ES Unit two review

Multiple Choice

This picture best describes which connection?

• Atmosphere-Biosphere
• Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere-Geosphere
• Geosphere-Biosphere

Multiple Choice

What are the 4 spheres of the earth?

• Lithosphere/Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Multiple Choice

To describe the lithosphere's structure, we (scientists) can discuss all except...

• nutrient availability

• PH & moisture level

• Composition

• light quality

Multiple Choice

What are the four main layers of the Earth as shown in the diagram?

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

Multiple Choice

What is the hydrosphere?

• The layer of Earth that contains all the water

• The layer of Earth that contains all the air

• The layer of Earth that contains all the land

• The layer of Earth that contains all the living organisms

Multiple Choice

What is the cryosphere?

• The portion of the hydrosphere that is frozen

• The portion of the atmosphere that is frozen

• The portion of the lithosphere that is frozen

• The portion of the biosphere that is frozen

Multiple Choice

What is the term used to describe the maximum advance of a glacier?

• Glacial margin

• Terminal moraine

• Recessional moraine

• Outwash plain

Multiple Choice

What is the atmosphere made of?

• Gases surrounding the earth

• Solid rocks

• Liquid water

• Living organisms

Multiple Choice

What is the biosphere?

• The worldwide sum of all ecosystems.

• The center of the Earth.

• All the planets of the Solar System.

• It is just all Asturian animals.

• Plants and only plants and nothing but plants.

Multiple Choice

Moving water in a river that causes erosion in a valley is an example of which two spheres interacting?

• hydrosphere and atmosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• geosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

Multiple Choice

Which 2 spheres are affected?

An earthquake causes a tsunami.

• Geosphere and Atmosphere
• Atmosphere and Biosphere
• Geosphere and Biosphere
• Geosphere and Hydrosphere

Categorize

Options (6)

Numeric (measurements)

Descriptive, non-numeric (Using your senses)

Colors, textures, smells, tastes, opinions

Length, weight, temperature, time, etc.

Determine if the following is a qualitative or quantitative observation.

Quantitative

Qualitative

Open Ended

What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors? Give an example of each.

Reorder

Reorder the following from the smallest, most specific level of ecological organization (1) to the broadest (3):

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Biosphere

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a niche and a habitat?

• A niche is where an organism lives, while a habitat is its role in the environment.

• A niche is the unique role a species plays, while a habitat is where it lives.

• A niche includes food and shelter, while a habitat does not.

• A niche is only for predators, while a habitat is for all species.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a fundamental niche and a realized niche?

• A fundamental niche is smaller than a realized niche

• A realized niche is the role an organism can occupy without competition

• A fundamental niche is the role an organism can occupy without competition

• A realized niche is larger than a fundamental niche

Multiple Choice

In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

• Deer

• Grass

• rain

Reorder

Reorder the following from smallest to largest

• Species/Individual

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Biosphere

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

This global food web shows how parts of a meadow ecosystem interact with parts of a marsh ecosystem.

Which of these is a food chain that is part of the global food web?

• meadow grass → rabbit → fox → hawk

• marsh grass → snail → small fish → hawk

• marsh grass → grasshopper → mouse → fox

• meadow grass → grasshopper → praying mantis → small fish

Reorder

Put the following organisms in the correct order to create a food chain

• Grass

• Cricket

• Frog

• Snake

• Hawk

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food
• Eat other organisms to gain energy
• Make the food for the whole food chain
• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

Multiple Choice

Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Next the honey guide birds eat. Both species benefit. 

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

Fill in the Blank

Explain what is happening at each level of this energy pyramid. What groups of organisms would you find in each level? How much energy would they have?

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&

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Open Ended

Energy flows from producers to consumers, as shown in food chains and food webs. Only about 10% of that energy is transferred when a consumer eats. What happens to the remainder of the energy that does not get transferred?

Fill in the Blank

Ostriches and Gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators. Because the visual abilities of the two species are different, they can each identify threats that the other animal may not see as readily. Both species benefit.

Multiple Choice

In some densely forested areas, a single species of tall tree will dominate over all of the other species.

What would be a reason for the lack of tree diversity?

• lack of rain
• length of growing season
• competition for light
• temperature fluctuations