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Biology Spring Review Part 2

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
2.
What is the phenotypic ratio?
a)
1:3
b)
3:1
c)
1:2:1
d)
4:0
3.
Without knowing what the letters stand for, calculate the phenotypic ratio of this dihybrid cross....
a)
6:2:6:2
b)
9:3:3:1
c)
9:1:3:3
d)
2:6:2:6
4.

Punnett Square #1

In plants tall is dominant to short.

Cross two heterozygous plants.

What is the phenotypic ratio?

a)

1:2:1

b)

2:2

c)

3:1

5.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
7.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
8.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
9.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
10.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
11.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
12.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
13.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
14.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
15.

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.

a)

Predation

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

16.
Is a virus considered living or non-living?
a)
Living
b)
Non-Living
c)
Neither
17.
What is a host?
a)
Organism that lives on the cell and causes it harm 
b)
Something that causes harm to the cell 
c)
Cell that the virus invades and takes over
18.
Where do viruses reproduce?
a)
Outside of a cell
b)
Inside of a cell
c)
They do not reproduce
19.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
20.
Which organisms are closely related?
a)
Equus ceballas (horse) & Equus burchellii (zebra)
b)
Cyanea artica (jellyfish) & Asterias rubens (sea star)
c)
Naja naja (cobra) & Crotalus atrox (rattlesnake)
d)
Alligator mississippiensis (alligator) & Crocodylus porosus (crocodile)
21.
The grizzly bear is most related to the
a)
black bear
b)
panda bear
c)
fox
d)
sea star
22.
A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?
a)
Canis
b)
rufus
c)
wolf
d)
animal
23.

What kingdom-Prokaryotic-lives in hot,salts environments

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

archaebacteria

d)

eubacteria

24.

MUSHROOMS ARE IN WHAT KINGDOM

a)

PLANT

b)

ANIMAL

c)

FUNGI

d)

PROTIST

25.

APES BELONG TO WHAT KINGDOM

a)

PLANT

b)

ANIMAL

c)

FUNGI

d)

PROTIST

26.
Autotroph is when..
a)
An organism makes it's own food
b)
An organism has to eat other things
27.
Heterotroph is when an organism...
a)
Has to eat other things
b)
has to make it's own food
28.
Multicellular means...
a)
an organism is made of many cells
b)
An organism is made of only one cell
c)
An organism is made of no cells
29.
Unicellular means...
a)
An organism is made of many cells
b)
An organism is made of one cell
c)
An organism is made of no cells
30.
Bacteria are all prokaryotic. What does it mean to be prokaryotic?
a)
Has a nucleus 
b)
Sometimes has a nucleus 
c)
Does not have a nucleus 
d)
Has a cell membrane 
31.
Eukaryotic cells always have a _______________.
a)
Nucleus 
b)
Plant
c)
no nucleus 
d)
heart 
32.

Eubacteria cell walls are made out of ______.

a)

Chitin

b)

Cellulose

c)

Peptidoglycan

d)

Glucose

33.

Archaebacteria have cell walls made out of Peptidoglycan

a)

True

b)

False

34.

How are Archaeabacteria and Eubacteria different?

a)

one is a eukaryote and the other is a prokaryote.

b)

one produces asexually while the other produces sexually.

c)

one contains peptidoglycan in its cell wall and the other does not.

d)

one swims using a flagella but not the other

35.

DNA is free floating and circular, not in a nucleus

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

36.
Typically are multicellular
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
37.
No membrane-bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
38.
Only contain structures like ribosomes, cytoplasm, cell wall, flagella, and DNA
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
39.
DNA is found in the nucleus
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
40.
Has membrane bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
41.
Smaller
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
42.

Has cell membrane

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

both

43.
Has cytoplasm
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
44.
Bacteria
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
45.
more complex
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
d)
both
46.
multicellular
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
47.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
48.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
49.
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Ray finned fish
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
50.
Which two orgainsms have hair? 
a)
Sharks & Ray Finned Fish
b)
Primates & Rodents
c)
Birds & Crocodiles
d)
Rabbits & Birds
51.
Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?
a)
jaws
b)
mammary glands & hair
c)
terrestrial during all life stages
d)
bipedal & opposable thumbs
52.
What happens in the phloem?
a)
water moves up from the roots
b)
food moves down from the leaves
c)
food moves up from the roots
d)
water moves down to the roots
53.
What part of a plant transports water and nutrients from the root to the plant's stem and leaves?
a)
root hairs
b)
phloem
c)
xylem
d)
cuticle
54.
What is the evaporation of a liquid to cool the body?
a)
Shivering
b)
Sweating
c)
Vasodilation
d)
Vasoconstriction
55.

