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mid term exam _ science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the charge of a neutron?

a)

negative

b)

neutral

c)

positive

d)

all of the above

2.

what is the boiling point on earth? what temperature does it occur?

a)

112 degrees celsius

b)

100 degrees celsius

c)

90 degrees celsius

d)

140 degrees celsius

3.

what is true about an atom?

a)

not always moving

b)

has a nucleus

c)

smallest part of an element, has all the properties of an element

d)

unbreakable

4.

I leave my ice cream in the sun and it melts.. what kind of change is this?

a)

melting point

b)

physical change

c)

chemical change

d)

evaporation

5.

if the rate of reaction is faster, what temperature is the reaction?

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

nuetral

d)

boiling point

6.

what is atomic structure?

a)

determines the temperature of a substance

b)

determines the rate of reaction

c)

determines the properties of a substance

d)

evolves the growth of trees

7.

what is a producer?

a)

eats other organisms for food

b)

breathes in air for energy

c)

creates their own energy

d)

decomposes dead organisms

8.

when an apple is eaten, what is broken down and released into the cells for energy?

a)

nutrients

b)

glucose

c)

decomposed human brain cells

d)

water

9.

which of the following is a primary consumer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

in every energy pyramid, which level has the least energy available to them?

a)

primary consumers

b)

tertiary consumers

c)

producers

d)

secondary consumers

11.

what is the source of energy for autotrophs?

a)

producers

b)

decomposers

c)

dead organisms

d)

other organisms

12.

through which part of the plant do the gasses enter?

a)

roots

b)

leaves

c)

stomata

d)

bark

13.

through what process do most living things on Earth get the energy that they need to survive?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

air giving

c)

photosynthesis

d)

glucose

14.

what is this relationship?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predator and prey

15.

what happens to an ecosystem when a population becomes overpopulated?

a)

Organisms that rely on the same resources as the overpopulated organism will (increase).

b)

Organisms that rely on the same resources as the overpopulated organism will (decrease).

16.

what best describes the niche of this creature?

a)

scavenger

b)

producer

c)

predator

d)

prey

17.

which of the following would be a limiting factor in the ecosystem below?

a)

sand

b)

water

c)

birds

d)

cactus

18.

what does biotic mean?

a)

alive organisms

b)

dead organisms

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

19.

How would an organism that has very few predators affect an ecosystem if it were to die out?

a)

The producers would die out.

b)

The ecosystem would reach equilibrium.

c)

The herbivores would overpopulate.

d)

The whole ecosystem would die out.

20.

if cows depends mostly on grass for energy and a wild fire burned all of the grass supply, what would happen to the cow population?

a)

decrease

b)

increase