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Grade 7 Biology Revision Quiz

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the contributions to modern classification made by Carolus Linnaeus

a)

He placed organisms in groups based on their observable features.

b)

He ordered birds to avoid airplane chashes.

c)

He devised a naming system called binominal nomenclature.

d)

He organized the things located at a supermarket.

2.

The scientific name given to an organism is based on binominal nomenclature.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The more classifications two organisms share, the less characteristics they have in common and the less related they are.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Naming system developed by Linnaeus

a)

Classification

b)

Binominal Nomenclature

c)

Genus

d)

Taxonomy

5.

Process of grouping things based on their similarities.

a)

Classification

b)

Binominal Nomenclature

c)

Genus

d)

Species

6.

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

a)

Binominal Nomenclature

b)

Genus

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Species

7.

First word in an organism's scientific name

a)

Classification

b)

Genus

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Species

8.

The scientific study of how things are classified

a)

Binominal nomenclature

b)

Classification

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Species

9.

Which is a more general classification category and thus will have more organisms:

a)

Kingdom

b)

Specie

c)

Genus

d)

Family

10.

Which is the smallest classification and thus will have less organisms.

a)

Kingdom

b)

Genus

c)

Species

d)

Order

11.

The scientific study of how organisms are classified and named is

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

classification

c)

taxonomy

d)

genus

12.

The process of grouping things based on their similarities is

a)

classification

b)

binomial nomeclature

c)

genus

d)

taxonomy

13.

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

a)

classificaiton

b)

species

c)

classification

d)

genus

14.

The first word in an organism's scientific name.

a)

species

b)

classification

c)

binomial nomenclature

d)

genus

15.

Both words in an organism's scientific name should be capitalized.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The broadest, least specific level of classification would be

a)

species

b)

class

c)

genus

d)

domain

17.

Which group of organisms would be MOST closely related.

a)

Organisms in the same class

b)

Organisms in the same family

c)

Organisms in the same domain

d)

Organisms in the same kingdom

18.

What does the first word in an organism's scientific name identify?

a)

The species

b)

The genus

c)

A distinctive feature of an organism

d)

The family

19.

Which is the most specific level of classification?

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

domain

d)

kingdom

20.

The more levels of classification two organisms share, the less closely related they are.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The scientific name of a donkey is Equus asinus. What genus does a donkey belong to?

(a)  

22.

A tool that consists of a series of paired statements that describe characteristics of different organisms is

a)

a taxonomic key

b)

taxonomy

c)

binomial nomenclature

d)

scientific name

23.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
24.
From the table, which two animals are MOST CLOSELY related
a)
House Cate and Red Fox
b)
Red Fox and Dog
c)
Dog and Wolf
d)
Wolf and Gopher
25.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
26.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
27.
Which domain is capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs, geysers, or very salty waters?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Archaea
c)
Eukarya
28.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
29.

bacteria belong to which domain?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Prokarya

c)

Archaea

d)

Bacteria

30.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
31.

What is binomial nomenclature (naming)?

a)

A two headed turtle

b)

A two name naming system

c)

A two grouped system to classify

d)

A microscope with two lenses.

32.
What taxa are in a scientific name?
a)
Genus and Kingdom
b)
Species and Family 
c)
Species and Class
d)
Genus and Species
33.

What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things?

a)

taxification

b)

taxadermy

c)

taxonomy

d)

toxicology

34.

In a properly written scientific name, which part is written entirely in lowercase?

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

family

35.
In the 8 levels of classification which level is the broadest category? 
a)
Kingdom
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Domain
36.
Things that are classified together ___________.
a)
are not related to each other.
b)
share a similar evolutionary history.
c)
are larger organisms.
d)
have a different evolutionary history
37.
Who organized living things based on shared characteristics and created a system for assigning scientific names?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
James Watson
38.
What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?
a)
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
b)
domain, kingdom, class, phylum, order, family, genius, species
c)
domain, kingdom, family, class, order, family, genus, species
d)
domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species
39.
Organisms that belong to the same _________ share the MOST DNA.
a)
family
b)
kingdom
c)
genus
d)
species
40.

Which organism is most closely related to Quercus rubrum?

a)

Acer rubrum

b)

Quercus macrophylla

41.

Which of the following taxa contain the fewest members?

a)

phyllum

b)

family

c)

genus

d)

class

42.

What organelle controls the cell?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Chromosomes

43.

What is the job of chloroplasts in the cell?

a)

produce protien

b)

catch sunlight and turn it into energy

c)

nothing

d)

clean up

44.
This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts
a)
Plant cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria
45.
This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment.  It controls what goes in and out of a cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell organelles
d)
mitochondria
46.
This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
47.
Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.
a)
Chlorophyll
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Apparatus
48.
This structure is only in plant cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure to the plant.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
49.
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell.
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
50.
This structure controls what can enter and leave a cell.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Golgi Body
51.
This structure is a storage area for the cell. Plants usually have one large one.
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vacuole
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Body
52.
What shape are most plant cells?
a)
round / irregular
b)
rectangular
53.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
54.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Large Central Vacuole
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
55.
Which organelle is found in plant cells only?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Many Small Vacuoles
d)
Cytoplasm
56.
To control the processes of the cell through the use of DNA and RNA is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
57.
To provide protection and form for the plant cell is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
58.
To store water, glucose (sugar) materials (building blocks) or wastes is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
59.
The basic unit of structure and function in living things is the ___________.
a)
Organ Systems
b)
Tissues
c)
Organs
d)
Cells
60.
The group of tissues working together to perform a specific function.  Example heart, brain, and stomach.
a)
Organ Systems
b)
Tissues
c)
Organs
d)
Cells
61.
Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control Center of cell"
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
62.
What is a Cell Wall?
a)
Made up of a liquid structure
b)
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell/ gives it protection
63.
Plants and animal cells both have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
I am the brain of the cell and control all cell functions.
a)
nucleus
b)
nucleolus
c)
ribosomes
d)
chloroplast
65.

