Middle School Life Science Review Packet Name: Per: Tools of a Scientist 1. This instrument is used to measure mass. 2. This instrument is used to measure the volume of liquids. 3. This instrument is used to measure length. 4. This instrument is used to place a drop of water on a slide. 5. This instrument is used to remove a hot beaker from a hot plate. 6. This instrument is used to crush a chemical into a powder. 7. This instrument is used to heat a test tube. 8. This instrument is used to hold test tubes upright at your desk. 9. This instrument measures temperature. 10.This instrument uses a narrow, intense beam of light like a scalpel. 11.This is placed over a specimen on a slide. Parts of the microscope 12. Regulates the amount of light. 13. Where you place the slide. 14. Where you look through. 15. Holds the slide in place. 16. Objective first used to focus. 17. Knob first used to focus. 18. What is the magnification of the ocular lens? Label the parts of the microscope diagram. 1. 6. 11. 2. 7. 12. 3. 8. 13. 4. 9. 14. 5. 10. If using the 4X objective lens what is the overall magnification of the specimen being observed?
Life Processes and Characteristics of Life 19. The taking in of food. 20. The breaking down of food into simpler substances. 21. All the chemical activities that occur in the body. 22. Process when food combines with oxygen and energy is given off. 23. A reaction to a stimulus. 24. Type of response towards a stimulus. 25. Type of response away from a stimulus. 26. The maximum length of time an organism is expected to live. 27. The process that removes wastes. 28. The struggle between organisms for things needed to survive. 29. To make more of the same kind. 30. To conditions inside the body the same. 31. An increase in size, mass, and/or development. 32. How long could you live without water? 33. How long could you live without food? 34. Body temperature changes with the environment. 35. Constant body temperature, does not change with environment. Cell Stuff 36. The scientist first to observe cork under the microscope and use the term cell. 37. The first to observe living microorganisms with the microscope. 38. He stated the cell theory, that all living things are made of cells. 39. He stated that all plants are made of cells. 40. He stated that all animals are made of cells. 41. The tiny structures that make up a cell. 42. Controls what goes in and out of the cell. 43. Holds the organelles in place, mostly made up of water. 44. Found only in plants, made of nonliving materials, provides support. 45. Found only in animals, role in cell division, found near the nucleus. 46. Powerhouse of the cell. 47. Suicide sac or vacuum cleaner, contains enzymes. 48. Stores food, water, or wastes. 49. Controls what goes in and out of nucleus.
50. Transports materials throughout the cell. 51. Makes proteins, is the smallest organelle. 52. Makes food for plants, contains a green pigment. 53. The process by which materials move from high to low concentration. 54. The movement of water through a semi permeable membrane. 55. Another term for cell division, one cells divides into two. 56. A group of cells working together form a. 57. A group of organs working together form a. 58. A group of tissues working together form a. 59. A group of organ systems working together form a. 60. Some parts of organisms have a specific job to perform, this is called division of. 61. An organism made up of many cells is called. 62. An organism made up of only one cell is called. Label the cell parts: A. I. O. What type of cell is this? B. J. C. K. D. L. E. M. F. N. G. O. H. 1. 9. 2. 10. 3. 11. 4. 12. 5. 13. 6. 14. 15. What type of cell is this? 7. 15. 8.
Classification: 63. The word classify means to. 64. He was the first to classify animals. 65. He classified animals by the way they. 66. Most scientific names are from which language? 67. The largest classification group to which an organism can belong. 68. List the classification groups from largest to smallest: 69. He came up with the 2 word naming system. 70. This system is called. 71. This naming system uses which 2 classification groups? 72. The science of classification is called. 73. A group of organisms that can breed and produce young. 74. A general term for an organism that can make its own food. 75. A general term for an organism that can not make its own food. 76. An organism that feeds off another living organism. 77. An organism that feeds off dead or decaying organisms. 78. List the 5 kingdoms: To which kingdom do the following belong: 79. Fish 83. Amoeba 80. Bacteria 84. Insects 81. Mushrooms 85. Grapes 82. Yeast 86. Euglena Kingdom Monera 87. Blue green algae and belong in this kingom. 88. Monerans are classified according to. 89. List the conditions monerans find favorable. 90. Bacteria does not have this cell structure: 91. When conditions become unfavorable, they turn into.
92. List some foods that are made using bacteria. 93. What taste do these foods have? 94. Draw and label the three shapes of bacteria below. 95. Name the process that uses heat to destroy bacteria in milk. 96. What important role does bacteria play in nature? 97. Another term for poision. 98. Bacteria reproduces by what process? 99. This non-living organism can only reproduce inside a living cell. 100. What Kingdom does it belong to? 101. Which part gets injected into a living cell? 102. Which type of microscope is needed to see a virus? 103. Are the following diseases caused by a bacteria (B) or virus (V)? common cold chicken pox flu strep throat tetanus 104. Label the diagram of the virus: Head Tail Hereditary Material Capsid Protein Sheath Kingdom Protist 105. Protists are classified according to. 106. Tiny hair like projections. 107. Whip like tail. 108. Which is slipper shaped? 109. Which can change its shape as it moves? 110. Which is oval shaped? 111. Which has an eyespot? 112. Which moves using pseudopods? 113. Which moves using cilia? 114. Which moves using a flagella?
