Transcript MEAP Life Science Review

8th Grade
Life Science
Review
“The Game”
Germination
Flowering
Seed
Fertilization
1. Which choice BEST shows the order of
these stages, beginning with a seed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Seed, germination, fertilization, flowering
Seed, flowering, fertilization, germination
Seed fertilization, flowering germination
Seed germination, flowering, fertilization
2. When the weather is cold,
bees do not leave their hives.
This is because they are
A.Warm-blooded vertebrates
B.Warm-blooded invertebrates
C.Cold-blooded vertebrates
D.Cold-blooded invertebrates
3. Plants are the primary producers in an
ecosystem. If all the plants in a certain
ecosystem were destroyed, which of
the following statements would be
true?
A. The primary consumers in the ecosystem
would die of starvation.
B. The energy stored by plants would
continue to pass through the ecosystem.
C. The consumers in the ecosystem would
form a food web.
D. The herbivores in the ecosystem would
feed on the carnivores.
4. Oliver conducts an investigation
about the effects of colored light
on plants and determines that
plants grow best in green light.
He presents his finding to the
class. Which term best describes
this part of his investigation?
A.Hypothesis B. Data
C.Theory
D. Conclusion
5.
In plants called angiosperms,
flowers produce seeds that grow
into new plants. Seed formation
begins when pollen lands inside
a flower. Pollen is an example of
A. An organ
B. A cell
C. A tissue
D. A system
6.
When plants perform
photosynthesis, carbon dioxide
and water combine to produce
A. Nitrogen and sugar
B. Sugar and light
C. Nitrogen and water
D. Sugar and oxygen
7. In the human body, which of the
following systems both use red
blood cells to transport oxygen
and carbon dioxide?
A. Circulatory system and respiratory
system
B. Endocrine system and respiratory
system
C. Nervous system and muscular system
D. Circulatory system and reproductive
system
8. An offspring of two pea plants
has flowers that are lavender
even though the plant inherited
only one gene for lavender
flowers from its parents. In pea
plants, the trait for lavender
flowers is said to be
A.
B.
C.
D.
Dominant
Recessive
Extinct
Mutated
9. Which of the following is NOT
considered a major cause of the
endangerment and extinction of
species?
A. Selective breeding
B. Air pollution
C. Water pollution
D. Habitat destruction
10. The word “inherited” means:
A. A dominate trait that is passed to
offspring by parents
B. A recessive trait that is passed to
offspring by parents
C. Something you learn from your
parents
D. Both A & B
11. Choose the correct order of
levels of organization in living
things:
A. Cells Organs Tissues 
Organism Organ Systems
B. Organism Cells Organs 
Tissues Organ Systems
C. Tissues Cells Organs 
Organ Systems Organisms
D. Cells Tissues Organs 
Organ Systems Organism
12. The word “succession”
means:
A. Succeeding at proving your
hypothesis
B. A slow gradual change in an
ecosystem
C. To remove a portion of something
D. To arrange a group of specimens
in a particular order
13. ALL TYPES of green plants
use which of the following as
their MAIN source of energy
to produce food:
A. Energy stored in the ground
B. Minerals dissolved in water
and/or in the ground
C. Energy from the sun
D. They feed off dead plants
14. Without the pollination of a
plant or tree, which of the
following events would not
occur?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The plant produces flowers
The plant germinates
The plant produces fruit
The plant grows leaves
15. An example of biological
process that represents a
physical and chemical
change would be:
A. Digestion
B. Photosynthesis
C. Both digestion and
photosynthesis
D. None of the above
16.The term “crop yield” refers
to:
A. How much seed is planted
B. How many plants germinate
C. How many of the plants grow to
maturity
D. How many of the plants are
harvested to be used or sold
17.If the anther is removed from
the stamen of a flower, the
plant will not be able to
produce:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Petals
Eggs
Pollen
Flowers
18. Which of the following
processes are performed by
both plant and animal cells:
A. Produce their own food
B. Use energy
C. Use oxygen for respiration to
release energy from food
D. Both b & c
19. Insects are
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cold-blooded invertebrates
Warm-blooded invertebrates
Cold-blooded vertebrates
Warm-blooded vertebrates
20. A slow but gradual change in
an ecosystem is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Succession
Habitation
Biotic evolution
Climax community
21. Which of the following describes
systems that must work together
to bring oxygen to a muscle?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Digestion
Respiration
Circulation
Reproduction
I, II
II, III
III, IV
I, IV
22.Plants must have light in order to live.
If you place a plant in an opaque
container for two weeks the plant will
A. Live, in spite of of light not being able to
penetrate the opaque container.
B. Die, because light cannot penetrate the
opaque container.
C. Live, because the opaque container allows
the transmission of light.
D. Live, because opaque containers allow for
the partial transmission of light.
23.The part of the flower that
contains the ovary is called
the pistil. If the pistil is
removed, the plant CANNOT
produce
A.Seeds
B.Petals
C.Leaves
D.Pollen
24. “cold-blooded” animals include:
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Insects (ex. ants)
Arachnids (ex. spiders)
Amphibians (ex. frog)
Reptiles (ex. snakes)
Birds (ex. ostrich)
I & II
I, II & III
I, II, III, IV
I, II, III, IV, V
25. A watermelon is a fruit. Inside the
watermelon are small black seed.
Which of the following describes the
process that leads to the formation
of seeds?
A. Pollen grains germination ovule
fertilization seed formation
B. ovule pollen grain germination 
seed formation
C. Pollen grain ovule egg cell 
fertilization seed formation
D. Egg cell ovule fertilization seed
formation
26.You take a deep breath before
throwing a ball. Your body needs
oxygen in order to do anything.
Which of the following systems
is at work in the description
above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Digestive
Muscular
Respiratory
Excretory
27. Which of the following is an
example of an inherited trait?
A. Corn plants develop wilted leaves
as a result of a drought.
B. A weight lifter trains hard to
develop larger muscles.
C. A father and his daughter both
have red hair.
D. A child receives injections of a
hormone that enable him to
increase his height by three
inches.
28. Which of the following is NOT an
example of an adaptation?
A. Animals that are active at night
have large eyes.
B. One member of a wolf litter is born
with shorter legs than its litter
mates.
C. The color pattern on a fish
resembles the rocks where it lives.
D. The call of a particular bird
species can be heard by mates
that are over a mile away.
29. Which of the following is
obtained from BOTH plants
and animals?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Pulp
Latex
Taxol
Fibers
30. Which of the following is
found in both animal and
plant cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chloroplasts
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Chlorophyll
31. Bacteria, worms, and
jellyfish are examples of?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Vertebrates
Microorganisms
Invertebrates
Single-celled organisms
32. The theory that tries to
explain how living things
have changed over millions
of years is?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Common ancestry
Geologic time
Heredity
Evolution
33. Primary succession begins
with the appearance of?
A. A pioneer species
B. A climax community
C. Small vertebrates, such as snakes
and birds
D. Large trees, such as beech or
maple
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34.
What is the name of the
structures found in a cell that
carry information from one
generation to another?
A. mitochondria
 B. Golgi Apparatus
 C. Chromosomes
 D. Endoplasmic Reticulum
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