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WorksheetsMidterm Review I
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 4hrs 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During which time period did most of our present day environmental problems begin?
a)
Hunters & Gathers
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Cenozoic Revolution
2.
The variable that is changed, or manipulated, by the experimenter
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
d)
Hypothesis
3.
Variable that is measured or observed
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Conclusion
d)
Control
4.
The variable in the experiment that does not change
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
d)
Variable
5.
A testable prediction
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Theory
c)
Conclusion
d)
Variable
6.
Descriptive Data
a)
Independent
b)
Quantitative
c)
Qualitative
d)
Fancy
7.
Numerical data
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
c)
Control
d)
Beavers
8.
The variety of life on Earth
a)
Biotic
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Biodiversity
d)
Conclusion
9.
The scientific name for an organism that makes it's own energy
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Plant
c)
Autotroph
d)
Carnivore
10.
AKA consumer
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Chemotroph
d)
Deciduous
11.
A resource that can replenish itself over time.
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-renewable
c)
Biodegradable
d)
Sustainable
12.
Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource?
a)
Trees
b)
Water
c)
Oil
d)
Sunlight
13.
A measure of the mark that you leave on the Earth, based on the amount of resources you use.
a)
Tragedy of the Commons
b)
Sustainable
c)
Ecological Footprints
d)
Record
14.
What biome do we live in?
a)
Tropical Rainforest
b)
Deciduous grassland
c)
Deciduous Forest
d)
Desert
15.
Deserts are defined by their
a)
precipitation
b)
temperature
c)
hours of daylight
d)
weather
16.
Succession that starts with bedrock
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Beginning
17.
How much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
a)
100%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
depends on the organism
18.
An organisms job or role in an ecosystem
a)
Employment status
b)
Niche
c)
Habitat
d)
Environment
19.
An organism that is only ever a primary consumer
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
20.
The process that allows producers to make energy from sunlight
a)
Chemosynthesis
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Eutrophication
d)
Emancipation
21.
A relationship between two organisms where both organisms benefit.
a)
Parasitic
b)
Mutualstic
c)
Comensalism
d)
Predatory
22.
Competition between two organisms of the same species
a)
Intraspecific
b)
Interspecific
c)
Exploitative
d)
Interference
23.
Name this distribution pattern
a)
Clumped
b)
Random
c)
Uniform
d)
Scattered
24.
a)
Exponential growth
b)
Logistic growth
c)
b-d=r
d)
wolf buck
25.
Water that exists a leaf through the stomata
a)
Evaporation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
26.
The most specific level of classification
a)
Kingdom
b)
Phylum
c)
Species
d)
Genus
27.
The broadest level of classification
a)
Domain
b)
Kingdom
c)
Phylum
d)
Species
28.
Which of the following is biotic?
a)
Rocks
b)
Water
c)
Temperature
d)
Trees
29.
A trait, that you can pass on, that increases your chance of survival under the current circumstances.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Evolution
c)
Mutation
d)
Resistance
30.
Which of the following is not a decomposer?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Algae
d)
Mushrooms
31.
Plants are important for all of the following reasons, except...
a)
They provide oxygen
b)
They are food
c)
They are shelter for animals
d)
The break down dead matter
32.
Which level of organization contains both biotic and abiotic factors?
a)
Community
b)
Biosphere
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Population
33.
Eukaryotic, multi-cellular, autotrophic organisms that have cell walls made of cellulose belong to which kingdom?
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Archaeabacteria
d)
Fungi
34.
Prokaryotic, autotrophic organisms that usually live in extreme environments belong to which Kingdom?
a)
Archaeabacteria
b)
Protist
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
35.
Gymnosperms are organisms that their reproductive structure is a..
a)
Flower
b)
Cone
c)
Fruit
d)
Mushroom
36.
Which is an example of a population?
a)
a flock of geese flying over RHS
b)
all the fish in the ocean
c)
all the birds in the rainforest
d)
the organisms that live at RMS wetland
37.
