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Super Science Quiz of Awesomeness!!

Total questions: 158

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define mutualism

a)

One organism benefits, one is unaffected

b)

Both organisms benefit

c)

One benefits, one is harmed.

2.
Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?
a)
Ticks feeding on a dog
b)
Bees transporting pollen from flowers
c)
Pilotfish swimming under sharks
d)
Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo
3.
The __________ variable is the one that is measured; it "depends" on the change that we made.
a)
independent
b)
dependent
c)
constant
d)
control
4.

Heat always travels from...

a)

Warm to cool

b)

Cool to warm

c)

Warm to warm

d)

Cool to cool

5.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
6.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
8.
Fizzing, foaming, and burning are all examples of
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
9.
Is melting iron a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
10.
Movers slide a box down the ramp of a truck.
What helps slow the box as it slides to the bottom of the ramp?
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
magnetism
11.

Which of the following has the greatest density?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

12.
A compost pile in the backyard for the garden is an example of a:
a)
Heterogeneous Mixture
b)
Homogeneous Mixture
c)
Pure Substance
d)
Compound
13.
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
14.

Which organelle contains DNA and controls the cell?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vesicles

15.
The motion of a body orbiting another body in space is called _____.
a)
revolution 
b)
period of revolution
c)
rotation
d)
period of rotation
16.
The slower the particles in a substance move,
a)
the colder it is.
b)
the warmer it is.
c)
the more energy it has.
d)
the less energy it has.
17.

What is Weathering?

a)

Sediment that is broken down the process of Earths materials moving

b)

Erosion

c)

A mechanical or chemical process that breaks rocks with gravity, water, wind or ice

18.

Most of the damage done by hurricanes is by....

a)

storm surge that causes massive flooding

b)

lightening strikes

c)

Numerous tornado spawns

d)

trees being blown over

19.

What most likely shapes canyons?

a)

Volcanic activity

b)

Earth's plates colliding creating earthquakes

c)

Glaciers from the ice age

d)

Water flowing

20.

What is Deposition?

a)

Gravity, water, wind and ice transport sediment

b)

Gravity, water, wind and ice remove sediment

c)

Gravity, water, wind and ice deposit sediment

d)

Rocks are broken down by The Rock

21.

Are erosion and deposition physical or chemical changes?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

22.

What is a Watershed?

a)

Where the surface water and groundwater drain into a particular body of water

b)

Where oceans drain into other oceans

c)

Gravity, wind, water and ice remove sediment

23.

The spoiling of milk is an example of which type of change?

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

both

d)

neither

24.

Cell

a)

basic unit of structure and function

b)

gives plants structure

c)

A group of tissues

25.

Cytoplasm

a)

Site of photosynthesis

b)

Control center

c)

Jelly like fluid that surrounds organelles

26.

Mitochondria

a)

converts energy from food into energy the cell can use

b)

contains DNA

c)

A group of organs

27.

Organelle

a)

A structure in a cell that has a certain function

b)

theory all cells come from cells

c)

How something is put together

28.

Nucleus

a)

controls functions of cells and contains genetic material (DNA)

b)

A group of organs that have a specific function

c)

water storage for plants

29.

Cell theory

a)

all organisms are composed of one or more cells

b)

all organisms are composed of one or more molecules

c)

Sponge Bob the cartoon character is composed of one or more cells

30.

Chloroplasts

a)

site of photosynthesis in plant cells

b)

site of photosynthesis in animal cells

c)

water storage in plants

31.

Cell wall

a)

gives structure to plant cells

b)

gives structure to animal cells

c)

gives structure to Minecraft cells

32.

Cell Membrane

a)

The fluid in which organelles are suspended in

b)

acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment

c)

acts as a barrier between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

33.

Examples of Eukaryotic include

a)

only plants

b)

archaea or bacteria

c)

protists, animals, plants, and fungi,

34.

Prokaryotic cells....

a)

a single-celled organism that has a nucleus

b)

a single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus

c)

a multi-celled organism that does not have a nucleus

35.