115. What structure does the paramecium use to take in food? 116. What structure does the paramecium use to digest food? 117. What structure is used to get rid of wastes? 118. What structure is used to get rid of excess water? 119. What structure is used to detect light? 120. What is another word for false feet? Label the following: Organism: Organism: Organism: Label: chloroplasts, flagella, Label: vacuole, nucleus, Label: cilia, oral groove, Eyespot cytoplasm, pseudopod gullet, contractile vacuole Why is kingdom Protist referred to as the junk drawer? Kingdom Fungi 119. Fungi are different from plants because they can not make their own. 120. This one celled fungi is used to make bread. 121. This fungi loves to eat bread. 122. This fungi grows on the lawn. 123. You should only eat mushrooms from the store because most are. Club Fungi Sac Fungi Threadlike Fungi Use the diagrams above to answer the following: 124. Which reproduces by budding? 125. Which have spores inside their gills? 126. Which loves bread? 127. Which makes bread?
128. Which is bread mold? 129. Which is a yeast? 130. What is a spore? Plant Kingdom Label the parts of the leaf: Upper epidermis Lower epidermis Palisade layer Spongy layer Mesophyll layer Guard cell Stomate Vein Air space Cutin 131. Cell layer of protection, no photosynthesis occurs here. 132. Opening for the exchange of gases. 133. Layer where most photosynthesis takes place. 134. Waxy layer, prevents too much water from getting in. 135. Contains both xylem and phloem cells. 136. Opens and closes the stomates. 137. Middle layer of the leaf. 138. Layer which allows gases to circulate. 139. The shape of most leaves. 140. Contains the green pigment chlorophyll. 141. Cells that transport water up to the leaf. 142. Cells that transport food down from the leaf. 143. Formula for glucose. 145. Write the balanced formula for photosynthesis: 146. What purpose does photosynthesis serve?
Label the parts of the flower: Pistil, Stamen, Sepal, Petal, Stigma, Ovary, Ovules, Anther, Pollen Filament, Style 146. The male part of the flower is called the. 147. The female part of the flower is called the. 148. This structure produces pollen, the male sex cell. 149. This structure produces ovules, the female sex cell. 150. Sticky top to catch pollen. 152. Attracts insects. 153. Modified leaves at the base of the flower. 154. The stalk from the stigma to the ovary. 155. Stalk that holds the anther up. 156. Fertilized ovules may eventually turn into these. 157. The process of the transfer of pollen to stigma. 158. The process when the pollen meets the ovule. 159. The process when the seed begins to sprout. 160. The tiny plant inside the seed is called the. 161.The stored food of the seed. 162. The protective layer of the seed. 163. These structures make up the stamen: 164. These structures make up the pistil:
Label the part of the seed: Embryo Cotyledon Seed Coat Label the plant with the following parts: Leaf Root Fruit Stem Flower 165. holds the leaves up to the sunlight 166. anchors the plant to the soil 167. supports the plant 168. carries water to all parts of the plant 169. contains a tiny new plant 170. carries on most of the photosynthesis 171. produces the male and female sex cells. 172. colorful to attract insects 173. branching veins 174. contains the pistils and stamens 175. contains seeds 176. broad surface area to capture light 177. absorbs water and minerals from soil
Biome Stuff: 178. Factors for determining climate are temperature and. 179. Biomes with the shortest summer. 180. The northernmost biome. 181. The biome with the greatest variety of life. 182. Percentage of the earth covered with water. 183. Top layer of the trees in the rainforest. 184. Permanently frozen water. 185. An example of still water. 186. An example of running water. 187. Biome with lemmings, musk oxen, caribou and lichens. 188. Another name for grassland. 189. Amount of rainfall in the desert. 190. Amount of rainfall in the tundra. 191. Amount of rainfall in the grassland. 192. Amount of rainfall in the coniferous forest. 193. Amount of rainfall in the deciduous forest. 194. Amount of rainfall in the rainforest. 195. Which forest has poor soil? (because no leaves fall) 196. Which forest has nutrient rich soil? 197. The biome with birds, moose, squirrels and pine trees? 198. The biome with lizards and cactus. 199. The biome with lions, zebras, and grass. 200. The biome with ferns, parrots, and monkeys. Cell Division: Mitosis 201. Name the two phases of the cell cycle. 202. How many phases are there in mitosis? 203. Name the phases of mitosis in order from the beginning to the end of cell division. 204. The division of the body cells during the cell cycle is called? 205. The period of cell growth during the cell cycle is called? 206. What are autosomes and somatic cells? 207. How many daughter cells are produced at the end of mitosis? 208. Which phase of the cell cycle is the busiest?
209. Which phase of mitosis is the longest? 210. During which phase of mitosis does cytokenesis occur? 211. What is cytokenesis? 212. What happens to the cytoplasm of an animal cell just before cytokenesis? 213. Name the barrier in plant cells that forms between the two new daughter cells just before cytokenesis? 214. During which phase of the cell cycle are DNA and centrioles of animal cells replicated? 215. What are the thin, tangled strands of DNA called that are present during interphase? 216. During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell? 217. During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes first become visible? 218. During which phase of mitosis do the centrioles begin to move to opposite poles? 219. During which phase of mitosis do the nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear? 220. During which phase of mitosis do the spindle fibers begin to form? 221. What structure attaches the chromosomes to the spindle fibers during metaphase? 222. A cell with a full set of chromosomes is said to be? 223. What is one-half of a chromosome called? 224. During which phase of mitosis are the sister chromatids pulled apart? 225. What are sister chromatids? 226. A segment of DNA found on a chromosome is called a? 227. What cell part do animal cells use during the cell cycle that plant cells do not have? 228. Why do cells go through the cell cycle? 229. During which phase of mitosis do the spindle fibers begin to shorten? 230. What cell parts reappear during telophase? 231. Why must cells be small in size? 232. Making a copy of DNA is called.