4th Quarter Benchmark Study Guide
Name: ______Hour: ____ Date: ______
Cells and Heredity
1. The protective covering that encloses every cell is called the Cell Membrane
2. Plants and animal cells share which organelles? (6) Nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi
apparatus, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosome’s
3. What is a plant cell organelle that uses energy from sunlight to make sugar? Chloroplast
4. Who was the scientist that was one of the first people to see live cells by using a
microscope? Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
5. Bacteria/bacterium is an example of a prokaryotic organism.
6. The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is called a cell.
7. What are the 4 characteristics that living things must have. Organization, ability to
develop and grow, ability to respond to the environment, and the ability to reproduce.
8. An organ is when different tissues work together to perform a particular function.
9. Prokaryotic cells do NOT have a nucleus.
10. Organisms that have cells with a nucleus are in the domain Eukarya.
11. An individual form of life that uses energy to carry out the activities of life is an organism.
12. The Golgi apparatus is the organelle that finishes processing cell products.
13. The genetic information in a prokaryotic cell is found in the cytoplasm.
14. An organelle is any part of a cell that is enclosed by it own membrane.
15. All living things need water to survive.
16. The cell organelles that release stored energy from sugars are called mitochondria.
17. To observe how a bacterium behaves a scientist would have to use a microscope.
18. In order for green plants to make sugar they need sunlight.
19. Animals take in food and matter to get energy.
20. Sunlight is the original source of energy in our food.
21. Ecology is the study of how living things interact.
22. Give examples, at least 5, of biotic factors that can be found in a forest ecosystem.
Answers will vary but should include living parts of a forest ecosystem______
23. Give examples, at least 4, of Abiotic factors that can be found in a forest ecosystem.
Answers will vary but should include living parts of a forest ecosystem______
24. Living things and the physical environment make up an ecosystem.
25. Give examples, at least 5, of the different types of consumers that could be found in a pond
ecosystem. Answers will vary but should include organisms that are omnivores, carnivores, and
herbivores
26. A pine tree is an example of coniferous tree.
27. The bottom level in an energy pyramid represents producers.
28. Put this food chain in the correct order, producer to tertiary consumer:
Water snake, caterpillar, cattail, frog
Cattail ------Caterpillar ------Frog ------Water Snake ______
29. A coniferous tree produces food all year round.
30. The tropical forest is the wettest land biome on Earth.
31. Give examples, at least 5, of the different biotic factors that can be found in a pond
ecosystem. Answers will vary but should include an living part of a pond ecosystem______
32. List the 4 nonliving or Abiotic parts of an ecosystem.
Temperature, Soil, Water, and Sunlight______
33. Why does the vegetation change as you hike up a mountain? The vegetation will change
because of the change in temperature______
34. Moss, cattails, and blackberry bushes are all examples of producers.
35. Some plants have thick stems and leaves allowing them to conserve water.
36. The biome that is a transition between a desert and temperate forest is grassland.
37. Put the following in the correct order:
Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation
Evaporation, Condensation and Precipitation______
38. Decomposers make nutrients available for producers to reuse.
39. Water, microorganisms, and minerals can all be found in soil.
40. One possible pathway for energy can be shown in a food chain.
41. Salt water and fresh water mix in an estuary.
42. The tropical forest is the land biome with the greatest biodiversity.
43. The level of the energy pyramid with the most available energy is producers.