1. Read each question carefully! Do your best! 2009- 2010
TCAP Science Review
Read each question carefully!
Do your best!

2. 1. Which of the following plant cell parts gives the plant support and is not part of animal cells?
A. Chloroplasts
B. Cytoplasm
C. Cell membrane
D. Cell wall

3. 2. This picture shows an animal cell. Name the part labeled #3.
A. Cell membrane
B. Nucleus
C. Cell wall
D. Chloroplast

4. 3. Plant and animal cells have some similarities as well as differences. What is one thing that plant and animal cells have in common?
A. Cell wall
B. Chlorophyll
C. Nucleus
D. Chloroplasts

5. 4. This picture shows a plant cell. Name the parts labeled #3.
A. Chloroplasts
B. Nuclei
C. Membranes
D. Cytoplasm

6. 5. The part of the cell below labeled # 5 is a thick liquid in which all other organelles are suspended. What is it?
A. Cell membrane
B. Cell wall
C. Nucleus
D. Cytoplasm

7. 6. What type of cell is this?
A. blood cell
B. plant cell
C. skeletal muscle cell
D. nerve cell

8. 7. What organelle is labeled #2 and is responsible for carrying out photosynthesis?
A. vacuole
B. lysosome
C. chloroplast
D. nucleus

9. 8. Which cell part is used for storage?
A. vacuole
B. nucleus
C. cell membrane
D. lysosome

10. 9. What is the function of ribosomes?
A. Transport material in and out of the nucleus
B. Digest materials inside the cytoplasm
C. Protect the endoplasmic reticulum
D. To make proteins

11. 10. What is the only organelle found inside of the nuclear membrane?
A. cytoplasm
B. mitochondrion
C. nucleolus
D. lysosome

12. 11. Which of the following is found inside the chloroplasts and contains chlorophyll?
A. vacuoles
B. thylakoids
C. mitochondria
D. lysosomes

13. 12. What is the function of mitochondria?
A. to protect the nucleus
B. to digest food
C. to supply energy to the cell
D. to carry out photosynthesis

14. 13. Besides animal respiration, what else releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
A. decomposing plants and animals
B. photosynthesis
C. transpiration
D. rocks and minerals

15. 14. During respiration, what two gases are exchanged in the cells?
A. carbon dioxide and nitrogen
B. carbon dioxide and oxygen
C. oxygen and nitrogen
D. oxygen and hydrogen

16. 15. How do human beings get the nitrogen they need?
A. by eating plants or animals
B. by inhaling it from the atmosphere
C. by photosynthesis
D. by absorbing it through the skin

17. 16. In which cycle listed below is "plant transpiration" included?
A. carbon cycle
B. nitrogen cycle
C. water cycle
D. oxygen cycle

18. 17. What is required to begin sexual reproduction?
A. spore formation
B. seed dispersal
C. one cell splitting into two complete cells
D. two cells uniting to form one cell

19. 18. Fill in the blank. An organism that reproduces without male or female gametes___________.
A. can only reproduce once
B. does not have enough chromosomes
C. is asexual
D. has a mutant disorder

20. 19. Which of the following statements is true about spores?
A. They are used by all organisms in the sexual reproduction process.
B. They are used by some organisms to reproduce asexually.
C. They are not part of the sexual or asexual reproduction process.

21. 20. Which of the following is true about asexual reproduction?
A. Reproduced cells are identical to the original (parent) cell.
B. It requires a sperm cell.
C. There is a great deal of variation in offspring.
D. It can only happen in plants.

22. 21. Which of these is NOT an organ?
A. stigma
B. blood
C. brain
D. intestine

23. 22. Which of the following is true about a multicellular organism's cells?
A. They are all identical so the organism is able to perform life functions.
B. They are specialized so they can carry out unique functions.
C. They are specialized so they do not infect other organisms in the area.
D. They are all identical so the organism doesn't reject them.

24. 23. Fill in the blank. Organs work together to form body systems, and body systems work together to form _______.
A. organisms
B. tissues
C. populations
D. groups

25. 24. Fill in the blank. The heart is an example of a/an ___________.
A. cell
B. organ
C. body system
D. tissue

26. 25. Meteorology is the study of
Meteorites
The sun
The atmosphere
Stars

27. 26. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things:
Are composed of cells
Are vertebrates
Contain DNA
Can reproduce

28. 27. In the diagram below, which of the factors is abiotic?2. 1. 1 2 3 4 4. 3.

29. 28. Which of the following is not a basic need for organisms?
Stimulus
Place to live
Water
Air

30. Answers
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A
5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A
9. D 10.C 11.B 12.C
13.A 14.B 15.A 16.C
17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A
21.B 22.B 23.A 24.B
25.C 26.B 27.D 28.A