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Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

2.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

3.

What is the smallest independent unit of a living thing called?

a)

brain

b)

element

c)

cell

d)

muscle

4.

Name two parts that are in the plant cell but that are NOT in an animal cell.

a)

cell wall and cell membrane

b)

cell membrane and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

cell wall and cytoplasm

5.

What is the part of a plant or animal cell that controls all of the functions?

a)

vacuole

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

6.

What is number 1 ?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

7.

What is number 2?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

8.

What tool helps us to see cells?

a)

scale

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

microscope

d)

thermometer

9.

What is number 4?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

10.

Whats part do BOTH plant and animal cells have?

a)

nucleus, chloroplasts, cytoplasm

b)

nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, & vacuole

c)

nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm

d)

nucleus, cell wall, chloroplasts, & vacuole

11.

What part of a cell controls what enters and exits the cell like a door?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

cell membrane

12.

What is the jelly-like substance that fills the inside of the cell and surrounds the cell parts?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

13.

This part of the plant cell turns sunlight into food. It is called a ___.

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

14.

What is the outer part of a plant cell that protects it and helps keep the cell's shape?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

15.

What is the outer part of a plant cell that strengthens it and helps keep the cell's shape?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

16.

What role does mitochondria have in a cell?

a)

releases energy

b)

contains genetic material

c)

strengthens the cell

d)

contains sap

17.

What is made out of cellulose fibres?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

18.

True or False:

Plant cells have a more rigid structure than animal cells.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the function of the nucleus of an animal cell?

a)

It is the place where energy is produced.

b)

It stores the genetic information, the DNA (chromosomes).

c)

It defends the cell from infections.

d)

It captures sunlight to produce food.

20.

controls movement of materials in and out of the cell, maintains homeostasis

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

21.

Choose the statement below that is TRUE.

a)

Plant and animal cells both have cell walls so the cell can maintain its shape.

b)

Animal cells do not have chloroplasts because animals do not require the use of photosynthesis to produce their food.

c)

Plant cells do not have a nucleus because plants are not living organisms like animals are.

d)

Animal cells do not have cytoplasm because an animal cell's organelles are free to move around as they please.

22.
Has CYTOPLASM
a)
Plant Cell Only
b)
Animal Cell Only
c)
Both
23.
Has a CELL MEMBRANE.
a)
Plant Cell Only
b)
Animal Cell Only
c)
Both
24.
What do plants give off after photosynthesis?
a)
Oxygen
b)
carbon
c)
nitrogen
d)
hydrogen
25.
What molecule absorbs sunlight during photosynthesis?
a)
Epidermis
b)
thylakoid
c)
the leaf
d)
chlorophyll
26.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
27.
The products of photosynthesis are
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and water
c)
sugar and cabon dioxide
d)
oxygen and sugar (glucose)
28.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
29.

What three things are needed for a plant to go through photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose, Oxygen, Sunlight

b)

CO2, Oxygen, Sunlight

c)

CO2, Water, Sunlight

d)

Oxygen, Water, Sunlight

30.
Which plant part absorbs water and nutrients?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Flower
31.
What is the name of the green pigment inside plants?
a)
Monophyll
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Epiphyll
d)
Glorophyll
32.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
33.
Chlorophyll causes many plants to be what color?
a)
yellow
b)
green
c)
brown
d)
orange
34.
Energy from _____ helps with the process of photosynthesis.
a)
the Sun
b)
water
c)
food
d)
the ground
35.
The reactants of photosynthesis are
a)
sugar and water.
b)
sugar and oxygen.
c)
carbon dioxide and water.
d)
carbon dioxide and oxygen.
36.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O2 + C6H12O6
b)
6CO2 + C6H12O6 + 6H2O --> O2 
c)
6O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO2 + C6H12O6
d)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2 
37.

This is what an organism that cam make its own food is called.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

38.

This is what animals are because they get energy by eating plants or other animals that ate plants.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

39.

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

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

40.

What is the name of the clear layer of cells (H) on top of the leaf?

a)

Cuticle

b)

Air space

c)

Guard cell

d)

Upper epidermis

41.
The leaf has a shiny, waxy cuticle around it to
a)
increase the rate of photosynthesis
b)
attract more light
c)
control water loss
d)
stop carbon dioxide and oxygen gases escaping
42.

What is the name of cells (part D) that surround the pores of a leaf?

a)

Palisade cells

b)

Guard cell

c)

Spongy layer

d)

Lower epidermis

43.
The role of the guard cell is to
a)
help control the temperature of the plant
b)
control how much water enters the leaf
c)
control how much glucose is stored
d)
control the movement of water vapour & gases 
44.
Transpiration helps the plant
a)
make more sugars at night
b)
move water from the roots to the stem and leaves
c)
move sugars from the leaf to be stored in the stem & roots
d)
make more chloroplasts
45.

