → mouse → fox

d)

meadow grass → grasshopper → praying mantis → small fish

80.

A student researching a northern forest ecosystem learns the following information about feeding relationships in the ecosystem.

Which food web best represents the flow of energy in these feeding relationships?

a)
b)
c)
d)
81.

In order for an organism to move, which of the following energy transformations must happen in its cells?

a)

Sound energy is transformed into light energy.

b)

Mechanical energy is transformed into solar energy.

c)

Chemical energy is transformed into kinetic energy.

d)

Light energy is transformed into chemical energy.

82.

What happens to MOST of the energy an organism takes in?

a)

It is used for life processes.

b)

It is lost the the environment as heat.

c)

It is stored in the organism's body.

d)

It is transferred to other organisms.

83.

What happens during an energy transformation in a living thing?

a)

Energy is created.

b)

Energy is destroyed.

c)

Energy is permanently stored.

d)

Energy changes from one form to another.

84.

What is the difference between a food web and an energy pyramid?

a)

There is no difference; food webs and energy pyramids show the same types of relationships between organisms.

b)

Food webs show all the feeding relationships between organisms, while energy pyramids show how energy moves from producer to consumer.

c)

Food webs show an animal at the top of the energy pyramid, while energy pyramids show only how producers get their energy.

d)

Energy pyramids show how energy flows between organisms, while food webs show only the different organisms in an ecosystem.

85.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
86.
Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
87.
Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?
a)
Taiga
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
88.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
89.
Which biome has 4 seasons?
a)
Taiga
b)
Tundra
c)
Grasslands
d)
Temperate Forest
90.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
91.
In which 2 biomes can only plants/animals with adaptations survive?
a)
Taiga/Temperate Forest
b)
Grasslands/Desert
c)
Tundra/Desert
d)
Rainforest/Tundra
92.
Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Taiga
93.
Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
94.
Which biome do we live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
95.
Which biome produces over 50% of the world's oxygen?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
96.
Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
d)
Tundra
97.
Which biome could an animal who hibernates in the winter to survive the cold live in?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Rainforest
98.
In which biome does an organism have to be able to conserve water to survive?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Temperate Forest
99.
What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Community
d)
Population
100.
Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...
a)
Nonliving 
b)
Living
c)
Populations
d)
Vegetation
101.
The term "terrestrial" means
a)
land.
b)
water.
102.
One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as 
a)
winter frost
b)
Glaciation
c)
Permafrost
d)
Crystallization 
103.
What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area?
a)
Biome
b)
Air Mass
c)
Climate
d)
Precipitation
104.
We would NOT find this animal in the deciduous forest
a)
squirrel
b)
deer
c)
bear
d)
giraffe
105.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
106.
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.
107.
What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
soil
c)
climax community
d)
lichens
108.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
eutrophication
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
109.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
110.
Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
a)
A tornado
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
A flood
d)
A drought
111.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
112.
succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
113.
starts with bare rock followed by lichen
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
114.
this type of succession occurs after a forest fire
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both
115.
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
116.
A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an
a)
organ
b)
organism
c)
organ system
d)
tissue
117.
When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an
a)
organ system
b)
organism
c)
tissue
d)
organ
118.
The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organ
d)
organ system
119.
The cell is the building block of all living things.
a)
True
b)
False
120.
What is the difference between a cell and a tissue?
a)
cell is basic unit of life; tissue is group of cells that work as one
b)
cell is group of tissues; tissue is basic unit of life
c)
cell is basic unit of life; tissue is groups of different cells
d)
cell is group of organs; tissue is group of different cells
121.
Tissue that works together to perform a function
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
organ system
d)
organism
122.
What do you have when organ systems work together?
a)
organs
b)
organism
c)
cells
d)
tissue
123.
The heart contains different types of tissue. What level is the heart?
a)
cell
b)
organ system
c)
organ
d)
tissue
124.
The digestive system includes the stomach. What level is the stomach?
a)
organ
b)
tissue
c)
cell
d)
organism
125.
This is a example of........ 
a)
organ system
b)
cells
c)
organ
d)
tissue
126.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ 
d)
organ system
127.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
organ system
c)
organ
d)
tissue
128.
This is a example of ........
a)
organ
b)
organ system
c)
tissue
d)
cell
129.
Why might some plants have thorns?
a)
to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
b)
to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
c)
to take in nutrients from the air
d)
to provide shade for the plant
130.
Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?
a)
to protect the plant from sun damage
b)
to take in as much light as possible
c)
to spread seeds to new places
d)
to reach water down below
131.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
132.
Base your answer(s) to question(s) on the diagram below and on your knowledge of biology. The diagram shows the heads of four different species of Galapagos Islands finches. 
 The four different types of beaks shown are most likely the result of 
a)
gene manipulation 
b)
natural selection 
c)
unchanging environmental conditions 
d)
patterns of behavior learned from parents 
133.
Which characteristic is necessary for natural selection to occur in a species? 
a)
stability 
b)
variation 
c)
complex cellular organization 
d)
a very low mutation rate 
134.
The different tools used during the beaks of finches lab represented 
a)
feeding adaptations in finches 
b)
nest construction adaptations 
c)
variations in seed size 
d)
variations in ecosystems 
135.
"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory
a)
a) natural selection
b)
b) gravity
c)
c) heredity
d)
d) string theory
136.
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.
137.
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.
138.
Mutations are a change in what?
a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
139.
All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of 
a)
Water
b)
Food
c)
Shelter
140.
Individuals in a population have to compete for resources.
a)
Species
b)
Variation
c)
Mutation
d)
Competition
141.
What did the beak type of finches on different islands tell Darwin?
a)
Finch populations evolved over time to favor beaks based on food type
b)
Finch populations had not evolved over time
c)
The finch beaks had no relationship to the available food on the islands
d)
Humans artificially selected finches based on their desired beak type
142.
What do we call traits that increase an individual's chance to survive and reproduce?
a)
Maladaptations
b)
Adaption
c)
Variations
d)
Adaptations
143.

A detectable change in the internal or external environment of an organism is called a...

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

tropism

d)

turgor pressure

144.

Any change an organism makes because of a change in the environment is a...

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

tropism

d)

turgor pressure

145.

The turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus is called a...

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

tropism

d)

turgor pressure

146.

When the organism moves toward the stimulus, it is a...

a)

negative tropism

b)

positive tropism

c)

turgor pressure

d)

stimulus

147.

When the organism moves away from the stimulus, it is called a...

a)

stimulus

b)

turgor pressure

c)

positive tropism

d)

negative tropism

148.

When organisms respond to light as a stimulus, we call it...

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

geotropism

149.

When organisms respond to gravity as a stimulus, we call it...

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

geotropism

150.

When organisms respond to water or moisture as a stimulus, we call it...

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

geotropism

151.

When organisms respond to touch as a stimulus, we call it...

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

phototropism

d)

geotropism

152.

The pressure that water-filled vacuoles exert on the cell wall of plant cells is called...

a)

stimulus

b)

thigmotropism

c)

turgor pressure

d)

tropism

153.

Take your time and read carefully!


A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

a)

Whip Scorpion

b)

Wind Scorpion

c)

Tick

d)

Scorpion

154.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
155.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
156.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
157.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
158.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
159.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms
160.
Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.
a)
band-tail puffer
b)
spotted goat fish
c)
peacock flounder
d)
trumpet fish

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