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WorksheetsBiology Staar Review: Cat 5- Interdep within Environ Systems
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 2hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL
a)
ecological succession
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
2.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
3.
Starts with BARE ROCK followed by lichen
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
4.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
5.
The final stable community of plants and animals is called:
a)
pioneer community
b)
farmland
c)
climax community
d)
old field
6.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
d)
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.
7.
Occurs over time
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
8.
Reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
9.
What is the first species you will see after a primary succession? (in picture)
a)
lichens
b)
grasses
c)
small plants
10.
What is not the cause of primary succession?
a)
hurricane
b)
volcanic explosion
c)
melting glaciers
d)
landsliders
11.
What are the pioneer species for secondary succession?
a)
lichen
b)
moss
c)
grass
d)
algae
12.
What is the correct order from oldest (happened first) to youngest (happened last) in this pond succession?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
D, C, B, A
c)
B, A, D, C
d)
C, D, A, B
13.
the process by which a new community forms where no community lived before
a)
resource
b)
invasive (non- native) species
c)
primary succession
d)
competition
14.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
15.
To keep our ecosystem healthy, we must keep our?
a)
limited organisms
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
biodiversity
16.
Biodiversity can affect the ________ of ecosystems and the _________ of populations.
a)
sustainability and stability
b)
stability and sustainability
c)
life and existence
d)
existence and life
17.
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
a)
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
b)
Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
c)
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
d)
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
18.
What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?
a)
Bushes and Shrubs
b)
Oak trees
c)
Mossess and Lichens
d)
A rose Bush
19.
A hurricane hits coastal prairie and destroys the habitat. Years later there is an appearance of small plants with rapidly spreading roots on newly formed coastal sand dunes. The vegetation describes-
a)
a microhabitat
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
biodiversity
20.
How is secondary succession different from primary succession?
a)
Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an area that was previously uninhabited.
b)
Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an area in which the soil has remained intact.
21.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
22.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
23.
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
a)
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
b)
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
c)
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
24.
A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Decomposistion
c)
Mutualism
d)
Predator-Prey
25.
An animal that feeds on what another animal has killed is known as a:
a)
Scavenger
b)
Mutualist
c)
Decomposer
d)
Parasite
26.
An animal that hunts and consumes other organisms is known as a:
a)
Prey
b)
Decomposer
c)
Predator
d)
Commensalist
27.
An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:
a)
Predator
b)
Autotroph
c)
Producer
d)
Decomposer
28.
The organism that is hunted and eaten in a particular feeding relationship is known as:
a)
Predator
b)
Decomposer
c)
Prey
d)
Autotroph
29.
A relationship that describe a close interaction between two different species is known as what?
a)
Biodiversity
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Predation
d)
Emigration
30.
This is known as a relationship in which one organism benefits, while the other is unaffected.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Immigration
d)
Commensalism
31.
A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an example of what type of relationship?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
32.
A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of:
a)
Parasitism
b)
Decomposition
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
33.
This is known as a relationship in which both organisms involved benefit.
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Decomposition
34.
A feeder fish usually follows behind sharks to pick up food scraps that they leave behind. The fish gets food and the shark is unaffected. This is an example of:
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Decomposition
35.
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is harmed is known as what?
a)
Decomposition
b)
Consummerism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
36.
An organism that needs to use chemicals to make its own food is known as a(n):
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Autotroph
c)
Decomposer
d)
Consumer
37.
This term describes a living part of an environment.
a)
Biotic factor
b)
Sunlight
c)
Abiotic Factor
d)
Niche
38.
An organism that eats other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Mutualist
b)
Autotroph
c)
Producer
d)
Heterotroph
39.
Non-living components of an environment are considered to be:
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Heterotrophs
c)
Abiotic factors
d)
Decomposers
40.
A group of particular organisms that belong to the same species that live in the same habitat is known as a:
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Biome
41.
This term refers to the total number of organisms that a particular habitat can support.
a)
Population
b)
Carrying capacity
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Niche
42.
A large part of the Earth that is defined by its own unique type of environment is known as a:
a)
Community
b)
Species
c)
Niche
d)
Biome
43.
