Science_7th_Life Science_Cells_POST-Assessment

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Section 1
1

Place the levels of organization in multicellular organisms from simplest to

most complex.
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organ
tissue
organsystem
cell
2

Which level of organization is made up of a group of tissues that work

together for a common purpose?
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A) organ
B) organ system
C) cells
D) tissue
3

Human bodies have complex structures that work together to support

growth and survival. What is the most basic structure of the human body
that supports growth and survival?
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A) tissue
B) organ system
C) organ
D) cell
4

In a multicellular organism, such as a fish, which of these items is

composed of all the others?
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A) tissues
B) organ systems
C) cell structures
D) organs
5

Muscle cells group together in areas of the body and work together when
needed. What do muscle cells that perform the same function have in
common?
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A) Each cell looks unique.

B) Each cell performs a function once.
C) Each cell loses strength when functioning.
D) Each cell has the same structure.
6

Dr. Jones is a surgeon who has operated on many knees. He found that he
was better at operating on knees than at other types of surgery. How is Dr.
Joness specialization similar to cells in the human body?
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A) Each cell has a function for which it is best designed.

B) Each cell can perform many different tasks.
C) Each cell performs its function several times during its life.
D) Each cell needs to try different jobs before it finds what it does best.
7

An average adult male African elephant has a mass of 7,000 kilograms.

The mass of a newborn African elephant can range from 90-120
kilograms. Which change occurs as the mass of the young elephant
increases?
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A) New organ systems are added in the elephant.

B) All of the elephants body cells increase in size.
C) New organs are formed in the elephants organ systems.
D) The elephants cells multiply to form tissues.
8

What characteristic of stem cells make them important to doctors and

researchers?
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A) Stem cells are unspecialized, and can still turn into any type of tissue
B) Stem cells are only found in bacteria
C) Stem cells are specialized for a specific function
D) Stems cells are found only in plants

Section 2
1

You are viewing a specimen using a compound microscope but the details
are blurry. From the list of parts, select the part of the microsope you
would adjust to clear your view to see the small

details.
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Eyepiece
Swiveling Head
Arm
Stage Controls
Objective Lenses
1000x Objective
Mechanical Stage
Course Focus
Fine Focus
Iris Diaphragm
Illuminator

Substances enter any plant or animal cell by passing through which of the
following structures?
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A) nucleus
B) cell membrane
C) cholorplast
D) vacuole
3

Nate used a microscope to view a cell. He drew the following sketch with
an arrow pointing to an unknown structure. Which of these describes the
unknown structure shown by the arrow?
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A) Cell Wall around a plant cell

B) Cell membrane in an animal cell
C) Nucleus in an animal cell
D) Vacuole in a plant cells
4

Which of these organelles modifies cell products and then packages them
for distribution?
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A) the nucleus
B) the Golgi apparatus
C) the mitochondrion
D) the cell membrane
5

Place the cell organelle in the correct column. Please Note: Organelle may
be placed in more than one column.
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Animal Cell
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Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Plant Cell
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Chloroplast

Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
6

Information about the heredity found in the DNA of a cell is stored in the
__.
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nucleus
7

Which of the microscope slides pictured above is from a plant and why?
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A) Slide B is a plant cell, because it has a cell membrane.

B) Slide A is a plant cell, because it has chloroplasts and a rigid cell wall.
C) Slide B is a plant cell, because it does not have a cell wall.
D) Slide A is a plant cell, because it is made up of many cells
8

Chloroplasts are found only in organisms that are able to:

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A) Migrate to other ecosystems

B) Generate their own energy
C) Hunt for prey
D) Grow to a larger size
9

What kinds of cells perform cellular respiration?

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A) ONLY plant cells

B) ONLY animal cells
C) non-living cells
D) all living cells
10

How do the functions of the NUCLEUS differ from those of the CELL
MEMBRANE?
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A) The nucleus provides support, while the cell membrane converts carbon
dioxide and water into food.
B) The nucleus converts food energy, while the cell membrane stores minerals
and wastes.
C) The nucleus controls the cell functions, while the cell membrane controls the
photosynthesis process in plant cells.
D) The nucleus controls the activities of the cell, while the cell membrane
controls what enters or exits the cell.
11

Photosynthesis occurs in __.

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chloroplasts
12

Which of the following cellular structures is the student describing?

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A) nucleus
B) chloroplast
C) cell wall
D) mitochondrion
13

Which statement best explains the reason muscle cells have more
mitochondria than skin cells?
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A) Muscle cells have fewer proteins than skin cells.

B) Muscle cells use more energy than skin cells.
C) Muscle cells have a smaller nucleus than skin cells.
D) Muscle cells have more excess water than skin cells.
14

Which statement describes how a plant cells functions would change in

the absence of a vacuole?
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A) The cell would lack energy to destroy foreign objects.

