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Environmental Science C4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many KINGDOMS of life are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

2.

What is the main way in which Eubacteria and Archaebacteria are different from the other kingdoms?

a)

They are microscopic.

b)

Their cells have no nucleus.

c)

They have no vertebrae.

d)

They only live in harsh environments.

3.

Protists can be similar to ____________.

a)

fungi

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

fungi, plants, and animals.

4.

Which organism below is an invertebrate?

a)

snake

b)

bee

c)

fish

d)

turtle

5.

Which of the following are considered lower plants?

a)

grasses

b)

grape vines

c)

algae

d)

ferns and mosses

6.

What is the main difference between gymnosperm and angiosperm plants?

a)

The size of the plants (angiosperms are larger).

b)

Angiosperms have seeds in fruit, but gymnosperms do not.

c)

Gymnosperms have seeds in fruit, but angiosperms do not.

d)

Their cell walls are different.

7.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

water

b)

bacteria

c)

plants

d)

vertebrates

8.

Which of the following is not one of the kingdoms of living things?

a)

Protists

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Protobacteria

d)

Archaebacteria

9.

Angiosperms called roses come in a variety of shapes and colors as a result of___________.

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

different ecosystems

d)

pristine habitats

10.

A modification or CHANGE IN THE ORGANISM'S BODY or behavior THAT HELPS IT TO SURVIVE is ____________________.

a)

evolution

b)

artificial selection

c)

an adaptation

d)

natural selection

11.

Organisms can adapt ____________________________________.

a)

To selective breeding

b)

to other organisms

c)

to their physical environment

d)

to their environment and other organisms.

12.

THE process of TWO species changing genetically in response to long-term interaction with each other is ___________________________.

a)

coevolution

b)

selective breeding

c)

artificial selection

d)

coevolve

13.

The energy in most ecosystems comes from _______________.

a)

Wind

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

The sun

14.

An example of an ecosystem is ______________________.

a)

a vacant lot

b)

plants

c)

sunlight

d)

bacteria

15.

A mule cannot evolve because__________________.

a)

it doesn't easily adapt to its environment.

b)

it is perfectly adapted to its habitat

c)

it is infertile

d)

it is a member of the Eubacteria kingdom.

16.

Bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have _______________________.

a)

developed recessive traits

b)

developed resistance to the bacteria.

c)

coevolved.

d)

been covered with a protective coating.

17.

A fungus differs from a plant because_______________.

a)

fungus does not contain chlorophyll.

b)

fungus cannot reproduce.

c)

fungus can make its own food.

d)

fungus cells have no nuclei

18.

A PACK of wolves in Yellowstone National Park is a __________________.

a)

habitat

b)

community

c)

population

d)

species

19.

The plants, wolves, bears, otters, bison, and foxes in Yellowstone National Park are a _______________________.

a)

habitat

b)

population

c)

community

d)

species

20.

The Groundhog in your teacher's backyard and other's like it worldwide are _________________.

a)

a species

b)

an individual organism

c)

a population

d)

a community