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make up test eco/evol 2022

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This food chain can be found in the coastal waters of VA. The population of which organisms in the food chain would be the first to decline if commercial fisherman over harvest (take in mass quantities) the shrimp?

a)

algae

b)

zooplankton

c)

damsel fish

d)

barracuda

2.
On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?
a)
Frog
b)
Hare
c)
Caiman
d)
Parrot
3.
An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)
a)
vestigial structure
b)
speciation
c)
analogous structure
d)
adaptation
4.

The different species of Hawaiian Honey creepers shown all descended from a single species of North American bird. They now have difference beaks, eat different food, have different songs and live in different environments on the island. Which factor probably contributed the MOST to the development of these different species.?

a)

loss of habitat

b)

geographic isolation

c)

egg size

d)

predation

5.

The interaction between these organism is BEST represents

a)

growth

b)

respiration

c)

energy and nutrient transfer

d)

herbivores and decomposition

6.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?
a)
Type of plant
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
7.

A study was done to find if different tires affect the braking distance of a car. Find the IV.

a)

the car

b)

the tires

c)

the distance

d)

the time

8.
The height of a bean plant depends on the amount of water they receive.  Find the DV.
a)
the amount of water
b)
the type of bean plant
c)
the height
d)
the amount of sunlight
9.
A broad and comprehensive statement of what is thought to be true; it is supported by much evidence.
a)
hypothesis
b)
theory
c)
guess
d)
fact
10.
An explanation a scientist makes that we can test to see if it is true or not is a _________.
a)
hypothesis
b)
theory
c)
law
d)
question
11.
Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?
a)
organisms that share a domain
b)
organisms that share a family 
c)
organisms that share a genus 
d)
organisms that share a species 
12.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
13.
Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:
a)
dichotmous key
b)
binomial nomenclature
c)
2 scientific names
d)
binomial key
14.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carl Linnaeus
b)
Carl's Jr.
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Henry Groseclose
15.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
16.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
17.
What is a trophic level?
a)
Each level represented within a food chain or web.
b)
Levels of ecosystems that the world is divided into.
c)
Different levels of nutrients present within an organism.
d)
The levels of sunlight an autotroph needs to survive. 
18.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
19.
What is this an example of?
a)
vestigial structures
b)
embryology
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil record
20.
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
a)
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
b)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
c)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
d)
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
21.

Structures that have the same function but different structures are...

a)

homologous structures

b)

analogous structures

c)

vestigial structures

d)

embryology

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