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WorksheetsBiology Fall Semester Exam Review
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Class
Date
1.
The first level of organisms in a food chain are called:
a)
primary consumers
b)
secondary consumers
c)
tertiary consumers
d)
producers/autotrophs
2.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
3.
In an ecosystem, a sudden decrease in the number of natural bacteria in the soil will most likely result in:
a)
increased water pollution in the soil
b)
increased precipitation and flooding of the soil
c)
a reduction in the amount of nitrogen available to the ecosystem
d)
a decrease in the number of fossils formed in the soil
4.
How do animals get nitrogen?
a)
the atmosphere
b)
eating other organisms
c)
bacteria
d)
lightning
5.
Which process takes Carbon Dioxide from the air and converts it into a form of carbon used by living things?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Bioremdiation
6.
In a food web, which organisms recycle the nutrients from detritus and release the carbon from dead things back into the environment?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Detritivores/scavengers
d)
Decomposers
7.
A tertiary consumer has to be which type of organism?
a)
Carnivore.
b)
Decomposer
c)
Producer.
d)
Herbivore.
8.
The replacement of one type of community by another over time is
a)
combustion
b)
respiration
c)
succession
d)
nitrogen fixation
9.
The final stable community that is made up of mature, hardwood trees is called:
a)
pioneer community
b)
farmland
c)
climax community
d)
old field
10.
A rock is seen with lichens covering it. What stage of succession is being observed?
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
tertiary succession
d)
none of the above
11.
Plants and animals that have migrated to areas where they did not originate often displace native species by out-competing them for resources. These organisms are known as...
a)
acid rain
b)
biochemical magnification
c)
invasive (non-native) species
d)
nitrogen fixation
12.
This relationship occurs when two species occupy the same niche (or role) in an ecosystem. In this relationship, two or more species (or individuals) use the same limited resource and both are negatively affected by the relationship. What type of relationship is described?
a)
competition
b)
commensalism
c)
predation
d)
succession
13.
Which of the following would NOT put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
a)
A volcanic eruption
b)
Burning of vegetation (plant materials)
c)
Combustion of fossil fuels
d)
All of these would put CO2 into the atmosphere
14.
How many trophic levels exist in this food chain?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
15.
What type of ecological relationship occurs between the Small Planktivorous Fish and the Large Piscivorous Fish?
a)
Predation
b)
Mutaulism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Competition
16.
Which of the following is NOT an autotroph in the food web?
a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Vegetation
c)
Benthic Invertebrates
d)
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)
17.
If poaching eliminates the Bald Eagle from this ecosystem, which of the following would occur?
a)
an increase in the sea duck population
b)
an increase in large fish
c)
a decrease in bivalves
d)
all of the above
18.
Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism's life processes , and the rest is
a)
used in reproduction
b)
stored as body tissue
c)
stored as fat
d)
eliminated as heat
19.
Suppose the producers in a food chain have 5000 kcals of energy. How many kcals would the primary consumers receive?
a)
50 kcal
b)
500 kcal
c)
5,000 kcal
d)
50,000 kcal
20.
A snake that has eaten a frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a
a)
primary producer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
tertiary consumer
21.
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected
a)
predation
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
22.
This diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem; 10% is passed on to upper levels, the rest is lost as heat
a)
succession
b)
cellular respiration
c)
energy pyramid
d)
biochemical cycle
23.
What is the correct order of organization in a ecosystem from smallest to biggest?
a)
population, species, ecosystem, community
b)
species, population, community, ecosystem
c)
species, community, population, ecosystem
d)
community, population, ecosystem, species
24.
Behaviors or physical characteristics that make an individual better suited to their environment.
a)
natural selection
b)
adaptations
c)
niche
d)
traits
25.
Relationship where both species benefit
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
26.
Relationship where one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it.
a)
mutualism
b)
predation
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
27.
Which 2 organisms have the fewest characteristics in common?
a)
2 organisms in the same kingdom
b)
2 organisms in the same genus
c)
2 organisms in the same species
d)
2 organisms in the same family
28.
The science of classifying and naming organisms is called:
a)
biology
b)
taxonomy
c)
grouping
d)
scientific names
29.
Which kingdoms contain members who are prokaryotic?
a)
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria and Protista
c)
Eubacteria and Animalia
d)
Eubacteria and Fungi
30.
Members of this kingdom are multicellular and autotrophic
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
31.
Members of this kingdom are prokaryotic and live in unusual conditions such as deep ocean trenches or volcanoes
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Archaebacteria
32.
Common bacteria are found in this kingdom
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
33.
Based on the dichotomous key, Euglena belongs to
a)
Kingdom Eubacteria
b)
Kingdom Protista
c)
Kingdom Plantae
d)
Kingdom Fungi
34.
Which 2 organisms would be able to reproduce and produce fertile offspring?
a)
2 organisms in the same class
b)
2 organisms in the same family
c)
2 organisms in the same genus
d)
2 organisms in the same species
35.
Which of the following scientific names is written in the correct format?
a)
Camelus dromedarius
b)
camelus dromedarius (italicized)
c)
Camelus Dromedarius
d)
Camelus dromedarius (italiczed)
36.
Why is it important for scientists to classify organisms?
a)
To show relatedness between organisms
b)
To group living things into categories by similarities
c)
To have a standardized name for organisms of the same species
d)
all of the above
37.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
38.
The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)
a)
change
b)
adaption
c)
species
d)
variation
39.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
40.
A bird has an adaptation that allows it to easily outcompete other birds for food. Because of this adaptation, the bird survives to reproductive maturity and can produce many eggs. This bird has a high -
a)
life expectancy
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
41.
What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
a)
no evolutionary relationships between the groups
b)
recent common ancestry
c)
similar environments in the past
d)
evolution from a distant common ancestor
42.