Plants don't have chloroplasts.

a)

true

b)

false

66.

Animals have chloroplasts.

a)

false

b)

true

67.

Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

68.

Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

69.

What organelle controls the cells activities?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Chromosomes

70.
This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts
a)
Plant cell
b)
Animal Cell
c)
Bacteria
71.

Jelly-like substance found inside cell that acts as a medium for chemical reactions within the cell

a)

Nuclear Membrane

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Ribosome

72.

Which organelle is known as the POWERHOUSE of the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosomes

73.

What are two major differences found in plant and animal cells?

a)

Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplasts, while animal cells do not.

b)

Plant cells have a nucleus and vacuoles, while animal cells do not.

c)

Plant cells have no mitochondria or cytoplasm, while animal cells do.

d)

They are the same.

74.

What does the phrase, "cells are the building blocks of life" mean?

a)

Organ Systems rule the world

b)

Tissues are the building blocks

c)

Organs are found in plants and animals

d)

All living things are made of cells

75.

Which of the following is a correct list of structures found in both plant AND animal cells?

a)

mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, chloroplasts

c)

mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria, vacuole, nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall

76.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

cell tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

77.

Which organelle is #1? P.S. If you know the other organelles listed for the test they might be bonus points ;)

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Microorganism

78.

Which organelle is #2? P.S. If you know the other organelles listed for the test they might be bonus points ;)

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

79.

Which organelle is #3?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cytoplasm

80.

Which organelle is # 4? P.S. If you know the other organelles listed for the test they might be bonus points ;)

a)

Cell wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Organelle

d)

Chromosome

81.

Which organelle is #1?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

82.

Which organelle is #3?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Organelle

83.

Which organelle is #2?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Emilywillard

d)

Nucleus

84.

Which organelles are #4 and #5?

a)

Cell membrane and mitochondria

b)

Cell membrane and chloroplast

c)

Nucleus and mitochondria

d)

Nucleus and cell membrane

85.

Kevin writes a report to compare and contrast the cells of plants and animals. Which of the following statements is accurate and belongs in Kevin's report?

a)

The cell membrane of animals is much thicker than those in plants.

b)

Vacuoles in plants are much larger than those in animals.

c)

Animal cells do not have chromosomes.

d)

Plant cells do not have chloroplasts.

86.

Some organelles are present in both plant and animal cells. Each organelle performs a different function. Which of the functions listed below are performed by organelles found in both plants and animals?

a)

Convert solar energy into chemical energy; store DNA; provide a rigid outer membrane that gives the cell support.

b)

Support the cell from the inside; provide a rigid outer membrane that gives the cell support; break down chemical energy.

c)

Break down chemical energy; store DNA; provide a permeable barrier for the cell.

d)

Provide a liquid medium that protects and sustains other organelles; support the cell from the inside; convert solar energy into chemical energy.

87.

Naomi was looking at cells with a microscope. She knows the cells are classified as either plant cells or animal cells. How can she tell if these cells are plant cells?

a)

She should look for a large nucleus in the center of the cells.

b)

She should look for cytoplasm that is filled with organelles.

c)

She should look for a cell membrane surrounding the entire cell.

d)

She should look for a cell wall outside of the cell membrane.

88.

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

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

89.

Which organelle is responsible for converting sugars into energy (ATP)?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

90.

DNA is a long molecule instructing the cell how to function. Which organelle is DNA found in?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

91.

Sheyla is examining a cell under a microscope. She has identified a cell wall, a nucleus, and a chloroplast. What type of organism does this cell most likely belong to?

a)

a plant

b)

a fungus

c)

an animal

d)

a bacterium

92.

Plant and animal cells are similar in structure and organization; however, there are two organelles that are unique to plant cells. Compared to an animal cell, which organelle is specific to plant cells?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Chloroplasts

93.

The number of mitochondria in a cell depends on the needs of the cell. A cell that needs a lot of energy will have an inreased number of mitochondria in comparison to a cell that uses less energy. Given this information, what type of cell would likely have the most mitochondria?

a)

Skin cells

b)

Fat cells

c)

Bone cells

d)

Muscle cells

94.

Which statement about plant and animal cells is true?

a)

Both have a cell wall to give them support.

b)

Both have a large vacuole to store water.

c)

Both use mitochondria to produce energy.

d)

Both use chloroplasts to store energy.

95.

The picture shows a diagram of an animal cell. Which letter points to the organelle where most of the hereditary material is stored?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

96.

Plant cells have a structure that is not found in animal cells. This structure enables plant cells to carry on photosynthesis. In which cell structure does photosynthesis take place?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

97.

Plant cells are different from animal cells. The diagram identifies four different structures in a plant cell. Compared to the structures in an animal cell, which of the following structures is found only in a plant cell?

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

98.

What structure keeps harmful chemicals out of animal cells?

a)

The cell membrane

b)

The cell wall

c)

The Golgi apparatus

d)

The nucleus

99.

If a cell has waste to store, it will store it...?

a)

In the endoplasmic reticulum

b)

In the cytoplasm

c)

In the nucleus

d)

In vacuoles

100.

What structures break down food and release energy?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

Vacuoles

101.

Which of the following organelles is able to capture energy from the Sun?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell wall

d)

Mitochondrion