Science End of The Year Review

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1 Science End of The Year Review Name: Date: A system of categorizing organisms based on shared observable characteristics. (7 levels) Each level has fewer types of organisms than the level before it. a. Scientific Name b. Vegetative Propagation c. Classification or Taxonomy d. Species or Genus made up of a genus & species. Genus is the 1 st name & species is the last name. It is always written in italics. The first name begins with a capital & the second name is all lower case letters. a. genus name b. scientist s name c. family name d. scientific name 3. Which is a correct form of a scientific name a. felis domesticus b. Felis domesticus c. Felis domesticus d. Felis Domesticus 4. requires only one parent for reproduction a. sexual reproduction b. asexual reproduction c. adoption d. stork deliveries 5. Which of the 7 major categories of living things is in the correct order a. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom b. Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Class c. Genus, Phylum, Class, Kingdom, Order, Family, Species d. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 6. Requires an egg cell (ovule) & sperm cell (pollen) to combine to produce a new organism- all flowering plants reproduce in this way a. sexual reproduction b. asexual reproduction c. adopting d. cloning 7. Which of the following are in the 5 kingdoms a. mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians b. plant, animal, funji, protest, & monera c. echinoderm, mollusk, arachnid, arthropod, annelid d. people, animals, plants, bugs, aliens 8. When seeds begin to grow; roots grow down-stem & leaves grow up. a. dormacy b. germination c. hibernation d. fertilization 9. (fleshy, pod, or shell) that develops to protect the seed. a. fruit b. armor c. jacket d. bubble

2 10. Any change that causes a reaction towards light, gravity, touch, temperature, sound, water, space, & food. a. Response b. Tropism c. Gravity d. Stimulus 11. The way a plant grows or bends to touch. Ex: venus fly trap a. Gravitropism b. Hydrotropism c. Thigmotropism d. Phototropism 12. When plants loose water through their leaves. a. photosynthesis b. respiration c. transpiration d. fertilization 13. An inactive period of time when the plant or seed prepares for harsh conditions or change. a. dormancy b. hibernation c. sleep d. tropism 14. have backbones; are cold-blooded (ectothermic); can breathe in water with gills early in life, and breathe on land with lungs as adults; go through metamorphosis; lay jelly-like eggs. Examples are frogs, toads, and salamanders. a. annelid b. mollusk c. amphibian d. reptile 15. This adaptation is for fluid-feeders. Examples are mosquitoes, aphids, or hummingbirds. a. tube shaped mouth b. stingers c. different shaped beaks d. expandable stomachs 16. Which group of animals are all endothermic? a. penguin, horse, cat, dog b. fish, penguin, lizard c. snake, pig, elephant d. ladybug, people, jellyfish, worm 17. Which group of animals are all vertebrates? a. fish, annelids, reptiles, birds, mammals b. mollusk, sponges, annelids, arthropods, echinoderms c. fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals d. echinoderms, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals 18. have backbones; are cold-blooded (ectothermic); obtain dissolved oxygen in water through gills; most lay eggs; have scales; have fins; and live in water a. fish b. amphibians c. reptiles d. birds 19. are very simple animals that have many pores (holes) through which water flows. Water moves into a central cavity and out through a hole in the top. They obtain their food and eliminate wastes through this passage of water. They live in fresh or salt water. a. mollusk b. annelid c. sponge d. amphibian

3 20. have similar parts (arms) that extend from the middle body outwards. They have tube feet and spines. Examples are starfish, brittle stars, sand dollar, sea cucumbers, or sea urchins. a. reptile b. mammal c. echinoderm d. arthropod 21. Special features that enable an animal to survive in its environment are called a. migration b. hibernation c. classification d. adaptation 22. Atlantic green turtles travel to Ascension Island. This is an example of a. hibernation b. migration c. defense d. transpiration 23. When animals go under rocks, leaves, logs, deep into water, or bury themselves into mud during cold weather this is an example of a. defense b. hibernation c. migration d. transpiration 24. Behaviors that were taught to the animal, often by its parent a. learned behavior b. behavior c. instinct d. response 25. Traits that the animal is born with-no one had to teach them. ex: migration a. learned behavior b. instinct c. behavior d. response 26. Plants use energy from the sun. a. solar b. electrical c. heat d. mechanical 27. Water behind a dam has stored energy called a. kinetic b. potential c. solar d. chemical 28. A curling iron uses energy from an outlet to create heat energy. a. heat b. chemical c. electrical d. solar 29. energy is the energy of motion. a. kinetic b. nuclear c. wind d. potential 30. Batteries use stored energy. When they are used, they can turn a toy into energy. a. solar b. chemical c. electrical d. mechanical 31. Plants use energy from the sun & store it as energy through photosynthesis a. solar b. chemical c. electrical d. mechanical

