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WorksheetsBiology 2nd Semester Final Review
Total questions: 142
Worksheet time: 2hrs 27mins
Ideally, sustainable development should
put the protection of the environment ahead of human needs.
provide for human needs at the expense of the environment
use more natural resources to make goods to meet human needs
preserve ecosystems while providing for human needs
What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?
variation
adaptation
homologous structure
vestigial structure
When organisms are better adapted to their environment they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. This process is called what?
Selective breeding
Natural Selection
Cloning
Evolution of all species
Which scientist visited the Galapagos Islands and came up with the theory of natural selection?
Theodor Schwann
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Rudolf Virchow
Scientists have collected millions of fossils of different organisms, and have developed a timeline of life on Earth. What do we call this?
Mutation
Natural Selection
The theory of evolution
Fossil Record
Sometimes bones in the front limbs of animals are very similar in structure. What do we call similar bone structures that indicate a link to a common ancestor?
Adaptations
Gradualism
Homologous Structures
Extinction
A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called a what?
An adaptation
A response to a stimulus
A mutation
Evolution
What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?
There were different types of predators on the island.
There were different types of food available on the island.
The finches had no water to drink.
The finches on the mainland could not fly high enough.
When looking at two birds of the same species, you notice that one has darker feathers than the other one. You also notice that one has a beak that is just a little longer. These slight differences within members of the same species are called.....
Fossils
Extinction
Meiosis
Variations
What do we call a change in a species over time?
Adaptation
Evolution
Extinction
Environmental influences
How does an area's weather differ from the area's climate?
Weather involves temperature and precipitation and climate involves only temperature.
An area's weather depends on where it is located on Earth and the area's climate does not.
An area's weather does not change very much and an area's climate changes many times.
Weather is the area's day-to-day conditions and climate is the area's average conditions.
Which of the following is a biological aspect of an organism's niche?
the water in the area
the way it gets food
amount of sunlight
composition of soil
Polar bears live in the arctic. The arctic is their
niche.
habitat.
tolerance.
microclimate.
No two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time
because of the interactions that shape the ecosystem.
unless the species require different abiotic factors.
because the competitive exclusion principle.
unless the species require different biotic factors.
An interaction in which an animal feeds on plants is called
carnivory.
herbivory.
predation.
symbiosis.
An example of a human-caused disturbance is
a hurricane.
forest-clearing.
wildfires.
lichens.
What is at the base of all ecological pyramids?
consumers
decomposers
producers
scavengers
Primary succession would most likely occur after
a forest fire.
a lava flow.
farm land is abandoned.
a severe storm.
What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary succession is rapid and secondary succession is slow.
Secondary succession begins on soil and primary succession begins on newly exposed surfaces.
Primary succession modifies the environment and secondary succession does not.
Secondary succession begins with lichens and primary successions begins with trees.
Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT
plant life.
soil type.
rainfall.
temperature.
What organisms are found in a climax community for an ecosystem?
lichens and moss
mature trees and shrubs
weeds and grasses
volcanoes and soil
Which of the following organisms does NOT require sunlight to live?
chemosynthetic bacteria
algae
trees
photosynthetic bacteria
A model of the complex feeding interactions among organisms in a community from producers to decomposers is called a
food web
ecosystem
food chain
population
The repeated movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called
the water cycle.
the condensation cycle.
precipitation.
evaporation.
Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following processes EXCEPT
photosynthesis.
transpiration.
burning of fossil fuels.
decomposition of plants and animals.
Animals get most of the nitrogen they need
by consuming plants or other animals.
by breathing in atmospheric nitrogen.
directly from bacteria in the soil.
from the process of denitrification.
Organisms need nutrients in order to
utilize hydrogen and oxygen.
carry out essential life functions.
recycle chemical compounds.
carry out nitrogen fixation.
A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit is
commensalism.
mutualism
predation.
parasitism.
How is parasitism different from commensalism?
Both organisms benefit in parasitism and only one organism benefits in commensalism.
One organism benefits in parasitism and no organisms benefit in commensalism.
One organism is harmed in parasitism and both organisms are harmed in commensalism.
One organism is harmed in parasitism and no organisms are harmed in commensalism.
The photic zone
extends to the bottom of the open ocean
extends to a depth of about 200 meters
is deep, cold, and permanently dark.
is where chemosynthetic bacteria are the producers.
Which is one way a freshwater wetland differs from a lake or pond?
Water flows in a lake or pond but never flows in a wetland.
Wetlands are nesting areas for birds, but not lakes or ponds.
Water does not always cover a wetland as it does a lake or pond.
Wetlands are salty, but lakes or ponds are fresh.
ATG TGA CAG
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a
Human populations are fast growing
True
False-slow
The human population has had a pattern of logistic growth
True
False-exponential
The development of agriculture let humans settle down in villages and cities.
True
False
The invention of agriculture
led to an increased birth rate and death rate.
provided a more dependable food supply.
allowed people to settle down in villages.
all of the above
The carrying capacity for the human population may be about
8 billion people.
9 billion people.
10 billion people.
Humans do not have a carrying capacity.
