Animals Answer Key 1. What does the Golgi Apparatus do? a. Breaks down food b. makes protein c. directs cell activity d. moves proteins 2. What call parts are located only in the plant cell? a. Cell Wall, Chloroplast b. Mitochondria, Cell Membrane c. Lysosomes, Cell wall 3. Lysosomes contain a. cell membranes b. food for the cell c. light energy d. digestive chemicals for breaking down cell waste 4. What stage of mitosis is most likely represented by the picture below? a. telophase b. prophase c. metaphase d. anaphase e. interphase 1 of 3
5. Which of the images below represents the state of the cell after cytokinesis? a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E 6. There is a higher concentration of molecule "X" inside the cell than outside. Assuming molecule "X" moves passively across the cell membrane, what will most likely happen? a. "X" molecules will move from inside the cell to outside b. "X" molecules will move from outside the cell to inside c. "X" molecules will stay in their current place d. "X" molecules will react with glucose e. None of the above 7. Which of these describes a semipermeable membrane? a. allows some molecules in while keeping others out b. can be made of a phospholipid bilayer c. can be used to describe the cell membrane d. All of the above 8. What do we call the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane? a. hypotonic b. osmosis c. diffusion d. respiration 9. Where are ribosomes constructed? a. Chloroplasts b. Cytoplasm c. Smooth ER d. Nucleolus 2 of 3
10. Which of these can best be described as something which provides the cell with structure and form? a. ribosome b. cytoskeleton c. Rough ER d. Chromosomes 3 of 3
Animals Answer Key 1. Which type of behavior does an animal have when it is born? a. intelligent b. learned c. delivered d. innate 2. Which type of behavior does an animal have when it has the ability to reason out a solution to a problem? a. learned b. delivered c. innate d. intelligent 3. Most animals need to to find food. a. use sunlight b. move c. reproduce d. breathe 4. The mating rituals seen in many animals are examples of. a. instincts b. learned behaviors c. reflexes d. intelligent behaviors 5. What kind of adaptation would an animal need to be a predator of a porcupine? a. bull horns that can ram into big animals b. sharp claws that can grab slippery skin c. blubbery lips and tongue that can be numb d. long arms that reach several feet away 6. The traveling of some animals over long distances from season to season is called. a. momtreme b. migration c. mammal d. marsupial 7. What is the ability to maintain stable internal conditions when outside conditions change? a. development b. homeostasis c. reproduction d. stimulus 1 of 2
8. Some snakes are able to produce a venom to kill their prey. What type of adaptation is this? a. Physiological b. Behavioral c. Predatorial d. Structural 9. Which of the following describes an innate behavior? a. A pet dog shaking hands on its owner's command. b. Monarch butterflies migrating southward. c. Squirrels in a park approaching people for food. d. A horse being ridden through an obstacle course. 10. Many Savannah elephant populations migrate during the dry season to find water sources. This is an example of which type of adaptation? a. Instinctual Adaptation b. Structural Adaptation c. Physiological Adaptation d. Behavioral Adaptation 2 of 2
Chapter 8: Animals Answer Key 1. Most single-celled organisms produce offspring by. a. Asexual reproduction b. Sexual reproduction c. Homeostasis 2. Cells in animal embryos divide rapidly and can complete their cycles in less than. a. 1 hour b. 5 minutes c. 20 minutes d. 16 hours 3. When do egg and sperm combine? a. asexual reproduction of plants b. asexual reproduction of animals c. sexual reproduction of animals d. reproduction of bacteria 4. Which of the following is an example of asexual reproduction? a. a fish releases sperm which unite with an egg of another fish b. a worm is split in two, each half grows back in to a complete worm c. a gray cat is the offspring of a black cat and a white cat d. flowers from two different plants are mated to produce a seed 5. Which of these are advantages of asexual reproduction? a. Happens faster b. Offspring are a combination of both parents' traits c. Decreased chance of getting one parent's mutation d. Don't need to find a mate 6. This type of reproduction only needs one parent. The offspring of this type of reproduction is an exact copy of the parent. a. Sexual b. Asexual 7. This type of reproduction requires two parents. The offspring is a mixture of both parents. a. Sexual b. Asexual c. Cloning 8. The process in which two cells from different parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism is called. a. homeostasis b. development c. asexual reproduction d. sexual reproduction 1 of 2
9. Over time, an acorn becomes an oak seedling and then an oak tree. This is an example of. a. reproduction. b. homeostasis. c. metabolism. d. development. 10. This system allows organisms to reproduce which prevents their species from becoming extinct. a. Immune b. Lymphatic c. Reproductive d. Circulatory 2 of 2
Plants Answer Key 1. Which of these is an example of a nonvascular plant? a. Rose b. Moss c. Sunflower d. All of the Above. 2. Which of these is an example of a vascular plant? a. Moss b. Hornwort c. Liverwort d. Sunflower 3. Which of the following plant hormones causes the plant to remain dormant(not grow) during the winter. a. Auxin b. Ethylene c. Abscisic Acid d. Bacteria 4. During Photosynthesis plants a. Take in oxygen and give off water b. Take in glucose and give off carbon dioxide c. Take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen d. Take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide 5. In plant cells, what organelle allows the plant to produce energy through photosynthesis? a. Chloroplast b. Mitochondria c. Cell Wall d. Cytoplasm 6. This part of the plant makes the food. a. roots b. stem c. leaves 7. Plants make their own food during photosynthesis. In what group do plants belong? a. consumers b. decomposers c. chloroplasts d. producers 1 of 7
