Grade 7 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Science Concepts and Evidence worksheet - version 14
Grade 7 science practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Science Concepts and Evidence
Grade 7 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-ZZWQCA-15XI
What limits population growth?A. Resources and environmental conditions B. An organism that makes its own food C. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success D. The cell
What is a producer?A. Genes carry instructions that influence traits B. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success C. The cell D. An organism that makes its own food
What is homeostasis?A. Genes carry instructions that influence traits B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. Maintaining stable internal conditions D. An organism that makes its own food
How do genes relate to traits?A. Genes carry instructions that influence traits B. Maintaining stable internal conditions C. Chloroplasts D. The cell
Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?A. The cell B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. Chloroplasts D. Resources and environmental conditions
What do decomposers do?A. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients B. An organism that makes its own food C. The cell D. Chloroplasts
What does natural selection favor?A. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. An organism that makes its own food D. Resources and environmental conditions
What is the basic unit of life?A. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success B. Maintaining stable internal conditions C. Resources and environmental conditions D. The cell
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 14
- What limits population growth?Resources and environmental conditions
- What is a producer?An organism that makes its own food
- What is homeostasis?Maintaining stable internal conditions
- How do genes relate to traits?Genes carry instructions that influence traits
- Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?Chloroplasts
- What do decomposers do?Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients
- What does natural selection favor?Heritable traits that improve reproductive success
- What is the basic unit of life?The cell
Worked example
Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.
Common mistake
Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.