The human nervous system, which includes our brain, is like which organelle of the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

36.

Organ

a)

group of cells that work together

b)

basic unit of structure

c)

Structure made of two or more tissues working together

37.

Tissue

a)

basic unit of structure and function

b)

structure in a cell

c)

group of cells working together toward one goal

38.

What is the tropism where plants response is to grow towards light?

a)

gravitropism/geotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

thigotropism

d)

none of the above

39.

What is the tropism where plants respond to external stimulus of touch?

a)

geotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

thigotropism

d)

none of the above

40.

Wilting is a plant's response to:

a)

High turgor pressure

b)

Low turgor pressure

c)

Gravity

d)

Sunlight

41.

Turgor pressure is a result of water in what plant cell organelle?

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell wall

d)

Vacuole

42.
What does this picture represent? 
a)
Thigmotropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Hydrotropism
d)
Geotropism (Gravitropism)
43.

The more diverse an ecosystem is......

a)

the more sustainable it is

b)

the more threatened its populations are

c)

the more similar the species will be

44.

What do the arrows represent in a food chain?

a)

size of the organisms

b)

the importance of the organism

c)

the flow of energy through organisms

45.

What is the primary source of energy for MOST living organisms? Which of these student statements is most accurate?

a)

Humans are top level consumers

b)

Heat because it keeps them warm

c)

Wind because it distributes seeds throughout the world

d)

The sun, because it powers almost all food chains

46.

During photosynthesis, energy is stored in the chemical bonds of

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

glucose

47.

Which of these is a producer?

a)

grass

b)

caterpillar

c)

grasshopper

48.

Which of these is a consumer?

a)

grass

b)

sunflower

c)

snake

49.

Which of these is a primary consumer?

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

eagle

50.

Analyze the food web picture. Which is at the trophic level - Producer?

a)

Mouse

b)

Carrot

c)

Rabbit

d)

Owl

51.

During the process of photosynthesis.

a)

light energy is converted into chemical energy

b)

solar energy is transformed into mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy is transformed into mechanical energy

d)

thermal energy is converted into chemical energy

52.

If the grasses in this food web were attacked or killed by disease, would this ecosystem survive? Why?

a)

yes, because it has more herbivores

b)

Yes, because there is a variety of producers

c)

no, because fewer organisms eat grass

d)

No, because there is only one apex predator

53.

___________ energy is formed during the process of photosynthesis.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Radiant

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

54.

Which type of energy do muscle cells use to produce mechanical energy in the movement of an arm?

a)

muclear

b)

radiant

c)

thermal

d)

chemical

55.

When animals move across a really long distance to survive and find food is called.....

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

navigation

d)

breeding

56.

Which reproduction scenarios would create "uniform" offspring?

a)

Spores from 2 cells

b)

an amoeba splitting during binary fission

c)

Pollen from one flower is taken to another by a bee

d)

a female fish lays eggs in a stream and a male fertilizes them later

57.

Pictured at four types of finches from the Galapagos Islands - What answer explains why there is a difference in their beaks/traits?

a)

The finches beaks stretched out to crack hard seeds, and the trait was passed on

b)

The finches came from different types of birds and each flew to the island at different times

c)

The finches were exposed the different temperatures and caused variations

d)

The process of natural selection caused differences since each island had different food

58.

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from least organized to most organized?

a)

Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

b)

Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

c)

Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

d)

Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

59.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
organ system
c)
organ
d)
tissue
60.
This is a example of ........
a)
organ
b)
organ system
c)
tissue
d)
cell
61.
This is a example of ........
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ 
d)
organ system
62.

_____________ is the dropping off/ depositing of rocks.

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

63.

As humans travel in space, which gas is provided in the atmosphere of the spacecraft and which gas is removed from the atmosphere of the space craft?

a)

Oxygen is provided. Carbon dioxide is removed.

b)

Carbon dioxide is provided. Oxygen is removed.

c)

Carbon dioxide is provided. Nitrogen is removed.

d)

Oxygen is provided. Nitrogen is removed.

64.