A living thing that dies is now considered
a)
Abiotic
b)
Still Biotic
c)
Smelly and gross
d)
Independent Variable
38.
Soil and temperature are considered
a)
biotic factors.
b)
abiotic factors.
c)
descriptive factors.
d)
imaginary factors.
39.
Change in a population over time.
a)
Mutations
b)
Evolution
c)
Adaptations
d)
Modifications
40.
Which of the following describe you?
a)
Heterotrophic
b)
Multicellular
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
All of these
41.
The selective breeding of dogs is an example of
a)
Natural selection
b)
Artificial selection
c)
Random Mutations
d)
All of these
42.
This catch-all kingdom describes it's organisms as either plant-like, animal-like or fungi-like.
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Archaeabacteria
43.
A natural process in which organisms that are best suited for their environment survive, reproduce, and pass their traits on to their offspring.
a)
Artificial Selection
b)
Evolution
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Adaptations
44.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
a)
Reproduction
b)
Growth/Development
c)
Movement
d)
Cells
45.
Which of the following is a invertebrate?
a)
White-tailed deer
b)
Spiders
c)
Snakes
d)
Fish
46.
If you continuously spray pesticides on your crops, the insects you are trying to kill may develop a _____ to your chemicals.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Evolution
c)
Resistance
d)
Mutation
47.
These small eukaryotic organisms are aquatic, autotrophic and unicellular.
a)
Zooplankton
b)
Bacteria
c)
Phytoplankton
d)
Viruses
48.
These heterotrophs only consume meat
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Producers
d)
Omnivores
49.
These heterotrophs only consume plants.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producers
50.
Every food chain must start with one of these
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
51.
This is what you call an animal that eats both plants and animals.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
52.
This is a form of energy that is created during cellular respiration.
a)
ATP
b)
Glucose
c)
Oxygen
d)
Candy Canes
53.
What does an arrow show in a food chain or food web?
a)
Where the food goes.
b)
Who ate who
c)
The direction the prey ran away
d)
transfer of energy
54.
This is one way that mountain ranges are formed.
a)
Competition
b)
Geologic Uplift
c)
Eutriphication
d)
Biogeochemicals
55.
Grass > Grasshopper > Robin > Owl
Which organism is the secondary consumer?
Which organism is the secondary consumer?
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Robin
d)
Owl
56.
Grass > Grasshopper > Robin > Owl
Which organism is the producer?
Which organism is the producer?
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Robin
d)
Owl
57.
Which of the following are the reactants for photosynthesis?
a)
CO2 + H2O
b)
O2 + C6H12O6
c)
CO2 + H2O + ATP
d)
Ummmm.....
58.
Name the following equation:
O2 + C6H12O6 >>>> CO2 + H2O + ATP
O2 + C6H12O6 >>>> CO2 + H2O + ATP
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Cellular Respiration
c)
That's the recipe for M&Ms
d)
Carbon Dioxide
59.
Which of the following is a carbon sink?
a)
The ocean
b)
My kitchen sink
c)
Sugar
d)
Eutriphication
60.
Bacteria plays an important role in which biogeochemical cycle
a)
Oxygen
b)
Phosphorous
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Water
61.
Rain, snow and sleet are all examples of this
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Nitrification
d)
Evaporation
62.
What gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
CO2
d)
Ammonia
63.
When excess phosphorous enters a freshwater system it causes algal blooms and leads to decreased oxygen which kills animal life. What is this called?
a)
Eutriphication
b)
Nitrification
c)
Ammonification
d)
Dirty water
64.
These heterotrophs break down dead matter and return nutrients to the soil.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Detritivores
65.
What determines the type of animals that live in a biome?
a)
Soil and Rocks
b)
Latitude and altitude
c)
The plant life
d)
None of these
66.
