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Mrs. McCully's 7th Grade Final Exam Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?
a)
Near the coast
b)
In the forest
c)
In a desert
d)
On the North Pole
2.
Which of these is not an impact to the ecosystem after a hurricane?
a)
Fires throughout the area
b)
Poor water quality in the area
c)
Erosion of beaches
d)
Massive flooding
3.
A recent flood in the area has caused many short term changes to the ecosystem. Which is a long term change?
a)
Standing water in the streets and sewers
b)
Temporary displacement of organisms
c)
Permanent change in the landscape
d)
Poor water quality in rivers and streams
4.

What catastrophic event could cause plants to die due to salt water invasion?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Flood

d)

Wild Fire

5.

What catastrophic events adds nutrients back to the soil?

a)

Tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

Flood

d)

Forest Fire

6.

The map shows the various ecoregions of Texas. Which ecoregion is most vulnerable to wind erosion from hurricanes originating in the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Post Oak Savannah

b)

Blackland Prairies

c)

Edwards Plateau

d)

Gulf Prairies and Marshes

7.

In the Edwards Plateau, the limestone rocks are highly vulnerable to chemical and physical weathering. Which of the following land formations would be expected in this area?

a)

canyons

b)

lakes

c)

caves

d)

rivers

8.
What is the type of water that moves underground?
a)
surface water
b)
water table
c)
groundwater
d)
watershed
9.
Which of these most directly prevents erosion in a watershed?
a)
plant life
b)
soil type
c)
agricultural irrigation
d)
sediment transport
10.
When bleach and other cleaners are poured down the drain and make their way into the water supply, which type of pollution as occurred?
a)
thermal pollution
b)
biological pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
chemical pollution
11.
Humans can cause different types of pollution. When fertilizers and pesticides make their way into water systems, which type of pollution has taken place?
a)
air
b)
thermal
c)
chemical
d)
biological
12.

What is the best definition of a water table?

a)

The level to which a river rises when it floods

b)

The boundary between the land and the ocean

c)

The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer

d)

The bottom of the saturated zone in an aquifer

e)

The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer

13.

Which planet would be the most likely place to observe for life?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which characteristic of earth is most responsible for its ability to support life?

a)

carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere

b)

earth is terrestrial

c)

proximity to the sun

d)

presence of ice

15.

The habitable zone is also called the Goldilocks zone because . . .

a)

There is a big bowl of porridge there

b)

The conditions for life are just right

c)

There is a bunch of gold flakes floating around in space

d)

The meteorites are golden in this zone

16.

What makes it hard for an astronaut to breathe in space?

a)

harsh temperatures

b)

is an airless vacuum

c)

heavy equipment

d)

the air pressure

17.

Astronauts need all of the following to survive in space EXCEPT-

a)

gravity

b)

oxygen to breathe

c)

exercise

d)

protective clothing

18.

Spacesuits have layers that have high capacity for thermal insulation in order to -

a)

regulate body temperature in the extremes of space

b)

prevent the spread of bacteria that thrive in space

c)

allow communication with the space station

d)

prevent the astronaut from sweating inside the suit

19.

In a ________________________ trees lose their leaves in winter.

a)

Taiga forest

b)

Desert

c)

Rain forest

d)

Temperate deciduous forest

20.
A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It provides, food, water, shelter, and air.
a)
shelter
b)
tree
c)
habitat
d)
organism
21.

Chipmunks hibernate in burrows during the 5-6 month long winter in the Taiga. Why do chipmunks sleep during the winter?

a)

to raise young ones

b)

to hide from enemies

c)

to survive the winter cold

d)

to look the same as their surroundings

22.

Biome found mostly near the equator

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Rainforest

d)

Tundra

23.
A biome is......
a)
Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
b)
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
c)
An area of earth only found in the United States.
d)
A community of living things.
24.