Which organelle stores water for use in photosynthesis?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

65.

Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

66.

Which organelle is responsible making food (Glucose) using sunlight?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

67.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
68.
What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
volunteer species
c)
founder species
d)
conqueror species
69.
Final illustration (#8) shows
a)
pioneer species
b)
climax community
c)
only biotic factors
d)
only abiotic factors
70.
Succession type?
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
tertiary succession
d)
variable succession
71.

The _____ system's function is to break down food into molecules that the body (cells) can use for energy.

a)

muscular

b)

digestive

c)

respiratory

d)

endocrine

72.

The _______ system includes the skin, hair, and nails. It is the body's first line of defense, absorbs vitamin D, excretes sweat.

a)

respiratory

b)

nervous

c)

Integumentary

d)

skeletal

73.
When a threatening situation appears, what is the name of the instinctive mechanism used by animals to protect themselves?
a)
Flight or Run
b)
Hide and Seek
c)
Fight or Flight
d)
Run and Fight
74.

Which body system uses the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide?

a)

Nervous System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Integumentary System

d)

Respiratory System

75.

Which body system protects you from the outside environment?

a)

Nervous

b)

Reproductive

c)

Integumentary

d)

Circulatory

76.

Which body system helps with movement when you need to run across the basketball court?

a)

Digestive

b)

Circulatory

c)

Integumentary

d)

Muscular

77.

Describe the main function of the circulatory system

a)

pump oxygen and nutrients through the blood all over the body

b)

use electrical signals to create movement

c)

support and protect the heart, lungs and brain

d)

protect the body against disease, viruses and bacteria

78.

What is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

digest food into easy to absorb molecules to gain energy

b)

synthesize Vitamins A, E, D and K to use in the body

c)

pump oxygen throughout the body through blood

d)

use electrical signals in the brain to move the body

79.

What is the main function of the excretory system?

a)

filter fluids from the blood and remove waste

b)

exchange the gases carbon dioxide and oxygen

c)

digest food into simpler molecules to absorb

d)

use hormones to control body growth

80.

Describe a chemical change of the digestion process

a)

enzymes break down food into smaller molecules

b)

muscles contractions from the esophagus

c)

electrical signals from the brain to react

81.

This Body system moves nutrients to cells, transport oxygen and removes waste from cells....what am I?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Integumentary

c)

Endocrine

d)

Excretory

82.

This body system protects tissues and organs, provides structure and makes new red blood cells....What am I?

a)

Endocrine

b)

Integumentary

c)

Digestive

d)

Skeletal

83.

This body system provides chemical to help you grow, keep blood sugar levels correct and can determine your mood and how you feel

a)

Endocrine

b)

respiratory

c)

integumentary

d)

muscular

84.

This body system is home to the LARGEST human body organ....What is it?

a)

integumentary

b)

circulatory

c)

digestive

d)

respiratory

85.

Which word means "Balance or equilibrium"? It maintains our internal body systems even when there are outside/environmental changes.

a)

homeostasis

b)

integumentary

c)

mitochondria

86.

Pattern of muscle contractions that move food through the esophagus and intestines,

a)

peristalsis

b)

saliva

c)

mouth

d)

small intestine

87.

Digestion starts here

a)

nose

b)

brain

c)

mouth

d)

large intestine

88.

Soft winding tube where nutrients from food pass into the bloodstream

Most absorption of food/nutrients happens here

Chemical digestion occurs here

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

stomach

d)

esophagus

89.

Primary succession begins in an area with:

a)

Bare Rock

b)

Soil

90.

this type of succession happens after a fire, tornado or another catastrophic event:

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

91.

Which model is a Animal Cell?

a)
b)
92.

Which model is a Plant Cell?

a)
b)
93.
Which trait was passed from the mom to the puppy?
a)
brown fur
b)
ears that stick up
c)
large size
d)
none of the above
94.
If both mom and dad are big, it is likely that their baby will be what?
a)
big
b)
small
c)
medium
d)
have eyes close together
95.
Which of these do NOT influence the traits of animals and plants?
a)
the traits of their parents
b)
the traits of their grandparents
c)
the traits of their friends
d)
the environment
96.
Traits that are passed along through generations of family members include which of these?
a)
eye color
b)
hair color
c)
nose shape
d)
all of the above
97.

