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SEC 3: Term 1 review

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The galaxy we are a part of is called:

a)

Milky Way

b)

Andromeda

c)

Whirlpool

d)

Sombrero

2.

From smallest to the largest

a)

universe, solar system, galaxy

b)

galaxy, solar system, universe

c)

solar system, universe, galaxy

d)

solar system, galaxy, universe

3.

Galaxy is a collection of

a)

planets

b)

moons

c)

solar systems

4.
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
a)
the moons are keeping them in place
b)
They were hit by an asteroid
c)
they were hit by a comet
d)
the sun's gravity keeps them in place
5.

This is a unit astronomers use to measure distances between stars.

a)

light-years

b)

kilometers

c)

miles

d)

space miles

6.

Would you use Astronomical Units to measure the distance from our galaxy to another? (Type "yes" or "no")

(a)  

7.

Is a cluster of galaxies which includes our galaxy which is the Milky Way.

a)

Group

b)

Local Group

c)

Local Supercluster

d)

Stellar System

8.

Our Local Group is part of a bigger cluster of about hundred galaxies which is called...

a)

Orion Supercluster

b)

Stellar Supercluster

c)

Galaxy Supercluster

d)

Cygnus Superclaster

9.

Which theory describes how the universe began?

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Big Crunch Theory

c)

Raisin Bread Theory

d)

Kaboom Theory

10.

Which sequence describes the structure of the universe from smallest to largest?

a)

solar systems → galaxies → clusters → superclusters

b)

superclusters → clusters → galaxies → solar systems

c)

clusters → superclusters → solar systems → galaxies

11.

The distance between galaxies is measured in units called _________________.

a)

supercluster

b)

star

c)

galaxy

d)

light-years

12.

A __________________ is a huge collection of solar systems.

a)

supercluster

b)

star

c)

galaxy

d)

Milky Way

13.

The third planet from the Sun in the solar system

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

14.

This is a collection of Local groups.

a)

Virgo Supercluster

b)

Local Group

c)

Solar system

d)

Observable Universe

15.

Collection of local supercluster

a)

Visivble Universe

b)

Solar system

c)

Virgo Supercluster

d)

Local group

16.

What unit of measurement do scientists use when measuring distances inside the solar system?

a)

miles

b)

light years

c)

astronomical unit

d)

inches

17.

Imagine you're a space explorer with Abigail and Mia. You've discovered a new planet! To determine if life could exist there, name two essential characteristics necessary for life on Earth:

a)

organic compounds and fire

b)

presence of water and a source of radiant energy

c)

oxygen and hydrothermal vents

d)

radiant energy and nuclear energy

18.

Hey there! Maya, Nora, and Kai are discussing what's essential for life on Earth. Can you guess one crucial element they all agree on?

a)

alternating night and day

b)

extreme temperatures

c)

polar ice caps 

d)

liquid water

19.

How many eras has the Earth gone through?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

2

d)

4

20.

What are the names of the four eras of Earths history?

a)

Carbohydrates, Protein, Dairy, Vegetables

b)

Precambrian, Mesozoic, New York, Paleozoic

c)

Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

d)

Lakes, Rives, Oceans, Swamps

21.

What living species existed during the Precambrian Era?

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Lions

c)

Sharks

d)

Single celled organisms

22.

What specie is part of the Cenozoic Era

a)

Humans

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Trilobite

d)

None of the above

23.

Mammals are a dominant group in which era?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Cambrianozoic

24.

What era did the formation of the earth occur?

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Precambrian

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Cambrian

25.

Which era is the most recent, the one that we are currently in?

a)

Mesozoic

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Precambrian

26.

The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Cenozoic

27.

What most likely caused the death of the dinosaurs?

a)

Lack of carbon dioxide

b)

An ice age

c)

An asteroid impact

d)

Humans

28.

An abnormally large amount of species die out simultaneously or within a short period of time.

a)

Extinction

b)

Mass Extinction

c)

Climate Change

d)

Ice Age

29.

What are the oldest fossils and why?

a)

B, C- because they are closest to the top

b)

A, B- because they are closest to the bottom

c)

They are all the same age- because they are all found on layer 2

d)

A, B- because they are found closest to the top

30.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
31.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
32.

What type of fossil is pictured here?

a)

Forest fossil

b)

Trace fossil

c)

Cast fossil

d)

Body fossil

33.
Preserved remains or traces of living things?
a)
fossils
b)
organisms
c)
extinct
d)
rocks
34.
This type of fossil forms when entire organisms or parts of organisms are prevented from decaying by being trapped in rock, ice, tar, or amber.
a)
trace
b)

Body

c)

Petrified

d)

Cast

35.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
36.

Which tissue type functions and secretion, absorption, protection, and excretion

a)

Epithelial

b)

connective

c)

Arelolar

d)

muscle

e)

Nervous

37.

What tissue type are the biceps primarily composed of?

a)

epithelial

b)

connnective

c)

muscle

d)

nervous

38.