Homeostasis in the human body can be maintained by a:

a)

exercising until you are exhausted

b)

laying out in the sun for several hours

c)

not drinking any water

d)

sweating

56.

Antibodies fight what type of infections?

a)

Viral

b)

Bacteria

c)

HIV

d)

Flu

57.
Which pathogen can be cured by antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
58.

Which of the following would reduce the number of viral infections?

a)

antibiotics

b)

vaccines

c)

antibodies

59.

The information shown in the graph suggests that the changes in the forest community

were caused by —

a)

tree replacement after a storm.

b)

secondary succession after a fire

c)

repeated habitat destruction

60.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
61.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
62.
After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?
a)
Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees
b)
Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses
c)
Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees
d)
Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
63.
Succession that occurs in an area with NO SOIL
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
64.
Natural disasters such as flooding and tornadoes are linked to ________________.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
old field
d)
ecosystem
65.
Which is the correct order in primary succession?
a)
Rocks, Lichens & Mosses, Bushes & Shrubs, Trees
b)
Lichens & Mosses, Rocks, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs 
c)
Trees, Bushes and Shrubs, Lichens & Mosses, Lichens & Mosses
d)
Rocks, Grass, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs
67.
Archeabacteria...
a)
are eukaryotic
b)
live in extreme environments
c)
are non-living
d)
live in the soil
67.
Archeabacteria...
a)
are eukaryotic
b)
live in extreme environments
c)
are non-living
d)
live in the soil
68.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plant
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animal
69.
What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals ALWAYS have in common? They are all...
a)
Multicellular
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Consumers
70.
A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?
a)
Canis
b)
rufus
c)
wolf
d)
animal
71.
What kingdoms are PROKARYOTIC?
a)
plant and animal
b)
protist and fungus
c)
archaebacteria and eubacteria
d)
archaebacteria and protist
72.
Which organism in the table is least closely related to the chimpanzee?
a)
human
b)
grey wolf
c)
tiger snake
d)
monarch butterfly
73.
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
a)
Carolus Linnaeus
b)
Aristotle
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Louis Pasteur
74.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
75.
Which organism in the table shown is most closely related to the common dolphin?
a)
human
b)
killer whale
c)
giant kelp
d)
bat star
76.

_____________________are similar structures which species have, but which perform different functions. They provide evidence of a common ancestor.

a)

DNA

b)

Vestigial structures

c)

Fossils

d)

Homologous structures

77.

_____________________are features present in modern organisms which are no longer in use.

a)

DNA

b)

Vestigial structures

c)

Fossils

d)

Homologous structures

78.

_________________ show clear changes in an organism over time, the environment organisms lived in, the time period the organism lived in, and where the organism lived.

a)

DNA

b)

Vestigial structures

c)

Fossils

d)

Homologous structures

79.

Click on ALL examples of a vestigial structure?

a)

A whale's pelvis and femur.

b)

A snake's hind legs.

c)

A human's nose.

d)

A human's appendix.

e)

A human's wisdom teeth.

80.

What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

a)

Fossils

b)

Vestigial Structures

c)

DNA

d)

Homologous Structures

81.

Body parts similar in structure and origin

a)

evolution

b)

embryology

c)

homologous

d)

variation

82.
The method of naming organisms by using two names is known as
a)
binomial nomenclature
b)
dinomial menoclature
c)
dichotomous naming
d)
the scientific method
83.
Which of the following must occur for speciation to happen?
a)
geographic isolation
b)
reproductive isolation
c)
temporal isolation
d)
behavioral isolation
84.
A flash flood carried a raft of Amazon ants away from their original population. There is enough distance between the two groups, that they will never meet in nature again. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
temporal isolation 
c)
gametic isolation
d)
geographic isolation