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AV 7th Grade Semester Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are two features that plant cells have that animal cells do not?

a)

lysosomes and cell walls

b)

cell walls and chloroplast

c)

cell membrane and nucleolus

2.

Which cell feature is responsible for storing water?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosomes

d)

nucleus

3.

You will NOT find a cell wall in which of these kinds of organisms?

a)

fungi

b)

animal

c)

plants

4.

Cell -Tissue-Organ- ____________

a)

organelle

b)

organ system

5.

______-Tissue-Organ-Organ System

a)

body

b)

cell

6.

Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

7.

The site of photosynthesis

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

8.

I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane 

d)

cell skin

9.

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cilia

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Flagella

10.

A group of tissues that work together to perform a similar function is called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

organ system

11.

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Chromatin

12.

Absorption: After digestion, the useful parts, called nutrients, are _____________ by your body.

a)

Protein

b)

Digested

c)

Absorbed

d)

Metabolism

13.

Digestion: It all starts with the food you eat. Your body breaks down the food into smaller parts through a process called __________.

a)

Enzymes

b)

Metabolism

c)

Protein

d)

Fats

14.

Your body breaks down the food into smaller parts through a process called _______.

a)

digestion.

b)

absorption

15.

Where does digestion start?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

16.

What is cellular respiration, and where does it occur?

a)

Inside of the cells.

b)

Outside of the cells.

17.

What is the role of enzymes in metabolism?

a)

To supply your cells with energy.

b)

To slow down chemical reactions in your body.

c)

To speed up and help with chemical reactions in your body.

18.

Energy in food is measured in which unit?

a)

calories

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

enzymes

19.

The enzymes in you mouth are found in your...

a)

teeth

b)

tongue

c)

saliva

20.

Marisol has been chewing and swallowing her food, but her digestive system is not doing what it usually does. Why is this a problem for her ability to exercise?

a)

A Her cells will not work well because molecules from her food are not being broken down small enough to get to her cells.

b)

B Her body will run out of energy because molecules from the air are not being combined into larger molecules for the cells.

c)

C Her respiratory system will have to work twice as hard to break down molecules from food.

d)

D Her cells will not work well because the molecules from food will be too small for cells to use.

21.

Raoul ate a meal of oats before seeing his doctor. Oats are made of mostly starch molecules. Raoul feels tired, so his doctor gave him a test and found that Raoul’s cells contained glucose molecules, but they did not contain enough oxygen molecules. Does this explain why Raoul feels tired?

a)

A No, something else must be wrong because his cells have all the molecules they need.

b)

B Yes, his digestive system is breaking down starch molecules, but his respiratory system may not be working properly.

c)

C Yes, his respiratory system is working, but his digestive system is not getting energy from combining glucose molecules.

d)

D Yes, his digestive system is working, but his respiratory system is not breaking down oxygen, so his body stopped making energy.

22.

What is starch?

a)

a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together

b)

a molecule that organisms can use to release energy and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

c)

a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things

d)

a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy

23.

An offspring cannot have a trait if neither of its parents have it.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Rabbit friends (not related) have different shaped ears because:

a)

the genes are only standing straight up in the cells of one rabbit's ears

b)

Offspring from different parents will always have different ear shapes

c)

the rabbits have different versions of the gene for ear shape, which instruct for different proteins that connect in different ways

25.

Why do siblings and parents different from each other?

a)

Siblings get different amounts of genes from their mother or father making them different.

b)

Siblings use their environment and experiences to determine their traits.

c)

Each sibling has a mutation that causes them to have different traits.

d)

Offspring inherit different combinations of gene versions from parents.

26.
Dominant or recessive?
tt
a)
Dominant 
b)
Recessive
27.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
28.
Homozygous or heterozygous?
BB
a)
Homozygous
b)
Heterozygous
29.

Which of the following is a phenotype?

a)

Aa

b)

red hair

c)

heterozygous

d)

DNA

30.

What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair) 

a)

50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair 

b)

25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair 

c)

75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair 

d)

0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair 

31.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

32.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

33.

What allele combination should go in the missing box?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

none of these

34.

What is a mutation and how does it affect genes?

a)

A mutation is a change in an organisms genes

b)

A mutation is a feature of an organism

c)

A mutation is a copy of a gene

d)

A mutation is a growth on an organism

35.

What do genes do?

a)

Give the organism its genes

b)

Provide instructions for proteins

c)

Build proteins

d)

Pass on the genes to the offspring

36.

What does homozygous mean?

a)

two copies of a gene that are mutated

b)

two copies of a gene version that are the same

c)

two copies of a gene version that are different

d)

two copies of a gene that are used to create another gene

37.

An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. The "stronger" gene. 

a)

Dominant Allele

b)

Recessive Allele

38.

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present. The "weaker" gene. 

a)

Dominant Allele

b)

Recessive Allele

39.

The human microbiome contains approximately 100 trillion ___________. Most of these are bacteria.

a)

microorganisms

b)

blood cells

c)

fungi

d)

C. jejuni

40.

The human body provides an environment (food and _______) for bacteria to survive.

a)

nitrogen

b)

blood

c)

oxygen

d)

space

41.

A healthy _______________ has various helpful types of bacteria.

a)

nanometer

b)

micrometer

c)

microbiome

d)

computer

42.

About how many microorganisms live in and on the human body?

a)

100 trillion

b)

100 billion

c)

100 million

d)

100 gazillion

43.

what is a cell classified as?

a)

a basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms

b)

a unit based on only plants and animals that are living

44.

Which is bigger, a molecule or a cell?

a)

molecule

b)

cell

45.

Within a population organisms are always being born and dying.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

When a population is stable it means....

a)

there are more births than deaths.

b)

there are less births than deaths.

c)

there are the same number as births than deaths.

47.

If a population is INCREASING this means...

a)

there are more births than deaths.

b)

there are less births than deaths.

c)

there are the same amount of births and deaths.

48.

Energy storage molecules are:

a)

molecules required only for the birth rate

b)

potatoes

c)

a molecule organisms use to stabilize a population

d)

a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy needed to survive

49.

The dark structure in the middle of each cell is a

a)

nucleus

b)

lysosome

c)

mitochondria

50.

When similar cells group together it is called a tissue

a)

true

b)

false