EOG test prepPlease get out a piece of blank lined paper. Number your paper 1-14. Please put your name at the top and “EOG test prep” at the top as well.

1. During which period in the geologic time scale was there a great increase in the variety of life forms on Earth?

A. CarboniferousB. CambrianC. CretatiousD. Quaternary

2 . Flowering plants evolved during the Cretaceous period, between 145 and 65 million years ago. Scientists know when these plants evolved because of fossil evidence. Which type of fossil evidence of flowering plants was least likely to have been found by scientists?A. Fossils of flowers C. imprints of flowers

B. Fossils of seeds D. imprints of stems

3. If you found many tracks of the same species of prehistoric animal in an area, what might you conclude about that animal?A. It lived in groupsB. It hunted aloneC. It was the only species thereD. It did not produce many offspring

4. What is the underlying cause of all natural species extinctions?A. Plate tectonicsB. Environmental changeC. Competition from other speciesD. Habitat destruction

5. What percentage of all the species that have ever lived on Earth have become extinct?

A. Nearly 50%B. Nearly 60%C. Nearly 75%D. More than 99%

6. Which of the following is a sudden event that can change Earth’s surface?A. Volcanic EruptionB. Chemical weathering C. Mechanical weatheringD. Mountain building

7. A scientist finds fossils from the same organism in both India and Africa. What is a possible explanation for the presence of these fossils on two different continents?A. AdaptationB. Continental driftC. Climate changeD. Law of superposition

8. Which statement is part of the cell theory?A. Unicellular organisms are composed of a

single cellB. Cells vary in size and shapeC. All cells come from existing cellsD. Cells may be specialized to perform a

specific function

9. Euglena are able to make their own food by carrying out photosynthesis. What is the source of energy for the process of photosynthesis?

A. SunlightB. Carbon DioxideC. GlucoseD. Water

10. Why are viruses not considered living things?A. Viruses are not made of cellsB. Viruses do not contain hereditary

materialC. Viruses cannot make their own nutrientsD. Viruses can be seen only with an electron

microscope

11. What is a disease that can be spread from one person to another called (we called this an infectious disease but there is also another name for it…hint: we did not use this word)

A. CarrierB. VectorC. ContagionD. Noninfectious disease

12. Which of the following helps to transmit diseases?

A. Isolation of the carrierB. Reducing the population densityC. Elimination of the vectorD. Poor sanitary conditions

13. Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote?A. A virusB. A yeastC. A coccusD. An amoeba

Which scientist first used the word cell to describe what he saw with a microscope?

A. van LeeuwenhoekB. HookeC. VirchowD. Schwann

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Answer Key

1 C 10. A2 A 11. C3 A 12. D4 B 13. A5. D 14. B6. A7. B8. C9. A