Name _____________________________________________________ Date _________________ Period _________
Spring Semester Exam Review
1. What part of a plant moves nutrients and water through it? ___xylem________
2. Most birds have hollow bones. Penguins’ bones are not hollow. Why would this adaptation be beneficial for the
penguins? _________Dive Deep_________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Describe the functions of the following systems:
Nervous System
___send and receive information throughout the body, help to maintain homeostasis
_________________________________________________________________________
Respiratory System
___bring oxygen into the body, remove carbon dioxide and
water____________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Circulatory System
__carry needed substances (nutrients and oxygen) to the cell, carries waste products
away
_________________________________________________________________________
Digestive System
__breaks down substances that body can use for raw materials and energy
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Why do we have sweat glands? ____Cool the body_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Put the following in order from least to greatest: cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Cell
Organ system
Organ
Nucleus
Mitochondria
6. What organelles we have studied have similar functions in both plant and animal cells? ______mitochondria,
cell membrane, nucleus ________________________________
7. Label the diagram then use the diagram to answer the following questions:
Chloroplasts
a. What is the function of structure F? __photosynthesis__________
b. What is the function of structure B? _____support/structure_______
8. Describe a situation in a cell that would be similar to a multicellular organism,
such as a dog, panting in order to maintain homeostasis when it gets over
heated. ____Water enters through the cell membrane b/c cell is
dehydrated______________________________________________________
9. Which cell organelle functions most like our nervous system? __nucleus____
10. Explain the cell theory. _____All living things are made of cells and cells come
from other cells __________________________________
11. A screen door allows certain things through. Which cell organelle’s function is
most like a screen door? ___cell membrane_________
Vacuole
Organism
Cell Wall
Tissue
12. Describe what the genetic information of the offspring of cells that come from one type of tissue in the body
would be. ________They are genetically the same ________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Describe the daughter cells (offspring) of an asexually reproducing organism. ___the same number of genes__
___________________________________________________________________________________________
14. Give some examples to prove Mendel’s theory of inheritance. _____2 striped flowers have offspring that are
also striped_________________________________________________________________________
15. Compare Genetics and Heredity using the T-chart below:
Genetics
Study of genes/heredity
Heredity
Study of how genes are passed from one generation to
the next
16. What type of reproduction would result in the most diverse offspring? ___Sexual reproduction_____________
Give some examples ___bees bringing pollen from flower to flower, two children from same parents having
different colored eyes__________________________________________________________
17. Fill in the following T-chart:
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Disadvantage
No genetic variation
Advantage
One parent
Two parents
Genetic variation
18. Sequence the following parts from largest to smallest: nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene
Gene
Chromosome
Nucleus
DNA
19. Label the cell parts. Which location would genetic
information be located? nucleus
1. mitochondria
2. cell membrane
3. nucleus
4. vacuole
5. cytoplasm
20. Genes are passed from parent to offspring on
_____chromosomes______.
21. If a tree is cut down in a dense forest, what is going to happen in the opening that is created as a result? ______
__saplings and small plants will thrive in the sun light______________________
22. The role of the first species in an area, during succession is to:change bare habitat into one suitable for other
organisims.
23. A species that is responsible for primary succession is likely able to do what?____carry out photoynthesis____.
24. To show succession is occurring on bare rock, scientists would measure_soil depth_______.
25. Bermuda grass produces tiny seeds that are spread and pollinated by __the wind_____.
26. Describe the characteristics of a compound leaf____many leaflets branching off a central stem_____.
27. Explain why a bright colored detachable tale is a good adaptation for some lizards__predators are more likely to
grab them by the tail, tail drops off, lizard can escape______________________________________.
28. Some poisonous frogs have bright coloring, why would this be an advantage?__serve as a warning to hungry
predators__.
29. A plant that produces its own plantlets has many advantages, name two__does not have to rely on animals,
insects or wind for pollination or seed dispersal_________________________________________.
30. Some animals produce many offspring at one time, some only produce one at a time. What are the advantages
of having fewer offspring?_____parents can pay more attention to each offspring_______________________.
31. Some moths have brown bodies and wings; some have white bodies and wings. What would happen in an area
if all the trees with white bark were cut down and only brown bark trees remain?__more brown moths will
survive than with moths because predators will be able to spot the whit moths more easily. Over time, where
will be no white moths in the area____________________________________________________.
32. Use the dichotomous key to identify leaf A Magnolia
33. A prairie ecosystem contains grass, mice, prairie dog, snakes, and hawks, draw an energy pyramid for this
ecosystem.
Hawks
Snake
prairie dog / mice
Grass
34. Diagram the flow of energy in an ecosystem that includes: water, plants, snails, fish.
Sun – plant – fish
Sun – plant – snail
35. In the grasslands, both deer and wolves live together. What is the role of the wolf?__Predator___. What is the
role of the deer?_Prey_____.
36. Crickets find mates by chirping, crickets that cannot chirp are less likely to find a mate and reproduce, and there
are fewer crickets that cannot chirp. What is this an example of?__natural selection_______________.
37. Some frogs can dig burrows into the mud during hot summer months and stay there up to 10 months. Why
would this be beneficial ?___conserve water_________________.
38. Diagram and explain positive and negative turgor pressure
39. Diagram and explain positive and negative geotropism
40. Identify if the following compounds are organic or inorganic AND how many elements they have.
NClOO - inorganic 3
NaHC – organic 3
HOOHCCL – organic 4
41. Identify the following has either an element or compound
Carbon - element
Water - compound
Phosphorus - element
Carbon Dioxide – compound
42. List the characteristics of a metal
Shiny luster, malleable, ductile, good conductor, high melting point
43. List the characteristics of a non-metal
Dull luster, good insulator, brittle, low melting point
44. List the characteristics of a metalloid
Solid, both shiny and dull luster, not ductile, not malleable, semiconductors
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48.
How do you calculate speed?__distance divided by time________________________________
How do you calculate work?___force times distance__________________________________
A man drives 350 miles for 8 hours, how fast was he driving?____43.75 mph________
Give possible explanations of what is happening in these speed story graphs
B
A
A…Object started coming towards you at a steady
speed, paused and waited, then continued.
B…Object started moving away from you, paused
and waited then continued on at steady speed
C
D
C…Object move away from you, paused, returned
to you
D…Object stayed where it was without moving
49. Give the energy transformations for the following:
Split an atom to heat steam – nuclear to heat
Burn a candle – chemical to heat
Using a hot plate to warm water – electrical to heat
Distance
50. What is the average speed of a remote controlled car, represented in the graph below? 1000 cm/s