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Science Practice Final #2

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 7hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Besides ecological settings at the bottom of the ocean floor, such as in hydrothermal vents, what supplies the initial energy that every food chain depends on?

a)

producers

b)

sun

c)

consumer

d)

decomposers

2.

What does a food web represent?

a)

All the possible pathways that energy can flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

b)

The mutual flow of energy back and forth in an environment.

c)

A single pathway that energy can flow between organisms in a habitat.

d)

How spiders get their food.

3.

A term that describes a relationship in which two species live closely together:

a)

Coevolution

b)

Mutualism

c)

Succession

d)

Symbiosis

4.

An illustration that uses arrows to show ALL the possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through organisms in an ecosystem.

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Energy Pyramid

d)

Ecological map

5.
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
6.
A graphic illustration that shows each trophic level and the amount of useable energy contained within.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
All of these
7.
A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Habitat
d)
Ecosystem
8.

As you move from the base to the top of an energy pyramid, energy:

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

increases exponentially

9.

General name for green plants that convert energy from the sun:

a)

decomposer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

producer

10.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water

11.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
12.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
13.

The area between the highest mountain and the deepest ocean where life can be found:

a)

Biosphere

b)

Biome

c)

Farm

d)

Ecosystem

14.

A general term that describes organisms that help recycle nutrients back into the environment:

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

unicorn

15.

Two examples of decomposers include:

a)

cats and dogs

b)

bacteria and fungi

c)

plant roots and fungi

d)

plants and vultures

16.

"Only energy stored in the ________________ of an organism can be transferred to the next level."

a)

population

b)

species

c)

heart

d)

tissues

17.

A relationship between organisms where one organism benefits and the other is harmed:

a)

Commensalism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Symbiosis

18.

A relationship between organisms where one organism benefits and the other is not harmed:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Commensalism

19.

A relationship between organisms where both organisms benefit:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Commensalism

20.

When two or more individuals or populations try to use the same resource such as food, water, shelter, or space, it is called:

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Commensalism

c)

Competition

d)

Carrying capacity

21.

Flowers changing over the course of millions of years to attract pollinators is called:

a)

Commensalism

b)

Coevolution

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Mutualism

22.

The largest population that an environment can support is known as:

a)

Carrying capacity

b)

the Limiting factor

c)

Competition

d)

Terminal population

23.

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

a)

Autotroph

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Mutualist

24.

The image provided is an example of a(n):

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Producer

d)

Autotroph

25.

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

26.

The living portions of the ecosystem.

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Abiotic factors

27.

Which protist is this?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Euglena

c)

Water mold

d)

Paramecium

28.

Which protist is this?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Paramecium

c)

Plasmodium

29.

How do paramecia move?

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagella

c)

pseudopods

30.

How does the amoeba move?

a)

Flagellum

b)

Pseudopods

c)

Cilia

31.

What special way do amoeba eat?

a)

They make their own food by photosynthesis

b)

They engulf food with their pseudopodia

c)

They sweep food into their gullet-like mouth

d)

They stun their prey with stinging cells and then consume it with their mouth

32.

In what Kingdom do amoebas, paramecia, and euglenoids belong?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

33.

Which domain includes organisms from Kingdom Fungi, Protista, Animalia, and Plantae?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Eukarya

d)

Animalia

34.

A nucleus is found in what type of cell?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic

d)

Neither prokaryotic or eukaryotic

35.

A pseudopod is a(n) __________.

a)

extra nucleus for reproduction

b)

false foot for locomotion

c)

whip-like extension for locomotion

d)

second stage of protozoan life cycle

36.

Fungi get their food by:

a)

eating bugs

b)

absorbing sunlight

c)

breaking down organic matter and absorbing the nutrients

d)

by eating animal waste and decaying wood

37.

Examples of fungi include:

a)

Algae, mushrooms, and Staphylococcus

b)

Amoeba, molds, and Salmonella

c)

Water molds, yeast, and E. coli

d)

Yeast, mushrooms and molds

38.