What tissue type is blood primarily composed of

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

muscle

d)

nervous

39.

What tissue type is the heart primarily composed of

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

muscle

d)

nervous

40.

Which tissue type is the brain primarily composed of

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

muscle

d)

nervous

41.

There are four primary tissue types that interweave to form the "fabric" of the body, they are;

a)

epithelial,connctive,muscle,nervous

b)

skeletal,cardiac,smooth,adipose

c)

epithelial,skeletal,nervous,squamous

d)

cartilage,muscle,epithelial,areolar

42.
The daughter cells in mitosis are...
a)
Identical
b)
Unique
43.
Sperm and Egg cells are produced using which process?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Binary Fission
d)
None of these
44.
This picture shows which process? 
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
45.
Meiosis occurs in _____ cells.
a)
somatic
b)
sex
c)
body
46.
What is the function of mitosis?
a)
genetic diversity though sexual reproduction
b)
cell reproduction and general growth and repair
47.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
48.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
49.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
50.

Any change in the sequence of DNA is a

a)

recombination

b)

mutation

c)

chromatin

d)

independent assortment

51.

Inherited traits are controlled by

a)

nucleus

b)

chromosomes

c)

genes

d)

cells

52.

How do you "win" at natural selection?

a)

survive

b)

go extinct

c)

survive & reproduce

53.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
54.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
55.
What is another name for natural selection?
a)
survival of the smartest
b)
survival of the fastest
c)
survival of the biggest
d)
survival of the fittest
56.
What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive  and reproduce?
a)
natural selection
b)
adaptation
c)
mutation
d)
genetic engineering
57.

Makes and releases hormones

a)

Ovary

b)

Testicle

c)

Glands

d)

muscular system

58.

Take in oxygen for cells and let out carbon dioxide (cellular respiration)

a)

respiratory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

nervous system

d)

digestive system

59.

Allows movement

a)

respiratory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

reproductive system

d)

muscular system

60.

Break down food into smaller molecules like sugar so the cells can use it

a)

reproductive system

b)

circulatory system

c)

endocrine system

d)

digestive system

61.

Protects and supports the body; makes blood cells

a)

skeletal system

b)

respiratory system

c)

nervous system

d)

digestive system

62.

Filters and removes liquid waste from the body

a)

nervous system

b)

excretory/urinary system

c)

muscular system

d)

skeletal system

63.

Which of these organs produces sperm?

a)

Penis

b)

Vas deferens

c)

Testicles

d)

Prostate

64.

Which of these organs produces a fluid that helps sperm move?

a)

Penis

b)

Vas deferens

c)

Testicles

d)

Prostate

65.

Which of these organs releases sperm into the vagina?

a)

Penis

b)

Vas deferens

c)

Testicles

d)

Prostate

66.

Which organ moves both semen and urine to the outside of the body?

a)

Vas deferens

b)

Urethra

c)

Seminal vesicles

67.

Which organ contains the testicles?

a)

Vas deferens

b)

Prostate

c)

Epididymis

d)

Scrotum

68.

What are the two functions of the testicles?

a)

Make sperm

b)

Release semen

c)

Release urine

d)

Release testoterone hormone

69.

When semen is pushed through and out of a males body through the urethra is a process called_______.

a)

Ejaculation

b)

Erection

c)

Menstruation

d)

Transportation

70.

Above is a diagram of the male reproductive system.

Which structure is represented by the letter B?

a)

scrotum

b)

testes

c)

prostate gland

d)

epididymus

71.

Above is a diagram of the male reproductive system.

Which structure is represented by the letter E ?

a)

seminal vesicle

b)

vas deferens

c)

prostate gland

d)

urethra

72.

Above is a diagram of the male reproductive system.

Which structure is represented by the letter F ?

a)

seminal vesicle

b)

vas deferens

c)

prostate gland

d)

urethra

73.

Above is a diagram of the male reproductive system.

Which structure is represented by the letter G ?

a)

seminal vesicle

b)

vas deferens

c)

prostate gland

d)

urethra

74.

Distances between galaxies are so large they are measured in a unit that is 9.46 trillion kilometers.

a)

astronomical unit

b)

eclipse

c)

light year

d)

rotation

75.
The average distance between the earth and the sun is the 
a)
astronomical unit 
b)
Light year
76.
What is the difference between a light year and Astronomical unit?
a)
Light years measures in the universe but AU measures just the solar system
b)
Light years measures in the solar system but AU measures just the universe
c)
they both measure in space 
d)
only light year measures space and AU doesn't 
77.

What do we use astronomical units to measure?

a)

distances in our solar system

b)

How far our solar system is from others in our galaxy.

c)

The distances between galaxies. 

d)

The distance from one side of the universe to the other. 

78.

Which unit would be more appropriate to measure the distance between Earth and Mars?

a)

Light Year

b)

Astronomical Unit

c)

Parsec

d)

Kilometer

79.

