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7th Grade Science Yearly Assessment (SY15-16)


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. One tool that can be used to display your data is a ____.
a. balance
b. spring scale
c. microscope
d. computer
2. When viewing a prepared slide under the compound microscope, a student has to remove his glasses. This means
he will need to readjust for fine focus with which part labeled below?

a.
b.
c.
d.

3
2
4
1

3. Which of the following steps to solve a problem must be completed first?


a. analyzing data
b. recognizing and identifying the problem
c. forming a hypothesis
d. testing a hypothesis
4. What structure would you find in a plant cell that you would not find in an animal cell?
a. Golgi body
b. nucleus
c. mitochondrion
d. chloroplast
5. The ____ provides support and protection for plant cells.
a. cell wall
b. chloroplast
c. cell membrane
d. vacuole

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6. What do all of the cells shown have in common?

a.
b.
c.
d.

cell membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
flagellum
nucleus

7. Animals and plants get their food in different ways. Animals usually ingest their food, while plants must produce
their own food. The process through which plants produce their food is called ___________.
a. germination
b. photosynthesis
c. pollination
d. respiration
8. __________ is the process that breaks down food molecules and releases energy.
a. Photoperiodism
b. Meiosis
c. Photosynthesis
d. Respiration
9. Some one-celled organisms take in food through __________.
a. enzymes
b. endocytosis
c. lipids
d. mitosis
10. What is the genotype of the father?

a.
b.
c.
d.

PP
Pd
pp
P

11. Timothy has attached earlobes like his maternal grandfather. His mother and father both have free earlobes, which
are dominant. Which statement best explains how Timothy inherited attached earlobes?
a. He received a dominant allele from his mother and a recessive allele from his father.
b. He received a recessive allele from his mother and a dominant allele from his father.
c. He received a dominant allele from each parent.
d. He received a recessive allele from each parent.
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12. Which of these describes how an organism looks?


a. its probability
b. its phenotype
c. its hybrid
d. its zygosity
13. Besides the kidney, what other organ also filters blood to remove wastes?
a. liver
b. lungs
c. heart
d. bladder
14. In which of these parts of your body would you find skeletal muscle?
a. in your leg
b. in your heart
c. in your liver
d. in your bladder
15. One function of your skin is to make __________.
a. bile
b. bone marrow
c. energy
d. vitamin D
16. Infectious diseases are caused by ____.
a. viruses
b. fungi

c.
d.

bacteria
all of the above

17. What body system is attacked when a person is infected with HIV?
a. respiratory system
b. digestive system
c. reproductive system
d. immune system
18. What is an overly strong reaction of the immune system to a foreign substance called?
a. infectious disease
b. STD
c. allergy
d. specific defense

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19. A population of mice is evenly divided into two groups, and each group is placed on an isolated island with no
existing mouse population. Which statement best explains the difference in the mouse populations on Island A and
Island B at the end of the 20 years?

a.
b.
c.
d.

On Island A, the allele for gray fur was dominant, while on Island B, the allele for brown
fur was dominant.
The recapturing of mice on Island A and Island B was done differently.
Conditions on Island B favored the brown-furred individuals, while both fur colors were
evenly advantaged on Island A.
More brown mice were in the half of the original population that was sent to Island B
than in the group sent to Island A.

20. All of the goldfish in an aquarium would represent a(n) __________.


a. population
b. community
c. biome
d. ecosystem
21. In many desert regions, water is diverted from streams and rivers to provide it to people in cities. How does this
impact the animals in the area?
a. The animals migrate to tropical rain forests.
b. The animals become more active during daylight hours.
c. The animals stop searching for water.
d. The animals move closer to cities to search for food and water.
22. Which organisms in a food chain have the least available energy?
a. those in the first link
b. those in the middle links
c. all have the same amount of available energy
d. those in the last link

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23. Which statement best describes some organisms in the food web shown below?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Minnows and fish are primary consumers.


Algae and floating plants are decomposers.
Aquatic crustaceans are omnivores.
Raccoons, fish, and ducks are secondary consumers.

24. Which one of the following would be an example of an organism you would expect to find at the bottom of an
ecological pyramid?
a. beetle
b. human
c. oak tree
d. squirrel
25. A(n) ____ is the basic unit of matter.
a. electron
b. molecule
c. atom
d. space
26. hat are most atoms made of?
a. molecules
b. water
c. electrons, protons and neutrons
d. none of the above
27. ____ are particles located in an atom's nucleus.
a. Electrons and neutrons
b. Electrons
c. Protons and electrons
d. Protons and neutrons

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28. The diagram below shows a magnet near a pile of particles of iron and sulfur. The magnet attracts the iron,
separating it from the mixture.

Based on the diagram, which statement is true?


a. The parts of a mixture keep their own properties.
b. The elements in a compound keep their own properties.
c. The properties of a mixture are different from the properties of its parts.
d. The properties of a compound are different from the properties of its elements.
29. The diagram below shows what happens during the formation of a compound. The diagram shows two substances
joining together to form a third substance.

a.
b.
c.
d.

A
B
C
both B and C

30. Where two or more substances are mixed together but not chemically combined, this substance is called ________.
a. an atom
b. a compound
c. a molecule
d. a mixture
31. The fact that iron combines with oxygen, forming rust, is an example of a(n) ____.
a. chemical property
b. physical property
c. observed property
d. none of the above
32. What evidence shows that ice had a physical change when eft out in a room?
a. it reacts with oxygen in the air
b. it changes to a liquid
c. it is cold to the touch
d. all of the above
33. Which of the following changes is chemical rather than physical?
a. Water is boiled.
b. Aluminum foil is crumpled.
c. Glass is shattered.
d. Wood is burned.

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