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Semester 2 Final Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which condition is a biotic factor of an aquarium ecosystem?

a)

rocks

b)

algae growing

c)

water

d)

sunlight

2.

Which of the following is an example of a producer?

a)

rabbit

b)

fox

c)

dog

d)

fern

3.

Which choice is an example of a decomposer?

a)

fungi

b)

fern

c)

dog

d)

rabbit

4.

Which choice is an example of a consumer?

a)

fern

b)

fungi

c)

bee

d)

plants

5.

Which choice is likely to result in the most competition?

a)

nothing

b)

A drought reduces the amount of grass for rabbits to feed on.

c)

a bird eating worms, and a rabbit eatting grass

d)

a lion eating a dead animal, and a gazelle grazing

6.

What caused the dark peppered moth to flourish after the Industrial Revolution?

a)

darkening of tree bark

b)

tree bark getting lighter in color

7.

Which of these is a behavior adaptation in wolves?

a)

having sharp claws

b)

hunting in packs

c)

having long fur

d)

having large ears

8.

What can cause extinction of a species?

a)

adaptations that overcome challenges

b)

behavioral adaptations

c)

structural adaptations

d)

adaptations that do not overcome challenges of the environment

9.

What would happen if prey were removed from the food web?

a)

the population of predators would decrease

b)

the population of predators would increase

10.

What would happen to the population of an animal if its food source were added to the food web?

a)

the population of predators would decrease

b)

the population of predators would increase

11.

Which statement best summarizes Gregor Mendes contribution to science?

a)

Mendel studied culture

b)

Mendel studied rabbits

c)

Mendel is considered the "father of genetics."

d)

Mendel studied butterflies

12.

What are genes?

a)

dominate

b)

the basic unit of inheritance

c)

recessive

13.

What did Mendels cross-pollination of pea plants prove?

a)

Each parent only passes on one-half of its hereditary factors to each offspring.

b)

Each parent passes all their factors to each offspring

14.

Which phase results in chromosomes lining up towards the center of the cell, also known as the equator of the cell?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

15.

Which phase of cell division results in the formation of four new haploid cells?

a)

prophase II

b)

metaphase II

c)

anaphase II

d)

telophase II

16.

Which of these are the correct base pairs in DNA?

a)

Cytosine and Guanine

b)

Cytosine and Uracil

c)

Cytosine and Thymine

17.

How does a DNA molecule produce copies of itself?

a)

correcting errors

b)

replication

c)

protein synthesis

18.

Besides replicating DNA, what is another function of DNA polymerase?

a)

correcting errors

b)

replication

c)

protein synthesis

19.

What information does RNA code for?

a)

correcting errors

b)

replication

c)

protein synthesis

20.

Which of the following correctly defines translation?

a)

the making of a polypeptide with a specified order of amino acids

b)

a message sent from DNA

21.

Which of the following is used as evidence in supporting the idea that life changes over time?

a)

years of staying the same

b)

the orbit

c)

dirt

d)

Homologous structures

22.

The diagram shows embryo development of four different animals. How is this evidence used to suggest that life changes over time?

a)

Striking similarities at early developmental stages is evidence that they came from a common ancestor.

b)

no similarities at early developmental stages is evidence that they came from a common ancestor.

c)

The DNA of all these life forms begins exactly the same and then changes over time as it replicates to produce the organisms different traits.

23.

How can homologous structures in the forelimbs of these four organisms be used as evidence to suggest that life changes over time?

a)

They are evidence that the same bone structures can serve different functions in different species.

b)

They are evidence that one species turns into another species over time and that each has a different type of life.

c)

They are evidence that all came from a common ancestor and that life changed over time for all these organisms to exist.

24.

Which idea originated with Charles Darwin?

a)

Traits acquired during a lifetime are passed to offspring.

b)

Species evolve by natural selection.

c)

Living organisms have not changed since they were created.

d)

Organisms have undergone changes during Earth's history.

25.

According to the theory developed by Charles Darwin, what process causes organisms to develop traits that help them adapt to changes in their environment?

a)

homeostasis

b)

artificial selection

c)

succession

d)

natural selection