7TH GRADE LIFE SCIENCE
LIVING ORGANISMS UNIT TEST
STUDY GUIDE
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The Characteristics of Living Things – TB pages 158-167; SNB pages _______________
What are the six characteristics of living things?
What is metabolism?
What chemicals make up living organisms?
What is response and stimulus?
What is the difference between growth and development?
What is unicellular and multicellular?
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Classifying Life – TB pages 168-175; SNB pages _______________
How do biologists classify life?
Who was Linnaeus? Why was he important?
What is taxonomy?
How are organisms classified?
What are the levels of classification?
What two classification levels make up the scientific names for living organisms? What is the proper format for
writing a scientific name?
What happens to the number of shared characteristics the closer you get to the species level?
What is the broadest level of classification?
Why are dichotomous keys (taxonomic keys) useful? Be able to use a dichotomous key.
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Domains and Kingdoms – TB pages 176-179; SNB pages _______________
What are the three domains of living organisms? Describe each domain.
What kingdoms make up Domain Eukarya? Domain Bacteria? Domain Archaea?
How are organisms classified into domains and kingdoms?
What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
What are some examples of eubacteria, archaebacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals?
What kingdoms are made of heterotrophs only? Autotrophs only?
What kingdoms are multicellular eukaryotes only?
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Plant Structures – TB pages 194-203; SNB pages _______________
What are the functions of the roots, stems, and leaves?
What is transpiration? Where does transpiration occur?
What are the stomata? What three gases enter and leave a plant through stomata?
What are the parts and function of each flower part?
Which flower parts is the female reproductive structure?
Which flower parts is the male reproductive structure?
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Plant Reproduction – TB pages 204-211; SNB pages _______________
What are the stages of a plant’s life cycle?
What happens during the sporophyte stage? Gametophyte stage?
How do plants reproduce?
How do non vascular plants and seedless vascular plants reproduce?
What are the reproductive parts of a gymnosperm? Angiosperm?
How are angiosperms and gymnosperms alike and different?
How does pollination occur in an angiosperm and a gymnosperm?
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36. How does fertilization occur in an angiosperm and a gymnosperm?
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Animal Reproduction and Fertilization – TB pages 212 - 219; SNB pages _______________
How do animals reproduce?
What is regeneration? What is budding?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction? Sexual reproduction?
What is the reproduction cycle of a sponge? Cnidarian?
What is the difference between external and internal fertilization?
Why does external fertilization occur in water?
What is the gestation period?
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Growth and Development – TB pages 220 – 226; SNB pages _______________
Where do embryos develop?
What kinds of animals lay fertilized eggs outside their bodies?
What is a monotreme?
What is an amniotic egg? What kinds of animals lay amniotic eggs?
Why do some animals retain their fertilized eggs?
What is a placenta?
What kinds of animals have a placenta?
How do young animals develop?
What is the life cycle of a crustacean?
How are incomplete metamorphosis and complete metamorphosis alike? How are they different?
What insects go through a complete metamorphosis? What insects go through an incomplete metamorphosis?
What is the life cycle of a frog? What happens during its metamorphosis?
How do animals care for their young?