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Alabama ACAP · Grade 7 Science Assessment Practice

Alabama ACAP Grade 7 Science Practice Test

Build Grade 7 Alabama ACAP Science readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering heredity, ecosystems, Earth systems, resources, matter, energy, forces, and scientific practices.

Alabama ACAP Grade 7 Science Practice sets

This Alabama ACAP Grade 7 Science Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 multiple-choice questions each. The original questions help Grade 7 students review heredity, evolution evidence, ecosystems, Earth systems, resources, matter, energy, forces, data, and engineering practices.

Grade 7 Science skills covered

  • DNA, genes, inherited traits, mutations, cell division, fossils, natural selection, and common ancestry
  • Food webs, energy transfer, competition, symbiosis, carrying capacity, biodiversity, decomposers, and population change
  • Water cycle, tides, tectonic plates, weather and climate, greenhouse gases, renewable resources, and erosion
  • Particle motion, conservation of mass, chemical reactions, kinetic and potential energy, forces, friction, and electrical properties
  • Testable questions, variables, controls, graphs, trials, measurement, evidence-based conclusions, criteria, and engineering design

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the situation, model, or data carefully, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after responding. Use the results to choose the Grade 7 Science skill that needs more practice.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Alabama State Department of Education guidance, official blueprints, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Alabama assessment hub, visit Alabama State Assessments.

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Alabama ACAP Grade 7 Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Alabama ACAP Grade 7 Science practice set on life science and heredity, with answers and explanations.

Choose one answer for each question. Use the evidence, model, or data in the prompt and review the explanation after answering to strengthen Grade 7 science skills.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the role of DNA in a living organism?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It carries genetic instructions..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: DNA stores instructions that influence how cells grow, function, and reproduce.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

DNA stores instructions that influence how cells grow, function, and reproduce.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a gene?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A segment of DNA that influences a trait.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: A gene is a section of DNA that contains information related to a trait or function.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

A gene is a section of DNA that contains information related to a trait or function.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Why can siblings have different combinations of traits?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is They receive different combinations of genetic information from their parents..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Each child receives a different combination of genetic information from the two parents.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Each child receives a different combination of genetic information from the two parents.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which example is an inherited trait?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A natural blood type.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Blood type is influenced by inherited genetic information, while the other examples are acquired.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Blood type is influenced by inherited genetic information, while the other examples are acquired.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a mutation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A change in genetic material.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: A mutation is a change in DNA that can sometimes affect a trait or cell function.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

A mutation is a change in DNA that can sometimes affect a trait or cell function.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Why are cells able to divide and make new cells?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The genetic material is copied and distributed to new cells..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Before division, genetic material is copied so each new cell can receive instructions.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Before division, genetic material is copied so each new cell can receive instructions.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process produces two genetically similar body cells for growth and repair?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Mitosis.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Mitosis produces two cells with genetic information similar to the original body cell.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Mitosis produces two cells with genetic information similar to the original body cell.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What can fossils provide evidence about?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Organisms and environments that existed in the past.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Fossils preserve evidence of past organisms and the environments in which they lived.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Fossils preserve evidence of past organisms and the environments in which they lived.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do populations change over many generations?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Inherited variations can affect survival and reproduction..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Variation and environmental pressures can affect which traits are passed on more often.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Variation and environmental pressures can affect which traits are passed on more often.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which evidence best supports that two organisms may share a common ancestor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Similar structures and genetic sequences.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the situation, model, or data carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Structural and genetic similarities can provide evidence of evolutionary relationships.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the answer with the evidence and confirm that the explanation matches the question.

Structural and genetic similarities can provide evidence of evolutionary relationships.

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Frequently asked questions about Alabama ACAP Grade 7 Science Practice

What skills are covered?

The page covers Grade 7 heredity, evolution evidence, ecosystems, Earth systems, resources, matter, energy, forces, scientific practices, data, and engineering design.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official ACAP questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Always check the latest Alabama State Department of Education information for official testing dates, blueprints, accommodations, and policies.