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Foundations DA 8 Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Do all organisms need oxygen?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
Which type of symbiotic relationship is occurring if both organisms benefit?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism 
3.

Egret birds live near cattle because when the cattle graze, their movements stir up insects. They don't engage in cleaning symbiosis, picking parasites off the cattle they follow. Cattle egrets simply scoop up the insects disturbed by the passage of the larger animal. The birds get a meal and the cattle are unbothered. What type of relationship is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

4.
Sunlight, temperature and moisture are examples of:
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
5.

Predation, disease, plants, animals and competition are examples of

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Abiotic factors

6.

A group of zebras living in the pride lands is an example of which level of organization?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biosphere

7.

A group zebra, giraffes, lions, grasses and trees living in the pride lands is an example of which level of organization?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Ecosystem

8.
As a predator population increases, what will happen to the prey population?
a)
They will increase
b)
They will decrease
9.
What is the name of a location or place where an organism lives?
a)
Habitat
b)
Niche
c)
Community
d)
Biome
10.
A fish lives in a pond and eats algae. What is this an example of?
a)
A habitat
b)
A niche
c)
A biome
d)
Climate
11.
An organism that can breed and produce fertile offspring is called a(n)
a)
Organism
b)
Species
c)
Population
d)
Genus
12.
All the living and nonliving things in an area is which level of organization?
a)
species
b)
community
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
13.
A robin and a lizard both eat worms. This is considered what?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Competition
d)
Parasitism
14.
Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms are known as ___________
a)
consumers
b)
producers
c)
autotrophs
d)
chemoautotrophs
15.
Animals that eat other animals are called ________________
a)
carnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
omnivores
d)
detritovores
16.
Organisms that eat plants and animals are called ______________________
a)
carnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
omnivores
17.
Organisms that eat only plants are called ______________
a)
Carnivores
b)
Omniovores
c)
Herbivores
18.
Which organism on this food web gets the least amount of energy from the producers?
a)
flowering plants
b)
butterfly
c)
grasshopper
d)
eagle
19.
What are examples of decomposers?
a)
Mice
b)
Grass
c)
Fungi and bacteria
d)
Owls
20.

What type of organism would you find at the top of an energy pyramid?

a)

Predators

b)

Herbivores

c)

Decomposers

d)

Scavengers

21.
What is always at the first trophic level?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
22.
Which type of organisms get energy directly from the sun?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
23.
Look at the food chain. What trophic level is the small bird?
a)
Primary Producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary consumer
d)
Tertiary consumer
24.
What trophic level has the most amount of biomass?
a)
Primary producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary consumer
d)
Tertiary consumer
25.
What trophic level has the least amount of biomass?
a)
Primary producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary consumer
d)
Tertiary consumer
26.
Which gas is the most responsible for global warming?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
methane
c)
oxygen
d)
water vapor
27.
Which organisms go through nitrogen fixation to turn atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form for organisms to use?
a)
Plants
b)
Bacteria
c)
Humans
d)
Fungi
28.
How does energy flow in an ecosystem?
a)
From consumers to producers to the sun
b)
From sun to producers to consumers
c)
From McDonald's to your mouth
d)
From dirt to bacteria
29.
The evaporation of water from plants is called ________________
a)
Transition
b)
Transpiration
c)
Stomata
d)
Translocation
30.
Two trees are both located next to each other and use the same nutrients in the soil, water and sunlight. What is this an example of
a)
Love
b)
Competition
c)
Predation
d)
Cooperation
31.
Nitrogen and phosphorous are found in fertilizers and are often leaked into bodies of water such as the ocean. This eventually causes a(n) _________________
a)
tsunami
b)
nuclear meltdown
c)
algal bloom
d)
flash mob
32.
Which of the following do humans do to impact the environment
a)
Habitat destruction
b)
Pollution
c)
Overhunting
d)
All of these
33.
Volcano eruptions and paving over forests to make parking lots are examples of which type of succession
a)
Primary succession
b)
Secondary succession
34.
Forest fires are examples of which  type of succession?
a)
Primary succession
b)
Secondary succession
35.
Examples of increasing biodiversity include everything BUT:
a)
sustainable farming
b)
pollution the environment
c)
reducing agriculture runoff
d)
reducing habitat destruction
36.
Which biome is the most biodiverse?
a)
Tropical rainforest
b)
Desert
c)
Grassland
d)
Tundra
37.
Which biome contains plants that have large broad leaves that are used to compete for sunlight?
a)
Desert
b)
Tropical rainforest
c)
Temperate forest
d)
Grassland
38.
Which biome has large herd animals that eat grasses, birds that live on the ground and animals that burrow?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Desert
c)
Grassland
d)
Temperate forest
39.
Which biome would you find plants that have a thick waxy cuticle to prevent water loss, hollow spaces to store water, and spines to keep away animals?
a)
Desert
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grassland
d)
Tiaga
40.

Which biome is known for having harsh winters, short spring and summers and is surrounded with coniferous trees, and has animals that have thick fur and migrate during the winter?

a)

Tiaga

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Rainforest

41.
Wildflowers are colorful, which is important for what reason?
a)
So they look good to eat
b)
To attract pollinators
c)
To attract deer
d)
So they smell good
42.
Replicate the following DNA: TAAACC
a)
UAAAGG
b)
ATTTGG
c)
UAAACC
d)
AUUUGG
43.

The process of moving particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration through a protein is called ___________________

a)

Osmosis

b)

Simple diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Protein synthesis

44.

What are the genotypes of the parents in this punnett square?

a)

TT and tt

b)

Tt and Tt

c)

Tt and tt

d)

tt and tt

45.

What is a sex-linked trait?

a)

Having three 21st chromosomes

b)

Having a trait on the Y chromosome of the 23rd pair

c)

Having a trait on the X chromosome of the 23rd pair.

d)

Not having any sex chromosomes

46.

Which organelle is the contains DNA and controls the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

47.

Which organelle controls what comes in and out of the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

48.

Which organelle controls makes ATP/energy?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

49.

Which organelle controls makes proteins?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

50.

Which organic molecule includes starches, cellulose, sugars, chitin and are used for short term energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

51.

Which organic molecule inlcludes enzymes, bones and muscles?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

52.

Which organic molecule inlcludes fats, oils, waxes and provides long term energy.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

53.

Which organic molecule inlcludes DNA and RNA and is used for genetic information and making proteins?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

54.

Which levels of ecological organization is made up of multiple ecosystems with the same climate?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Biome

55.

A single zebra is an example of which level of organization?

a)

Organism

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Ecosystem

56.

What are two things DNA fingerprinting can be used for?

a)

Paternity testing

b)

Crime scene investigation

c)

Determining chromosome diseases

d)

Determining gender