This is the study of interactions between organisms and the interactions that organisms have with their environment.
a)
Evolution
b)
Biology
c)
Ecology
d)
Commensalism
44.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
45.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
46.
If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?
a)
The bird population would stay the same
b)
The bird population would infinitely increase
c)
The bird population would decrease
47.
If the amount of food or resources available increases, the carrying capacity for an animal:
a)
Stays the same
b)
Increases
c)
Decreases
d)
Fluctuates
48.
If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what will happen to the carrying capacity of the prey?
a)
Will Increase
b)
Will Decrease
c)
Will stay the same
d)
Will fluctuate
49.
Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population is known as __________.
a)
a limiting measure
b)
a limiting factor
c)
carrying capacity
d)
biodiversity
50.
Chickens will eat both insects and seeds. Which term best describes this feeding pattern?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Producer
51.
Which of the following is an example of a detritivore?
a)
Deer
b)
Mushroom
c)
Earthworm
d)
Bacteria
52.
Around 10% of the energy available at one level of a food chain is transferred to the next level. If 1000 kJ of energy is available at the level of the producer and there are total of 4 levels in the food chain, how much energy would be transferred to the top predator? (Producer is the first level)
a)
1000
b)
100
c)
10
d)
1
53.
Why most food chains have at the most 4 or 5 levels?
a)
If there are more levels, too little energy will be transferred to the top level
b)
There are not enough organisms to make up so many levels
c)
The variety of organisms are not great enough to make so many levels
54.
What does a pyramid of numbers compare?
a)
the number of individual organisms at each trophic level
b)
the number of individuals in each population
c)
the number of predators and prey in an ecosystem
d)
the number of different populations at each trophic level
55.
As energy flows through the food chain, what happen to the amount of energy retained by each trophic level?
a)
It decreases significantly
b)
It increases significantly
c)
It increases slightly
d)
It decreases slightly
56.
What does an energy pyramid compare?
a)
the total amount of energy transferred in each trophic level
b)
the total amount of energy lost in each trophic level
c)
the total amount of energy used in each trophic level
d)
the total amount of energy produced at each trophic level
57.
All food webs and food chains begin with _________________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
producers
c)
secondary consumers
d)
predators
58.
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
59.
In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
60.
How much of the energy in each level of a ecological pyramid gets lost as heat or used by the organism so that it cannot be passed on to the next trophic level?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
61.
If there are 100 Kcal of energy available in the producers, how much energy would be available in the herbivores to be transferred to the next level?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
62.
What is the type of diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another.
a)
Pyramid of energy
b)
Food Web
c)
Pyramid of numbers
d)
Food Chain
63.
If the sun produced 6,000 joules of energy for the producers, how much energy would be transferred to the secondary consumers?
a)
6,000
b)
600
c)
60
d)
6
64.
Use scientific terms, describe the feeding relationships between the organisms in the following food chain: grass --> grasshopper --> field mouse --> owl
a)
producer -> herbivore -> carnivore -> predator
b)
producer -> carnivore -> herbivore -> predator
c)
herbivore -> producer -> predator -> carnivore
d)
predator -> carnivore -> herbivore -> producer
65.
If the amount of chemical energy in the giraffes is 150,000 units, how much energy would be in the plants that support the giraffes?
a)
15000
b)
150000
c)
1500000
d)
1500
66.
In the diagram above, the secondary consumers are the
a)
shrimp
b)
bleak
c)
perch
d)
pike
67.
As energy moves from one trophic level to the next, a significant amount of energy will be lost in the form of
a)
herbivores consumed by carnivores
b)
heat dissipating into the environment
c)
plants consumed by herbivores
68.
In photosynthesis, ______________________ is converted into glucose (a sugar)
a)
oxygen
b)
protein
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
lipid
69.
Which organism would receive the greatest amount contaminant such as pesticide in this Pyramid?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
70.
How do animals get carbon?
a)
they eat plants or other animals
b)
they breathe it into their lungs
c)
they can break down nitrogen gas from the atmosphere
d)
they don't need carbon
71.
Which of the following ways carbon enters the atmosphere?
a)
decomposition
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cellular respiration
d)
denitrification
72.
