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Biology 20 Unit A Final Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Starch and cellulose are examples of a type of chemical called

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Water

2.

___________ is the term used to describe the reflection of solar energy off of the earth's surface

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Albedo

c)

Celluar Respiration

d)

Thermodynamic

3.

A tertiary consumer would be categorized in which trophic level

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

4.

During cellular respiration, glucose reacts with which substance to produce energy

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbohydrates

5.

A wood tic is an example of which consumer

a)

First

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Producer

6.

A farmer would require ________ land to grow barely to raise pigs to feed his family for a year, as compared to growing vegetables to feed his family for a year

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The same amount

d)

Yes

7.

Which pyramid's data is measured in grams per meter squared

a)

Biomass

b)

Numbers

c)

Energy

d)

All of the above

8.

The stability of a food web is ___________ due to increased biodiversity with in each of trophic level

a)

Increased

b)

Decreased

c)

Unchanged

d)

Stays the same

9.

What is the amount of the total radiant energy from the sun is captured by autotrophs

a)

Small

b)

Large

10.

Animals that are consume plants and organisms are examples of a type of organism called

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Biovore

11.

Two substances used as reactants in the process of photosynthesis are

a)

Water

b)

Energy

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

12.

What is an example of the First Law of Thermodynamics in autotrophs is the conversion of

a)

sunlight energy into chemical energy

b)

solar energy into chemical energy

c)

thermal energy into chemical energy

d)

waste energy into chemical energy

13.

What is the best description of the only organisms that can perform cellular respiration is

a)

all living things

b)

all animals

c)

all plants

d)

all animals and plants

14.

Grain can generate a lot of heat when containing moisture and it causes what to happen to the seed.

a)

Germination

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Consumption

d)

Decomposition

15.

What would cause an inverted pyramid of numbers would be from an ecosystem with what size of producers

a)

Small

b)

Medium

c)

Large

d)

Microscopic

16.

What represents a singular pathway of the organisms in several trophic levels and their feeding relationships

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food Numbers

d)

Pyramid of Food

17.

What has to happen to calculate the energy given off in a pyramid of energy

a)

Burning the dried parts of an organism

b)

Weighing the dried parts of an organism

c)

Counting the dried parts of an organism

d)

Eating the dried parts of an organism

18.

Compare the pyramid of energy to the other ecological pyramids in their accuracy

a)

Less Accurate Than

b)

More Accurate Than

c)

Just As Accurate

d)

Accurate Enough

19.

What happens in the 2nd law of thermodynamics

a)

Energy is converted into non usable energy

b)

Energy is converted into usable energy

c)

Energy is converted into nothing

d)

Energy is converted in a cycle

20.

Why does an ecological pyramid typically have a triangular shpae

a)

energy amount is different in the levels

b)

percentage of energy passed on is consistent

c)

energy is lost from one trophic level to the next

d)

larger biodiversity at lower layers

21.

What gas from deep sea vents allow bacteria to perform chemosynthesis

a)

H2S

b)

O2

c)

C02

d)

H20

22.

What happens to energy during cellular respiration

a)

Released

b)

Absorbed

c)

Used

d)

Wasted

23.

Fungi perform _________________ in order to provide energy for functions such as growth or waste excretion

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular Breakdown

d)

Chemosynthesis

24.

When is some useful energy changed into non-usable energy

a)

Energy Conversion

b)

Energy Translation

c)

Energy Pickup

d)

Energy Breakdown

25.

What percentage of the sun's energy is taken in by autotrophs

a)

0-1%

b)

1-2%

c)

2-3%

d)

3-4%

26.

What does the Earth require a continual input of

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Success

d)

Movement

27.

What type of energy do decomposers give off in the form of

a)

Heat

b)

Wastes

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

28.

When decomposers do decomposition they are doing the process of

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Chemosynthesis

d)

Everything

29.

More than half of the radiant energy of the sun is absorbed by what

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Land

c)

Water

d)

Humans

30.

What is there term used to represent the organisms in the fourth trophic level

a)

Tertiary Consumer

b)

Primary

c)

Secondary

d)

Producer

31.

What is an alternate term for producers

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Manotrophs

d)

Biotrophs

32.

Which organism occupies the second trophic level

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Producer

d)

Human

33.

What transfers through trophic levels

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Food

d)

Wastes

34.

What is an illustration of all of the interconnecting feeding relationships in an ecosystem

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food Market

d)

Food Mart

35.

In order to solve the problem of world hunger, one idea is to promote a diet that is primarily __________ based

a)

Dairy

b)

Meat

c)

Vegetable

d)

Fat

36.

