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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the last step of the scientific method?
a)
communicate results
b)
experiement
c)
observation
d)
ask questions
2.
An ______ is an organized process used to test a hypothesis.
a)
experiment
b)
prediction
c)
observation
d)
probability
3.
When doing an experiment, what should you also be recording at the same time?
a)
data
b)
problems
c)
predictions
d)
songs
4.
A testable idea or explanation.
a)
hypothesis
b)
observation
c)
conclusion
d)
experiment
5.
Once you have your data you must sit down and make sense of it or _______ it.
a)
analyze
b)
monitor
c)
experiment with
d)
laugh at
6.
Once you analyze your results you come to a decision about your hypothesis or a ______.
a)
conclusion
b)
problem
c)
observation
d)
experiment
7.
The first step of the scientific method
a)
ask questions
b)
observation
c)
experiment
d)
communicate
8.
If your hypothesis was proven wrong in an experiment what should you do?
a)
re-think your hypothesis
b)
go home
c)
publish results in scientific article
d)
do more research
9.
What is the fourth step of the experimental method?
a)
experiment
b)
observation
c)
ask questions
d)
conclusion
10.
What is a factor of an experiment that is measured or observed?
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
control group
d)
experimental group
11.
3-D model you can touch
a)
physical model
b)
graphical model
c)
mathematical model
d)
conceptual model
12.
maps and charts
a)
graphical model
b)
conceptual model
c)
mathematical model
d)
physical model
13.
Factor in an experiment that is tested or changed.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
control group
d)
experimental group
14.
What displays trends of data or data in motion?
a)
graphs
b)
tables
c)
baby animal pictures
d)
verbal expression
15.
Group that is tested on during an experiment.
a)
control group
b)
experimental group
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
16.
Group that is NOT tested on during the experiment.
a)
control group
b)
experimental group
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
17.
Scientists publish their results in ____.
a)
you tube
b)
scientific articles
c)
face book
d)
school newletter
18.
When experiments are impossible or unethical predictions are tested by looking at ____
a)
correlations
b)
curiosisty
c)
you tube
d)
maps
19.
Collection of data in the form of numbers.
a)
statistics
b)
models
c)
correlations
d)
history
20.
Group of similar things that is being studied.
a)
average
b)
mean
c)
statistical populations
d)
probability
21.
Adding data and dividing it by the number of objects
a)
mean
b)
mode
c)
median
d)
stats
22.
Group of individuals or events selected to represent the population
a)
sample
b)
population
c)
risks
d)
stats
23.
Standards that you consider important
a)
values
b)
correlation
c)
risks
d)
predictions
24.
Model that is a systematic process for making decisions.
a)
decision making model
b)
scientific method
c)
conceptual model
d)
graphical model
25.
Organisms that are living are considered to be what type of factors?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
c)
Weather
d)
Water
26.
Mushrooms, mildew, bread mold, & yeasts all belong to which kingdom?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Plants
27.
Air, water, rocks, temperature, sand and light are considered to be what type of factors?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
28.
Organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring is known as
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
species
29.
Habitats are important for organisms
a)
to increase in the number of offspring
b)
because it will allow them to die
c)
in order for them to survive.
d)
all of the above
30.
Which Scientist proposed that natural selection causes populations to change?
a)
Carl Linneaus
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
James Watson
31.
An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction is known as
a)
coevolution
b)
adaptation
c)
artificial selection
d)
natural selection
32.
A pesticide is sprayed on corn to kill grasshoppers. Most of the grasshoppers die, but a few survive. The survivors happen to have a gene that protects them from the pesticide. The surviving insects pass on the gene to their offspring.
This porcess ia known as
This porcess ia known as
a)
Genocide Resistant
b)
Bacterial Resistant
c)
Viral Resistant
d)
Pesticide Resistant
33.
Where does energy come from for most ecosystems?
a)
Ground
b)
Air
c)
Temperature
d)
Sun
34.