The picture shown represents a
a)
homologous structure
b)
embryonic structure
c)
vestigial structure
d)
analagous structure
43.
Similar skeletal structures between organisms in which the structure is not used in the same way is a:
a)
vestigial structure
b)
homologous structure
c)
analogous structure
d)
embryonic structure
44.
All living organisms share:
a)
A genetic code made of the same components
b)
The same DNA sequence of bases
c)
The same niche
d)
The same cellular components
45.
What is it called when there is a change in a species' DNA that leads to a new trait?
a)
adaptation
b)
natural selection
c)
bacteria
d)
mutation
46.
What does the Fossil Record show?
a)
Exactly what year particular organisms were alive
b)
The order of life on earth and how species have changed over time
c)
The best adaptations
d)
Vestigial Organs
47.
Natural Selection favors the organisms
a)
that are chosen by humans to breed
b)
with the best adaptations for a particular environment at a particular time
c)
with the worst adaptations
d)
with the best vestigial organs
48.
______________ allows at least some organisms to survive if the environment drastically changes.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Homologous Structures
c)
Genetic Diversity
49.
Evolution that occurs when various traits are lost from a population as a result of some random event or bottle neck effect it is called ____________. This results in a decrease in genetic variation in the population.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Adaptation
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Mutation
50.
What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another
a)
genetic drift
b)
sexual selection
c)
bottleneck effect
d)
gene flow
51.
How does your body use lipids?
a)
Primary source of energy
b)
energy storage and insulation
c)
speeds up chemical reaction
d)
defense
52.
What molecule is this?
a)
this is a monosaccharide
b)
this is a polysaccharide
c)
this is a protein
d)
this is a lipid
53.
Which of the following describes proteins?
a)
amino acids linked with peptide bonds
b)
fatty acids bonded to a glycerol
c)
monosaccharides linked by dehydration synthesis
d)
made of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogen bases
54.
What element is found in proteins but not carbs nor lipids?
a)
carbon
b)
hydrogen
c)
nitrogen
d)
oxygen
55.
What are the 4 biomolecules essential for life?
a)
Carbohydrates, fats, lipids, proteins
b)
Carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, nucleic acids
c)
Carbohydrates, glycerol, proteins, nucleic acids
d)
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
56.
What is another word for monomer?
a)
building block
b)
one sugar
c)
polymer
d)
monosaccharide
57.
What type of biomolecule is shown?
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
58.
What are nucleic acids made of?
a)
amino acids
b)
sugar, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases (nucleotides)
c)
monosaccharides
d)
lipids
59.
Which is NOT a function of proteins?
a)
structure and support
b)
make up anitbodies in the immune system
c)
speed up chemical reactions (enzymes)
d)
energy
60.
Which biomolecule is a cell's primary source of ATP (ENERGY)?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
proteins
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
61.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
62.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
63.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
64.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. I am made of lipids - specifically, phospholipids. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell skin
65.
You might think of me as the trash collector or recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
lysosme
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
66.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
67.
Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
68.
I make proteins for the cell. What am I?
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
lysosome
69.
A virus can only 'replicate' (reproduce) when it ....
a)
has enough food
b)
gets big enough
c)
is attached to a host cell
d)
feels like it
70.
Non-living particples made up of proteins and nucleic acids are called
a)
cells
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
bacteria
d)
viruses
71.
Mitochondria and chloroplasts are though to have once been prokaryotic cells. This theory is known as
a)
cell theory
b)
endosymbiosis
c)
natural selection
d)
cellular respiration
72.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; physical appearance.
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
d)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
73.
Two heterozygous tall pea plants are crossed. Which describes their offspring?
a)
50% tall and 50% short
b)
75%tall and 25% short
c)
100%short
74.
R=round seed
r=wrinkled seed.
Cross a homozygous round with a wrinkled. Which statement predicts the results?
r=wrinkled seed.
Cross a homozygous round with a wrinkled. Which statement predicts the results?
a)
offspring will be Rr
b)
offspring will be RR
c)
round seeds will be recessive to wrinkled
d)
Wrinkled will be observed in half of offspring
75.
Pea plants can have green or yellow seeds. In a pea plant that is heterozygous for seed color, the allele for yellow seeds masks the effects of the allele of green seeds. Which of the following terms best describes the allele for yellow seeds?
a)
codominant
b)
recessive
c)
dominant
d)
sex-linked
76.
The nitrogen base adenine is always paired with the nitrogen base ____________.
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
nitrogen
77.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
d)
recessive pattern
78.
This type of inheritance pattern shows BOTH traits in possible offspring
a)
complete dominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
co-dominance
d)
dominant pattern
79.
Colorblindness is a recessive, X chromosome sex-link disorder. Cross the parents to figure out which percentage of their offspring will be colorblind.
a)
25%
b)
0%
c)
75%
d)
50%
80.
What type of mutation is shown?
a)
Inversion
b)
Deletion
c)
Duplication
d)
Translocation
81.
What type of mutation is shown?
a)
Inversion
b)
Deletion
c)
Duplication
d)
Translocation
82.
What type of mutation is shown?
a)
Inversion
b)
Deletion
c)
Duplication
d)
Translocation
83.
What type of mutation is shown?
a)
Inversion
b)
Deletion
c)
Duplication
d)
Translocation
84.
This karyotype shows a male with an abnormal amount of chromosomes. This condition is caused by an error in meiosis known as
a)
nondisjunction
b)
crossing over
c)
translocation
d)
independent assortment
85.
Meiosis is the process that creates 4 unique gametes, or sex cells, from one body (somatic) cell. Crossing over and independent assortment during meiosis both lead to
a)
genetic drift
b)
reproductive isolation
c)
genetic variation
d)
twins
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