INTERNATIONAL BILINGUAL SCHOOL AT TAINAN SCIENCE

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2016-2017 School Year 2nd Semester Final Exam SCORE

Subject: Life Science Subject Teacher: Winnie Sheu
Student:_________________ Grade Level: 7th
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

____1. The central nevous system allows us to sense the environment

____2. The spinal cord is part of the peripheral nervous system
____3. Water is not important to bodily functions
____4. Pathogens help the body fight against disease..
____5. Eating red meat supplies you with unsaturated fats.
____6. Minerals are needed to help the body regulate many chemical reactions.
____7. Your body CANNOT manufacture all of the essential amino acids.
____8. You can catch a noninfectious disease from another person
____9. You must take vitamin supplements to provide nutrients every day.
____10.  The following are all possible causes of cancer: smoking, excessive drinking, and radiation from the
sun.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____11. Cells of the nervous system are called____.

A. nerves C. axon
B. neurons D. dendrites
____12. What is detected by chemoreceptors?
A. tastes C. sounds
B. odors D. Both A and B
____13. Nutrients like calcium and zinc are often referred to as _____.
A. fats C. minerals
B. proteins D. vitamins
____14. How many sperm join with an egg?
A. 1 C. 10
B. 100 D. 1000
____15. What do the four parathyroid glands do?
A. regulate the amount of calcium in the system
B. signal the immune system to fight infections
C. send hormones that allow the body to respond to stress and act quickly
D. receive information from the nervous system

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____16. How long does a human baby develop inside its mother?
A. Six months C. One year
B. Nine months D. Eight months
____17. Proteins are composed of substances called _____.
A. lipids C. carbohydrates
B. Citric acids D. Amino acids
____18. ____ is one way to develop active immunity to a disease.
A. Chemotherapy C. Taking vitamins
B. A vaccine D. Exercise
____19. Which of the following is NOT a system important for an individual’s survival?
A. Nervous system C. Skeletal system
B. Circulatory system D. Reproductive system
____20. What is the primary role of the reproductive system?
A. provide energy for the system C. to ensure survival of the species
B. sense pain D. enable mobility of the organism
____21. After the sperm fertilizes the egg, it is called a(n) _____.
A. sperm C. oocyte
B. egg D. zygote
____22. Which type of fat can cause heart disease if consumed in high quantities?
A. carbohydrates C. calories
B. saturated D. unsaturated
____23. Besides carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, what other nutrient does your body need
for life?
A. DNA C. chlorophyll
B. water D. None of the above

____24. What is the purpose of structure C?

A. produce sperm C. store urine
B. provide an exit for urine and semen D. protect and contain the testes

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____25. What is the name of structure B?
A. scrotum C. testis
B. urethra D. urinary bladder
____26.What is the name of structure D?
A. scrotum C. testis
B. urethra D. urinary bladder
____27. What is the name of structure C?
A. scrotum C. testis
B. urethra D. urinary bladder
____28. Which gland, found only in males, releases testosterone and produces sperm cells?
A. ovaries C. testes
B. thymus D. adrenal
____29. The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are parts of the ____.
A. inner ear C. outer ear
B. balance system D. middle ear
____30. Which of the following is not formed by the body as a part of an immune response?
A. antigen C. antibody
B. B cells D. T cells
____31. Your immune system consists of ____ that fight disease.
A. cells C. tissues
B. organs D. All of the above
____32. Which list shows all of the different tastes recognized by taste buds?
A. bitter, salty, sour, sweet, umami
B. bitter, salty, sour, sweet, utashi
C. bitter, salty, sour, sweet
D. salty, sour, sweet
____33. In the female reproductive system, sperm follow the following route:
A. vagina, cervix, fallopian tube, uterus
B. vagina, fallopian tube, cervix, uterus
C. vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tube
D. vagina, fallopian tube, uterus, cervix
____34. A patient has the following symptoms: congestion, runny nose, coughing and sneezing. What
respiratory illness will the doctor most likely diagnose the patient?
A. ovary C. fallopian tube
B. vagina D. uterus
____35. Which disease had the largest number of cases after the vaccine was available?