This animal can store large amounts of water in its body. Which biome is it best adapted to?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Taiga

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

25.
The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as
a)
cold and wet 
b)
warm and dry 
c)
cold and dry 
d)
warm and wet 
26.
A Biome covered with grasses is called....
a)
Grasslands
b)
Africa
c)
Meadow
d)
Forest
27.

A student walks the schoolyard and observes that there are many living things such as different plants and animals. She notices that moss grows in moist shady areas but did not see any in the open yard where its sunny. What is the best explanation for her observation?

a)

Different habitats support different plants and animals

b)

All plants and animals can live in any environment

c)

Schoolyards are not able to sustain living things

d)

Schoolyards are the only places where moss can grow.

28.

Even a small area, such as a schoolyard, contains many microhabitats. Each microhabitat would probably contain a wide variety of organisms. What would the organisms in a single microhabitat have in common?

a)

They would all be the same size

b)

They would all depend on each other for food and shelter

c)

They would all be the same species

d)

They would not have anything in common

29.

What is the difference in a microhabitat and a biome?

a)

size

b)

temperature

c)

climate

d)

precipitation

30.

Which would be an example of a microhabitat?

a)

The temperate deciduous forest

b)

A meadow inside of a forest

c)

A lake beside a mountain range

d)

the hole of a hollow tree

31.

What do we call a small, specialized habitat within a larger area is called...

a)

an ecosystem

b)

a microhabitat

c)

a shelter

d)

a biome

32.
Biodiversity refers to
a)
extinct species
b)
the variety of species on Earth
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
the rate of species decline
33.
Sustainability refers to
a)
how many species are present in an ecosystem
b)
when a species goes extinct
c)
how long a species lives
d)
the ability to maintain ecological process over long periods of time.
34.
The higher the biodiversity, the more sustainable an ecosystem is.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Which best explains why producers are at the beginning of all food chains?
a)
They turn dead animals into nutrients
b)
They provide shelter for smaller animals
c)
The transfer energy from the sun into food
36.
A drought has hit this grassland biome. How will this effect the rabbit population?
a)
The rabbits will increase in number.
b)
The rabbit population will stay the same.
c)
The rabbit population will decrease.
d)
The rabbit population will become extinct immediately.
37.

What do you call the first organism to inhabit an area during a succession event?

a)

Pioneer Species

b)

Climax Community

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Shrubs

38.

What is the last stage of succession called?

a)

Pioneer Species

b)

Climax Community

c)

Lichens and Moss

d)

Primary Succession

39.

A state of balance in a system is referred to as...

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Primary Succession

c)

Pioneer Species

d)

Microhabitat

40.

A small area that has a different group of organisms and conditions that the surrounding area is called a(n) ______.

a)

Microhabitat

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Lichen

d)

Catastrophic Event

41.

The type of succession that happens when new land is formed and there is only bare rock on the ground is..

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Tertiary Succession

d)

Producer Succession

42.

The type of succession that occurs after a disruption such as a natural disaster wipes out a previously existing ecosystem?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Tertiary Succession

d)

Producer Succession

43.

How is secondary succession different from primary succession?

a)

Primary already has soil

b)

Secondary already has soil

c)

Secondary starts on bare rock

d)

Primary starts after a disturbance

44.

What are the pioneer species for primary succession?

a)

Lichens and Moss

b)

Grasses and weeds

c)

Shrubs

d)

Trees

45.

A garden is left abandoned, what will be the first things to grow?

a)

Lichens and Moss

b)

Grasses and weeds

c)

Shrubs

d)

Trees

46.

