Worksheets1st 9 Weeks DCA Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
2.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
3.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
4.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
5.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
6.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
7.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
8.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
9.
A producer is a (n) ______________.
a)
heterotroph
b)
omnitroph
c)
autotroph
d)
oscartroph
10.
All food chains begin with a ____________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
producers
d)
scavengers
11.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
12.
The tundra is a vast plain with frigid temperatures and plenty of snow. Which of the following adaptations does not help the polar bear survive in the tundra.
a)
Layers of fat for insulation
b)
webbed toes for swimming
c)
white fur for camouflage
d)
total herbivorous diet
13.
Chameleons are reptiles that have the ability to hide from predators and prey by blending in with their environment. They can change the pattern and/or color of their skin. This ability is known as --
a)
natural selection
b)
imitations
c)
mimicry
d)
camouflage
14.
inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
a)
adaptation
b)
evolution
c)
fitness
15.
differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
a)
adaptation
b)
variation
c)
homologous structure
16.
what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?
a)
google
b)
wikipedia
c)
mans attempt to destroy mankind
d)
finches in the Galapagos island
17.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
18.
a deer population has significantly increased, the best hypothesis is
a)
the deer's main predator has been eliminated
b)
competition increased
c)
decreased water levels of local ponds
d)
organisms that rely on similar food sources migrated to the area
19.
Which event is the best example of competition between species in a pond?
a)
dragonflies landing on lily pads
b)
lizards and snakes lying in the sun
c)
hawks eating mice
d)
frogs and toads eating flies
20.
Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift
21.
This boundary is described by two plates moving away from eachother along the edges and separating. The resulting gap allows magma to rise and create new crust, forming new lithosphere.
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
22.
This boundary is described as moving toward one another When the plates are both continental plates the will crumple up and form a mountains. When they are continental and oceanic plates, subduction occurs and earthquakes and volcanoes form.
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
23.
Trenches, deep underwater canyons on the sea floor are created at this type of boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent, Subduction Zone
c)
Transform
24.
New crust is created at this type of boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent, Subduction Zone
c)
Transform
25.
Mountains are created at this type of boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
26.
Mid Ocean Ridge Formation is created at this type of boundary.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
27.
What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?
a)
wind
b)
ocean currents
c)
convection in the mantle
d)
expansion of the Earth
28.
A trench forms at a _________ boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
vertical
29.
What is the process in which hot molten rock rises, then cools and sinks back to the core?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
convection
d)
divergence
30.
What is the elevation of point B? (Contour interval is 100m)
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
31.
A mountaineer is planning an expedition. He wants to follow the easiest possible path, which means he needs to find the most gentle slope up the mountain. Which route should the mountaineer choose?
a)
Route A
b)
Route B
c)
Route C
d)
Route D
32.
In which direction is Mill River flowing?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
33.
What is the change in elevation from point X to the top of the hill in the topographic map shown?
a)
303 m
b)
203 m
c)
250 m
d)
253 m
34.
What is the most likely elevation of the mountain peak? (Contour interval is 100 m)
a)
1550 meters
b)
1652 meters
c)
1500 meters
d)
1700 meters
35.
A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
36.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
37.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
38.
Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?
a)
zero air pressure
b)
stable air pressure
c)
a low pressure system
d)
a high pressure system
39.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
40.
What type of front is shown?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Occluded Front
d)
Stationary Front
41.
Which front does this show?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
42.
What type of front is over Texas?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
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