SOL Review Quiz 10

A team of scientists is studying the fossils in the cross-section of rock shown. In which layers of rock are the oldest leaf and fish fossils found?

• layers 1 and 3

• layers 2 and 4

• layer 3 and 7

• layers 6 and 7

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In a deciduous forest ecosystem, a white-tailed deer eats tree leaves, while a Cooper’s hawk hunts a downy woodpecker. In the ground, earthworms break down leaves.

 The Cooper’s hawk is classified as a –

• producer

• decomposer

• parasite

• consumer

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Energy is transferred from insects to fish in this system by –

• water

• radiation

• food consumption

• decaying processes

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The figure shows an energy pyramid for an ecosystem. What happens to the amount of energy in the pyramid as it moves up through the different levels?

• It increases.

• It decreases.

• It increases and then decreases.

• It decreases and then increases.

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The table indicates the number of amino acids that differ in the amino-acid sequence of the hemoglobin from selected organisms when compared to human hemoglobin. On the basis of this information, which organism would be classified as most closely related to humans?

• Lamprey

• Frog

• Dog

• Macaque

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The picture shows part of the pectoral girdle and limb of two flying vertebrates known as the bat and the prehistoric pterosaur. Which bone of the pterosaur corresponds to the humerous of the bat?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Scientists often use similarities in structure to determine how organisms are related. The diagram shows the top view of the skulls of four different animals. Using the structures of the skulls, which two animals are most closely related?

• Animals 1 and 3

• Animals 1 and 4

• Animals 2 and 3

• Animals 2 and 4

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Two species of finches from the Galapagos Islands are shown. These two finches share a common ancestor from South America. What is the most likely way that one ancestral finch species will develop into two distinct species?

• The ancestral species mated with other species and the offspring resulted in two new species.

• The ancestral species was genetically engineered to become two new species.

• Groups of ancestral species became isolated and adapted to different environments.

• Two individual birds acquired many spontaneous mutations.

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The graph shows the number of organisms in an isolated population over time. In which part of the curve is the death rate always greater than the birth rate?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

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One method of determining the classification of an animal is by comparing the amino acid sequence. Which of these animals most closely resembles the unknown animal?

Unknown: Met-Gly-Ser-Tyr-Tyr-Arg-His-His-Glu-Lys-Asp

• Horse: Met-Gly-Ser-Ser-Tyr-Arg-Arg-Asp-His-Glu-Lys-Asp

• Dog: Met-Gly-Ser-Tyr-Tyr-Arg-His-Asp-Glu-Lys-Asp

• Cat: Met-Gly-Ser-Tyr-Tyr-Arg-His-His-Arg-Cys-Thre-Asp

• Mouse: Met-Gly-Ser-Tyr-Tyr-Arg-His-Glu-Val-Val-Leu