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Unit Test #8 RPS

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is an omnivore?

a)

a heterotroph that only preys on other heterotrophs

b)

an autotroph that eats both plants and animals

c)

a heterotroph that eats fragments of dead matter in an ecosystem and returns nutrients to the soil, air, and water

d)

a heterotroph that eats both plants and animals

2.

2. What is an detritivore?

a)

a heterotroph that only preys on other heterotrophs

b)

an autotroph that eats both plants and animals

c)

a heterotroph that eats fragments of dead matter in an ecosystem and returns nutrients to the soil, air, and water

d)

a heterotroph that eats both plants and animals

3.

3. What is found at the 1st trophic level?

a)

primary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

apex predators

d)

autotrophs

4.

4. What is found at the 2nd trophic level?

a)

primary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

apex predators

d)

autotrophs

5.

5. Which of the following could be preyed upon by the 4th trophic level?

a)

primary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

tertiary consumers

d)

all of the above

6.

6. Which of the following could be found in the 2nd trophic level?

a)

grizzly bear

b)

grasshopper

c)

cedar tree

d)

diamondback rattlesnake

7.

7. Which of the following could be found in the 3rd trophic level?

a)

grizzly bear

b)

grasshopper

c)

cedar tree

d)

diamondback rattlesnake

8.

8. Which of the following could be found in the 4th trophic level?

a)

tundra wolf

b)

grasshopper

c)

cedar tree

d)

diamondback rattlesnake

9.

9. Which of the following could be found in the 1st trophic level?

a)

tundra wolf

b)

grasshopper

c)

cedar tree

d)

diamondback rattlesnake

10.

10. What is a heterotroph?

a)

an organism that collects energy from sunlight or inorganic substances to produce food

b)

an organism that gets energy by consuming other organisms

c)

what an autotroph uses to get warm in the winter

d)

a strong critic of the troph

11.

11. Which of the following would be a characteristic of an organism at the 1st trophic level?

a)

strong claws or jaws

b)

hooved feet

c)

live birth

d)

leaves or needles

12.

12. Which of the following would be a characteristic of an organism at the 4th trophic level?

a)

strong claws or jaws

b)

hooved feet

c)

a hard shell

d)

leaves or needles

13.

13. Which of the following describes the energy requirement of an organism at the 4th trophic level?

a)

It needs more energy than a secondary consumer.

b)

It needs less energy than a primary consumer.

c)

It needs less energy than a secondary consumer.

d)

It needs more energy than an apex predator.

14.

14. Which of the following statements best describes the flow of energy through the trophic levels?

a)

As you move from lower trophic levels to higher trophic levels, the amount of energy that moves from level to level increases.

b)

As you move from higher trophic levels to lower trophic levels, the amount of energy that moves from level to level increases.

c)

As you move from lower trophic levels to higher trophic levels, the amount of energy that moves from level to level remains constant.

d)

As you move from lower trophic levels to higher trophic levels, the amount of energy that moves from level to level decreases.

15.

15. Which of the following would describe PERCOLATION?

a)

It returns water vapor to the atmosphere from the leaves of plants.

b)

It returns water vapor to the atmosphere from surface water.

c)

It returns water from the surface to the underground aquifer.

d)

It is a sweet dance move.

16.

16. Which of the following is responsible for contributing approximately 10% of the water vapor to the atmosphere?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Percolation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

17.

17. The conversion of nitrogen from its free form to a compound form is called...

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

denitrification

c)

photosynthesis

d)

electrophoresis

18.

18. Which of the following is associated with the long-term cycle of carbon and oxygen?

a)

ammonia

b)

phosphates

c)

saline

d)

calcium carbonate

19.

19. In the long-term cycle, Phosphorus is added...

a)

when lightning strikes.

b)

by weathering or erosion of rocks.

c)

when clams and oysters make shells

d)

when we get it percolating.

20.

20. Which of the following is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

a)

C6H12O6 + O2 ==> CO2 + H2O

b)

CO2 + O2 ==> C6H12O6 + H2O

c)

CO2 + C6H12O6 ==> O2 + H2O

d)

CO2 + H2O ==> C6H12O6 + O2

21.

21. The first phase of photosynthesis...

a)

does NOT require light.

b)

produces glucose.

c)

uses CO2.

d)

turns light energy into ATP.

22.

22. What is ATP?

a)

an electron transporting molecule

b)

a sugar

c)

a molecule that represents chemical energy for the cell

d)

an Automated Teller Program

23.

23. Photosynthesis is carried out in the...

a)

pigments and stroma of the chloroplast.

b)

stroma and pigments of the chloroplast.

c)

grana and stroma of the chloroplast.

d)

thylakoids and stroma of the mitochondrion.

24.

24. The second phase of photosynthesis is called...

a)

light dependent reactions.

b)

the Calvin Cycle.

c)

the Thylakoid Process.

d)

the Krebs Cycle.

25.

25. The second phase of photosynthesis uses...

a)

carbon dioxide to create glucose and other sugars

b)

light to create glucose and other sugars

c)

carbon dioxide to create non-sugar cellular energy

d)

light to create non-sugar cellular energy

26.

26. The second phase of photosynthesis can also...

a)

produce carbon dioxide to feed back into the cycle.

b)

produce water to help the process continue.

c)

produce ATP for short-term cellular energy of the cell.

d)

produce complex carbohydrates that aid in the structure of the plant.

27.

What is #1?

a)

2 ATP

b)

Glycolysis

c)

2 Acetyl CoA

d)

2 NADH

28.

What is #2?

a)

2 ATP

b)

Glycolysis

c)

2 Acetyl CoA

d)

2 NADH

29.

What is #3?

a)

2 ATP

b)

Glycolysis

c)

2 Acetyl CoA

d)

2 NADH

30.

What is #4?

a)

2 ATP

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Glucose

d)

2 Pyruvic Acid

31.

What is #5?

a)

2 ATP

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Glucose

d)

2 Pyruvic Acid

32.

What is #6?

a)

2 ATP

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Glucose

d)

2 Pyruvic Acid

33.

What is #8?

a)

Electron Transport Chain

b)

6 NADH

c)

2 FADH2

d)

Krebs Cycle

34.

What is #9?

a)

Electron Transport Chain

b)

6 NADH

c)

2 FADH2

d)

Krebs Cycle

35.

What is #10?

a)

Electron Transport Chain

b)

6 NADH

c)

2 FADH2

d)

Krebs Cycle

36.

What is #11?

a)

Electron Transport Chain

b)

6 NADH

c)

2 FADH2

d)

Krebs Cycle

37.

What is #12?

a)

Electron Transport Chain

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Krebs Cycle

38.

What is #7?

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

2 Pyruvic Acid

39.

What is #13?

a)

34 ATP

b)

2 ATP

c)

38 ATP per glucose molecule

d)

4 ATP

40.

What is #14?

a)

34 ATP

b)

2 ATP

c)

38 ATP per glucose molecule

d)

4 ATP

41.

What is #15?

a)

34 ATP

b)

2 ATP

c)

38 ATP per glucose molecule

d)

4 ATP

42.

What is #16?

a)

34 ATP

b)

2 ATP

c)

38 ATP per glucose molecule

d)

4 ATP