What two abiotic factors determine what type of vegetation grows in a biome?
a)
Temperature and Precipitation
b)
Altitude and animal life
c)
Precipitation and Alititude
d)
Temperature and Wind
67.
What two biomes get less than 10 inches of rainfall per year?
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest and the Taiga
b)
Chapparal and Desert
c)
Tropical and Temperate grasslands
d)
The desert and the tundra
68.
The plant that is pictured is a type a sedge that is low growing plant with a fast reproductive cycle. In which biome is it found?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
69.
Yucca Mountain, Nevada is where the U.S. stores nuclear waste. What biome is this?
a)
Chapparal
b)
Temperate Grassland
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Desert
70.
The number 1 most deforested biome is...?
a)
Temperate deciduous forest
b)
Tropical rain forest
c)
Taiga
d)
Temperate rain forest
71.
The second most deforested biome is..?
a)
Tundra
b)
Tropical Rainforest
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Taiga/Boreal Forest
72.
How do animals that live in the tundra survive?
a)
Thick fur, camouflage, migrate, and some have blubber.
b)
Burrow into the ground, nocturnal, and do not urinate.
c)
Store up food for winter, migrate during the dry season, and estivate.
d)
None of the these
73.
Poaching is a major threat to which biome?
a)
Temperate grassland
b)
Savanna/Tropical grassland
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Taiga
74.
Which biome is being threatened by strip mining for oil sands?
a)
Tundra
b)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
c)
Taiga/Boreal Forest
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
75.
What are some adaptations that evergreens trees have that live in the Boreal Forest?
a)
Thick waxy cuticle that protects leaves.
b)
Conical shape that allows snow to shed off the branches.
c)
Thick bark to protect from freezing.
d)
All of these
76.
Which description below describes a tropical rain forest?
a)
Has thin nutrient poor soil
b)
It has about 270 species of trees
c)
Averages around 150 inches of rainfall a year
d)
Elk, moose and grizzly bears live there.
77.
Because of the mild climate of this biome and it's ideal coastal location, the biggest threat to the chapparal is..
a)
Poaching
b)
oil spills
c)
Human development and human caused fires
d)
None of these
78.
What are some adaptations that animals have for surviving hot and dry environments like deserts and chaparrals.
a)
Store up food for winter, hibernation, and camouflage.
b)
Have short limbs, camouflage, and thick layer bubber
c)
Have thick fur, migrate, and hibernate.
d)
Have large ears to expel heat, nocturnal, produce dry feces and do not urinate.
79.
The biggest threats to the ___ biome are oil spills and climate change.
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
80.
The two biomes that have been most affected by agriculture are...?
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest and The Boreal Forest
b)
Temperate grasslands and The Chapparal
c)
Tropical grasslands and desert
d)
Temperate Deciduous Forest and Temperate grasslands
81.
What is a succulent?
a)
A plant that digest small animals for nutrients.
b)
A plant that grows on another plant.
c)
A plant that can store water in its stems.
d)
None of these.
82.
Why is the melting of polar ice harmful to the planet?
a)
It could cause sea levels to rise and cause flooding.
b)
Less sun rays would be reflected back to space.
c)
Both answers (red and orange)
d)
None of these
83.
This biome has the most fertile soil of all the biomes. It has harsh cold winters and hot dry summers. Buffalo and pronghorn can be seen grazing here. No trees will be seen growing in this landscape however you can find many wildflowers.
a)
Desert
b)
Chapparal
c)
Tropical grassland
d)
Temperate grassland
84.
Which of the following describes plant adaptations for rain forest plants?
a)
Conical shape for shedding snow and thick bark to protect from freezing.
b)
Large leaves to maximize photosynthesis, leaves with drip tips to shed water, adaptations to trap and digest small animals
c)
Long extensive root systems, deep roots, and the ability to store water.
d)
Plants grow from the base, they have flexible stems, and very deep roots.
85.
The biggest threat to this ____ is unsustainable agricultural practices, overgrazing that could ultimately lead to desertification.
a)
Chapparal
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate grasslands
d)
Tundra
86.
