O&M HOSTOS SCHOOL

SCIENCE
7TH
MS. FLOR GONZALEZ
MARKING PERIODS: AUG-OCT / OCT-DEC

NAME ………………………………………………………………………………. DATE ………………………………

I- Write T (true) if the sentence is correct or F (false) if it’s incorrect. (10 pts)

1. Life science is the studying of living things. ______

2. The world is limited to some species such as animals and humans, there’s no diversity. ______

3. The questions you can ask about your neighborhood are just a sample of all the questions you could

ask about the world. _____

4. Just men can become life scientist. There’s a limit space in the world to study about living things.

______

5. Investigations can only be followed in a laboratory. ______

6. Curiosity is not important when a life scientist starts to make an investigation. _______

7. Life scientist specialize in many different areas of life science. ______

8. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease. ______

9. Scientist continue to search for ways to fight diseases. _____

10. It’s impossible for scientist to know how a virus affects the body. ______

II- Choose the right answer (10pts)

1. The application of science for practical purposes; the use of tools, machines, materials and
processes to meet human needs:

a. Scientific methods b. Model Technology

2. It’s an instrument that magnifies small objects so that they can be seen easily:

a. General microscope b. Compound light microscope c. Electron microscope.

3. This microscope allows to see electrons passing through the specimen and produces a flat
image:

a. General microscope b. Compound light microscope c. Electron microscope.

 4. It’s a measure of the size of something in three-dimensional space:

a. Volume b. Mass c. Area d. Temperature

5. It’s a measure of the size of a surface or a region:

a. Volume b Mass c. Area d. Temperature

6. It’s a measure of the amount of matter in an object:

a. Volume b Mass c. Area d. Temperature

7. It’s a measure of how hot (or cold) something is:

a. Volume b Mass c. Area d. Temperature:

8. It’s a simple and reliable system of measurement that is used by most scientist:

a. Science Measurements b. The international System of Unit c. None of the previous

9. It’s a pattern, plan, representation or description designed to show the structure of workings
of an object, system, or concept:

a. Model b. Length c. Cell

10. It’s an explanation that ties together many hypothesis and observations:

a. Model b. Law c. Theory

III- Complete the sentence using the right term.

Analyzing results, Controlled experiment, Hypothesis, Scientific methods, Variable,

Communicating results, Observations, A scientist work, Prediction, Designing a good
experiment.

1. _______________________________ a series of steps followed to solve problems.

2. _______________________________ is a possible explanation or answer to a question.

3. _______________________________ can take many forms. They may be measurements of length,
volume time or speed.
4. _______________________________ is a statement of cause and effect that can be used to set up a
hypothesis.
5. _______________________________ an experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a
comparison of a control group with an experimental group.
6. _______________________________ a factor that changes in an experiment to test a hypothesis.
7. _______________________________requires planning and every factor should be considered.
8. _______________________________ allows others to check the result add to their knowledge and
design new experiments.
9. _______________________________ does not end when an experiment finished.
10. ________________________________ helps scientist explain and focus on the effect of the variable.

IV- What are five living and five nonliving things that you interact with or see every day?

LIVING THINGS NONLIVING THINGS

V- Write the definition of each word below:

1) CELL:
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2) STIMULUS:
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3) HOMEOSTASIS:
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4) METABOLISM:
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5) HEREDITY:
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VI- Read the questions and answer:

A. How do dome animals maintain homeostasis?

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B. Name four chemical activities in living things that require energy:

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C. Explain how you can tell that an apple tree is a living thing?
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D. What is the difference between growth and development?

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E. Explain the difference between the sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction:
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 VII- Complete the sentences using the right key word

PROKARYOTIC / EUKARIOTIC / ARCHAE BACTERIA EUBACTERIA / EXTREMOPHILES / HEAT-

LOVING, SALT-LOVING AND METHANE-LOVER / CELL MEMBRANE / ORGANELLES / DNA /
NUCLEUS / CELL

A. _____________________________ in biology, the smallest unit that can perform all life processes.

B. _____________________________ structures that perform specific functions within the cell.

C. _____________________________ cells with no nucleus.

D. __________________________________ the two types of prokaryotic cell.

E. __________________________________ is the genetic material that carries information needed to

make new cells and new organisms.

F. ___________________________________ cells with nucleus.

G. _______________________________________ are the types of archaebacteria.

H. _________________________________ is a phospholipid layer that covers a cell’s surface and acts

as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell’s environment.

I. __________________________________ is a eukaryotic cell, it’s membrane-bound organelle that

contains the cell’s DNA and that has a role in process such as growth, metabolism, and reproduction.

J. ___________________________________ live in places where conditions are extreme.

VIII- Answer True (T) OR False (F):

a. Cells were not discovered until microscopes were invented in the 1600s. _____

b. ‘’All living things are made of amino acids’’ is a Cell Theory’s statement. ______

c. Cells are the basic unit of all living things. _____

d. All cells have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, and DNA. ______

e. We’re able to see cells without a microscope. ______

IX- Answer the following questions about the cells:

What are the three parts of the cell’s theory?

Name three structures that every cell has

Give two ways in which archaebacteria are

different from archaebacteria?

Why weren’t cells discovered until 1665?

What invention made their discovery possible?

X- Write the pointed parts of the following cell, then write what type of cell is it.

_____________________ CELL
XI- Describe the following parts of the eukaryotic cells:

CELL MEMBRANE

CYTOSKELETON

NUCLEUS

RIBOSOMES

MITOCHONDRIA

XII- Read the statements then write T (true) or F (false):

a. The cell wall controls the inside and outside liquids from the cell. _____
b. Fungi and plants cells have cell wall. _____
c. All cells have a cell membrane. ______
d. The cytoskeleton is a protective barrier that encloses a cell. ______
e. Bing alive, breathe and digest food are conditions of working and living cell. _____

XIII- Circle the right answer

A. All cells have:

a. Cytoskeleton b. Nucleus c. Cell membrane
B. This is a function of the cell membrane:

a. Allows plants to stand up right. b. Protects the cell and acts like a barrier c. None

C. The cytoskeleton is in:

a. The nucleus b. The cytoplasm c. The DNA

D. These are organelles that make protein:

a. Lysosomes b. Chloroplasts c. Ribosomes

 E. The endoplasmic reticulum is:

a. A web of proteins in the cytoplasm. b. A system of folded membrane that contain many tubes and
passages. c. A y B are correct.

XIV- Answer T (true) or F (false).

1. Endoplasmic reticulum is either rough ER or smooth ER. _______

2. The part of the ER covered in ribosomes is rough ER. _______

3. Rough ER is usually found in the cytoplasm. ______

4. ER that lacks ribosomes is smooth ER _______

5. The functions of smooth ER include making lipids and breaking down toxic materials that could damage
the cell. _____.

XV- Match the words with the right answer:

Mitochondria Organelles in plant and algae cells in which photosynthesis takes place.

Chloroplast Site of the cellular respiration.

Golgi Complex Organelle that contains digestive enzymes.

Vesicle Organelle that helps make and package materials to be transported out
the cell

Lysosomes Small sac that surrounds material to be moved into or out of the cell.