What is the name of the elongated, packed cells (part G) directly under the upper epidermis?

a)

Palisade cells

b)

Guard cell

c)

Spongy layer

d)

Lower epidermis

46.
carries water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant
a)
xylem 
b)
phloem
c)
stoma
d)
guard cell
47.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
Water loss by a plant.
b)
When a photographer takes a photo.
c)
To get your pictures from the photo lab.
d)
The process in which plants make their food.
48.
In a chemical equation, which is true? 
a)
reactants--> products 
b)
products--> reactants
49.
Which cells of a leaf undergo the MOST photosynthesis?
a)
Guard cells
b)
Palisade cells
c)
Epidermal cells
d)
Cells in the spongy layer
50.
Which organelle from the plant cell is primarily responsible for converting sunlight to energy?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
51.
Most plants appear green because chlorophyll
a)
absorbs green light.
b)
absorbs violet light.
c)
reflects green light.
d)
does not absorb violet light.
52.
What is chlorophyll's main function?
a)
to make the plant a vegetable
b)
to blend into their environment
c)
to capture energy from sunlight for photosynthesis
d)
to help prevent water loss
53.
What is the energy conversion during photosynthesis?
a)
chemical --> chemical
b)
thermal --> electrical
c)
chemical --> electrical 
d)
radiant --> chemical
54.
Plants need ________ as a reactant for photosynthesis.
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
55.
Carbon dioxide enters plant leaves through the __________.
a)
stomata
b)
chloroplasts
c)
xylem
d)
cuticle
56.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
57.
After photosynthesis, plants store their energy as _________ .
a)
chlorophyll
b)
pigment
c)
glucose (sugar)
d)
Oxygen
58.
Another word for a living thing is a:
a)
animal
b)
organism
c)
plant
d)
community
59.
A species living together in one area is called a:
a)
species
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
60.
Different organisms living together in the same area:
a)
community
b)
population
c)
species
d)
ecosystem
61.
All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):
a)
ecosystem
b)
house
c)
community
d)
mountain
62.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
63.
Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
64.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
65.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
66.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
67.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
68.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a __________.
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
population
69.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
70.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
71.
The shrew provides energy for the _______.
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
72.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
73.
The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
74.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
75.
For a pyramid of numbers, the width of the bar shows the__________ of organisms present in each trophic level at a particular time. 
a)
number
b)
biomass
c)
energy
d)
volume
76.
The number of organisms _________ with each successive (higher) trophic level. 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
77.
Which of the following shows the correct pyramid of numbers for the food chain?
a)
A
b)
B
78.
Which of the following shows the correct pyramid of numbers for the food chain?
a)
A
b)
B
79.
Which of the following shows the correct pyramid of biomass for the food chain?
a)
A
b)
B
80.
Which of the following shows the correct pyramid of biomass for the food chain?
a)
A
b)
B
81.
Which of the following shows the correct pyramid of biomass for the food chain?
a)
A
b)
B
82.
An adaptation that helps an animal hide from predators
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
extinction
83.
Behavior an animal is born with
a)
migration
b)
instinct
c)
physical adaptation
d)
camouflage
84.
Which is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
a)
claws
b)
beak
c)
thumb
d)
migration
85.
An example of a behavioral adaptation is
a)
The long neck of a giraffe
b)
Penguins huddling together for warmth
c)
A camel's hump used to store water
d)
A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage
86.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
87.
The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants?
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
locomotion
d)
hibernation
88.
Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?
a)
it changes color
b)
it has sharp quills
c)
it moves very rapidly
d)
it makes a loud noise
89.
When a cheetah teaches it's cub to hunt, this is called a  __________. 
a)
learned behavior
b)
predator
c)
physical characteristic
d)
migration
90.

Bears have a thick coat of fur. This adaptation is best in an environment that is

a)

dry.

b)

windy.

c)

cold.

91.

Camels have wide, flat, leathery pads on their feet. This helps them

a)

find sources of water.

b)

climb rocky hills.

c)

walk on hot sand.

92.

In the rain-forest, colorful flowers survive by

a)

attracting snakes to eat them.

b)

attracting bees to pollinate them.

c)

helping monkeys hide.

93.
What word means  body temperature changes when the outside temperature changes?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
94.
What word means to divide into groups?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
95.
What word means body temperature stays the same no matter what the outside temperature is?
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
c)
classify
d)
vertebrate
96.
What are animals with a backbone called?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
backies
97.
What group of vertebrates are robins and owls?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
birds
98.
What group of vertebrates is a mouse?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
birds
99.
What group of vertebrates is an elephant?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
birds
100.
What are animals without backbones called?
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
c)
classify
d)
cold blooded
101.
Which word means the bones which form the framework of the body?
a)
cold blooded
b)
classify
c)
vertebrate
d)
skeleton
102.
Which word means "going south to a warmer climate"?
a)
skeleton
b)
vertebrate
c)
migration
d)
classify
103.
Which is not a reason birds migrate?
a)
vacation
b)
find food
c)
warmer climate
d)
to breed
104.
What group of vertebrates is a chipmunk?
a)
amphibians
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
fish
105.
What group of vertebrates are snakes and lizards?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
mammals
d)
fish
106.
What group of vertebrates are salmon and tuna?
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
amphibians
d)
fish
107.
What group of vertebrates are frogs and toads?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
fish
d)
birds

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