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Second Semester Review TEKS Science

Total questions: 151

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cell membrane is a flexible covering that...

a)

creates structure and support for plant cells

b)

protects the cell from the environment outside of the cell

c)

directs the cells activities

2.

How is a cell membrane like a mesh screen?

a)

it is metal and has holes in it

b)

it allows big things to come through but keeps small things out

c)

it allows small things to come through but keeps big things out

3.

This is the fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules.

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplasts

c)

mitochondria

d)

cytoplasm

4.

Which type of cell has a cell wall?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

both plant and animal cells

5.

A cell wall helps the cell to keep its _____and gives it _____.

a)

shape, support

b)

fluid, nutrients

c)

structure, nutrients

6.

Which part of the cell directs cell activities?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleus

7.

Which organelle makes proteins?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

golgi bodies

c)

ribosomes

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

8.

Which organelle turns food energy into ATP energy?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

9.

Which organelle converts sunlight into glucose?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

golgi body

10.

Where are proteins packaged in a cell?

a)

ribosomes

b)

lysosomes

c)

nucleus

d)

golgi bodies

11.

Which organelle breaks down food and waste in animal cells?

a)

golgi body

b)

ribosomes

c)

lysosomes

d)

mitochondrias

12.

Which two organelles are found ONLY in plant cells?

a)

chloroplast and mitochondria

b)

chloroplast and cell wall

c)

cell wall and mitochondria

d)

cell wall and lysosomes

13.

Which organelle is found ONLY in an animal cell?

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

flagella

14.

In the animal cell shown, structure A is the site where glucose is turned into ATP energy. What is this organelle called?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

Golgi Body

15.

In the animal cell shown, structure C is the ________________, the organelle that directs the cells activities.

a)

nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

16.

In the animal cell shown, structure E is the __________, which controls what enters and leaves the cell.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

cell membrane

17.

Which organelle stores water and waste?

a)

golgi body

b)

vacuole

c)

lysosome

d)

cytoplasm

18.

In the plant cell diagram, the part labeled "5" offers structure and support. What is it called?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

19.

In plant cells, there are green structures (labeled 7) that capture sunlight energy and convert it to glucose. What are they?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membranes

c)

ribosomes

d)

chloroplasts

20.

Which cellular structure is represented by the number 1 on this diagram?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

ribosomes

c)

cell membranes

d)

cell wall

21.

Gets materials from the endoplasmic reticulum and packages them

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cytoplasm

22.

Gel-like substance between organelles

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

23.

Provides energy for the cell through cellular respiration

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

24.

Stores water and food for the cell. Very large in a plant.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell wall

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chloroplast

25.

Produces proteins

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Mitochondria

26.

Rigid layer around plant cells that protects cell.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

27.

Where photosynthesis happens in a plant cell

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

28.

Breaks down materials into smaller pieces

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Vacuole

29.

Network of membranes that materials travel through

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Chloroplast

30.

Controls what goes in and out of a cell

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Centrioles

31.

Directs all cell activities

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Chloroplast

32.

What is the function of chloroplasts?

a)

stores proteins needed for the cell

b)

uses energy from the sun to make food

c)

uses proteins to make food for the cell

33.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

uses energy from the sun to make food

b)

makes energy available to the cell

c)

makes proteins

d)

removes waste out of the cell

34.

Which crustal feature forms at convergent boundaries because of subduction?

a)

Folded Mountains

b)

Faults

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Deep Sea Trench

35.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
36.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
37.
What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift
38.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
39.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
40.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
41.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
42.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift Valley
d)
Island Arc
43.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
44.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
45.
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.
a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform fault
d)
subduction zone
46.
Mountains form from ...
a)
plates sliding past one another
b)
collision of plates
c)
plates moving away from each other
47.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
48.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between a continental and oceanic plate?
a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Rift
49.
What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift
50.
When an underwater earthquake causes a giant wave to come ashore, that wave is known as a...
a)
seismic wave
b)
shearing
c)
focus wave
d)
tsunami
51.
Earthquakes are caused by...
a)
seismic gaps
b)
sudden movement of water
c)
too much drilling along plate boundaries
d)
sudden movements of rock along a fault
52.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
53.