Fungi thrive in ___________ and ___________environments.

a)

warm and moist

b)

cool and dry

c)

oceans and lakes

d)

cold and snowy

39.

Euglenas move with a whip-like tail called a:

a)

Flagellum

b)

Spirilla

c)

Pseudopod

d)

Cilium

40.

Protozoa are called animal like Protists because they:

a)

have cell membranes and cell walls

b)

have backbones

c)

are multicellular

d)

cannot make their own food

41.

Which protist can be found on ocean surfaces and produces up to 80% of the world's oxygen?

a)

Plasmodium

b)

Euglena

c)

Water mold

d)

Phytoplankton

42.

Like bacteria, fungi play an important role in breaking down the:

a)

bodies of bugs

b)

bodies of dead organisms

c)

animal waste

d)

bacteria

43.

Mycorrhizae are underground fungi that have a ______ relationship with ______.

a)

commenalistic; arthropod

b)

mutualistic; roots

c)

mutualistic; tree

d)

parasitistic; animal

44.
Which protists are able to produce food through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
Fungus-like 
b)
Plant-like
c)
Animal-like
d)
Autotrophic
45.
What does it mean when a protist is autotrophic?
a)
It can make its own food through photosynthesis.
b)
It depends on other organisms for food.
c)
It must absorb other organisms for energy.
d)
It is a predator and hunts other organisms for food
46.

Which of the following Protists move using "false feet", also known as pseudopodia?

a)

Amoebas

b)

Paramecia

c)

Euglenoids

d)

Slime Molds

47.

Which of the following protists contain chloroplasts and are therefore autotrophic?

a)

Euglenoids

b)

Amoebas

c)

Paramecia

d)

Slime Molds

48.

What is the function of the eyespot, seen in the diagram of a Euglena?

a)

Detects light

b)

Removes excess water

c)

Movement

d)

Photosynthesis

49.

What is the function of chloroplasts, as seen in the diagram of the Euglena?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Detects light

c)

Movement

d)

Removes excess water

50.

This domain is characterized by ancient bacteria that can live in extreme environments, such as volcanoes and hot springs.

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Prokarya

51.

What three groups make up the domains that ALL living things belong to?

a)

Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria

b)

Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria

c)

Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya

d)

Archaea, Fungi, Animalia

52.

The domain Eukarya has 4 kingdoms, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and ________.

a)

Animalia

b)

Mammalia

c)

Crustacea

d)

Amphibia

53.

Fungi are commonly referred to as:

a)

Producers

b)

"nature's recyclers"

c)

"consumers"

d)

Regulators

54.

This domain contains organisms that have a true nucleus in each of their cells.

a)

Eukarya

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animalia

55.

All living things are made of at least one of these:

a)

prokaryotes

b)

eukaryotes

c)

cells

d)

eukarya

56.

Which domain consists of organisms with a nucleus?

a)

Archaea

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Eukarya

d)

Animalia

57.

What does it mean when an organism is autotrophic?

a)

It has a nucleus

b)

It has NO nucleus

c)

It makes its own food

d)

It gets its food from others

58.

What does prokaryotic mean?

a)

Has a nucelus

b)

Has no nucleus

c)

"before cells"

d)

autotrophic

59.

What does asexual reproduction mean?

a)

1 parent, 1 identical offspring

b)

2 parents, 1 unique offspring

c)

1 parent, 1 unique offspring

d)

2 parents, 1 identical offspring

60.

What does heterotrophic mean?

a)

Has a nucleus

b)

NO nucleus

c)

Makes own food

d)

Gets its food from others

61.

What does eukaryotic mean?

a)

cells with a nucleus

b)

cells with no nucleus

c)

multi-cellular organisms only

d)

unicellular organisms only

62.

What does sexual reproduction mean?

a)

1 parent, 1 unique offspring

b)

2 parents, 1 identical offspring

c)

1 parent, 1 identical offspring

d)

2 parents, 1 unique offspring

63.

What makes the domain Eukarya unique?

a)

All organisms in this domain are multicellular

b)

All organisms in this domain reproduce sexually

c)

It's the only domain that includes cells with a nucleus

d)

It's the only domain that is lacking a nucleus

64.