8. A cell that contains cellulose, large vacuoles, and chloroplasts would belong to a. a. animal b. plant c. human d. both a and c 9. Flowering plants are called. a. thallophytes b. angiosperms c. bryophytes d. gymnosperms 10. Which of the following are autotrophs? a. deer b. plants c. leopards d. mushrooms 11. How do plants reproduce? a. Sexually b. Asexually c. Can be A and B d. They do not reproduce 12. The transfer of pollen from one flower by landing on the stigma is a. Fertilisation b. Pollination c. Grain d. Egg 13. Which is an example of a runner plant? a. Potato b. Strawberry c. Ginger d. Taro 14. Plants takes in water from. a. phloem b. varicose c. spores d. xylem 15. The study of plants is called. a. Biology b. Chemistry c. Botany d. Ecology 2 of 7
16. Plants with stinging hairs a. burdocks b. snares c. incisors d. nettles 17. Select 3 parts of a seed plant. a. Leaves b. Stems c. Roots. d. Bark 18. Geotropism is a plant's response to which stimuli? a. Gravity b. Sun 19. The plant cell has many different functions. What is the function of the cell wall in the plant cell? a. protects things from coming in/out the cell b. makes glucose for the plant c. gives plant shape, support, and rigidity d. hold food, water, and waste 20. Into what is the body of a plant organized? a. roots, trunks and leaves b. branches, stems and fruit c. cells, tissues, organs and an organ system d. vascular tubes, cell tissue and organs 21. What gives plants the different colors? a. Pigment b. Sunlight c. Light refraction d. Prism 22. Vascular plants are separated into what groups? a. Flowering (Angiosperms) b. Non-flowering (Gymnosperms) c. Mosses d. a and b e. none of the above 23. This organelle strengthens plant cell walls. a. cell membrane b. cellulose c. nuclear envelope d. vacuoles 3 of 7
24. The structure in seed plants that supports the other parts of plants is the a. root b. stem c. seed d. leaf 25. Which pair of plants describes the smallest and largest plant in the world? a. The cactus and the pine tree. b. The water fern and the sequoia tree. c. Grass and the elm tree. d. None of the Above. 26. What are vascular plants? a. Plants that have thorns. b. Plants that have tubelike structures that carry water, nutrients, and other substances. c. Plants that do not need water. d. All of the above. 27. If a plant has no seeds and is vascular, it must be a. a. Moss b. Conifer c. Fern d. Flowering Plant 28. Which statement is false? a. All plants use photosynthesis b. All plants use cellular respiration c. All plants reproduce d. All plants produce multicellular seeds and spores 29. What does Chlorophyll mean? a. The process by which green plants use chemicals from the environment and energy from the sun to make food b. The green material in plants that traps energy from sunlight and uses it to breakdown water molecules into atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. c. in vascular plants, tissues that transports nutrients that are made in the leaves to all the parts of the plant 30. What are the three characteristics of plants? Select all that apply. a. They are autotrophs able to make there own food. b. They are eukaryotes that contain many cells c. They are all vascular organisms d. All plant cells have cell walls e. Plants must produce fruit seeds f. All plants produce spores. 4 of 7
31. Covering the stems, leaves, and flowers of many plants is a. a. Cell Wall b. Wax c. Cuticle d. Cellulose 32. Which of the following is NOT a plant that reproduces asexually? a. Ginger b. Strawberry c. Tomato d. Taro 33. Nonvascular plants are not reproduced by seeds. How do they reproduce? a. By spores b. By fungus c. By mold d. By moss 34. What part of the leaf controls the waste gases that enter and leave the plant? a. The stomata b. The cell membrane c. Carbon Dioxide d. Oxygen 35. Which of the following plant hormones affects the ripening of fruit? a. Abscisic Acid b. Auxin c. Ethylene d. Sugar 36. Vascular Cambium means a. the female part of a flower b. in a plant, the growth tissue that produces the xylem and the phloem. c. the process by which green plants use chemicals from the environment and energy from the sun to make their own food. 37. Through photosynthesis, plants give us and we give them. a. Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen b. Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide 38. A plant curving away from light is called. a. positive phototropism b. positive thigmotropism c. negative geotropism d. negative phototropism 5 of 7
39. Plants use sunlight to make food in a process called a. respiration b. photosynthesis c. fermentation d. mitosis 40. What organisms are involved in nitrogen fixation? a. bacteria in soil b. some types of plants c. parasites in soil d. autotrophs 41. Which of these is the major function of leaves? a. anchor the plant b. perform photosynthesis c. shade the tree d. support the stem 42. Seedless nonvascular plants do not have roots, rather they have. a. Blooms b. Stalks c. Petals d. Rhizoids 43. are vascular plants that flower and produce fruits with one or more seeds. a. Gymnosperms b. Pollination c. Angiosperms 44. This part of the plant transports water and nutrients and supports the leaves. a. roots b. stem c. leaves 45. Which part of a plant embryo develops into the root system? a. radicle b. plumule c. ednosperm d. cotyledon 46. Which term refers to the plant life living in a given area? a. Fauna b. Flora c. Symmetry d. Bilateral 6 of 7
47. Plants that have a series of tubes that can carry water and nutrients are called plants. a. Nonvascular b. Seedless c. Vascular d. Seed 48. When you look at a tree or a flower, you're seeing part of the generation of a plant. a. Diploid b. Haploid 49. A student puts soil in the bottom of a jar, plants a seed, adds water, and puts a lid on the jar. The seed sprouts, but the plant soon dies. Which characteristic of life is most limited by the closed lid of the jar? a. Absorption of light energy b. Asexual reproduction c. Exchange of gases d. Response to changes in the environment 50. What type of plant needs two growing seasons to complete its life cycle? a. annual b. biennial c. triennial d. perennial 7 of 7