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Alfred Hess

d)

None of the above

54.

What is the name of the single large continent, from which the other continents were formed?

a)

Avatar

b)

Pandora

c)

Pangaea

d)

Amazon

55.

What type of crustal features form at a convergent boundary?

a)

salt flats

b)

folded mountains

c)

earthquakes

d)

lakes

56.

Ocean plate collides with ocean plate creates

a)

mid- ocean ridge

b)

sea floor spreading

c)

earthquakes

d)

volcanic ark of islands

57.

Which of these describe interactions between tectonic plates? (Choose 3)

a)

plates collide

b)

plates explode

c)

plates spread apart

d)

plates slide past each other

58.

What are three ways plates interact with each other?

a)

Plates do not interact with each other.

b)

Plates can only move away from each other.

c)

Plates can move away from each other, move towards each other, and slide pass one another.

d)

Plates can shake in their places, move up and down, and slide pass each other.

59.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
60.
What would happen to the convection currents if the heat from the inner core disappeared? 
a)
They would stop. 
b)
They would change directions. 
c)
It would not change. 
d)
They would speed up. 
61.

What is the "magic" that is happening in the mantle that helps move the lithospheric plates?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Condensation

d)

Conduction

62.

The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

a)

Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

b)

Two continental plates collided.

c)

One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

d)

One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

63.

A large, giant supercontinent land mass is called

a)

continental drift

b)

plate tectonics

c)

pangaea

d)

oceanic crust

64.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
65.
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
a)
Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 
b)
glacier scars and evidence from temperature
c)
mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents
d)
all of the above
66.
What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a)
Africa and North America
b)
South America and Europe
c)
South America and Africa
d)
Antartica and Africa
67.
What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?
a)
Ashes
b)
Bones
c)
Follicles
d)
Fossils
68.
How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
b)
Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
c)
Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
d)
all of the above
69.

After a volcano destroys the land, ________________ succession takes place.

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Important

70.

After a volcano destroys the land, ________________ succession takes place.

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Important

71.
High biodiversity is 
a)
having a lot of the same organism.
b)
having a few of the same organism.
c)
having a lot of variety of different organisms.
d)
only having one of each organism. 
72.
How do biodiversity and sustainability work together?
a)
The lower the biodiversity the greater the sustainability.
b)
The higher the biodiversity, the less sustainable the ecosystem
c)
The higher the biodiversity, the greater the sustainability.
d)
Biodiversity has nothing to do with sustainability.
73.
A small marine area has phytoplankton as its only producer.  Should the marine biologist be concerned about this ecosystem?
a)
No the fish do not need the phytoplanton. Since there are so many fish, there is high biodiversity.
b)
Yes, this ecosystem has low biodiversity.  Without a producer the herbivores will die out leaving no food.
c)
Yes, this system has high biodiversity; however the fish can adapt and get food from another source.
d)
Yes, the fish will overate to get all of the phytoplankton that is left, then they will die.
74.
When there is higher biodiversity
a)
more organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes.
b)
there is less diversity.
c)
there is more diversity and higher sustainability of life.
d)
there is more diversity and lower sustainability of life
75.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
76.

T or F: Succession increases biodiversity.

a)

true

b)

false

77.

Primary or secondary ecological succession?

a)
b)
78.

After a volcanic eruption, volcanic rock is present (but no soil). Which of the following states the most likely order of succession that would be seen?

a)

Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

b)

Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

c)

Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

d)

Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

79.

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

a)

Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

b)

Plants die from drought and decompose

c)

Land is bulldozed and soil remains

80.

The first species to populate an area during succession.

a)

Keystone species

b)

Pioneer species

c)

Foundation species

d)

Invasive species

81.

newly exposed or newly formed rock is colonized by living things for the first time. Certain hardy plants and lichens with few soil requirements, called pioneer species, colonize the area first.

a)

Climax community

b)

Primary succession

c)

Ecological succession

d)

Secondary succession

82.

