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ACP Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
2.

Plants need ________ to conduct photosynthesis

a)

Oxygen

b)

Soil

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Sugar

3.
What major energy transformation occurs during photosynthesis?
a)
Thermal --> Chemical
b)
Kinetic --> Radiant
c)
Chemical --> Radiant
d)
Radiant --> Chemical
4.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
5.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
6.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
7.
The owl receives energy from which organisms?
a)
grasshopper and mouse
b)
mouse and rabbit
c)
rabbit and butterfly
d)
butterfly and frog
8.
Name the producers in this food web.
a)
seagull and fish
b)
penguin and crab
c)
phytoplankton and seaweed
d)
seaweed and zooplankton
9.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
10.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
11.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
12.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
14.
Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat
Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic
a)
Hibernation
b)
Locomotion
c)
Camouflage
d)
Migration
15.
An example of a behavioral adaptation is
a)
The long neck of a giraffe
b)
Penguins huddling together for warmth
c)
A camel's hump used to store water
d)
A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage
16.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
17.

A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces he passes on those traits to his offspring. this process is called

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Random mutations

d)

Variations in a species

18.

Genetic mutations are the direct cause of which of the following?

a)

Aliens

b)

Super heroes

c)

Variations

d)

8th grade behaviors

19.

The peppered moth's color camouflaged it on the light colored tree bark. It's color was an example of a/n

a)

Variation

b)

Dominant trait

c)

Recessive trait

d)

Adaptation

20.
Which is the best description of a physical adaptation?
a)
a way an animal acts that helps it to survive in its environment.
b)
a basic need that an animal must have from its environment.
c)
a part of an animal's body that helps it to survive in its environment.
d)
none of the above
21.
Baby elephants can walk from nearly the moment they are born.  Which of these terms best describes this ability?
a)
instinct
b)
learned behavior
c)
gene
d)
physical trait
22.

A student walks the schoolyard and observes that there are many living things such as different plants and animals. She notices that moss grows in moist shady areas but did not see any in the open yard where its sunny. What is the best explanation for her observation?

a)

Different habitats support different plants and animals

b)

All plants and animals can live in any environment

c)

Schoolyards are not able to sustain living things

d)

Schoolyards are the only places where moss can grow.

23.

Increasing biodiversity affects the sustainability of an ecosystem by

a)

always decreasing competition for limited resources within an ecosystem

b)

allowing an ecosystem to survive many changes

c)

preventing an ecosystem from surviving many changes

d)

always increasing competition for limited resources within an ecosystem

24.

The picture shows an arctic fox.

In which biome does the fox most likely live?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Grasslands

d)

Temperate Rainforest

25.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
pine forest
26.

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

a)

being more energy-efficient

b)

using renewable sources of energy

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

d)

all of the above

27.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
28.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
29.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
30.
What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
volunteer species
c)
founder species
d)
conqueror species
31.
Final illustration (#8) shows
a)
pioneer species
b)
climax community
c)
only biotic factors
d)
only abiotic factors
32.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
33.
starts with bare rock followed by lichen
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
34.
Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
a)
A tornado
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
A flood
d)
A drought
35.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
36.
Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?
a)
Near the coast
b)
In the forest
c)
In a desert
d)
On the North Pole
37.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
38.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition 
39.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands in the cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
40.
A prolonged period lacking rainfall that leads to a shortage of water.
It hadn't rained for three months straight and the _________ began to kill our crops. 
a)
Forest Fire
b)
Epidemic
c)
Heatwave
d)
Drought
41.

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

a)

forming new land features.

b)

breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

c)

washing away beaches.

d)

moving topsoil.

42.

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

a)

Waves

b)

Gravity

c)

Glaciers

d)

Wind

43.
Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
44.
A mudslide dumps a large pile of mud onto a road
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
45.
A flash flood washes away the side of a river bank
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
46.
Acid rain melts the features of a statue
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
47.
Why is gravity a factor in watersheds? 
a)
it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
b)
it causes the water to flow down towards a watershed
48.

What is a channel of water that flows into a larger one?

a)

Estuary

b)

Floodplain

c)

Wetland

d)

Tributary

49.

Humans harm watersheds and wetlands by all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Polluting the water with chemicals

b)

Over fertilizing their lawns

c)

destroying forests

d)

planting trees to stop erosion

50.
Pollution that is put directly into a reservoir is called?
a)
Point Source
b)
Non-Point Source
51.
When reservoirs are polluted by an indirect source, it is called?
a)
Non Point source pollution
b)
Point Source pollution
52.

Is necessary for life as we know it.

a)

distance from the sun

b)

magnetic field

c)

atmosphere

d)

water

53.

Affects temperature of a planet.

a)

distance from the sun

b)

magnetic field

c)

atmosphere

d)

water

54.

There is some evidence to suggest that Mars once had liquid _____ though now it may be trapped as _____.

a)

water, ice

b)

water, nitrogen

c)

oxygen, nitrogen

d)

nitrogen, ice

55.

The protective gear that protects astronauts from the cold, airless environment of space.

a)

space station

b)

space suit

c)

accommodations

d)

instruments

56.

A man-made laboratory that is placed in space for research.

a)

space station

b)

space suit

c)

accommodations

d)

instruments

57.
What are the conditions in space?
a)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, microgravity, Ultraviolet radiation
b)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, microgravity, no radiation
c)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, macrogravity, Ultraviolet radiation
d)
extreme temperatures, no atmosphere, macrogravity, Radiation
58.
Atmosphere is :
a)
only consisting of argon and oxygen
b)
gases on the floor of the Earth
c)
all the gases around a planet
d)
all the gases near the solar beams
59.
What does the space suit provide protection against?
a)
Extreme temperatures
b)
Muscle loss
c)
Bone loss
d)
Excessive oxygen
60.
The human body can only go a few days without water. How do astronauts fulfill this need?
a)
Take frozen water
b)
Recycle wastewater
c)
Make water
d)
Chemically combine space elements to make water
61.
How do astronauts accommodate the need for food when space on the shuttle is limited?
a)
Dehydrated food
b)
Hunt in 
c)
Grow food on the shuttle
d)
Order take out

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