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Biology Q1 Final

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The biosphere refers to the...

a)

Earth

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Animals & plants

2.

Which of the following are biotic factors? Select all that apply.

a)

Plants

b)

Rain

c)

Mushrooms

d)

Island fox

e)

Wind

3.

What is scientific modeling?

a)

A representation of an idea or process used to describe or explain that phenomena.

b)

A job to show off clothing.

4.

True or false: The island fox is the largest land predator on the Channel Islands.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

From 1994 to 2000, the island fox population...

a)

Increased

b)

Decreased

c)

Stayed the same

6.

What happens to a population once it reaches carrying capacity?

a)

The population increases

b)

The population decreases

c)

The population levels off

7.

The ideal number of individuals in a population that can be supported by an ecosystem is called.....

a)

Modeling

b)

Carrying capacity

c)

Limiting factors

d)

Exponential

8.

A biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the number of reproduction of organisms in an ecosystem is called a(n)....

a)

Model

b)

Carrying capacity

c)

Limiting factor

d)

Exponential growth

9.

Which of the following are limiting factors to a population? Select all that apply.

a)

Disease

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Resources

10.

Which of the following is considered a producer?

a)

Fox

b)

Bird

c)

Plants

d)

Beetles

11.

Where do producers get their food (energy) from?

a)

Bears

b)

Bees

c)

Sun

d)

Soil

12.

Which trophic level from the food pyramid contains the most amount of energy?

a)

Tropic level 1 - producers (bottom level)

b)

Trophic level 2 - primary consumers (second level from the bottom)

c)

Trophic level 3 - secondary consumers (third level from the bottom)

d)

Trophic level 4 - tertiary consumers (top)

13.

The process that converts biochemical energy (food) into chemical energy is called...

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

ATP

c)

Carbon dioxide

14.

What is the name of the molecule that transports energy in the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Organelle

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

ATP

15.

Where does cellular respiration take place?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosome

c)

Golgi apparatus

16.

What are the outputs/products of photosynthesis? Select all that apply.

a)

Energy from the sun

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

e)

Glucose

17.

True or false: UV white light from the Sun is actually all colors of the spectrum.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which organelle absorbs light then reflects green light, giving plants their green color?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Nucleus

d)

Stem

19.

What are some things that absorb carbon dioxide? Select all that apply

a)

The ocean

b)

Rocks/soil

c)

Humans/animals

d)

Plants

20.

Plants receive more sunlight during the spring and summer seasons, making them more productive in terms of photosynthesis. What does this mean for carbon dioxide?

a)

More carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere in the spring and summer

b)

Less carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere in the spring and summer

c)

Carbon dioxide levels do not change during the seasons

21.

True or false: Carbon dioxide levels stay the same all year.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or false: The Earth goes through natural climate variability.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or false: Almost all coal on Earth was created around the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Biosphere 2 was unsuccessful due to what?

a)

An imbalance of carbon dioxide (CO2).

b)

Not enough humans.

c)

Too many plants.

25.

How can we combat climate change? Select all that apply

a)

Invest in renewable energy sources

b)

Reduce our carbon footprint

c)

Reduce the need for burning fossil fuels (oil & gas)

26.

What is a common type of extreme weather experienced in coastal and southern U.S. states? Select all that apply.

a)

Wildfires

b)

Flooding

c)

Stronger hurricanes

27.

Which of the following are examples of vestigial organs or structures found in humans?

a)

Wisdom teeth

b)

Muscles around ear

c)

Tailbone

d)

Strong grip in infants

28.

Fossils found in lower rock layers are ___________ than the fossils in rocks found above them.

a)

older

b)

younger

c)

the same age

29.

________________ dating tells us the exact age of the rocks or fossils.

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

30.

What is the evidence for evolution? Select all that apply.

a)

Fossils

b)

Comparative anatomy

c)

Comparative biogeography

d)

Comparative embryology

31.

Where did Charles Darwin make his observations of finches and turtles?

a)

The Caribbean Islands

b)

The Hawaiian Islands

c)

Japan

d)

The Galapagos Islands

32.

A mechanism where members of a population are best suited to survive and pass on their genes is called __________.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Adaptation

d)

Inheritance

33.

A gradual change in the inherited traits of a population over many generations is called ________________.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Adaptation

d)

Survival of the fittest

34.

A heritable trait that equips an organism for its niche and helps it survive and reproduce is called ______________.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Adaptation

d)

Survival of the fittest

35.

Adaptations are a product, or are caused by...

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

36.

Natural selection can occurs in...

a)

Individuals

b)

Populations

37.

North American beavers have valves in their ears and nostrils that close when they're underwater to prevent water from going in. This is an example of....

a)

speciation

b)

adaptation

38.

What did Charles Darwin observe about the finches?

a)

They were all different colors

b)

They all looked similar but had different shaped beaks

c)

They all looked similar but were different sizes

d)

They all looked exactly the same

39.

Giraffes with longer necks surviving (compared to giraffes with shorter necks) is an example of which type of natural selection?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Coloration

c)

Physiological

40.

Looking at the graph, approximately what year was the carrying capacity for the Channel Island foxes?

a)

2000

b)

2014

c)

2020