What are the 3 characteristics that allow life to exist in the solar system?

a)

water, food and shelter

b)

proximity to the Sun, presence of liquid water, and condition of the atmosphere

c)

love, life and the pursuit of happiness

d)

air, water and food

47.
This systems primary function is protection:  protection against disease, protection against body temperature changes, protection against loss of fluids, and protection of fingertips and toes.  
a)
excretory
b)
integumentary
c)
immune
d)
digestive
48.
This systems functions are protection, structure, working with muscles for movement, and producing blood cells.  
a)
skeletal
b)
muscular
c)
integumentary
d)
digestive
49.
 Which level of organization is blood?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
50.
This system's primary function is movement:  The movement of the body, movement of food through the digestive system, and the beating of the heart.  
a)
skeletal
b)
endocrine
c)
muscular
d)
respiratory
51.
Within the human body, the gases oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.  What system's function is to exchange the gases carbon dioxide and oxygen?
a)
circulatory
b)
digestive
c)
respiratory
d)
immune
52.
Cells require materials such as nutrients, oxygen, and water to survive.  Cells also must remove wastes such as carbon dioxide.  What system serves as the transport system carrying needed materials to cells and transporting wastes away from cells?
a)
circulatory
b)
digestive
c)
integumentary
d)
nervous
53.
Breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and removing solid wastes are functions of what system?
a)
digestive
b)
immune
c)
circulatory
d)
muscular
54.
Hormones, or chemical messengers, are part of which system?
a)
nervous
b)
digestive
c)
endocrine
d)
integumentary
55.
What are the blood vessels that take the blood away from the heart?
a)
veins
b)
arteries
56.
What system is this?
a)
skeletal
b)
nervous
c)
circulatory
d)
digestive
57.
a group of organ systems working together form __________________________
a)
an organ
b)
an organism
c)
an organ system
d)
a cell
58.
Which of the following is NOT a part of your respiratory system?
a)
esophagus
b)
lungs
c)
bronchi
d)
trachea
59.
 These are the muscles which make up the heart
a)
smooth
b)
skeletal
c)
cardiac
d)
visceral
60.
What level of organization is this?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
61.
A group of tissues makes___________
a)
a cell
b)
an organ system
c)
an organism
d)
an organ
62.
What system transports nutrients and oxygen to your cells?
a)
digestive
b)
nervous
c)
circulatory
d)
excretory
63.
Gas exchange in the body occurs in which system?
a)
respiratory
b)
nervous
c)
immune
d)
muscular
64.
In the immune system, what is the first line of defense or protection for the body?
a)
skin
b)
hair
c)
nails
d)
mouth
65.
What system is this?
a)
circulatory
b)
excretory
c)
digestive
d)
immune
66.
Which of the following IS a function of the integumentary system?
a)
maintaining body temperature
b)
filter toxins from the blood
c)
provides oxygen to blood cells
d)
remove solid waste
67.

Natural Disasters such as, earthquakes, flooding, and volcanic eruptions can cause ...

a)

short term changes

b)

long term changes

68.

Pollution can come from everyday events such as

a)

using CFCs

b)

driving cars

c)

erupting volcanoes

d)

reusing water bottles

69.

What is NOT a part of cell theory:

a)

all cells come from existing cells

b)

all cells have a nucleus

c)

all living things are made of cells

d)

cells are basic unit of structure and function in living things

70.

Structures that have different jobs within the cell:

a)

antibodies

b)

lipids

c)

organelles

d)

blood cells

71.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

72.

I decide what goes in and out of the cell. I am fluid like and found in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

73.

I like to be thought of as the "storage bubble" for both plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

74.

Photosynthesis takes place within me. I am a...

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Chlorine

d)

Chloroplast

75.

Cells come from______.

a)

other preexisting cells

b)

cytoplasm

c)

organelles

d)

prokaryotes

76.

_______ are the smallest units of life.

a)

atoms

b)

elements

c)

cells

d)

all of the above

77.

What type of cell lacks a nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

human

d)

animal

78.

A cell in which the genetic material is enclosed within a nucleus is a

a)

eukaryotic cell

b)

prokaryotic cell

c)

human cell

d)

animal cell

79.

Gel-like material, where organelles are located

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

80.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell

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