Grade 7 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Science Concepts and Evidence worksheet - version 9
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-4HAQIA-15XI
What limits population growth?A. Resources and environmental conditions B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. Genes carry instructions that influence traits D. An organism that makes its own food
What is homeostasis?A. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success B. Chloroplasts C. The cell D. Maintaining stable internal conditions
What is a producer?A. The cell B. An organism that makes its own food C. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients D. Chloroplasts
Where does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?A. Resources and environmental conditions B. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients C. Maintaining stable internal conditions D. Chloroplasts
What do decomposers do?A. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients B. The cell C. Chloroplasts D. Maintaining stable internal conditions
What does natural selection favor?A. Chloroplasts B. Heritable traits that improve reproductive success C. Genes carry instructions that influence traits D. The cell
What is the basic unit of life?A. Break down dead matter and recycle nutrients B. Resources and environmental conditions C. Genes carry instructions that influence traits D. The cell
How do genes relate to traits?A. An organism that makes its own food B. Chloroplasts C. The cell D. Genes carry instructions that influence traits
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.
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- What limits population growth?Resources and environmental conditions
- What is homeostasis?Maintaining stable internal conditions
- What is a producer?An organism that makes its own food
- 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
- 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.