Chromosome

a)

An allele

b)

A single highly structured and organized piece of DNA

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

98.

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

a)

A molecule that contains information on the heredity of all cells

b)

An atom that contains information on the heredity of all cells

c)

A molecule that contains instigation on the heredity of all cells

99.

Dominant

a)

the inherited characteristic that is ALWAYS expressed when present

b)

the inherited characteristic that is SOMETIMES expressed when present

c)

the inherited characteristic that is NEVER expressed when present

100.

Heredity

a)

passing of traits from parents to offspring

b)

types of muscle that voluntarily moves your body and connects bones to other bones

c)

releases an egg every month to be fertilized

101.

Phenotype

a)

the physical expression of a gene

b)

the non-physical expression of a gene

c)

another name for deoxyribonucleic acid

102.

Recessive

a)

the weaker characteristic

b)

the stronger characteristic

103.

Asexual reproduction

a)

one organism produces offspring that are identical to itself

b)

two organisms that produce offspring that are identical

c)

one organism that produce offspring that are different that the parent

104.

Asexual reproduction produces.....

a)

genetically diverse offspring

b)

uniform offspring

c)

Spongebob Offspring

105.

Sexual reproduction produces

a)

genetically diverse offspring

b)

uniform offspring

c)

Spongebob offspring

106.

Genes are passed from parent to offspring

a)

True

b)

False

107.

You inherit your genes from your.....

a)

brother

b)

pet

c)

parents

108.

What function makes a plant cell different from an animal cell?

a)

ability to always divide into two cells

b)

ability to convert sunlight into energy

c)

Only plant cells have a nucleus

109.

A plant that has traits identical to the parent plant provides evidence that the plant

a)

resulted from sexual reproduction

b)

resulted from asexual reproduction

c)

will develop many seeds

110.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Your set of DNA is the same as your siblings'

b)

Your set of DNA is the same as your mother's

c)

Your set of DNA is the same as your father's

d)

Your set of DNA is unique to you

111.
Which is a characteristic of a dog that is most likely a result of its environment? 
a)
its color 
b)
its length of ears 
c)
its food preference
d)
its ability to see in the dark 
112.
Characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring are called 
a)
behaviors
b)
learned traits
c)
inherited traits
d)
functions
113.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
height
d)
speaking a language
114.

Which is a trait that people are born with?

a)

The dislike of certain foods

b)

The ability to play the piano

c)

The ability to roll your tongue

d)

The ability to speak a foreign language

115.
All of the following area likenesses that are inherited from parent to offspring EXCEPT:
a)
table manners
b)
eye color
c)
shape of nose
d)
freckles
116.

Which example is a trait that a dog does not inherit?

a)

fur color

b)

body shape

c)

the ability to swim

d)

the ability to sit on command

117.

Which of these genotypes are homozygous?

a)

Ff

b)

tt

c)

dd

d)

bb

e)

BB

118.

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

a)

0%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

25%

119.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

none of these

120.

Which Level of Organization is in the correct order - from smallest to largest.

a)

cells-tissues-organ systems-organs- organism

b)

organism-organs system-organs-tissues-cells

c)

cells-tissues-organs-organ systems-organism

d)

cells-organism-tissues-organ system-organs

121.

Heredity

a)

the passing of traits from parent to offspring

b)

Another way to determine asexual reproduction in animals

c)

Vegetative reproduction

122.

Which living thing is a producer?

a)

plankton

b)

animals

c)

plants

d)

bacteria

123.
What part of the hummingbird is adapted to help it eat?
a)
wings
b)
beak
c)
head
d)
eyes
124.
How quickly do animals develop adaptations?
a)
in a week
b)
over a year
c)
over generations
d)
throughout their life
125.

The smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

plankton

d)

electron

126.