Which of the following describes the importance of rain forest to the earth.
a)
They help regulate our climate.
b)
They work as lungs for the earth taking in CO2 and releasing oxygen.
c)
Provide us with medicines and foods.
d)
All of these.
87.
ATV activity is becoming increasingly popular in which biome?
a)
Desert
b)
Tropical rain forest
c)
Taiga
d)
Tundra
88.
This movie is set in what biome?
a)
Chaparal
b)
Temperate deciduous forest
c)
Temperate rain forest
d)
Tropical rain forest
89.
Which of the following describes how plants survive in grasslands?
a)
Have large waxy leaves, shallow roots, and are often poisonous.
b)
Have thick bark, conical shape for shedding snow, and buttress roots.
c)
Have shallow extensive roots, can store water in their roots and small leaves.
d)
Very deep roots, grow from the base, flexible stems, small leaves and produce colorful flowers to attract pollinators.
90.
The coldest and darkest biome is the __?
a)
Taiga/Boreal Forest
b)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
c)
Tundra
d)
Temperate Rain Forest
91.
This tree would be found in which forest?
a)
Temperate rain forest
b)
Tropical rain forest
c)
Temperate deciduous forest
d)
Boreal forest
92.
Which biome has the most biodiversity?
a)
Tundra
b)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Tropical Grassland
93.
This biome has long snowy winters, summer that lasts only around 4 months and it rarely gets above 70oF. The dominant plant life are evergreen trees and you would see animals such as elk, moose, bears, and lynx.
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga/Boreal Forest
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
94.
This biome has very thin and nutrient poor soil but one of its biggest threats is the land being cleared for agriculture purposes.
a)
Taiga
b)
Desert
c)
Tropical savanna
d)
Tropical rain forest
95.
This biome has a definite wet and dry season and stays warm year long. It mostly has grasses as its plant life but does have two species of trees; the Baobab and the Acaia.
a)
Temperate grasslands
b)
Desert
c)
Chapparal
d)
Savanna
96.
This biome has a definite wet and dry season and stays warm year long. It mostly has grasses as its plant life but does have two species of trees; the Baobab and the Acaia.
a)
Temperate grasslands
b)
Desert
c)
Chapparal
d)
Savanna
97.
The maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can sustain.
a)
Sustainability
b)
Carry Capacity
c)
Reproductive Potential
d)
Density
98.
Which of the following is a density independent factor?
a)
Disease
b)
Food and water
c)
Parasites
d)
Drought
99.
Which of the following is part of organism's niche?
a)
When they reproduce.
b)
When and what they eat.
c)
Their habitat
d)
All of the above
100.
An organism's role in the environment?
a)
Niche
b)
Habitat
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Reproductive potential
101.
Which of the following is an example of population density?
a)
353 people per square mile live in Georgia
b)
463,223 is the estimated population of Atlanta, GA
c)
Clumped
d)
A group of organisms of the same species.
102.
Which of the following are density dependent limiting factors?
a)
Floods
b)
Wildfires
c)
Disease and Famine
d)
Tornado
103.
A symbiotic relationship in which one species is harmed and the other is benefited?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Competition
104.
A symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited and the other is unaffected.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Competition
d)
Commensalism
105.
A relationship in which both species benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Competition
106.
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary science. What does that mean?
a)
It involves two different branches of science; biology and chemistry.
b)
It involves many different areas of study including sciences and social sciences..
c)
It is the study of the human population.
d)
It is the study of the human population and ecology.
107.
During which historical time period did the human population grow the most?
a)
Hunters & Gatherers
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Cenozoic Era
108.
Which of the following is responsible for making nitrogen in the atmosphere usable by living organisms?
a)
absorption of nitrogen into water systems
b)
conversion of nitrogen into carbohydrates by photosynthesis
c)
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
d)
decomposing bacteria
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