BHS GRADE 7 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ULTIMATE MID YEAR EXAM REVIEW
Your final exam is a true MID YEAR EXAM – it is meant to determine your
knowledge of the topics we have covered up to date. All material from the beginning of
the year is fair game!
Part I. How to get ready for your Mid Year Exam
What is on the exam?
All the material from the first day of class until the week of exams. The units are listed on the
Exam Review Sheet.
What types of questions are on the exam?
Questions can be multiple choice, matching or true/false, graphing and short answer. All
answers will be written in an answer sheet/ booklet.
How long is the exam?
The exam is 2 hrs long.
What should I study and how should I study?
The majority of the questions on the exam will come from class notes and powerpoints/
discussions, past tests and quizzes, and review sheets. Therefore, you should use the class time
given to look over past tests and notes very well and complete all review assignments.
You will be given an Exam Review sheet. Use this as your outline for topics on the exam.
Also, if you work well using flashcards, often used to learn vocabulary words, you may want
to make flashcards of the key terms from each unit. (This cannot be used during the exam as
reference)
It will be to your advantage to complete all practice review work in class and to READ
through your notes entirely.
Review Documents folder in the class website www.mrsceravolo.weebly.com
What should I bring to the exam & what else do I need to know about the exam period?
You will need a pencil and eraser, a calculator, and extra work, something to study for another
exam or a book to read after you are done with the exam. You will not be able leave the
classroom after the exam session has started. No talking is permitted at any time.
Also, do NOT be late to the exam session. Do NOT expect to be let into the exam after it
starts. You will have to come in during the make up period or on another day to make it up.
Mrs. S. Ceravolo
Beaconsfield High School
Science and Technology Grade 7
PART II. UNITS COVERED ON THE MID TERM
UNIT : INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
What is science?
Branches of science
Scientific Method/ Investigation
Observations: Qualitative, Quantitative, Inference
Method of measuring (graduated Cylinder, test tubes etc)
UNIT :ECOLOGY: ECOSYSTEMS & BIODIVERSITY
Environmental relationships
Living and non living
Ecosystem Function & Food Webs, Chains
Energy Relationships (omnivore, herbivore, carnivore etc..
Types of Ecosystems – Biomes (terrestrial, aquatic)
Levels of ecology (biosphere, biome, community, etc)
6 kingdoms
Characteristics of living things.
Classification of animals (vertebrates, invertebrates)
Bird Beaks / Adaptation (labs and activities)
UNIT :Trees and Plants
Pollination
Reproduction in plants (sexual and asexual reproduction)
Parts of a flower
Types of trees (coniferous, deciduous)
Seed dispersal
STUDY OLD TESTS AND QUIZZES!!
Mrs. S. Ceravolo
Beaconsfield High School
Science and Technology Grade 7
PART III. BASICS FOR STUDYING
Terms/Concepts to Know –
Science
Scientific Method
Branches of Science
Quantitative
Qualitative
Inference
Variable
Control
Manipulated(independent)
Responding (dependent)
Hypothesis
Data
Prefix
Biology
Ecology
Environment
Community
Species
Organism
Population
Habitat
Niche
Competition
Predation
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Biotic
Abiotic
Producer
Consumer
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Decomposer
Biome
Biodiversity
Extinction
Endangered
Threatened
Adaptation
Predator
Camouflage
Scavenger
Seed Dispersal
Asexual reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Concepts
o Identify definitions and be able to give definitions of the words above
o List the steps to the scientific method
o What is the difference between the independent variable and the dependent variable?
o Identify an inference, a qualitative and quantitative observation
o Why do you need to have a control and constants in an experiment?
o What graphs do we use for certain kinds of data?
o List the 6 characteristics of living things
o Classification system (Carolus Lineas)
o Draw a food web or food chain from given information
o Describe adaptations of organisms related to their environment.
o Ecological relationships
o Organize the levels of organization, from the most specific (with the least amount of
organisms), to the most inclusive (with the largest amount of organisms).
o Explain the difference between an autotroph and a heterotrophy
o Energy Pyramid
Mrs. S. Ceravolo
Beaconsfield High School
Science and Technology Grade 7
o Kinds of adaptation among animals behavioral and physical (getting and eating food,
defense, caring for their young etc.
o What are biomes?
o Flower Diagram
o Explain the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction
Mrs. S. Ceravolo
Beaconsfield High School
Science and Technology Grade 7
USE THIS SECTION TO WRITE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. (Bring to class everyday)
Mrs. S. Ceravolo
Beaconsfield High School
Science and Technology Grade 7