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Midterm Review - AICE Marine Science

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the proper way to plot points on a graph?

a)

Dots with circles around them

b)

Dots

c)

Xs

d)

Xs with circles around them

2.

What word describes an organism's role in an ecosystem?

a)

Productivity

b)

Community

c)

Niche

d)

Function

3.

What is calculated by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value?

a)

Range

b)

Mode

c)

Median

d)

Mean

4.

Which type of variable is changed by the scientist at the beginning of an experiment?

a)

Constant

b)

Uncontrolled

c)

Dependent

d)

Independent

5.

Which type of variable is measured by the scientist during an experiment?

a)

Dependent

b)

Uncontrolled

c)

Independent

d)

Intervening

6.

A scientist is determining the effect of temperature on feeding rates of snails. Which variables should be held constant?

a)

Salinity

b)

Temperature

c)

pH

d)

The species of snail used

7.

Why do organisms on coral reefs tend to have specialized niches?

a)

Prevents diseases

b)

Reduces competition between species

c)

Enhances productivity

d)

Allows for more competition between species

8.

What is the main biological use of magnesium?

a)

Bones and teeth

b)

Lipids

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

ATP

9.

Which of the following are biological uses of phosphorus?

a)

Bones

b)

Proteins

c)

Cell membranes

d)

ATP

10.

What is one main anthropogenic (from humans) source of nitrogen in the ocean?

a)

Pig farm runoff

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Upwelling

d)

Fertilizer runoff

11.

What gas causes ocean acidification?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Helium

d)

Oxygen

12.

Which of the following definitions pertains to the process of uptake?

a)

Organisms use nutrients from their environment

b)

Deep water is brought to the surface

c)

Water flows from land into the ocean

d)

An organism dies and its nutrients are released

13.

Which processes below cause the release of energy as heat from a food chain?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Excretion

d)

Metabolism

14.

What process moves nutrient rich deep water to the surface of the ocean?

a)

Runoff

b)

Downwelling

c)

Uptake

d)

Upwelling

15.

What process occurs as nutrient rich water flows off land into the ocean?

a)

Uptake

b)

Runoff

c)

Erosion

d)

Sinking

16.

What does the letter A represent in the diagram?

a)

Sequestration

b)

Death and decay

c)

Sinking

d)

Uptake

17.

What does the letter B represent in the following diagram?

a)

Erosion

b)

Death and sinking

c)

Uptake

d)

Nitrification

18.

Why can't phytoplankton or plants survive the environment surrounding a hydrothermal vent?

a)

Too much pressure

b)

Not enough dissolved CO2

c)

Extreme temperatures

d)

No sunlight

19.

What percentage of energy is transferred between a producer with 45,000 kJ/m2/yr of energy and primary consumer with 2500 kJ/m2/yr of energy?

a)

10%

b)

7.5%

c)

5.5%

d)

2.5%

20.

Which of the following organic molecules contain nitrogen?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Carbohydrates

21.

What is the first thing you should always do when constructing a graph?

a)

Scale the axes

b)

Plot the points

c)

Label the axes

d)

Draw a line of best fit

22.

What negative consequence could be the result of excess nutrient runoff from land?

a)

Reduction in dissolved oxygen

b)

Too much photosynthesis

c)

Reduced uptake

d)

Harmful algae blooms

23.

What word describes all the individuals of a single species living in an area?

a)

Community

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Biosphere

d)

Population

24.

Which word describes an organism's biotic and and abiotic environment?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Niche

c)

Population

d)

Community

25.

What term describes the feces and decaying matter that sink and bring nutrients to the deep ocean?

a)

Marine rain

b)

Marine sleet

c)

Marine snow

d)

Marine hail

26.

Why does productivity decrease in the fall and winter months in the northern hemisphere?

a)

Less production of nitrate ions by bacteria

b)

Trick question, it increases

c)

Fewer hours of sunlight

d)

Less CO2 dissolves into the ocean from the atmosphere

27.

What is the primary source of energy for most food webs on planet Earth?

a)

Nutrient runoff

b)

Minerals

c)

Sun

d)

Zooplankton

28.

What process occurs at hydrothermal vents to anchor the food chain?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Metabolism

c)

Consumption

d)

Chemosynthesis

29.

What word best describes the relationship between corals and zooxanthellae?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Neutralism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

30.

Killer whales can eat a wide variety of prey items. What type of niche do killer whales fill?

a)

Generalist

b)

Esoteric

c)

Narrow

d)

Specialist

31.

Which major holiday wasn't made an official holiday for all federal employees until 1968?

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Christmas

c)

Labor Day

d)

President's Day

32.

Which Star Wars character wields a double-bladed lightsaber in Star Wars Episode I?

a)

Count Dooku

b)

Darth Sidious

c)

Darth Plagueis the Wise

d)

Darth Maul

33.

Which zodiac sign corresponds to the dates July 24 - August 23?

a)

Leo

b)

Sagittarius

c)

Cancer

d)

Virgo

34.

What famous novel begins with the line, "Call me Ishmael."

a)

A Tale of Two Cities

b)

The Count of Monte Cristo

c)

Moby Dick

d)

Animal Farm

35.

What US President set the record for shortest time served in US Presidential history when he died of pneumonia only 32 days after being sworn in?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

James Buchanan

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

Calvin Coolidge