TCAP Review

A(n) _______ is an organism whose cells have a nucleus.A. cell B. prokaryote C. organD. eukaryote

What are two structures that every cell has?

• A. Nucleus & cell wall • B. Cell wall & cell membrane• C. Cell membrane & DNA• D. Nucleus & DNA

The _______ breaks down food to make energy in the plant and animal cell.A. LysosomeB. Cell wallC. NucleusD. Mitochondria

The __________ controls what enters and leaves the cell.

• A. cell membrane• B. nucleus • C. cytoplasm• D. vacuole

Which of these structures in plant cells gives them a rectangular shape?

A. vacuole

B. cell membrane

C. cell wall

D. chloroplast

Which of these is an organelle found in plant AND animal cells that makes ATP for the cell?

• A. nucleus• B. mitochondria• C. chloroplasts• D. vacuoles

Which of these statements is true about how the cells of a tree and a horse compare?A. both the horse's cells and the tree's cells have rectangular shapesB. only the tree's cells have cell wallsC. only the horse's cells have cell wallsD. only the horse's cells have chloroplasts

During _______, chromatids are separated and moved to opposite sides of the cell.

• A. Metaphase• B. Cytokinesis• C. Interphase• D. Anaphase

What do plants use to make glucose?A. oxygen, water, and light energyB. oxygen, carbon dioxide, and waterC. carbon dioxide, water, and light energyD. carbon dioxide, water, and ATP

________ is the process in which a plant or animal cell breaks down food to make ATP.• A. Active transport• B. Photosynthesis• C. Passive transport• D. Cellular respiration

In the cells of eukaryotes, cellular respiration takes place in A. mitochondriaB. nucleusC. chloroplastsD. cell membrane

What happens when you exhale?• A. Your lungs expand. • B. CO2 is released. • C. O2 is released.• D. O2 is taken inside the body.

Which of these are required by plants to make food?

A. O2, H2O, glucose

B. CO2, H2O, sunlight

C. O2, H2O, sunlight

D. CO2, O2, glucose

During photosynthesis, plants• A. absorb energy from sunlight• B. use carbon dioxide and

water• C. make food and oxygen• D. all of the above

A

B

C

D

What part of the flower protects the immature flower?

• A. A• B. B• C. C• D. D

Which of these best describes the role of humans in the carbon cycle?

• A. burning fossil fuels• B. taking in CO2 and giving off O2• C. absorbing CO2 from water• D. taking in O2 and giving off CO2

during respiration

The passing of traits from parent to offspring is called

A. meiosis

B. recessive

C. heredity

D. probability

The genotype Bb is _____________.• A. homozygous• B. dominant• C. heterozygous• D. recessive

Aa aa

Aa aa

A a

a

a

Which of these is the probability that an individual will show the recessive trait?

A. 100% C. 50%B. 75% D. 0%

Sponges reproduce by releasing a mass of cells that form into a new sponge.

• Which of these describes the way sponges reproduce?

• A. socially• B. sexually• C. asexually• D. None of the above

A plant with white flowers was crossed with a plant with red flowers. All of the offspring had white flowers.

Which of these terms describes the red flower trait?A. recessiveB. sex-linkedC. codominantD. dominant

Dustin’s mother has straight hair and his father has curly hair. Dustin and his three sisters all have curly hair. Which type of trait is curly hair?

• A. dominant• B. recessive• C. majority• D. attractive

Heredity is the passing of traits fromA. Grandparent to grandchildB. Parent to offspringC. Offspring to parentD. All of the above

Which of the following cell organelles stores DNA?• A. Nucleus• B. Cell membrane• C. Mitochondria• D. Large vacuole

What term could be used to label the outer layer of Earth?

A. magmaB. crustC. coreD. mantle

Igneous rock forms when • A. magma cools and hardens• B. minerals crystallize • C. heat and pressure change the

texture of a rock• D. natural cement binds rock

fragments together

Sexual reproduction is the production of offspring from two parents. Which of the following reproduce sexually?

A. swans and bacteria

B. only bacteria

C. only swans

D. None of the above

Sedimentary rock forms when • A. rock weathers and erodes• B. minerals crystallize • C. heat and pressure change the

texture of a rock• D. natural cement binds rock

fragments together

A

Which of these layers is the “A” arrow pointing to?• A. Inner core• B. Outer core• C. Mantle

• D. Crust

Rock that forms when heat and pressure inside Earth chemically change existing rock is called

• A. igneous rock• B. sedimentary rock• C. sediment• D. metamorphic rock

Which of the following compositional layers make up the greatest percentage of Earth’s mass?A. continental crustB. oceanic crustC. the mantleD. the core

The speed that a tectonic plate moves per year is best measured in • A. Kilometers per year• B. Centimeters per year• C. Meters per year• D. Millimeters per year

Which simple machine is used in a doorknob?

A. wheel and axle

B. screw

C. lever

D. pulley

A push or pull to change the speed or direction of an object is

• A. speed• B. distance• C. force• D. work

Which is not a type of inclined plane?A. a wheelchair rampB. a wedgeC. a screwD. a doorknob

Which of the following would you use a pulley for?• A. hold pieces of plastic together• B. cut food• C. raise a sail on a sailboat• D. All of the above

5. If Alexis rides her bike on a straight road and does not speed up or slow down, she is traveling with a

A. constant acceleration

B. constant velocity

C. positive acceleration

D. negative acceleration

Which of the following is an example of acceleration?

A. a train traveling 65 miles per hour south

B. a boat sailing west at 5 knotsC. a person jogging at 3 m/s along

a winding pathD. a car stopped at a red light

What is associated with Newton’s second law of motion?

• A. weight• B. acceleration• C. temperature• D. velocity

Anther Sepal CoolingStamen Combustion Weather/ErosionPistil Oxygen Heat & pressureCell wall Sexual Rep. PulleyNucleus Asexual Rep. Wheel & AxleDNA Homozygous ScrewMitochondria Heterozygous Inclined PlaneChloroplast Phenotype LeverGlucose Genotype WedgePhotosynthesis Mineral AmplitudeRespiration Metamorphic WavelengthATP Igneous FrequencyRibosome Magma ProphaseLysosome Sedimentary MitosisVacuole Melting MetaphaseAnaphase Telophase CytokinesisCrest Trough DominantRecessive Diffusion OsmosisTransverse wave Longitudinal wave Organ systemTissue Organ Punnett square