Grade 7 Science Practice Test

Spontaneous generation is a mistaken idea because living things

• do not reproduce.

• exhibit binomial nomenclature.

• maintain homeostasis.

• are produced only by living things.

It is a basic unit of structure and function of all living things.

• cell

• matter

• organism

• organelles

The scientific study of how organisms are classified is called __________.

• genetics

• nomenclature

• ecology

• taxonomy

Organisms that get their food from another source.

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Unicellular

• Plants

Which kingdoms include both unicellular and multicellular organisms?

• protists and animals

• fungi and plants

• protists and plants

• fungi and protists

What is one way in which scientists get information about the evolutionary history of species?

• by observing where organisms live

• by comparing organisms’ body structures

• by observing what organisms eat

• by studying how organisms move

Which is the broadest classification level?

• domain

• family

• species

• phylum

Organisms that make their own food are called __________.

• autotrophs

• decomposers

• consumers

• heterotrophs

The first word in an organism’s scientific name is its __________.

• order

• genus

• species

• family

An organism’s scientific name consists of

• its class name and its family name.

• its kingdom name and its phylum name.

• its phylum name and its species name.

• its genus name and its species name.