Why would a vegetable style diet solve world hunger

a)

Energy is lost when passed through consumers

b)

Energy is gained when passed through consumers

c)

Have too many plants

d)

Not enough plants

37.

What does each bar in an ecological pyramid represent

a)

Trophic Level

b)

Organism

c)

Food

d)

Energy

38.

What does the width of each bar in an ecological pyramid represent

a)

Amount

b)

Energy

c)

Food

d)

Trophic Level

39.

What ecosystem would likely have an inverted pyramid

a)

Arctic

b)

Desert

c)

Forest

d)

Grassland

40.

What is a pyramid of biomass measured in

a)

number of organisms per meter square

b)

grams per meter square

c)

joules per meter square

d)

animals per meter square

41.

What is measured when measuring the pyramid of biomass

a)

released energy

b)

dry mass of the organisms

c)

number of organism

d)

burnt dry mass

42.

What is the most accurate value for an ecological pyramid

a)

Pyramid of Numbers

b)

Pyramid of Biomass

c)

Pyramid of Organisms

d)

Pyramid of Energy

43.

What is the balanced formula for photosynthesis

a)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

b)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

c)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + 6C6H12O6 + Energy

d)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 + Energy + 6CO2 + 6H2O

44.

What is the 1st Law of Thermodynamics

a)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

b)

Energy can be changed from one form to another

c)

Energy is used and wasted

d)

Energy is destroyed and created

45.

Which is correct

a)

Energy Flows, does not cycle

b)

Energy Cycles, does not flow

c)

Energy Flows and cycles

d)

Energy Cycles and flows

46.

What is the balanced formula for Cellular Respiration

a)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

b)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

c)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + Energy

47.

What is cycled through biogeochemical cycles

a)

Biotic components

b)

Abiotic components

c)

Earth components

d)

Too many components

48.

What is another name for the water cycle

a)

Hydrological

b)

Hydro

c)

Transpiration

d)

Air

49.

What happens in the water cycle

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Atmospheration

d)

Wateration

50.

What is water

a)

Wet

b)

Universal Solvent

c)

Sticky

d)

Air

51.

What are water's special properties

a)

Hydrogen Bonding

b)

Adhesion

c)

Cohesion

d)

High boiling point

52.

What is the name of the carbon compound used by producers during photosynthesis

a)

CO2

b)

C2O

c)

C2

d)

CH4

53.

What carbon compound is used by producers during cellular respiration

a)

C6H12O6

b)

C6H10O2

c)

C2HO2

d)

C2H2O

54.

What is the organism that absorb oxygen as they cause the decay of plant remains

a)

Decomposers

b)

Consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Animals

55.

What is the form of oxygen that is released during photosynthesis

a)

O2

b)

H2O

c)

O3

d)

O4

56.

Which part of the plant releases oxygen during photosynthesis

a)

Leaves

b)

Branches

c)

Roots

d)

Trunk

57.

What is the main gas in the atmosphere

a)

CO2

b)

O3

c)

H2O

d)

N2

58.

What does acid rain cause

a)

Leeching

b)

Reeching

c)

Beeching

d)

Deeching

59.

What reacts in the atmosphere to produce sulfuric acid

a)

Sulfur Dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

60.

When Sulfur Dioxide and Water react what is created

a)

Sulfuric Acid

b)

Sulfur Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Carbon Dioxide

61.

What is leeching

a)

washing away of minerals from the soil

b)

leaches sucking blood

c)

minerals being absorbed

d)

taking from others

62.

What is the measure of the creation of producers over a certain area in the course of a year

a)

Productivity

b)

Conductivity

c)

Measurement

d)

Product Usage

63.

How can phosphorus compounds be increased in quantity in the soil.

a)

Man-Made Fertilizers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Water

64.

What can phosphorus be used for

a)

Bones

b)

Protein

c)

ATP

d)

DNA

65.

Animals obtain phosphorus compounds by consuming

a)

NO3-

b)

O2

c)

H20

d)

PO43-

66.

The rate at which plants produce new biomass depends on the amount of

a)

Heat

b)

Light

c)

Rainfall

d)

Nutrients

67.

How is the rate at which plants produce new biomass measured

a)

g per m2 per a year

b)

j per m2 per a year

c)

g per m2 per a week

d)

g per m2 per a month

68.

What is the process by which nitrogen gas is changed into ammonium

a)

Nitrogen Fixation

b)

Nitrification

c)

Nitrifying

d)

Deposition

69.

