WorksheetsBundle 7 Test Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which well shown in the figure would provide the healthiest water?
a)
Well 3
b)
Well 4
c)
Well 1
d)
Well 2
2.
According to the figure, where might pollution come from to contaminate Well 1?
a)
your sewage
b)
a neighbor's sewage
c)factory
d)industrial waste
3.
What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?
a)
runoff
b)
recharge
c)
watershed
d)
valley
4.
What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?
a)
runoff
b)
discharge
c)
recharge
d)
tributary
5.
A drought has hit this grassland biome. How will this effect the rabbit population?
a)
The rabbits will increase in number.
b)
The rabbit population will stay the same.
c)
The rabbit population will decrease.
d)
The rabbit population will become extinct immediately.
6.
Brown trout consume (eat) more tadpoles when the fly larvae reduce in number (decrease). This proves...
a)
The dependence of organisms and biodiversity in an ecosystem
b)
Diversity increases as organisms decrease
c)
Losing an animal is good for ecosystems
d)
Changes in ecosystems create new organisms
7.
In this tundra food web, if grasses were removed what would happen to the sustainability of the ecosystem?
a)
There would be an overpopulation of arctic hares and lemmings.
b)
Polar bears would move to a new ecosystem
c)
The ecosystem would collapse because it lost its main producer
d)
Wildflowers would die out from the ecosystem
8.
Genetic diversity is
a)
the diversity of genes within a species
b)
diversity among species in an ecosystem
c)
diversity of ecological niches within a given ecosystem
9.
Which option is biotic?
a)
Light
b)
Water
c)
Salt in the water
d)
Angel fish
10.
Which option is biotic?
a)
Plants
b)
Air
c)
Water
d)
Energy
11.
Which option is abiotic?
a)
Plants
b)
Rocks
c)
Animals
d)
Fungi
12.
Which option is abiotic?
a)
Plants
b)
Bacteria
c)
Water
d)
Fungi
13.
What do biologist call an ecosystem that has reached its maximum potential?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Environment
c)
Climax Community
d)
Biome
14.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation
15.
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
a)
Biotic are non-living things
b)
Abiotic are living organisms
c)
Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living
Abiotic is non-living
d)
Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living
16.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
17.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
18.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
19.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
20.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
21.
Which adaptation would NOT help a hawk catch a mouse?
a)
Hollow Bones
b)
Good eye sight
c)
Talons
d)
Camouflage
22.
Lions often hide in the tall grass while stalking their prey. This is an example of...
a)
camouflage
b)
warning coloration
c)
mimicry
d)
hibernation
23.
Some plants have small leaves that help them do which of these?
a)
grow tall
b)
save water
c)
make seeds
make seeds
make seeds
d)
fall off in winter
24.
How are hardwood trees adapted to live in cold winters?
a)
They have long stems buried in mud.
They have long stems buried in mud.
They have long stems buried in mud.
b)
They live on tree islands.
c)
They lose their leaves in winter.
They lose their leaves in winter.
They lose their leaves in winter.
d)
They grow low to the ground.
25.
A nice smell is an adaptation that __________________.
a)
helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.
b)
pokes animals that try to eat the plant.
c)
attracts pollinators to the plant.
26.
The Prickly Pear Cactus can grow in a dry environment because.....
a)
it is able to store water
b)
it has spiny leaves
c)
is carnivorous
d)
collects salt
27.
The Bald Eagle has __________.
a)
keen eyesight
b)
sharp talons
c)
sharp beak
d)
all of the above
28.
Which adaptation (for the underlined animal) serves the function of defense?
a)
A walking stick looks like the twig on which it rests.
b)
A porcupine’s quills cause a predator to seek another meal.
c)
A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.
d)
A penguin is dark on top and white below to blend in with the water.
29.
What is an organisms that makes its own food?
a)
Consumer
b)
Decomposer
c)
Producer
d)
Scavenger
30.
What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Autotroph
d)
Decomposers
31.
What is an organism that breaks down & absorbs dead matter so nutrition can be recycled into the soil?
a)
Consumer
b)
Decomposer
c)
Producers
d)
Scavenger
32.
What is the source of energy for all producers?
a)
sun
b)
wind
c)
Earth
d)
rain
33.
Which organism is a producer?
a)
mouse
b)
phytoplankton
c)
fox
d)
vulture
34.
Which organism is a predator?
a)
fox
b)
field mouse
c)
grass
d)
vulture
35.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(an) _____________.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
36.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
37.
Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
decomposer
38.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
39.
How many herbivores are in this web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
41.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
42.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
43.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
44.
the process of change in the living parts of the ecosystem
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
climax community
d)
pioneer speciles
45.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
46.
succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
47.
the first organisms that appear in an ecological community
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
48.
a stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium
a)
ecological succession
b)
climax community
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
49.
ends in a climax community
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
50.
species diversity eventually increases
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
51.
starts with bare rock followed by lichen
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
52.
occurs over time
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
53.
reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
54.
this type of succession occurs after a forest fire
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both
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