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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science, Chapter 4, Org of Life, Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Organisms that are living are considered to be what type of factors?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
c)
Weather
d)
Water
2.
Mushrooms, mildew, bread mold, & yeasts all belong to which kingdom?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Plants
3.
Air, water, rocks, temperature, sand and light are considered to be what type of factors?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
4.
Organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring is known as
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
species
5.
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
6.
Which Scientist proposed that natural selection causes populations to change?
a)
Carl Linneaus
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
James Watson
7.
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
8.
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
9.
Where does energy come from for most ecosystems?
a)
Ground
b)
Air
c)
Temperature
d)
Sun
10.
Example of a population
a)
bees in a hive
b)
badger, bird, snake in an area
c)
living and nonliving things
d)
hive
11.
fish, dragonfly, algae make up what in a pond?
a)
population
b)
organism
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
12.
How many domains do scientists classify organisms into?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
13.
Most successful organism in Kingdom Animalia due to size, reproduction rate & waterproof external skeleton.
a)
insect
b)
mouse
c)
lion
d)
mushroom
14.
Bacteria converts _____ in the air into a form that plants can use.
a)
nitrogen
b)
kool-aid
c)
sugar
d)
minerals
15.
Most important protists!
a)
algae
b)
mushrooms
c)
angiosperms
d)
amoebas
16.
Bacteria & Fungi both ____ in the environment.
a)
breakdown wastes
b)
build up nutrients
c)
are abiotic
d)
practice coevolution
17.
Biotic factor
a)
cotton shirt
b)
metal can
c)
50 degrees
d)
water
18.
Single cell, no nuclei, found in harsh environments
a)
archaebacteria
b)
eubacteria
c)
plants
d)
protists
19.
Plants and Protists both make
a)
own food
b)
a mess
c)
abiotic factors
d)
nuclei
20.
Bacteria, fungi & plants all have
a)
cell walls
b)
nuclei
c)
cell membranes
d)
natural selection
21.
What type of plants are land animals dependent on?
a)
flowering
b)
conifers
c)
pine trees
d)
gymnosperms
22.
nonliving parts of an ecosystem
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
trees
d)
habitat
23.
Place where an organism lives and contains factors for its survivial.
a)
population
b)
community
c)
habitat
d)
ecosystem
24.
When people breed animals for being cute.
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
coevolution
d)
evolution
25.
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
26.
regions of Earth surface occupied by organisms
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
biosphere
d)
habitat
27.
Abiotic factor
a)
cheetah
b)
air
c)
plants
d)
dead leaves
28.
Common bacteria
a)
eubacteria
b)
archaebacteria
c)
amoebas
d)
algae
29.
Living and nonliving parts of an area
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
biosphere
d)
community
30.
traits passed down to offspring
a)
hereditary
b)
coevolution
c)
adaptation
d)
selection
31.
Organisms that are living are considered to be what type of factors?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
c)
Weather
d)
Water
32.
Mushrooms, mildew, mold, yeasts and rust all belong to which kingdom?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Plants
33.
Air, water, rocks, temperature, sand and light are considered to be what type of factors?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Biotic
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
34.
Organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring is known as
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
species
35.
Populations are different from species because populations A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same species and live in the same geographical area. A species is defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. There can be multiple populations of one species but a population only consist of one species.
a)
are all the organisms that both belong to the same species whereas species are a group of organisms can mate with one another.
b)
are all the organisms that both belong to the different species whereas species are a group of organisms can't mate with one another.
c)
There can be one population of several species but a population only consist of several species.
d)
none of the above
36.
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
37.
Which Scientist proposed that natural selection causes populations to change?
a)
Carl Linneaus
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
James Watson
38.
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
39.
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 process is known as
This process is known as
a)
survivorship
b)
tragedy of the commons
c)
Survival of the fittest
d)
Pesticide Resistance
40.
Which kingdom absorb their food through their body surface; have cell walls; most live on land.
a)
Fungi
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
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