Grade 7 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Science Concepts and Evidence worksheet - version 8
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-4RAC79-15XI
What is a producer?A. Chloroplasts B. The cell C. An organism that makes its own food D. Genes carry instructions that influence traits
Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?A. An organism that makes its own food B. Maintaining stable internal conditions C. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success D. Chloroplasts
What limits population growth?A. Chloroplasts B. The cell C. Genes carry instructions that influence traits D. Resources and environmental conditions
What is the basic unit of life?A. Maintaining stable internal conditions B. Genes carry instructions that influence traits C. An organism that makes its own food D. The cell
What does natural selection favor?A. Resources and environmental conditions B. The cell C. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success D. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients
What is homeostasis?A. An organism that makes its own food B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. Maintaining stable internal conditions D. Resources and environmental conditions
What do decomposers do?A. The cell B. Chloroplasts C. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients D. Maintaining stable internal conditions
How do genes relate to traits?A. Genes carry instructions that influence traits B. Maintaining stable internal conditions C. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients D. Chloroplasts
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 8
- What is a producer?An organism that makes its own food
- Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?Chloroplasts
- What limits population growth?Resources and environmental conditions
- What is the basic unit of life?The cell
- What does natural selection favor?Heritable traits that improve reproductive success
- What is homeostasis?Maintaining stable internal conditions
- What do decomposers do?Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients
- How do genes relate to traits?Genes carry instructions that influence traits
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.