A. Diphtheria C. Mumps
B. Pertussis D. Rubella

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____36. All of these are first-line defenses EXCEPT ____.
A. mucus C. cilia
B. antibodies D. stomach acids
____37. Of the following, which is NOT part of an eye?
A. cochlea C. retina
B. cornea D. iris
____38. The tube that carries the sperm out of the testes is the _____.
A. vas deferens C. vasa efferentia
B. oviduct D. epididymis
____39. Which of the following substances is considered inorganic?
A. fats C. minerals
B. carbohydrates D. epididymis
____40. What is the difference between active immunity and passive immunity?
A. In passive immunity, the person was always immune to the antigens.
B. In active immunity, the person is immune because they make good choices about exercise.
C. Your body produces antibodies in passive immunity. In active immunity, antibodies are made outside
the body.
D. Your body produces antibodies in active immunity. In passive immunity, the antibodies are made
outside the body.
____41. How does the nervous system function?
A. very slowly, responses occur over the course of years
B. very quickly, responses can occur in less than a second
C. quickly, the quickest responses can occur in around a minute
D. at the same rate as the endocrine system
____42. What does the hypothalamus do?
A. regulates the amount of calcium in the system
B. signals the immune system to fight infections
C. sends hormones that allow the body to respond to stress and act quickly
D. receives information from the nervous system.
____43. Infectious diseases are caused by ____.
A. viruses C. fungi
B. bacteria D. All of the above

Use the diagram to answer the following questions.

____44. Which structure is the cornea?

A. A C. C
B. B D. D
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____45. Which structure focuses the image, so what you see is not blurry
A. A C. C
B. B D. D
____46. Which structure converts the image to electric impulses?
A. A C. C
B. B D. D
____47. Which of the following is NOT part of a sperm?
A. mitochondria C. tail
B. midpiece D. head
____48. When your body fights a disease it is battling against _____.
A. antigens C. antibodies
B. hormones D. Mutant lymphocytes
____49. Which is a place where pathogens can NOT exist?
A. in the air C. In water
B. on objects D. Pathogens can exist in all of those places.
____50. How do antibodies make antigens useless?
A. by attaching to them C. by dissolving them
B. by covering them with carbon dioxide D. by hiding them
____51. What portion of the nervous system controls digestion?
A. cerebellum C. Brain stem
B. spinal cord D. Peripheral nervous system
____52.Which of the following plants is nonvascular?
A. fern C. conifer
B. moss D. monocot
____53. Coal formed millions of years ago from the remains of
A. Nonvascular plants C. Green algae
B. Flowering plants D. Seedless vascular plants
____56. The largest group of gymnosperms is the
A. conifers C. cycads
B. ginkgos D. gnetophytes
____57. The vein of a lead contains
A. Xylem and phloem C. Epidermis and cuticle
B. stomata D. Xylem only
____58. In a flower the petals functions to
A. Produce ovules C. Protect the flower bud
B. Attract pollinators D. Produce pollen
____59. Monocots have
A. Flower parts of four or fives C. Parallel veins in leaves
B. Two cotyledons D. All of the above
____60. Which of the following is NOT a leaf structure?
A. stigma C. stoma
B. Guard cell D. cuticle
____61 During the plants life cycle, spore grow into
A. gametophytes C. gymnosperms
B. sporophytes D. angiosperms

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Short Answer
Complete each statement.
1 Describe the function of the PNS and CNS. What do they stand for?
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2. List six kinds of nutrients available in foods.
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3. Why is it an advantage to you to have reflexes?
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4. What is the main function of the peripheral nervous system?
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5. Identify the following sensory receptors listed as part of the ear, eye, tongue, or nose:
retina, cochlea, eardrum,chemoreceptors, cones, rods, taste buds.
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6. What is nearsightedness? Describe the structure of the eye.

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7. Name structures A-D, then write the function of that structure

Structure A:___________________________
Structure B: ___________________________
Structure C: ___________________________
Structure D: ___________________________

8. Why is the scrotum located on the outside of the male body?

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9. Flowering plants that are pollinated by the wind have flowers that lack fragrance and are plain in color.
Flowering plants that are pollinated by animals tend to have fragrant, brightly colored flowers. Explain this
difference.
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10. How is water important for the reproduction of mosses and fern?
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Bonus
1. Label the structures (0.5pt) and write the function(0.5pt) of the flower

2. Label the structure(0.5pt) and function of structures(0.5pt) of the plant leaf

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