Grade 7 Concept Test
Grade 7 Concept Test
Matching
In the blank, write the correct response letter from List B to the definition in List A. No items
may be used more than once (5 marks).
List A List B
1. An organism that easts other animals; examples are A. Carnivores
wolf, hawk, cougar. ________ B. Consumers
C. Decomposers
2. An organism that eats dead or decaying plant or animal D. Herbivores
matter; an example is a carrion beetle. ________ E. Omnivores
F. Producers
3. An organism that breaks down cells of dead or water G. Scavengers
materials and absorbs their nutrients. ________
Multiple-Choice
Circle the correct answer to the following multiple-choice questions (5 mark)
6. A small fish, called a remora, uses suckers on its head to attach itself to a great white sharks
skin. This fish eats the bacteria and micro-organisms that are unhealthy for the shark. This
symbiotic relationship is called:
a. Commensalism
b. Host-Parasite
c. Mutualism
d. Parasitism
7. Many substances that occur naturally become pollutants when they are presented in
concentrations too high for the environment to absorb without a negative effect. An example of
this is:
a. High levels of PCBs (polychlorintaed byphenyl) in water sources
b. High levels of DDT (dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethan) in farm land
b. High levels of nitrogen in water sources
d. High levels of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere
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Name: __________________________________
9. Using the diagram above of the water cycle what number represents the process of
transpiration?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
10. When air becomes so cool that it can no longer hold as much water vapour and liquid water
is then formed is the process that is represented by number:
a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
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Name: __________________________________
Short Answer
Use the space required to answer the following two questions (6 marks each, 12 total).
11. Plants use carbon dioxide from the air to make their own food. List and briefly describe, in
one sentence, three ways how carbon dioxide is released in the atmosphere. (1 mark for the
source, 1 mark for the sentence).
12. By using the photograph above, describe three interactions between two parts of the
ecosystems (using one or two sentences).
a. biotic and biotic parts (2 marks)
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Name: __________________________________
Long Answer
Use the space provided to answer the following question.
13. Create a viable food web, (of names, illustrations not required) which includes at least one of
each: carnivores, producers, herbivores, and decomposers. Ensure you state which part of the
food web is a carnivore, producer, herbivore, or decomposer. (8 marks: 6 marks for web, 2 marks
for organism descriptors)