Example of a population
a)
bees in a hive
b)
badger, bird, snake in an area
c)
living and nonliving things
d)
hive
35.
fish, dragonfly, algae make up what in a pond?
a)
population
b)
organism
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
36.
Most successful organism in Kingdom Animalia due to size, reproduction rate & waterproof external skeleton.
a)
insect
b)
mouse
c)
lion
d)
mushroom
37.
Bacteria converts _____ in the air into a form that plants can use.
a)
nitrogen
b)
kool-aid
c)
sugar
d)
minerals
38.
Most important protists!
a)
algae
b)
mushrooms
c)
angiosperms
d)
amoebas
39.
Bacteria & Fungi both ____ in the environment.
a)
breakdown wastes
b)
build up nutrients
c)
are abiotic
d)
practice coevolution
40.
Biotic factor
a)
cotton shirt
b)
metal can
c)
50 degrees
d)
water
41.
Single cell, no nuclei, found in harsh environments
a)
archaebacteria
b)
eubacteria
c)
plants
d)
protists
42.
Plants and Protists both make
a)
own food
b)
a mess
c)
abiotic factors
d)
nuclei
43.
Bacteria, fungi & plants all have
a)
cell walls
b)
nuclei
c)
cell membranes
d)
natural selection
44.
What type of plants are land animals dependent on?
a)
flowering
b)
conifers
c)
pine trees
d)
gymnosperms
45.
nonliving parts of an ecosystem
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
trees
d)
habitat
46.
Place where an organism lives and contains factors for its survivial.
a)
population
b)
community
c)
habitat
d)
ecosystem
47.
When people breed animals for being cute.
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
coevolution
d)
evolution
48.
When one thing in an ecosystem is destroyed or changed?
a)
entire system is affected
b)
adaptation occurs
c)
evolution of a new species occurs
d)
coevolution occurs
49.
regions of Earth surface occupied by organisms
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
biosphere
d)
habitat
50.
Abiotic factor
a)
cheetah
b)
air
c)
plants
d)
dead leaves
51.
Common bacteria
a)
eubacteria
b)
archaebacteria
c)
amoebas
d)
algae
52.
Living and nonliving parts of an area
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
biosphere
d)
community
53.
Living and nonliving parts of an area
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
biosphere
d)
community
54.
traits passed down to offspring
a)
hereditary
b)
coevolution
c)
adaptation
d)
selection
55.
The tundra has a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This is called:
a)
Succulent
b)
Glaciation
c)
Permafrost
d)
Crystallization
56.
The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome?
a)
Forest
b)
Tundra
c)
Desert
d)
Grassland
57.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
58.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
59.
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
a)
Desert
b)
Temperate forest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tropical Rainfroest
60.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Coniferous forest
61.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
62.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Precipitation and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Precipitation and Temperature
63.
Many organisms in the polar ice or tundra biomes will do what to avoid the cold months with no food.
a)
Migrate
b)
Hibernate
c)
Find spots rich in food
d)
All of these
64.
The trees in this forest biome have needle like leaves that are hard to eat.
a)
Coniferous Forest/Tiaga
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Tropical Rain Forests
d)
Deserts
65.
Chaparral plants survive fires because
a)
they can regrow from small amounts of surviving plant material
b)
they contain lots of water so they do not burn
c)
people plant new plants after fire
66.
What biome?
a)
Savannah
b)
Temperate Rainforest
c)
Tiaga
d)
Desert
67.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?
a)
Desert
b)
Grassland
c)
Tropical rainforest
d)
Temperate forest
68.
Plants in the Rain Forest are mostly
a)
grasses
b)
conifers
c)
trees, vines and epiphytes
d)
dead
69.
What Biome would you find a : Lion?
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Savanna
c)
Desert
d)
Tropical Rainforest
70.
Which biome has a similar precipitation accumulation as the desert?
a)
Taiga
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
71.