Where is DNA stored in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

Inside the nucleus

b)

There is no DNA in a prokaryotic cell

c)

The DNA floats freely in the cell

d)

The DNA is in the cell wall

65.

Where is DNA stored in a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Inside the nucleus

b)

There is no DNA in a eukaryotic cell

c)

The DNA floats freely in the cell

d)

The DNA is found in the cytoplasm

66.

An organism is observed under a microscope. A nucleus is seen in its cells. What DOMAIN should that organism be classified into?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Eukarya

d)

Animalia

67.

What do Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes have in common?

a)

Both contain "genetic material"

b)

Both have free floating DNA

c)

Both have nuclei

d)

Both are multi-cellular

68.

Which kingdom do mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants belong to?

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Plantae

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

69.

This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make sugar by photosynthesis

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plantae

d)

Archaea

70.

What kingdom is always multicellular, heterotrophic and has NO cell wall?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

71.

Choose the following taxonomic groups from largest to smallest?

a)

Kingdom,Phylum,Oorder,Class,Genus,Family,Species

b)

Kingdom,Order,Class,Family,Species,Phylum,Genus

c)

Kingdom,Phylum, Class,Order,Family,Genus,species

d)

Kingdom,Species,Genus,Order,Phylum,Family,Class

72.

The process of converting nitrogen into a form plans can use is known as nitrogen _____________________.

a)

combustion

b)

sterilization

c)

fixation

d)

decomposition

73.

Name the three cell shapes of bacteria:

a)

rod, circle, spiral

b)

cocci, bacilli, spirilli

c)

crystal, tube, spaghetti

d)

curly, straight, round

74.

Bacteria are both harmful and beneficial.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

A disease causing organism:

a)

pathogen

b)

poison

c)

vaccine

d)

toxin

76.

Rod shape bacteria are called:

a)

Cocci

b)

Bacilli

c)

Spirilla

d)

Virus

77.

Spiral shaped bacteria are called:

a)

Cocci

b)

Bacilli

c)

Spirilla

d)

Viral

78.

Round shaped bacteria are called:

a)

Cocci

b)

Bacilli

c)

Spirilla

d)

Eukaryotic

79.

What type of bacteria is this?

a)

Cocci

b)

Bacilli

c)

Spirilla

d)

Round

80.

What type of bacteria is this?

a)

Cocci

b)

Bacilli

c)

Spirilla

d)

Viral

81.
Which type of cell contains a nucleus?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
82.

In prokaryotic cells the:

a)

genetic material is not enclosed in a nucleus

b)

genetic material is enclosed in a nucleus

83.

Order the levels of body organization from smallest to largest.

a)

tissue-organs-organ system-organism-cells

b)

cells-tissue-organs-organ system-organism

c)

organ system-organism-cells-tissue-organs

d)

organism-cells-tissue-organs-organ system

84.

The science of describing, classifying, and naming living things is called:

a)

ecology

b)

microbiology

c)

taxonomy

d)

evolution

85.

Which statement about viruses is false:

a)

they are considered to be living things

b)

they cannot reproduce on their own

c)

they are smaller than bacteria

d)

they are the source of chicken pox and AIDS

86.

From smallest to largest, the levels of organization in the human body are:

a)

cells, organs, organ systems, and tissues

b)

organ systems, organs, tissues, and cells

c)

tissues, cells, organs, and organ systems

d)

cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems

87.

The human body system that involves the heart, blood, and blood vessels:

a)

endocrine

b)

respiratory

c)

cardiovascular

d)

musculoskeletal

88.

A type of asexual reproduction that involves 1 parent producing 1 identical offspring:

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

conjugation

d)

permutation

89.

Sexual reproduction where 2 parents share genetic material to produce 1 unique offspring:

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

asexual conjugation

d)

genetic mutation

90.

DNA stands for:

a)

Dehydrated Nutrient Acidification

b)

Dextrose Nullified Acidification

c)

DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

d)

De-oxygenated Ribosomal Acid

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