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WorksheetsReview 5
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is compost?
a)
a special kind of soil used for planting
b)
a chemical that gets rid of snow
c)
a sticky liquid used for arts and crafts
d)
a sign about computes
2.
Herbivores depend on green plants for the energy they need to live. Sunlight helps the herbivores get enough energy by doing what?
a)
heating Earth land and atmosphere
b)
fueling the process of photosynthesis
c)
releasing matter into the atmosphere
d)
breaking down organic matter
3.
In a food web, what comes after the producer?
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Secondary Consumer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Producer
4.
Glucose molecules contain stored energy for plants. What type of energy do plants use to make glucose molecules?
a)
electric energy
b)
sound energy
c)
light/radiant energy
d)
kinetic energy
5.
What organisms can help decompose organic material in a compost bin?
a)
worms
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
all of the above
6.
Why would students add worms to a compost bin?
a)
worms help plant matter decompose faster
b)
just cuz
c)
because they add more moisture to the bin
d)
because it makes the worms happy
7.
What is an earthquake?
a)
a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
b)
a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
c)
a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
d)
a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
8.
All of the following Earth changes happen quickly EXCEPT ______
a)
earthquakes
b)
weathering
c)
volcanoes erupting
d)
landslides
9.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
10.
The diagram represents a model of a food pyramid. Which statement best describes what happens in this food pyramid?
a)
More organisms die at higher levels than at lower levels, resulting in less mass at higher levels.
b)
Energy is lost to the environment at each level, so less mass can be supported at each higher level.
c)
When organisms die at higher levels, their remains sink to lower levels, increasing the mass of lower levels.
d)
Organisms decay at each level, and thus less mass can be supported at higher levels
11.
The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
12.
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 fat
c)
Stored as body tissue
d)
Eliminated as heat
13.
Which organisms in the diagram have the largest total energy to give to other organisms?
a)
Cattails and Marsh Grass
b)
Hawks and Snakes
c)
Crickets and Grasshoppers
d)
Shrews and Frogs
14.
Where do crickets get their energy?
a)
Cattails
b)
Marsh Grass
c)
Grasshoppers
d)
Shrews
15.
Who is the top predator on this food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Snake
c)
Frog
d)
Cattail
16.
does runoff increase or decrease when ecosystems are replaced by things like parking lots and malls?
a)
Increase because there is less soil for water to absorb in to.
b)
Decrease because the water can flow faster.
c)
Decrease because we build sewer systems
17.
What is an aquifer?
a)
An underground lake
b)
An underground river system
c)
A lake on the surface
18.
Where is the water table?
a)
The bottom of a surface lake
b)
The top of an aquifer
c)
the lowest point of a well
19.
The brown recluse is a poisonous spider feeding on insects. How would you classify the brown recluse?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
ominvore
d)
spidivore
20.
Which organisms are producers?
a)
clam
b)
algae and diatoms
c)
sea urchin
d)
coral reef
21.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
22.
Which organisms are likely the most numerous in this ecosystem?
a)
herring
b)
phytoplankton
c)
small crustaceans
d)
shark
23.
Which organism contains the greatest amount of energy?
a)
Garter Snake
b)
Field Mouse
c)
Red-tailed Hawk
d)
Alfalfa
24.
According to this energy pyramid, which organisms are carnivores?
a)
Krill, Algae, and Cod
b)
Killer Whale, Cod, and Algae
c)
Killer Whale, Leopard Seal, and Cod
d)
Killer Whale, Krill, and Algae
25.
The eagle is located on which trophic level(s)?
a)
fourth only
b)
second and third
c)
third only
d)
third and fourth
26.
Sunlight provides light and thermal energy and is referred to as:
a)
wave energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
ultra violet energy
d)
biotic energy
27.
How much energy is passed on to the next trophic level in a food chain?
a)
100%
b)
90%
c)
25%
d)
10%
28.
On average, how much energy is lost between each trophic level?
a)
0%
b)
10%
c)
90%
d)
100%
29.
If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
a)
close relative
b)
early ancestor
c)
unrelated organism
d)
embryological stage
30.
Enviromentals changes leads to
a)
variations
b)
pollution
c)
predation
d)
artificial selection
31.
Selective pressures are
a)
adaptations
b)
environmental changes
c)
variations
d)
One direction
32.
A violent, tropical,
cyclonic storm of
the western North
Atlantic.
We had to put wood over our windows because the ______ might have broken them.
cyclonic storm of
the western North
Atlantic.
We had to put wood over our windows because the ______ might have broken them.
a)
Sea Storm
b)
Tsunami
c)
Waves
d)
Hurricane
33.
A great flowing or
overflowing of water,
especially over land not
usually submerged
The ______ filled the basement of my house with water.
overflowing of water,
especially over land not
usually submerged
The ______ filled the basement of my house with water.
a)
Tsunami
b)
Monsoon
c)
Flood
d)
Typhoon
34.
An unusually large
sea wave produced
by a sea quake
or undersea volcanic eruption
Japan must worry about the possibility of a _________.
sea wave produced
by a sea quake
or undersea volcanic eruption
Japan must worry about the possibility of a _________.
a)
Collapse
b)
Flood
c)
Wavequake
d)
Tsunami
35.
the molten, fluid rock
that issues from a volcano
or volcanic vent
The hot ______ burned the bottoms of my shoes as I ran from the volcano.
that issues from a volcano
or volcanic vent
The hot ______ burned the bottoms of my shoes as I ran from the volcano.
a)
Lava
b)
Ash
c)
Cloud
d)
Mud
36.
A prolonged period lacking rainfall that leads to a shortage of water.
It hadn't rained for 3 months straight and the ______ began to kill our crops.
It hadn't rained for 3 months straight and the ______ began to kill our crops.
a)
Forest Fire
b)
Epidemic
c)
Heatwave
d)
Drought
37.
A shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin
The Tsunami caused by ______ destroyed the Japanese Coastline and caused a nuclear meltdown.
The Tsunami caused by ______ destroyed the Japanese Coastline and caused a nuclear meltdown.
a)
Eruptions
b)
Landslides
c)
Earthquakes
d)
Your Mom's Butt
38.
What adaptation helps the bird in the picture to seize and hold on to its prey?
a)
eyesight
b)
talons (sharp claws)
c)
wingspan
d)
sharp, hooked beak
39.
What adaptation helps the bird in Picture C to tear flesh from its prey?
a)
eyesight
b)
talons (sharp claws)
c)
wingspan
d)
sharp, hooked beak
40.
What do fish use to breathe?
a)
Fish use gills to breathe dissolved oxygen.
b)
Fish use gills to breathe water.
c)
Fish use lungs to breathe air.
d)
Fish use lungs to breathe water.
41.
You are looking at an organism that has no feathers, and no legs. What is this organism?
a)
Duck
b)
Hen
c)
Lizard
d)
Snake
42.
Which of the following chemical formulas does NOT represent a hydrocarbon?
a)
C2H6
b)
C4H10
c)
C5H12
d)
C6H12O6
43.
The first species to populate the new area is called a
a)
primary succession
b)
climax community
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer species
44.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
rain forest
d)
pine forest
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