Many organisms in the polar ice or tundra biomes will do what to avoid the cold months with no food.
a)
Migrate
b)
Hibernate
c)
Find spots rich in food
d)
All of these
72.
How many layers are in the Rainforest?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
6
73.
Plants with thick, fleshy stems and leaves that conserve water. Ex: cactus
a)
succulents
b)
understory
c)
ferns and mosses
d)
pioneer species
74.
Herds of rhinos are found in
a)
taiga
b)
savanna
c)
tundra
d)
temperate grassland
75.
Tropical rain forests are threatened by
a)
deforestation
b)
farming
c)
flooding
76.
Height of an object above sea level
a)
latitude
b)
altitude
c)
understory
d)
longitude
77.
Plants with thick, fleshy stems and leaves that conserve water. Ex: cactus
a)
succulents
b)
understory
c)
ferns and mosses
d)
pioneer species
78.
Distance north and south from the equator
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
altitude
79.
Trees that have their seeds in cones.
a)
conifer trees
b)
deciduous trees
c)
shrubs
80.
Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?
a)
a river
b)
a lake
c)
an estuary
d)
a stream
81.
A wetland that contains a mixture of fresh water and salt water is called
a)
an estuary
b)
a stream
c)
a river
d)
a pond
82.
Which is NOT a freshwater wetland?
a)
estuary
b)
marsh
c)
swamp
83.
What aquatic biome is characterized by flowing fresh water?
a)
Lakes/Ponds
b)
Mangroves Swamps
c)
Rivers/Streams
d)
Coral Reefs
84.
What is the lake floor called?
a)
Plankton Zone
b)
Littoral Zone
c)
Benthic Zone
85.
Which has freshwater and salt water combined?
a)
freshwater
b)
coral reef
c)
estuary
d)
ocean
86.
Which watery biome has the lowest concentration of salt?
a)
freshwater
b)
ocean
c)
coral reef
d)
salt marsh
87.
The bottom of the ocean
a)
benthic realm
b)
photic zone
c)
aphotic zone
d)
coral reef
88.
Microscopic organisms that float near the surface of the water are called
a)
plankton
b)
nekton
c)
benthic
89.
The plankton that are microscopic and plant like,producers in aquatic ecosystems are called
a)
zooplankton
b)
phytoplankton
c)
minnows
90.
The plankton that is animal-like is called
a)
bacteria
b)
phytoplankton
c)
zooplankton
91.
______ are all organisms that swim freely, independent of currents.
a)
Benthic
b)
Zooplankton
c)
Nekton
92.
The zone near the shoreline in a lake is known as the _________________zone.
a)
benthic
b)
photosynthesis
c)
littoral
93.
____________________are wetlands that contain non-woody plants.
a)
marshes
b)
swamps
c)
estuaries
94.
_____________ are wetlands that are dominated by woody plants, such as trees.
a)
marshes
b)
swamps
c)
estuaries
95.
What is man doing that is harming wetlands?
a)
By building homes and businesses on them.
b)
By draining them for farmland.
c)
By draining them for farmland & building homes and businesses on them.
d)
Man is not harming the wetlands.
96.
The zone near the shoreline in a lake is known as the _________________zone.
a)
benthic
b)
photosynthesis
c)
littoral
97.
Salinity means the level of _______________in the water.
a)
oxygen
b)
salt
c)
nitrogen
98.
What are the two main types of freshwater wetlands?
a)
littoral zones and benthic zones
b)
lakes and ponds
c)
rivers and streams
d)
marshes and swamps
99.
Which of the following is not an environmental function of wetlands?
a)
increasing runoff
b)
absorbing and removing pollutants from water
c)
controlling floods
100.
Threats to oceans are
a)
pollution
b)
overfishing
c)
fishing nets trapping marine mammals
d)
all of these
101.
Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?
a)
There is no sunlight.
b)
There are not enough nutrients.
c)
The salinity level of the water is too high.
d)
The water temperature is too cold.
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