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Semester 1 (Earth and Bio)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main function of the nervous system?

a)

to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

b)

to break down food consumed by a person for nutrients

c)

to control the body's activities by relaying messages

d)

to control the body's movements

2.

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

a)

Central and Lower nervous systems

b)

Central and Peripheral nervous systems

c)

Lower and Cerebral nervous systems

d)

Central and Muscular nervous systems

3.

A nerve cell is called a:

a)

neutron

b)

nerve

c)

neuron

d)

synapse

4.

The space between an axon of a neuron that is communicating with a dendrite of another neuron is called a ________________.

a)

Neuron

b)

Brain message

c)

Stimulus

d)

Synapse

5.

Senses recognize ____________ which are recognized by the brain and results in a response.

a)

Synapses

b)

Brain messages

c)

Stimuli (plural of stimulus)

d)

Cerebrums

6.

The cerebellum is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

7.

The brain stem/medulla is labeled as #...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

8.

#1 is pointing to the...

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

9.

Which part of the brain controls involuntary movements such as digestion and your heartbeat?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla/spinal cord

10.

Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

11.

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

12.

When the spinal cord responds in an emergency to a stimulus before the brain, this is called a...

a)

response

b)

synapse

c)

cerebral response

d)

reflex

13.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
14.
Humans are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
15.
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
16.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
17.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
18.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?
a)
Population
b)
Resources
c)
Community
d)
Competition
19.
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
20.
Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?
a)
Ticks feeding on a dog
b)
Bees transporting pollen from flowers
c)
Pilotfish swimming under sharks
d)
Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo
21.
Maria and her classmates are observing animals at the pond. They notice that wood storks and ibisies both feed on fish. Which of these describes the relationship between these two birds.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Competition
c)
Predator and prey
d)
Producer and consumer
22.
Which of the examples below can BEST be described as mutualism between animals?
a)
A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a bird and consumes the food that the bird has eaten
b)
Mountain lions and wolves fight each other for the same deer
c)
A bird eats parasites off a rhinoceros while the rhinoceros provides protection to the bird
d)
Rats live in the garbage dump of a town and rarely interact with people
23.
Relationship where both organism benefit
a)
Competition
b)
Commensalism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Parasitism
24.
Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Competition
25.
An organism where one organism benefits and another is harmed
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Competition
26.

Using the food web which of the following is a primary consumer?

a)

butterfy

b)

snake

c)

fox

d)

frog

27.

Using food web which of the following is a secondary consumer?

a)

snake

b)

worm

c)

butterfy

d)

squirrel

28.

What does an energy pyramid show?

a)

Energy flow in a community

b)

Longest lifespans

c)

The stronger animal the higher it is on the pyramid

29.

What would happen to the bird if the green fish died out?

a)

the bird population would grow

b)

the bird population would die out

c)

the smaller fish will die out

30.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
31.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
32.
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
33.
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
a)
sun
b)
temperature
c)
soil
d)
grass
34.
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
a)
axon 
b)
dendrite
c)
axon terminal
d)
gene
35.
This releases neurotransmitters which are sent into the synaptic cleft for receptors on the dendrite to taste
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
gene
d)
neuron
36.
A network of branches coming from individual cells.  They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system
a)
axon
b)
axon terminal
c)
dendrite
d)
neuron
37.
This insulating material forms a layer, around the axon of a neuron.  It enables electrical signals to travel down the axon at higher speeds.
a)
neuron
b)
myelin sheath
c)
dendrite
d)
neurotransmitter
38.
A chemical produced by neurons that carries messages to other neurons
a)
myelin sheath
b)
neurotransmitter
c)
axon
d)
axon terminal
39.
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.  It is where communication occurs between an axon and dendrite
a)
synapse
b)
axon terminal
c)
impulse
d)
myelin
40.

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

41.

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

along the edges of all the continents.

b)

along mid-ocean ridges.

c)

in deep-ocean trenches.

d)

at the north and south poles.

42.

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

43.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

44.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

45.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

46.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
47.
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
48.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
49.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
50.

Divergent boundaries are marked by what geologic feature?

a)

Volcanic island arcs

b)

Subduction trenches

c)

Mid-ocean ridges

d)

Seamounts

51.

Around what body of water will you find the region known as the Ring of Fire?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

52.

On the west coast of South America, the Andes Mountains are the visible product of an ongoing process in which an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate, and slides underneath it. What is the term used to describe this process?

a)

convection

b)

induction

c)

subduction

d)

conduction

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