Which of the following is a real-world application of using Light Years?

a)

Measuring the distance to the nearest galaxy

b)

Calculating the speed of a car

c)

Determining the weight of an object

d)

Measuring the height of a building

80.

What does Earth and it's atmosphere allow to exist and is essential to the survival of living organisms?

a)

Abundant liquid water

b)

Earth has just one orbiting moon.

c)

Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days

d)

Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.

81.

The 3 things needed for life to exist are _____________, liquid water and nourishment.

a)

volcanoes

b)

land

c)

source of energy

d)

radiation

82.
Structure 4 is the
a)
cervix
b)
vagina
c)
uterus
d)
ovary
83.
What is structure #3
a)
Ovary
b)
Fundus
c)
Fallopian Tube
d)
I don't know
84.

This process of releasing an egg from the ovary is called ________.

a)

ejaculation

b)

fertilization

c)

ovulation

d)

conception

85.

Which is the correct pathway of an egg cell?

a)

vagina-cervix-uterus

b)

fimbriae-ovary-uterus

c)

ovary-fallopian-uterus

d)

ovary-fimbriae-cervix

86.
The part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place
a)
Uterus
b)
Womb
c)
Vaginal opening
d)
Fallopian Tubes
87.
What is the process called when a sperm and egg produce a zygote?
a)
Reproduction
b)
Excretion
c)
Fertilization
d)
Sneezing
88.
Structure 5 is the
a)
cervix
b)
Fallopian tube
c)
uterus
d)
ovary
89.
Structure 2 is the 
a)
cervix
b)
vagina
c)
uterus
d)
ovary
90.

The reproductive purpose of the vagina is

a)
fetal development
b)
maturation of the ovum
c)
digestion
d)
to receive the sperm from the male
91.

What part is the line pointing to?

a)

Cervix

b)

uterus

c)

fallopian tube

d)

vagina

92.

The lining of the uterus coming out through the vagina (sometimes called 'having a period').

a)

Conception

b)

Fertilization

c)

Implantation

d)

Menstration

93.

In day 1 of the menstral cycle for women is when what occurs?

a)

Menstration

b)

Ovulation

c)

Egg develops

d)

Pregnancy

94.

Which phase of the menstrual cycle is characterized by the shedding of the uterine lining?

a)

Follicular phase

b)

Ovulation phase

c)

Luteal phase

d)

Menstrual phase

95.

What is a hormone?

a)

A Chemical messanger

b)

A biological messenger

c)

A physical messenger

d)

A secret messenger

96.

The menstrual cycle temporarily pauses during

a)

menstruation

b)

pregnancy

c)

ovulation

d)

menopause

97.
What does ovulation mean?
a)
A sperm is released
b)
The lining of the uterus breaks down
c)
An egg is released
d)
Menstruation occurs
98.

Which of these organs produces sperm?

a)

Penis

b)

Vas deferens

c)

Testicles

d)

Prostate

99.

Which organ moves both semen and urine to the outside of the body?

a)

Vas deferens

b)

Urethra

c)

Seminal vesicles

100.

Which organ contains the testicles?

a)

Vas deferens

b)

Prostate

c)

Epididymis

d)

Scrotum

101.

What is the primary sex hormones of males?

a)

Prostate gland

b)

Testosterone

c)

Urine

d)

Semen

102.

When semen is pushed through and out of a males body through the urethra is a process called_______.

a)

Ejaculation

b)

Erection

c)

Menstruation

d)

Transportation

103.

The diagram GIVEN represents a human reproductive system. Meiosis occurs within structure

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

104.

Above is a diagram of the male reproductive system.

Which structure is represented by the letter B?

a)

scrotum

b)

testes

c)

prostate gland

d)

epididymus

105.

The human male reproductive system is adapted for the production of

a)

sperm and the delivery of these cells for internal fertilization

b)

gametes that transport food to the egg

c)

zygotes and the development of these cells into a fetus

d)

hormones that stimulate placenta formation in the male

106.

The primary function of the human male reproductive

system is to

a)

provide a site for fertilization

b)

produce and transport gametes

c)

protect and nourish the embryo

d)

prevent urine from leaving the body

107.

Which structure is correctly paired with its function?

a)

ovary — provides milk for newborns

b)

testis — development of sperm

c)

placenta — storage of released eggs

d)

uterus — produces estrogen

108.

Base your answer to the following question on the

diagram GIVEN, which represents a necessary part of

human reproduction.

This process occurs within the

a)

CORPUS LUTEUM

b)

OVARIES

c)

TESTES

d)

SPERM DUCT

109.
the organ that contains the urethra where urine and semen leave the body. 
a)
scrotum
b)
penis
c)
semen
110.

When the penis swells with blood and elongates, it is called an

a)

Erection

b)

Circumcision

111.

What is spermatogeneisys

a)

Process by which egg cells are produce

b)

Process by which sperm cells are produce

c)

Process by which embryo cells are produce

d)

Process by which egg cells and sperm cells are combined

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