7th Grade Pretest and Key

Student Name: __________________________________________ Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Date: ___________________________
Multiple Choice (Worth 1 Point Each)

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question and write the letter of the correct
answer in the blank provided.
____ 1. When pouring juice for your family, you give 1 pint to each person. What scientific measurement are you
making?
a. Area
b. Mass
c. Temperature
d. Volume
____ 2. A hypothesis:
a. may be correct, partially correct, or incorrect.

b. is always wrong.
c. is always right.
d. should be a random guess.
Read the following statements to answer question 3.

Jessica discovered that a piece of bread left in a sandwich bag had developed a black mold-like substance
growing on its surface. She decided to investigate the factors affecting mold growth. Answer the following
question about Jessica’s discovery.
____ 3. In Jessica’s bread mold experiment, she used the same brand of bread and sandwich bags. She placed the
sealed bags in places that had varying temperatures. What are her control variables?
a. temperature.
b. mold.
c. same brand of bread and sandwich bags .
d. different brands of breads and sandwich bags.
____ 4. Which of the following is an organ system?

a. Intestine
b. Heart
c. Circulatory
d. Pancreas
Student Name: ___________________ _______________________ Teacher: ________________________
7th Grade CPO Life Science Date: __________ _________________
Figure 2-1A – Reference the figure bel ow to answer question 5
As part of an experiment, a light source is placed next to a plant. After a few days, David notices the plant
growing toward the light.
____ 5. David noted the plant’s growth towards the light in Figure 2-1A as a:
a. stimulus.
b. response.
c. growth.
d. defense.
____ 6. The heart, brain, and stomach are made up of groups of:
a. organelles
b. organ systems.
c. tissues.
d. blood.
A B C
____ 7. Which diagram shows the correct levels of organization in a multicellular organ ism?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. None of the above
____ 8. Only organisms who are of the same __________________ can reproduce with one another.
a. species.
b. family.
c. cell.
d. kingdom.
____ 9. The simplest form of matter is known as a(n) _____________.
a. cell
b. atom
c. molecule
d. compound
____ 10. ________________ are substances that include sugars and starches.
a. lipids
b. carbohydrates
c. compound
d. water
Reference the figure below to answer questions 11 and 12
____ 11. Figure 4-1A shows a chemical reaction. In this chemical reaction, water is:
a. a product.
b. a reactant.
c. a form of energy.
d. a lipid.
____ 12. A drop of water moves from place to place on Earth through:
a. the precipitation cycle.

b. the monsoon cycle.
c. the weather cycle.
d. the water cycle.
Match the following living things with their place in the food chain.
a. grasshopper
b. snake
c. grass
__C__ 13. Producer

__A_ 14. Herbivore
__B__ 15. Carnivore
____ 16. Robert Hooke noticed what looked like tiny boxes when he looked at a sample
of cork under a microscope. He called his discovery __________.
a. cells.
b. rooms.
c. microscopic.
d. cardboard
____ 17. Examples of a eukaryotic cells are:
a. bacterial cells
b. virus cells
c. cytoplasm
d. plant cells
____ 18. Which of the following stattements is NOT part of the cell theory?
a. New cells come only from existing cells.

b. The basic unit of structure and function in an organism are cells.
c. All cells are identical.
d. All living things are made up of one or more cells.
____ 19. Molecules move against the gradient from lower to higher concentrations during:
a. diffusion.
b. osmosis.
c. active transport.
d. protein transport.
____ 20. In the diagram, the molecules will:
a. move out of the cell.

b. move around outside of the cell but never enter the cell.
c. move into the cell.
d. stay where they are.
____ 21. The cell cycle describes the process where cells:
a. are born and eventually die.

b. increase their numbers by dividing into identical cell.
c. increase their numbers by dividing into different cells..
d. do not increase in number.
____ 22. Siblings look different even though they come from the same two parents. This is because:
a. All their traits come from their father
b. All their traits come from their mother
c. Mother and father’s traits combine in different ways with each child
d. Mother and father’s traits combine exactly the same with each child
23. As the levels of classification move towards species, organisms share ____________characteristics.
a. less
b. more
c. the same
d. none of the above
24. DNA, made up of nucleotides, is responsible for:

a. providing food for the cell
b. transporting water
c. genetic coding of traits
d. digestion
25. A group of living things and their physical surroundings is called a(n):
a. ecosystem.
b. biosphere.
c. community.
d. population.
26. Organelles are found in the _____________ of a cell.

a. outside of
b. cytoplasm
c. membrane
d. nucleus
27. Cell walls are found in ________________ cells.

a. animal.
b. plant.
c. bacteria.
d. both B and C.
28. Different forms of the same genes are expressed as:

a. different traits
b. same traits
c. death
d. identical twins
Refer to the picture to answer question 29.
Figure 8-2A
____ 29. What product(s) of photosynthesis is part of C in Figure 8-2A?
a. Sugar and oxygen

b. Carbon dioxide and water
c. Sunlight
d. Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Short Answer – Answer each question in the space provided. Write legibly and in complete sentences taking care to
use proper sentence structure. Address each aspect of the question in your answer
30. EXPLAIN what would happen in the ecosystem if C was removed from the food chain. (Worth 3 pts)
Food chain will be disturbed. Plants will over populate and wolf species with decrease to lack of food.
Essay - Answer each question in the space provided. Write legibly and in complete sentences taking care to use
proper sentence structure. Address each aspect of the question in your answer.
31. DESIGN an experiment to test the effect of different amounts of water on plant growth. Be sure that your experi-
ment follows the scientific method. You may include a diagram if you wish. (Worth 3 points)
Student answers will vary.
32. What is the experimental variable? (worth 1 pt)
Student answers will vary.

.
33. What are your control variables? (worth 1 pt)

_______ Student answers will vary.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
34. Below is a diagram of an animal cell. Label the cell organelles.

(Worth 10 pts)
A- Cell wall
B- Lysosome
C- Nucleus
D- Vacuole
E- Mitochondrion
F- Cytoplasm
G- Rough ER
H- Smooth ER
I- Ribosomes
J- Golgi Body
35. Choose 4 organelles and describe their function in the cell. (Worth 5 pts)
Organelle Function

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Student Name: __________________________________________ Teacher: ________________________

7th Grade CPO Life Science Date: ___________________________

Multiple Choice (Worth 1 Point Each)

a. may be correct, partially correct, or incorrect.

Read the following statements to answer question 3.

____ 4. Which of the following is an organ system?

Figure 2-1A – Reference the figure bel ow to answer question 5

____ 9. The simplest form of matter is known as a(n) _____________.

Reference the figure below to answer questions 11 and 12

a. the precipitation cycle.

__C__ 13. Producer

____ 17. Examples of a eukaryotic cells are:

a. New cells come only from existing cells.

____ 20. In the diagram, the molecules will:

a. move out of the cell.

a. are born and eventually die.

24. DNA, made up of nucleotides, is responsible for:

26. Organelles are found in the _____________ of a cell.

27. Cell walls are found in ________________ cells.

28. Different forms of the same genes are expressed as:

Refer to the picture to answer question 29.

____ 29. What product(s) of photosynthesis is part of C in Figure 8-2A?

a. Sugar and oxygen

Student answers will vary.

32. What is the experimental variable? (worth 1 pt)

Student answers will vary.

33. What are your control variables? (worth 1 pt)

34. Below is a diagram of an animal cell. Label the cell organelles.

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