Which process moves carbon stored in fossil fuel into another carbon reservoir?
a)
When fossil fuels are burned, carbon enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
b)
The denitrifying bacteria turns the fossil fuel into carbon dioxide gas.
c)
Decomposers convert the fossil fuels into greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.
d)
The fossil fuels react with the soil to produce carbonates and carbon dioxide.
73.
Nitrogen fixation processes nitrogen from which of the following sources?
a)
lightning
b)
fertilizers
c)
dead plants
d)
atmosphere
74.
Which of the following is a consequence of excess carbon building up in Earth’s atmosphere?
a)
The amount of breathable oxygen available to living things decreases
b)
Global temperatures change, affecting normal weather patterns.
c)
The amount of solar energy reaching the earth’s surface decreases.
d)
Global air pressure increases making it more difficult for plants and animals to breathe.
75.
How are burning of fossil fuels and volcanic eruptions similar with respect to their effects on the carbon cycle?
a)
Both remove carbon from the atmosphere.
b)
Both add carbon to the atmosphere.
c)
Both add carbon to the lithosphere.
d)
Both remove carbon from the lithosphere.
76.
Organisms that play a role in the nitrogen cycle
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
only bacteria
d)
plants, animals, & bacteria
77.
A consequence of human disrupting the carbon cycle is
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Algal Bloom
c)
Global Climate Change
d)
Acid Rain
78.
What are the two ways nitrogen gas is turned into a form plants and animals can use?
a)
lightning & bacteria
b)
bacteria & worms
c)
lightning & worms
d)
bacteria & fungi
79.
The process where excess nutrients enter body of water causing overgrowth of aquatic plants and algae...
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Acid Precipitation
c)
Nitrogen Fixation
d)
Decomposition
80.
How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?
a)
Through transpiration
b)
Through photosynthesis
c)
Through factory emission
d)
Sunlight
81.
What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Factory emissions
c)
Ocean uptake
d)
Rain
82.
Because of Earth's cycles, organisms can use what over and over?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
plants
d)
food
83.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
84.
When bacteria in the soil change free nitrogen into nitrogen containing compounds, it is called
a)
Denitrification
b)
Nitrogen fixation
c)
ammonia
d)
decaying
85.
Which of the following would be the definition of a detritivore?
a)
Animals that eat insects.
b)
Organisms that feed on rocks, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.
c)
Organisms that eat only pants
d)
Things that feed on dead organisms, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.
86.
Which of the following best explains why matter must travel through cycles?
a)
There is an unlimited amount of matter in the universe, so it can take on any form at any time
b)
There is a fixed amount of matter in the universe, so it must take on different forms at different times
87.
Which of the following best explains why nitrogen fixation must take place?
a)
Atmospheric nitrogen is unusable to plants and animals
b)
Nitrogen must be returned to the atmosphere
c)
Animals must breathe in nitrogen
d)
Nitrogen gets "stuck" in the soil and must be untrapped
88.
Which of the following best explains how lightning is capable of nitrogen fixation?
a)
Lightning hits the soil and activates the nitrogen fixing bacteria
b)
The lightning energy causes free nitrogen atoms to bond
c)
The lightning energy blasts nitrogen molecules apart
89.
What is the overall purpose of photosynthesis?
a)
To use energy from the sun to produce food for the plant
b)
To use energy from the sun to produce oxygen for animals to breathe
c)
To break down food in order to produce energy (ATP)
d)
To break down food in order to produce carbon dioxide
90.
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
a)
Nitrogen Cycle
b)
Carbon Oxygen Cycle
c)
WaterCycle
d)
Nitrogen Fixation
91.
What gas is released by plants from the process of photosynthesis?
a)
air
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
92.
These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming
a)
Global warming gases
b)
Hot House gases
c)
Green House gases
d)
Thermal pollution
93.
Millions of years ago, life forms of photosynthetic bacteria were found and now consist of almost ninety percent of the earth's biosphere. These organisms impacted the biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. What impact do you believe this has had on our nutrients?
a)
It increased the amount of carbon
b)
It increased the amount of Oxygen
c)
It increased the amount of nitrogen
d)
It increased the rate of cellular respiration
94.