Energy stored in chemical bonds and released through chemical reactions

a)

chemical energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

physical energy

d)

energy

127.

A sugar composed of six carbon atoms that is the preferred energy source for most cells; produced by photosynthesis

a)

glucose

b)

salt

c)

radiant energy

d)

caffeine

128.

The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically

a)

molecule

b)

compound

c)

atom

d)

chemical reqaction

129.

Energy from the Sun that reaches Earth as visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and infrared (heat) radiation

a)

Radiant energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Physical Energy

d)

Cookie Energy

130.

What is the function of the vacuole in plant cells?

a)

help maintain water balance and store nutrients

b)

powerhouse of the cell

c)

the "brain" of the cell, controls all functions

d)

Like the cell membrane, but it is insane

131.

Bacteria or fungus that breaks down plant and animal matter

a)

decomposer

b)

primary

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

132.

The number of different species of plants and animals in an area

a)

population

b)

biodiversity

c)

habitat

d)

tropical rainforest

133.

A very small, specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock

a)

pineapple under the sea

b)

Tiny homes

c)

microhabitat

d)

Big habitat

134.

An animal that eats other animals

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Human

135.

An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients

a)

Horse

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Carnivore

136.

Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion

a)

Mushroom

b)

Decomposer

c)

Funji

d)

Buzzard

137.

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

a)

Environment

b)

Economy

c)

Eerie

d)

Ecosystem

138.

A diagram that shows the total amount of energy contained within each trophic level

a)

Food Chain

b)

Food web

c)

Energy Pyramid

d)

Ecosystem

139.

An organism that consumes only plants

a)

Vegetarian

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

140.

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain

a)

Primary consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Herbivore

141.

An organism that transforms energy from the Sun and uses carbon dioxide and water to make food

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Herbivore

c)

Producer

d)

Secondary consumer

142.

An animal that eats primary consumers (i.e., other animals that eat plants)

a)

Herbivore

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Producer

d)

Secondary Consumer

143.

The position an organism occupies on the food web

a)

Level up

b)

levels

c)

trophic levels

d)

Top of the pyramid

144.

The taste receptor cells in the tongue send a nerve impulse where?

a)

brain

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

nose

145.

Your trachea tells your brain that you have some food caught in it. You cough...What system is the digestive system working with?

a)

Digestive System

b)

sensory system

c)

circulatory system

d)

Nervous system

146.

Your stomach tells the brain that you are hungry. What is used to send the brain this information?

a)

Nerve

b)

Artery and Vein

c)

Capillary

d)

Esophagus

147.

The digestive systems is made out of _____________ types of organs

a)

different

b)

similar

148.

Which list contains only living components of the ecosystem?

a)

plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria

b)

plants, animals, sunlight, soil, and water

c)

plants, fungi, and water

149.

Which list contains physical (non living) elements of an ecosystem?

a)

plants and animals

b)

sunlight, soil, and water

c)

plants, fungi, and water

150.
A _________ occurs when an earthquake happens on the ocean floor.
a)
tsunami
b)
volcano
c)
tornado
d)
hurricane
151.

The passing down of traits from parents to their children is called

a)

Genes

b)

Heredity

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Homozygous

152.

A trait that is expressed if one copy of the allele is present is a(n)

a)

characteristic

b)

dominant trait

c)

gene

d)

recessive trait

153.

A trait that is expressed only when two copies of the allele are present is a(n).

a)

characteristic

b)

dominant trait

c)

gene

d)

recessive trait

154.

An organism’s physical expression of a trait is called a(n)

a)

dominant trait

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

recessive trait

155.

What is it called when both alleles in a genotype are the same?

a)

Dominance

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous

d)

Recessiveness

156.

Which pair of alleles is an example of homozygous recessive?

a)

bb

b)

BB

c)

Bb

157.

Which pair of alleles is an example of homozygous dominant?

a)

tt

b)

TT

c)

Tt

158.

Which pair of alleles is an example of heterozygous alleles?

a)

ll

b)

LL

c)

Ll

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