B) The cell would not be able to produce proteins.
C) Fluid and wastes would not be stored within the cell.
D) Materials would not be transported between the nucleus and cell membrane.
15

A student in a science laboratory makes a chart to document the

structures seen in three different cell
samples.

The student hypothesizes that Sample 3 is a plant cell. What structures in

Sample 3 supports this hypothesis?
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A) Has both a nucleus and mitochondria

B) Has a cell wall and chloroplasts

C) Has mitochondria and vacuoles

D) Has vacuoles and mitochondria
16

The purpose of mitosis is __.

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for growth and repair

17

If a cell has 38 chromosomes before it undergoes mitosis and divides, how

many chromosomes will each of the final cells have?
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A) It is random, and you never know for sure.

B) 19 (half)
C) 76 (double)
D) 38 (same)
18

DNA replicates before mitosis (cell division.) Why is this important?

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A) So the resulting cells are different from each other.

B) So that the resulting cells both receive a full set of chromosomes.
C) To make sure the resulting cells have half the number of chromosomes.
D) To make sure that the resulting cells are bigger than the original cell.
19

All living things are composed of cells. Place the cell actions in the correct
column.
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Accomplished by repeated cell division (mitosis)

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A plant developing new leaves
A broken bone growing back together
An 8-pound baby growing into a 100-pound teenager
NOT Accomplished by repeated cell division (mitosis)
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A plant using sunlight to make its own food
20

Cancer is most often the result of

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A) biological adaptation
B) abnormal cell division
C) bacterial infection
D) natural selection

Section 3
1

The two main processes by which cells absorb, release, and use energy
are
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A) photosynthesis and respiration

B) aerobic and anaerobic respiration
C) fermentation and respiration
D) digestion and photosynthesis
2

__ is a process that uses carbon dioxide and the sun's energy to produce
chemical energy.
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Photosynthesis
3

What is the energy source that an animal cell needs to carry out life
processes?
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A) sugar broken down in mitochondria

B) light absorbed by chloroplasts
C) proteins built in ribosomes
D) water stored in vacuoles
4

The equation for photosynthesis is shown

below.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
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A) Glucose and Oxygen

B) Carbon Dioxide and Glucose
C) Glucose and Water

D) Carbon Dioxide and Water

5

The diagram below shows products of cellular processes flowing to

organisms that can use

them.
diagram, Product 1 is:

According to the

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A) oxygen produced by photosynthesis

B) carbon dioxide produced by respiration
C) oxygen produced by respiration
D) carbon dioxide produced by photosynthesis
6

The arrows in the diagram represent the movement of oxygen and carbon
dioxide in an ecosystem. What is the main source of oxygen in an
ecosystem?
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A) combustion by cars
B) respiration by plants
C) respiration by animals
D) photosynthesis by plants
7

The processes of photosynthesis and respiration allow plants and animals

to recycle oxygen and carbon dioxide. Which statement best expresses
this relationship?
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A) The products of photosynthesis are the products of respiration.

B) The products of photosynthesis inhibit respiration.
C) The products of photosynthesis are the reactants of respiration.
D) The reactants of photosynthesis are the reactants of respiration.
8

Priestleys experiment provided evidence that __.

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A) rats make candles burn out

B) plants need rats to stay alive
C) plants produce something that both rats and candles need
D) rats need candles to survive
9

What product of photosynthesis and reactant for respiration belongs in the

box to complete the cycle?
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A) ATP and ADP

B) chlorophyll
C) hormones
D) glucose and oxygen
10

A microbiologist studies microscopic forms of life such as bacteria. Which

of the following is a realistic testable question that this scientist might
investigate?
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A) For how many years have bacteria been present on Earth?

B) Where did antibiotic resistant bacteria come from?
C) Do temperature changes affect the rate of cell division in bacteria?
D) How many species of bacteria are capable of photosynthesis?
11

A gardener is using an electric lamp that is designed to provide enough

light for rose bushes to grow in a greenhouse. With what should the
gardener compare the growth of his rose bush in order to determine how
well the lamp works?
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A) A different type of plant grown under the same kind of lamp

B) A different type of plant grown under sunlight
C) A similar rosebush grown under the same kind of lamp
D) A similar rosebush grown under sunlight

12

Scientists have studied the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

CO2 is a greenhouse gas. The graph below shows the CHANGE (another
name for this is FLUX) in the amount of CO2 over time at a sample station
in North America. The red triangle is where the sample station is located.
The images of the world show the amount of vegetation in green at TWO
different times of the year.

What is the best possible explanation for the decrease in CO2 during the
month of August at this station?

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A) There is less green vegetation in the Southern Hemisphere in August.

B) Plants use CO2 as a reactant for photosynthesis, and there is more green
vegetation in the northern hemisphere in August.
C) Warm temperatures lead to more CO2 production, and it is warmer in August
in the northern hemisphere.
D) Plants produce CO2 during photosynthesis, and there is more green
vegetation in the southern hemisphere in August.