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Mr. Wright - 7th Grade Life Science
Life Science Final Exam
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Science
7th Grade
05/24/2013

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The term egg describes

-a female gamete or ovum

-a zygote surrounded by a shell

-BOTH a female gamete or ovumĀ and a zygote surrounded by a shell

-NEITHER a female gamete or ovum nor a zygote surrounded by a shell

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BOTH a female gamete or ovum and a zygote surrounded by a shell
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A housebroken dog exhibits...
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a learned behavior
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Nerbes that branch off the spinal cord are called ________ nerves.
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spinal
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A frog swallows by...
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blinking its eyes
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The largest living arthropod...
Definition
is the giant spider crab
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Male bees are called...
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drones
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Scorpions, spiders, and lobsters are...
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arthropods
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The piles of waste outside earthworms' tunnels are called...
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castings
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A(n) _________ is something an organism can sense.
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stimulus
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A(n) _______ is a nerve cell.
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neuron
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Invertebrate animals do not have...
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backbones (or vertebrae)
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A sugary liquid that attracts pollinators is...
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nectar
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The female structure of the flower is called the...
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pistil
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What is found in the anthers?
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pollen (or male gametes)
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The male reproductive structure of a flower is called the...
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stamen
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Lenticels aid in...
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gas exchange
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A(n) _______ is a region where a leaf is or was attached.
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node
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When you eat a carrot, you are eating a...
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taproot
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A poisonous mushroom would be classified in Kingdom...
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Fungi
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A group of unicellular protists living together is called a(n)...
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colony
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Name the two substances found in viruses.
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nucleic acid and protein
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Where can you find a complete and uninterrupted fossil record?
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nowhere
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The record of living things as recorded in rock is known as the...
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fossil record
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What is found at the base of branches on an evolutionary family tree?
Definition
a common ancestor
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The word _______ means "fearful or monstrous lizard."
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dinosaur
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Evolution must be accepted by...
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faith
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Creation must be accepted by...
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faith
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On which day did God create woman?
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day 6
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On which day did God create the earth?
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day 1
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On which day did God create fish?
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day 5
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The verse "All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:3) most directly supports...
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biblical Creationism
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Cloning is a form of ________ reproduction.
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asexual
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A(n) ________ has the gene but not the disorder.
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carrier
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Down syndrome is usually caused by...
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one too many chromosones
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An organism with two sets of chromosones is called...
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diploid
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A lethal mutation is one that...
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causes the death of the organism
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Any change in an organism's genetic material is...
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a mutation
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If a TT plant is crossed with a tt plant, what will the offspring be?
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all Tt
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The Australian monk who in the mid-1800s studied inheritance of characteristics was...
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Mendel
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What plant did Mendel use in his studies?
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peas
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Who worked out a model for the structure of DNA?
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Watson and Crick
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Female gametes are called...
Definition
eggs
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During which phase of mitosis does cytokinesis occur?
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telophase
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What color is chlorophyll?
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green
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During photosynthesis, a plant produces _______ and releases the gas _______.
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sugar, oxygen
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What specific substance is the most common energy source in cellular respiration?
Definition
sugar
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______ are the "powerhouses" of the cell in that they help to supply the cell with usable energy.
Definition
Mitochondria
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The thick fluid inside the cell membrane is the...
Definition
cytoplasm
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Cells of plants, bacteria, and algae have cell _______ outside their cell membranes.
Definition
walls
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Which of the following lists starts with the largest group and goes to the smallest group?

-family, order, class

-class, order, family

-order, class, family

-family, class, order

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class, order, family
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The classification system in use today is based on...
Definition
physical characteristics
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To arrange things into groups is to...
Definition
classify them
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Which statements are included in the cell theory?

-All living things are made of cells and the products of cell.

-All cells come frm preexisting cells.

-Both of the above.

-Neither of the above.

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Both
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Suppose you discover a new organism. Regardless of what it is, you can say with confidence that it is made of at least one...
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cell
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Today, all new living things...
Definition
come from other living things
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The statement "This is a beautiful dress" is an example of a(n)...
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value judgement
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Those who believe that science is the only source of knowledge about the world have put their faith in...
Definition
scientism
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