4 32. The states that energy cannot be changed, created, destroyed, lost, or gained. It is merely transformed. a. Law of Making Energy b. Newton s Law of Relativity c. Electrical Energy Law d. Law of Conservation of Energy 33. energy provides heat and light energy for Earth. a. light b. heat c. solar d. thermal 34. What energy conversions occur when you turn on the lights in your house? a. mechanical-solar-heat b. electrical-light-heat c. chemical-mechanical-heat d. nuclear-heat-light 35. An is a temporary magnet that can be turned on and off. a. Horse shoe magnet c. refrigerator magnet b. Electric magnet d. electromagnet 36. An object must in order for work to be done. a. be warm b. be cold c. move d. sweat 37. The is the point where the lever arm pivots. a. load b. lever c. fulcrum d. effort 38. A is a simple machine that people use to gain a mechanical advantage, such as making work easier. a. load b. lever c. fulcrum d. effort 39. A is a like a lever except that it has a grooved wheel with a rope running along the groove. a. lever b. fulcrum c. inclined plane d. pulley 40. A is a device that makes doing work easier by reducing the amount of force required to move an object. a. moving man b. complex machine c. thing a ma bob d. simple machine 41. An is a sloping surface like a ramp that reduces the amount of force required to move an object. a. lever b. fulcrum c. inclined plane d. pulley 42. Which technological advancement has done the most to improve the accuracy of weather predications? a. barometer b. weather balloons c. anemometer d. satellites

5 43. Paxton wants to measure the amount of rain falls in his backyard during a thunderstorm. Which instrument should he use? a. Radar b. Thermometer c. Rain gauge d. Barometer 44. As the air warms, the liquid in this instrument expands and rises. What weather instrument does this describe? a. Weather vane b. Weather balloon c. Spring scale d. Thermometer 45. What does a weather vane measure? a. Speed of the wind b. Direction of the wind c. Temperature of the wind d. If there will be wind tomorrow 46. When a meteorologist reports that the air pressure is falling in your area, what instrument did she probably use to get this information? a. A barometer b. A thermometer c. A sling psychrometer d. An anemometer 47. Wind is formed by. a. Earth s tilt on its axis b. The uneven heating of Earth s surface by the Sun c. The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon d. The revolution of Earth around the Sun 48., a fast-moving ribbon of air that moves around the globe of Earth, are important because weather systems move along their paths. a. Ocean currents b. Warm fronts c. Jet Streams d. Sea breezes 49. The move weather systems in the United Sates from west to east. a. Trade Winds b. Land breezes c. Westerlies d. Polar Easterlies 50. Which global wind system has the greatest effect on weather patterns in the United States? a. Doldrums b. Prevailing westerlies c. Polar easterlies d. Trade winds Extra Credit 1. Because warm air near Earth s surface rises and then cools as it goes up, a is set up in the atmosphere. a. convection current b. greenhouse effect c. surface current d. water current 2. Convection currents near bodies of water can cause local winds known as a. greenhouse effect b. climate zones c. Coriolis Effect d. land and sea breezes

6 3. Karen climbs the stairs in her house on a summer day and notices that it is much hotter upstairs than downstairs. What is the best explanation for this? a. Warm air moves upward by convection currents. b. The upstairs is closer to the sun. c. The downstairs windows were left open. d. Cool air rises by convection currents. 4. Which statement is true? a. A sea breeze flows from the ocean toward the land at night due to uniform heating and cooling of land and ocean. b. A sea breeze flows from the land toward the ocean at night due to uniform heating and cooling of land and ocean c. A sea breeze forms at night due to the ocean cooling faster than the land. d. A sea breeze forms during the day due to the land warming faster than the ocean 5. My favorite unit of study this year was a. plants b. animals c. weather d. simple machines

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