A series of progressive changes in the composition of an ecological community over time

a)

Climax Community

b)

Primary Succession

c)

Ecological Succession

d)

Species Richness

83.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
84.

What are the two types of ecological succession?

a)

Primary and Secondary

b)

Environmental and Natural

c)

Habitat and Community

d)

Population and Community

85.

Which of the following types of organisms would be present during the pioneer community stage of ecological succession?

a)

Lichens and mosses

b)

Grasses and shrubs

c)

Small trees and wildflowers

d)

Tall trees and thick brush

Which

86.

As ecological succession progresses, a pioneer community gradually changes into a climax community. What typically happens during this process?

a)

The number of species increases

b)

The number of species decreases

c)

The organisms in an area decrease in size

d)

The organisms in an area can no longer find food

87.

During a forest fire most vegetation (plants) burn. Which ecological succession will take place after a forest fire?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

88.
Which is the correct order in primary succession?
a)
Rocks, Lichens & Mosses, Bushes & Shrubs, Trees
b)
Lichens & Mosses, Rocks, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs 
c)
Trees, Bushes and Shrubs, Lichens & Mosses, Lichens & Mosses
d)
Rocks, Grass, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs
89.

Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

a)

soil

b)

no soil

c)

some soil

d)

none of these

90.

The first plants to grow on bare rock are:

a)

Pioneer species

b)

large trees

c)

succession community

91.

After an area was cleared for farmland 100 years ago, it has completely regrown large trees. This is an example of:

a)

Evolution

b)

Ecology

c)

Primary Succession

d)

Secondary Succession

92.

Primary succession takes ____________ time than secondary succession.

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

Same

93.

After a volcano destroys the land, ________________ succession takes place.

a)

Secondary

b)

Primary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Important

94.

Pure ________has 2 capital letters. Pure __________ has 2 lowercase letters.

a)

recessive; dominant

b)

dominant; recessive

c)

alleles; genes

d)

chromosomes; genes

95.

Select all that are TRUE

a)

Traits affect the way we look and how our bodies function

b)

Traits are only inherited from your mother

c)

Traits are either dominant or recessive

d)

Examples of traits are hair color, freckles, eye color

96.

Match the terms

a)

Gene

1.

A segment of DNA that codes for a protein

b)

Allele

2.

Different versions of the same gene

c)

Chromosome

3.

A structure within cells that contains DNA

d)

Genotype

4.

The genes that code for certain traits

e)

Phenotype

5.

The observable characteristics of an individual

97.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

d)

because we eat it every day for energy

98.

Which part of the cell can DNA be found?

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosomes

99.

Which of the following is a structural adaptation for the underlined animal?

a)
A snake unhinges its jaw to eat a rabbit it just caught.
b)
A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to pretend to be dead.
c)
A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
d)
A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
100.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
to hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
101.
Predict which moth would increase in population
a)
light 
b)
dark
102.

What are the two types of adaptation?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Physical and camouflage

c)

Behavior and camouflage

d)

Physical and behavior adaptation

103.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A behavior that helps an animal survive.

b)

The food that animal eats.

c)

How energy moves in a food web.

d)

How animals evolve throughout time.

104.

A giraffe's long neck - used to reach leaves high in trees - is an example of a

a)

behavior adaptation

b)

physical adaptation

c)

learned behavior

d)

behavior

105.

How does adaptations help animals?

a)

to hide from predators

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

106.

An example of a structual 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

107.
Penguins huddle close together to keep warm.
a)
Structural
b)
Behavioral
108.

Plants grow towards sunlight to help them acquire as much sunlight as possible.

a)

behavioral

b)

structural

109.

Bees dance to tell each other where to find food.

a)

Structural/Physical Adaptation

b)

Behavioral Adaptation

110.

A kangaroo has a pouch to protect its young.

a)

Structural/Physical Adaptation

b)

Behavioral Adaptation

111.

A snake's fangs

a)

structural

b)

physiological

c)

behavioral

112.

Gills on a fish

a)

structural

b)

physiological

c)

behavioral

113.

