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Biology Semester Exam Review (1)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

The process of seizing nitrogen and converting it into a usable form for plants is defined as:

a)

Denitrification

b)

Eutrophication

c)

Nitrogen fixation

d)

Ammoniafication

2.

The process that releases nitrogen into the atmosphere by means of bacteria converting nitrogen compounds into its gaseous form is called:

a)

Denitrification

b)

Eutrophication

c)

Nitrogen fixation

d)

Ammoniafication

3.

A marine ecosystem is represented below.


What is lost to the environment at each of the trophic levels of this ecosystem?

a)

Nutrients from the soil

b)

Food sources

c)

Living space for the organisms

d)

Heat

4.

A food web is shown above. If the rabbit population increases, which of the following is most likely to happen soon afterward?

a)

The deer population will increase.

b)

The plant population will decrease.

c)

Different birds will move into the area.

d)

The insect population will be eliminated.

5.

A science class is planning a field trip to a local farm that has a large pond. Which of the following lists the order of biological organization from smallest to largest that the students can expect to find at the pond?

a)

Organism, community, population, ecosystem

b)

Organism, population, community, ecosystem

c)

Population, organism, community, ecosystem

d)

Population, organism, ecosystem, community

6.

The rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier forms what is called a moraine. When primary succession occurs on a moraine, which life-forms will help create the soil by breaking down bare rock?

a)

Insects

b)

Lichens

c)

Grasses

d)

Deciduous trees

7.

The picture illustrates the process in which ecological succession occurs after wild fire. In which stage will the forest ecosystem be most stable?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

IV

d)

V

8.

A remora is a fish that has an adhesive disk on the back of its head that it uses to attach itself to a large shark. When food floats away from the shark’s mouth as it feeds, the remora collects the scraps. Drawings of a shark with a remora attached and a remora’s adhesive disk are shown below.

The relationship between the remora and the shark is an example of —

a)

predation

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

competition

9.

Which answer choice best describes a community?

a)

Praying mantises caring for their young

b)

Three-spined sticklebacks living in estuaries

c)

Different species of lizards occupying the same niche in a desert

d)

Roosting mother bats recognizing their offspring

10.

Overfishing occurs when fish and/or other marine species are caught at a rate faster than they can reproduce.

What is not a possible effect of overfishing?

a)

A reduction in marine diversity

b)

Causing some species to become endangered

c)

An increase in marine diversity

d)

Collapsing an entire marine ecosystem

11.

Deforestation is the process by which natural forests are cleared through human activity. Sometimes, the trees are cut down and used to make a variety of products, including lumber for building homes, paper, and furniture. A second way forests are cleared is through burning. Burning the forest helps clear the land for other uses.

What is an effect that can be caused by deforestation?

a)

Increased biodiversity

b)

Decreased soil erosion

c)

Stabilization of the water cycle

d)

Release of greenhouse gases

12.

Which of the following will increase the rate at which carbon dioxide is being added to the Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

An increase in the combustion of fossil fuels

b)

Humans planting trees in the Amazon forest

c)

An increase in the area of preserved forests

d)

Solar energy usage replacing use of fossil fuels

13.

How did you do on these ten questions ? What do you think you might need to improve on ?

a)

I feel confident about the review questions.

b)

I would like to learn a bit more information about a particular lesson.

c)

I would like to go over the 10 question review again.