What is the process by which ammonium is changed into nitrate

a)

Nitrification

b)

Nitrogen Fixation

c)

Nitrifying

d)

Deposition

70.

What process produces NO3-

a)

Nitrifying

b)

Nitrification

c)

Nitrogen Fixation

d)

Deposition

71.

What is the process of moving NO3- to the ground

a)

Deposition

b)

Nitrification

c)

Nitrifying

d)

Nitrogen Fixation

72.

What are carbon compounds termed that are slow cycling in the carbon cycle

a)

Carbon Sinks

b)

Carbon Holders

c)

Carbon Suckers

d)

Carbon Users

73.

What is a process that involves fossil fuels and adds carbon to the air

a)

Extraction

b)

Infraction

c)

Combustion

d)

Decomposition

74.

When water clings to other water molecules it is termed

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

75.

When water clings to the walls of xylem tubes in a plant it is termed

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

76.

Is solid water _________ than liquid water

a)

More dense

b)

Less Dense

c)

Same

d)

Density is cool

77.

What happens to the melted ice water in the spring

a)

Moves to the bottom

b)

Moves to the top

c)

Moves to filters

d)

Drank

78.

The movement of melted ice water in a lake allows for _________ to be mixed into all parts of the lake

a)

Oxygen

b)

Ice

c)

Heat

d)

Carbon Dioxide

79.

What is the process that caused the rebased of nitrogen to the atmosphere

a)

Denitrifying

b)

Nitrifying

c)

Denitrification

d)

Nitrification

80.

How do plants take in phosphorus compounds

a)

Leaves

b)

Roots

c)

Branches

d)

Trunk

81.

What is the name when melted ice water moves in the lake

a)

Seasonal Turnover

b)

Lake Turnover

c)

Ice Turnover

d)

Spring Turnover

82.

What does the greenhouse effect do

a)

traps CO2

b)

blocks UV

c)

uses O2

d)

caused by H2O

83.

The ozone layer is getting

a)

Thinner

b)

Thicker

c)

Still the Same

d)

All

84.

The greenhouse effect causes

a)

CO2 layer to get thicker

b)

O3 layer to get thicker

c)

Blocks UV

d)

Decreased the CO2 layer through combustion

85.

The addition of excess of a compound into lakes caused oxygen depletion. What is this compounds

a)

Phosphates

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

86.

What causes oxygen depletion in lakes

a)

Decomposition of Algae

b)

Too many animals

c)

Too many plants

d)

Natural causes

87.

What are the 2 gases produced by combustion that combine with water to produce acid rain

a)

SO2

b)

NOx

c)

O2

d)

CO2

88.

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert nitrogen into different forms. What is the correct reaction?

a)

NO2 -> NH4

b)

N2 -> NH4

c)

N2 -> NO3-

d)

N2 -> NO43-

89.

What is the form of phosphorus that can be utilized by plants and animals

a)

Phosphates

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Phosphorus Bacteria

d)

Phosphoros

90.

What is two process that are a result of human activities, that accelerate the effects of global warming

a)

Deforestation

b)

Burning of fossil fuels

c)

Breathing

d)

Learning

91.

What is the process that removes oxygen from the air

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Chemosynthesis

d)

Burning Fossil Fuels

92.

What is the process that removes carbon dioxide from the air

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Chemosynthesis

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Burning Fossil Fuels

93.

What process adds carbon dioxide to the air

a)

Burning Fossil Fuels

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Chemosynthesis

94.

What are process that slow cycle carbon

a)

Deep Ocean

b)

Sea Shells

c)

Limestone

d)

Fossil Fuel Formation

95.

What does ozone gas do

a)

block UV rays

b)

keep in heat

c)

remove CO2

d)

turn into O4

96.

What does CO2 gas do in the atmosphere

a)

Keep in heat

b)

Block UV rays

c)

Turn into O3

97.

What is the role of deposition in the nitrogen cycle

a)

rain brings down NO3- in the soil

b)

rains rises NO3- from the soil

c)

removes NO3- from the soil

d)

add NO3- to the atmosphere

98.

What is the process that involves the loss of water from the leaves of plants and then pulls water from the rotes all the way through the plant

a)

Transpiration

b)

Absorption

c)

Evaporation

d)

Deposition

99.

What is the special property of water that is involved in water having a high boiling point

a)

Hydrogen Bonding

b)

Oxygen Bonding

c)

Nitrogen Bonding

d)

Carbon Bonding

100.

What is the process that converts nitrates into nitrogen gas

a)

Denitrifying Bacteria

b)

Decompositon

c)

Nitrifying

d)

Nitrification

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