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Africa Storyline part 3

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle is responsible making food (Glucose) using sunlight?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

2.
How does carbon dioxide get into the leaves of a plant?
a)
It's absorbed by the roots
b)
It's made in a chemical reaction in the stem
c)
It enters through the stomata
d)
It goes through the flowers
3.
Which of these conditions would decrease the rate of photosynthesis in a plant?
a)
Above average precipitation
b)
Changing the daylight hours from 14 hrs to 10 hrs
c)
Changing the CO2 concentration from 380 ppm to 410 ppm
d)
All of these choices
4.
Which choice correctly shows the gases that enter and exit plants during photosynthesis?
a)
Enter: Oxygen
Exit: Carbon dioxide
b)
Enter: Water vapor
Exit: Glucose
c)
Enter: Carbon dioxide
Exit: Oxygen
d)
Enter: Light
Exit: Water vapor
5.
Which of the following is an example of an AUTOTROPH?
a)

Apple tree

b)
Dog
c)
Mushroom
d)
Human
6.
Cellular Respiration's goal is to
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
7.
What gas is released into the air during cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water 
d)
glucose
8.

Which of the following organelles is responsible for cellular respiration?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Ribosome

9.

Where do animals get the glucose they need for cellular respiration?

a)

Plants

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Sun

d)

other animals

10.
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
only bacteria
d)
all living organisms
11.
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen are elements in what biomolecule?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Protein
12.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acid
c)
nucleotide
d)
lipid
13.

What process puts nutrients like nitrogen back into atmosphere and soil once animals and plants die?

a)
decomposition
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
bacteria
14.

15 out of 25 kids chose to go swimming at camp. What percent is that?

a)

15%

b)

20%

c)

45%

d)

60%

15.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
16.
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. 
17.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
18.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
19.
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
20.
If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?
a)
coyote
b)
insect
c)
lizard
d)
shrub
21.

This may cause a population to increase

a)

increase of food supply

b)

removal of predators

c)

removal of disease

d)

all of these

22.

Elephant populations that experience poaching have many more tuskless elephants compared to populations that are protected. Why?

a)

Tusk-less elephants were more likely to survive the poachers

b)

Individuals lost their tusks because they needed to avoid the poachers.

23.

Why are some elephants tuskless?

a)

because having tusks makes them a target for poachers.

b)

because they inherited a mutation that makes them tuskless

24.

Look at the genotype data: Why does each lion have two alleles for each gene?

a)

organisms inherit (receive) one allele from mom and one allele from dad

b)

organisms have two dominant alleles for every gene

c)

organisms have two alleles in case one is not inherited correctly

d)

organisms inherit both alleles from their mother

25.

What is net energy?

a)

Total number of energy available from prey

b)

Total energy cost of prey

c)

Total energy available from prey MINUS total energy cost of prey

d)

The sum of all possible prey's available energy

26.

If a hyena consumes 1 warthog, what is its net energy?

a)

-2,000 kcal

b)

+7,000 kcal

c)

-7,000 kcal

d)

+12,000

27.

Grab a calculator:

fish = 400 kcal

jellyfish = 100 kcal

squid = 350 kcal

If a sea turtle eats 2 fish, 1 jellyfish, and 3 squid, how many calories did it consume?

a)

850 kcal

b)

1600 kcal

c)

1200 kcal

d)

1,950 kcal

28.

Baby genotype: C/D

Mother genotype: A/C

Father genotype: C/D

Which allele did the FATHER give to the baby?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

Which of the following elements are found in carbohydrates? Select all that are present.

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

30.

Looking at the image of the skull and digestive system, would you say this animal was an omnivore, carnivore or herbivore.

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

31.

Match the following macromolecule to its components and function

a)

C, H, O

Long term energy storage and cell membranes

1.

Lipids

b)

C, H, O, N, S

Multiple functions - growth, repair, immunity, etc.

2.

Proteins

c)

C,H,O

main source of energy/quick energy

3.

Carbohydrates

d)

C, H, O, N, P

Genetic material, code for traits

4.

Nucleic Acids

32.

A zoologist tested a sample of food to see what animal she'd feed it to. It tested positive for lipids and proteins and tested negative for carbohydrates. The zoologist should feed it to the

a)

Giraffe

b)

Zebra

c)

Leopard

d)

Gazelle

33.

Looking at the nutrition labels, Snack A would be most beneficial for

a)

Dylan who is getting ready to race in a track meet and needs a source of quick energy.

b)

Savannah is getting ready to go on a long hike and needs to store energy.

c)

Joe just finished weightlifting and needs something to help repair the tissues and build muscle.

34.

Looking at the nutrition labels, Snack B would be most beneficial for

a)

Dylan who is getting ready to race in a track meet and needs a source of quick energy.

b)

Savannah is getting ready to go on a long hike and needs to store energy.

c)

Joe just finished weightlifting and needs something to help repair the tissues and build muscle.

35.

Looking at the nutrition labels, Snack C would be most beneficial for

a)

Dylan who is getting ready to race in a track meet and needs a source of quick energy.

b)

Savannah is getting ready to go on a long hike and needs to store energy.

c)

Joe just finished weightlifting and needs something to help repair the tissues and build muscle.

36.

Match the Macromolecule to its monomer

a)

Carbohydrates

1.

Monosaccharide

b)

Lipids/Fats

2.

Fatty acid/glycerol

c)

Proteins

3.

Amino Acids

d)

Nucleic Acid

4.

Nucleotides

37.

How might a lack of sunlight disrupt the food web?

a)

It would cause consumers to consume less.

b)

It would prevent decomposers from decomposing matter

c)

It would prevent producers from producing nutrients.

d)

It would not disrupt the food web at all.

38.
What do the arrows show in a food chain picture?
a)

They always point to the smallest animals.

b)

They point to the animal that tastes the best.

c)

They always point to the producers.

d)

They point in the direction that energy is flowing.

39.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)

Owl

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Lilypad

d)

Mouse

40.

Energy is released from ATP when

a)

the last phosphate bond breaks

b)

the bond between adenine and sugar breaks

c)

the bonds in the sugar molecule break

41.

In photosynthesis, _______ energy from the sun gets converted to _________ energy stored in glucose.

a)

chemical, chemical

b)

light, chemical

c)

kinetic, potential

42.

Fermentation is an ___________ process because it __________

a)

aerobic; uses oxygen

b)

anaerobic; does not use oxygen

c)

automatic; makes a ton of ATP for the cell