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Jones/Rush Final
7th grade JMS Sem 1 final study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List the 7 layers of classification in order; from most diversity (differences) to the least diversity(differences). | KINGDOM-PHYLUM-CLASS-ORDER-FAMILY-GENUS-SPECIES |
| What is the scientific name for the California Blackworm? | Lumbriculus variegatus |
| A physical characteristic that is inherited and passed down to generations is called a ___ | Trait |
| What do you call a signal that causes an organism to react in some way? | Stimulus |
| What do you call a reaction to a stimulus? | Response |
| List the life processes common to all living things. | Movement, growth, reproduction, response to stimuli |
| A PLANT GROWING TOWARD THE LIGHT. What is the stimulus? What is the Response? | Stimulus-light Response-growing toward the light |
| A community of organisms interacting with their abiotic environment is known as an ___ | Ecosystem |
| A place where and organism naturally lives is known a ____ | Habitat |
| What are the three main body parts of an insect? | Head, thorax, abdomen |
| What do all insects have in common? | three body parts, two pairs of antennae, six legs, four wings, and an exoskeleton |
| What important role do parasitic wasps play in nature? | They help lower the earth's pest population |
| Fragmentation and regeneration of a blackworm is what type of reproduction? | asexual |
| What purpose does fertilizer serve for a plant? | Provides nutrients for the plant |
| What is the function of a seed? | Protects the embryo and provides nutrients for the plant during germination |
| Monocots contain _____ seed leaf and stays in the ground during germination. | One |
| What factors influence food choices of an insect? | Taste/flavor and Odor/scent |
| List the stages in the life cycle of the Pieris rapa. | Egg, larva, chrysalis, then adult butterfly |
| Are unicellular or multicellular organisms made up of only one cell? | Unicellular organisms. (a multicellular organism has two or more cells) |
| A _____ is the basic unit of life | Cell |
| Tiny organs inside a cell that perform specific functions are called | Organelles |
| Which organelle controls the cell and is known as the command center? | Nucleus |
| Which organelle regulates what enters and leaves the cell? | Cell Membrane |
| Which organelle protects and supports the plant? | Cell Wall |
| Which organelle provides most of the energy for the cell and is known as the "Powerhouse"? | Mitochondria |
| Which organelle stores food, water, and wastes? | Vacuole |
| What is the jelly-like substance inside a cell that holds the organelles? | cytoplasm |
| Which organelle, found in plants, uses energy from the sun to make glucose for the plant in a process called photosynthesis. | Chloroplast |
| List the stages/phases of the cell cycle.(in order) | Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis |
| What are the ingredients needed for photosynthesis to occure? | Carbon Dioxide + Water |
| How does photosynthesis benefit the plant? | Provides the food that will be used to create energy for the plant. |
| List the path that water takes as it flows through the plant. | Root, stem, petiole, blade, stoma |
| The process by which water passes from the inside of a leaf to the atmosphere is called___ | Transpiration |
| What is the reproductive organ of a flowering plant? | Flower |
| How are flowers pollinated? | Pollen from the anther comes in contact with the stigma of the flower. |
| An organism that can't be seen without magnification is called a ______________ | Microorganism |
| To what kingdom do bacteria belong? | Monera |
| How does a bacteria cell differ from a plant or animal cell? | It does not have genetic material(DNA) enclosed in a nucleus. |
| To what kingdom do Protist belong? | Protista |
| To what kingdom does Mold and Yeast belong? | Fungi |
| What do you call an animal with a backbone? | Vertebrate |
| On a graph, is the independent variable found on the X or the Y axis? | X axis |
| On a graph, is the dependent variable found on the X or Y axis. | Y axis |
| The factor that scientist change during an experiment is called the _____ variable | Independent Variable |
| Data that is observed or measured and recorded in an experiment is the _____ variable. | Dependent Varible |
| Which type of graph would you use to show relationship between your variables like time/temperature/amount? | Line graph |
| Which type of graph would you use to show comparison between your variables? | Bar graph |
| The basic unit of measurement for distance is a | Meter |
| The basic unit of measurement for mass is a | Gram |
| The basic unit of measurement for volume is a | Liter |
| List the steps of the scientific method in order. | State the question(purpose);Collect information(research); Hypothesis; Experiment(testing,observations); Record and Analyze of data; Conclusion |
| What are the products of cellular respiration? | Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy |
| Which step in the scientific method process sums up what you have learned in the experiment? | Conclusion |
| Which step in the scientific method process would you test your hypothesis? | Experiment |
| The science of classifying living things is called _______, | Taxonomy |
| The process by which new organisms are formed from a single parent without the union or joining of male and female sex cells is called | asexual reproduction |
| The process by which new organisms are formed by the joining of male(sperm) and female(egg) sex cells is called | sexual reproduction |
| Name two things transported by the blackworms blood. | Nutrients, Oxygen, as well as Carbon dioxide and other wastes |
| During the yeast lab experiment you tested various solutions to deterine which would promote the most yeast activity; What variables should have been kept constant during the experiment? | amount of yeast, amount of solution, time in the water bath, temperature of the water bath, time stirred. |
| In the yeast lab, what caused the yeast to foam? | The Carbon dioxide that is produced during the process of fermentation gets trapped in the solution causing it to form a foam of bubbles. |
| A type of cellular respiration that does not require oxygen is | Fermentation |
| Name two products of yeast cells as they undergo fermentation? | Carbon dioxide and alcohol |
| List characteristics that the blackworm and earthworm have in common. | both have segments, tiny hairs(setae/chaetae), both can regenerate, both have intestinal tracts and blood vessels |
| Name the stages of metamorphosis that the Cabbage White Butterfly undergoes. | Egg, larva, chrysalis, adult |
| How many times does the Cabbage White Butterfly molt before it reaches its full size? | Four |
| What do they call organisms that break down dead organisms and return their produts back into the soil. | Decomposers |
| Name the two main groups of decomposers. | Bacteria and Fungi |
| Are yeast single or multicellular Fungi? | single celled |
| Are most Fungi single celled organisms or multicellular organisms? | multicellular |
| Name three environmental conditions that are favorable for bread to mold more quickly? | Warm, dark, moist |
| Dicots contains ______seed leaves and comes up from the ground during germination. | Two |
| What are the products of photosynthesis? | Glucose and oxygen |
| A series of progressive changes in the plant and animal life of a pond is called? | Succession ( study pg 154, be able to recognize from the pictures the order of change) |
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