When threatened, some animals make warning sounds to help other animals escape a predator.

a)

Behavioral Adaptation

b)

Structural Adaptation

114.

What adaptation makes the most sense for living in a cold snowy area?

a)

gills

b)

colorful wings

c)

white fur

d)

striped skin

115.
A black bear hibernates during the winter months.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
116.
A lion has pointed teeth to help it tear meat off of the bone.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
117.
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
118.

Adapatation are caused by

a)

natural selection

b)

harsh environmets

c)

unique organisms

d)

evolution

119.
TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
120.

How is the carbon cycle similar to the water cycle?

a)

Both involve liquid substances falling to the Earth from the atmosphere?

b)

Neither process works at low temperature.

c)

Both involve the transfer of substances between animals, plants, and the Earth.

d)

Both involve the transfer of substances between the earth and outer space.

121.

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____ to make energy. 

a)

photosynthesis, air

b)

carbon, oxygen

c)

oxygen

d)

oxygen, carbon dioxide

122.

What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Animal respiration

d)

Plants decaying

123.

When animals eat plants, the carbon that the plant contains is absorbed by the animals.

a)

True

b)

False

124.

What are fossil fuels made from?

a)

Plants and animals that are buried underground for millions of years.

b)

They absorb it from the atmosphere.

c)

Water

d)

Wind

125.

When humans EXHALE, we release __________________.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Water

126.

What is CO2?

a)

Carbon Monoxide

b)

Carbon Trioxide

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen

127.

Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

volcanoes

b)

combustion of fossil fuels

c)

animal and plant respiration

d)

all of these

128.

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

a)

water

b)

nutrients

c)

air

d)

fossil fuels

129.

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

a)

lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere

b)

lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere

c)

higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

d)

higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

130.

With the help of the Sun, through the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to make plant________

a)

leaves

b)

food

c)

roots

d)

nutrients

131.

Which process contributes carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

tree farms

132.

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

tree farms

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

cellular respiration

133.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.

a)

Water

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Sun

d)

Air

134.

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____ to make energy. 

a)

photosynthesis, air

b)

carbon, oxygen

c)

oxygen

d)

oxygen, carbon dioxide

135.

What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Animal respiration

d)

Plants decaying

136.

Carbon can be found in...

a)

The atmosphere

b)

Soil

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

All of the above

137.

Combustion is another word for __________.

a)

Transportation

b)

Respiration

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Burning

138.

What process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Combustion

c)

Pressurization 

d)

Respiration 

139.

C6H12O6 is also known as glucose (sugar). Where is it found?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Both plants and animals

d)

Neither plants or animals

140.

When animals eat plants, the carbon that the plant contains is absorbed by the animals.

a)

True

b)

False

141.

What are fossil fuels made from?

a)

Plants and animals that are buried underground for millions of years.

b)

They absorb it from the atmosphere.

c)

Water

d)

Wind

142.

When humans EXHALE, we release __________________.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Water

143.

What is CO2?

a)

Carbon Monoxide

b)

Carbon Trioxide

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen

144.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, water, oil

b)

Oxygen, coal, oil

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

d)

None of the above

145.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

There is as much carbon on earth as when it was formed

b)

Carbon is being created whenever it is recycled

c)

Carbon is lost every time it is recycled

d)

Carbon changes to different forms and is never recovered

146.

What is happening at 1?

a)

respiration: releasing CO2

b)

decomposing COin the soil

c)

photosynthesis: absorbing CO2

d)

turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules

147.

The diagram below shows the carbon cycle.

Press the hotspot for where you would find carbon dioxide.

148.

The diagram below shows the carbon cycle.

Press the hotspot for where you would find fossil fuels.

149.

PRE-INDUSTRIAL
Fossil fuels include carbon rich materials such as ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
sunlight
coal
crude oil
natural gas
150.

The diagram below shows a portion of the carbon cycle,

Select where photosynthesis takes place

151.

What are the main greenhouse gasses?​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
methane

nitrogen

oxygen
water vapor
Carbon dioxide