What effect does leave falling off of trees have on the environment?
a)
Raises carbon dioxide level in the environment in winter months
b)
lowers carbon dioxide levels in winter months
c)
increases oxygen levels in winter months
d)
causes cooling of the environment since the trees are chilly.
95.
What biological process releases carbon dioxide into the environment?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Cellular Respiration
c)
Urination
d)
Body sweat
96.
Decomposition is a natural process of the carbon cycle. When an organism dies, what is the benefit?
a)
Dying animals release oxygen and bacteria use it to produce carbon dioxide
b)
bacteria break down the molecules, to return to the soil
c)
Animals become fossil fuels immediately.
d)
Bacteria uses glucose and oxygen from the decaying material.
97.
Various planets in our solar system, (i.e. Venus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn) have thick atmospheres filled with Carbon Dioxide and Methane Gas. Sometimes Carbon dioxide is so high it forms sulfuric acid rain. Why does Earth not have an atmosphere like these planets?
a)
It has an ocean that most of the carbon in the atmosphere sinks into
b)
The atmosphere moves it to the ozone
c)
bacteria sinks it into fossil fuels
98.
What cycle does the three processes we've learned (decomposition, cellular respiration, photosynthesis) belong to?
a)
nitrogen
b)
phosphorous
c)
water
d)
carbon
99.
What is creating fixed nitrogen in the soil at step A?
a)
Lightning
b)
Decomposers breaking down dead animals
c)
Bacteria on plant roots
d)
Poop
100.
Which process is taking place at step #5 in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
burning fossil fuels
d)
decomposition
101.
Which process is taking place at step #1 in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
burning fossil fuels
d)
decomposition
102.
Which process is taking place at A?
a)
burning (combustion) of fossil fuels
b)
respiration
c)
death and decomposition
d)
eating (consumption)
103.
Which process is taking place at E?
a)
burning (combustion) of fossil fuels
b)
respiration
c)
death and decomposition
d)
photosynthesis
104.
How is nitrogen moving at step #4 of this cycle
a)
Animals get nitrogen from eating plants
b)
Animals die and bacteria adds nitrogen back to the soil
c)
Animal waste (add) adds nitrogen to the soil
d)
Bacteria release nitrogen back to the atmosphere
105.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
d)
How animals evolve throughout time.
106.
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
107.
What are some things that can cause an animal to become endangered or extinct?
a)
habitat loss
b)
disease
c)
climate change
d)
all of the above
108.
A mode of reproduction in which an organism arises from two organisms and inherits half of its DNA from each parent
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
c)
Cloning
d)
Fragmentation
109.
Mutations are a source of _______________.
a)
Variation
b)
Disease
c)
Polypeptide
110.
Traits that help an organism survive are called....
a)
evolution
b)
natural selection
c)
adaptations
d)
habitats
111.
Most adaptations that help an organism survive are passed on from parent to child as ___traits?
a)
adaptable
b)
physical
c)
more
d)
inherited
112.
Sources of variations include _______ and ______?
a)
sexual reproduction, mutations
b)
asexual reproduction, mutations
c)
biological evolution, genetics
d)
biological evolution, genetics
113.
Almost all populations have some variation.
a)
true
b)
false
114.
Species with ______variation are ______likely to survive.
a)
more, less
b)
less,less
c)
less,more
d)
more,more
115.
Why are bacteria necessary to life?
a)
used in nitrogen fixation
b)
they are decomposers
c)
they help human digestion
d)
all of these
116.
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are important because...
a)
they are decomposers
b)
they are salt lovers
c)
they provide protection for plants from diseases
d)
they make nitrogen available to plants in form they can use
117.
How do bacteria help our bodies function?
a)
They make our muscles stronger.
b)
They help to digest food.
c)
They circulate in our blood and help carry oxygen.
d)
They make our skin clean.
118.
What important function do microorganisms play in an ecosystem?
a)
They produce food from sunlight
b)
They reduce the number of big animals
c)
They decompose dead organisms
d)
They help to clean the air.
119.
A disease causing organism
a)
pathogen
b)
poison
c)
vaccine
120.
Live bacteria are found in milk, cheese and yogurt
a)
True
b)
False
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