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WorksheetsBiology Midterm Review Day 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Models can be helpful in scientific investigations because
a)
it may not be possible to work with the real thing.
b)
they can be smaller and more manageable than the real thing.
c)
they can be safer to work with than the real thing.
d)
all of the above
2.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
3.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
4.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
5.
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
a)
competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
energy pyramid
6.
which symbiosis is this
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
nonalism
7.
The energy at each trophic level in the pryamid of energy decreases by a factor of ____.
a)
10
b)
1
c)
100
d)
2
8.
a relationship between two in which one species, the predator, feeds on the other species, the prey
a)
chemosynthesis
b)
predation
c)
cellular respiration
d)
commensalism
9.
Members of a species in a defined area
a)
Ecosystem
b)
community
c)
biodiversity
d)
population
10.
Trophic levels are represented by
a)
squares
b)
circles
c)
pyramids
d)
lines
11.
Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Autotroph
d)
Heterotroph
12.
Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores)
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Quaternary Consumers
d)
Top Predators
13.
An organism that obtains energy from eating meats
a)
Omnivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Animals
14.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
15.
Water temperature would be an example of ...
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
16.
The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
exhaling
17.
Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?
a)
precipitation
b)
freezing
c)
transpiration
d)
evaporation
18.
Which of the following is known as the "sedimentary" cycle because its reservoir is sedimentary rock?
a)
Sulfur cycle
b)
Nitrogen cycle
c)
Phosphorus cycle
d)
Carbon cycle
19.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
20.
What cycle are fossil fuels part of ?
a)
carbon
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
phosphorus
21.
Who is the closest relative to the birds?
a)
crocodiles
b)
sharks
c)
fish
d)
amphibians
22.
Who is the closest relative to the sharks?
a)
crocodiles
b)
sharks
c)
ray-finned fish
d)
amphibians
23.
(Taxonomy) The classification system we use today was created by....
a)
Watson & Crick
b)
Darwin
c)
Mendel
d)
Linnaeus
24.
(Taxonomy) Which level is the most specific?
a)
Domain
b)
Family
c)
Species
d)
Genus
25.
(Taxonomy) Which level of classification is the most broad?
a)
Species
b)
Class
c)
Domain
d)
Kingdom
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