Byu Independent Study - 7Th Grade Science

Front 1

Which of the following would be data a scientist included in a scientific report about a deer study?

A - the number of Cougars in each square kilometer

B - the number of Deer in each square kilometer

C - how many flies are in the area

D - how many mosquitos are in the area

Back 1

B - the number of Deer in each square kilometer

Front 2

To measure the depth of a swimming pool, what unit of measurement would you use?

A - m

B - mm

C - van

D- km

Back 2

A - m

Front 3

What refers to how one cell divides into two new cells that have DNA that is identical to the original cell?

Back 3

Mitosis

Front 4

What part of the skeletal system includes the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column?

Back 4

Axial skeletal system

Front 5

What part of the skeletal system includes the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column?

Back 5

Axial skeletal system

Front 6

You observe a unicellular organism under the microscope. It moves on it's own and is observed feeding on something in the water it is in. What kingdom does this organism belong to?

Back 6

Protist kingdom

Front 7

What process allows a cell to maintain the amount of water inside the cell?

Back 7

Osmosis

Front 8

Who studied pea plants and is recognized as the scientist who discovered genetic traits?

Back 8

Gregor Mendel

Front 9

Which term refers to the length of life an organism is alive from birth to death?

Back 9

Life Span

Front 10

Nathan and Sally are expecting a baby girl. They want to know if she will have blue eyes like Nathan’s or brown eyes like Sally’s. Sally’s genotype is heterogeneous. What are the chances that their girl will have blue eyes?

Back 10

50% or 1/2

Front 11

Which of these units is a measure of mass in the metric system?

A - cubic centimeter

B - liter

C - meter

D - gram

Back 11

D - Gram

Front 12

The sunflower always seems to be facing sunlight. What characteristic of living things is being done?

Back 12

movement

Front 13

Nathan and Sally are expecting a baby girl. They want to know if she will have blue eyes like Nathan’s or brown eyes like Sally’s. Sally’s genotype is heterogeneous. What are the chances that their girl will have blue eyes?

Back 13

50% or 1/2

Front 14

Which step of the scientific method is most commonly associated with using equipment such as scales and beakers?

Back 14

Test

Front 15

Your mom brought home a cantaloupe from the store. You measured the mass and found that it was 950g. How many milligrams is the cantaloupe?

Back 15

950,000

Front 16

You have researched and collected data on how whales migrate in the Pacific Ocean. What would be the most appropriate method to demonstrate this information?

Back 16

Map

Front 17

Scott decided to plant a garden. He was digging a row to plant corn seeds, and the package of corn seeds instructed him to bury the seeds 5–6 cm deep. The package also said that cornrows should be 0.5 m apart from each other. Scott’s ruler only measures in millimeters (mm). How deep should he dig the corn and how far apart should he place the rows?

Back 17

50–60 mm deep, 500 mm apart

Front 18

While on a hike, you saw antlers on the ground. What part of the scientific method did you perform when you saw the antlers?

Back 18

look

Front 19

You have been asked to measure the water in a goldfish bowl. Which base metric unit would be most appropriate to use for this measurement?

Back 19

liter

Front 20

After an elephant eats, its body creates waste. What process allows the elephant to release waste from its body?

Back 20

excretion

Front 21

Which of the following observations is evidence of the cell theory?

A - The object closes its eyes and appears to sleep

B - The object seems to move

C - The object has cells shown under a microscope

D - The object breathes.

Back 21

C - The object has cells shown under a microscope.

Front 22

What type of tissue carries messages from the brain to the body?

Back 22

nerve

Front 23

Which term means an organism is unable to make its own food?

Back 23

heterotroph

Front 24

Which of these living things is an autotroph?

A - human

B - fungi

C - tree

D - animal

Back 24

C - tree

Front 25

Binomial nomenclature, which gives every organism a unique name, uses which two classifications?

Back 25

genus and species

Front 26

David has type B blood, homogenous; Julie has type AB blood. What are the possible blood types for their children?

Back 26

Type B or Type AB Blood

Front 27

The proton charge is opposite of another subatomic particle and therefore attracts it. Which particle does the proton attract?

Back 27

An Electron

Front 28

Where is a synarthroses joint found in the body?

Back 28

Skull

Front 29

Which part of a cell surrounds the nucleus?

Back 29

nuclear membrane

Front 30

Which of the following is an example of an organ in the human body?

A - the circulatory system

B - the muscle cells

C - the heart

D -the ears

Back 30

C - The Heart

Front 31

In a key, if “walks on four legs” is a description, what would be the best opposite description?

Back 31

does not walk on four legs

Front 32

You find a multicellular organism that can make its own food. This organism contains chlorophyll. Which kingdom does this organism belong in?

Back 32

plant

Front 33

Which action requires use of the appendicular skeleton?

A - raising your shoulders

B - writing a letter

C - wiggling your ear

D - bending over at the waist

Back 33

B - Writing a Letter

Front 34

Dave and Lane are working on a science project in which they are given pictures of animals and told to put them into categories. Lane wants to give each animal two names to help identify them. In history, who else classified animals using two names?

Back 34

Carolus Linnaeus

Front 35

Marie thinks she found a new organism. It has only one cell, but she can see it has a nucleus. What kingdom would this organism be in?

Back 35

protist

Front 36

John and Hillary have six children—all boys. They are expecting again and really want a girl. What are their chances of having a girl?

Back 36

1/2

Front 37

Plants are able to make their own food. They use carbon dioxide and water in this process. Which of these terms identifies this food-making process?

Back 37

photosynthesis

Front 38

Which of these terms refers to the looking and seeing part of the scientific method?

Back 38

observe

Front 39

You measure the growth of a plant stem over several weeks. At the end of your experiment, you find the plant stem has become 200mm longer. How many centimeters is this change of stem length?

Back 39

20 cm

Front 40

Which cell organelle is responsible for making proteins?

Back 40

ribosome

Front 41

Sally is doing a scientific experiment with jelly beans. She made a prediction that each jelly bean would have the same mass. Which step of the scientific method did Sally do when she made her prediction?

Back 41

second

Front 42

Which scientist used an experiment to prove flies come from eggs laid by other flies and not from rotting meat?

Back 42

Francesco Redi

Front 43

A softball pitcher can circle her arm around smoothly because of which type of joint?

Back 43

diarthroses

Front 44

Which scientist analyzed data about pea plants and determined the data could be organized into squares to predict possible offspring genetic traits?

Back 44

Reginald Punnett

Front 45

You do an experiment and count the number of times a ball continues to bounce after you drop it. Which part of your experiment refers to the number you counted?

Back 45

fact

Front 46

Which of the following refers to the chemical changes in animals where oxygen is used to break food down into energy and give off carbon dioxide?

Back 46

respiration

Front 47

What is the primary source of energy for all living things?

Back 47

sun

Front 48

Which term refers to the two-name system of scientific naming?

Back 48

binomial nomenclature