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Biology Fall Final Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The diagram below shows the cycling of nutrients in an ecosystem.
The removal of which of the following groups would cause an immediate decrease in the amount of energy flowing through the system?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Inorganic nutrients
2.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
3.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
4.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
5.

This is a picture of a tick. Which symbiosis is this?

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

nonalism

6.
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
a)
competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
energy pyramid
7.
The energy at each trophic level in the pryamid of energy decreases by a factor of ____.
a)
10
b)
1
c)
100
d)
2
8.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
9.

What is the name of this diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem.

a)

succession

b)

cellular respiration

c)

energy pyramid

d)

biochemical cycle

10.
a relationship between two in which one species, the predator, feeds on the other species, the prey
a)
chemosynthesis
b)
predation
c)
cellular respiration 
d)
commensalism
11.
symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected
a)
invasive (non-native) species
b)
mutualism 
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
commensalism
12.
Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 
a)
niche
b)
community 
c)
ecology
d)
ecosystem
13.
Members of a species in a defined area
a)
Ecosystem
b)
community
c)
biodiversity
d)
population
14.
Where an organism lives
a)
habitat
b)
niche 
c)
heterotrogh
d)
biosphere
15.
Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
16.
Organisms that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms 
a)
consumer
b)
trophic level
c)
decomposer
d)
species
17.

A food chain is illustrated below:

The wavy arrows represented most likely indicate

a)

A. Energy released from metabolism into the environment as heat.

b)

B. Oxygen released from metabolism produced by cellular respiration.

c)

C. The absorption of energy from the environment that has been created.

d)

D. The transport of glucose away from the organism through photosynthesis.

18.

A pond ecosystem is shown in the diagram below. Which statement describes an interaction that helps maintain the dynamic equilibrium of this ecosystem?

a)

The frogs make energy available to this ecosystem through the process of photosynthesis.

b)

The algae directly provide food for both the rotifers and the catfish.

c)

The green-backed heron provides energy for the mosquito larvae.

d)

The catfish population helps control the populations of water boatman and waterfleas.

19.

What is an invasive species?

a)

a native (naturally found) species which are added to an area

b)

a non-native species added to an area

c)

a keystone species in an environment

d)

none of the above

20.

Why are bees considered a keystone species?

a)

The honey they make supports the bear population

b)

They sting when threatened

c)

They pollinate flowers that produce fruit which supports the ecosystem

d)

They live in hives

21.

What is the area between the highest mountain the deepest ocean where life can be found?

a)

biosphere

b)

biome

c)

ecosystem

d)

ozone

22.

Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population from getting too large.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey

a)

a decrease in the population of

b)

an increase in the population of

c)

great news

d)

no impact

24.

Which would result in primary succession?

a)

volcano destroying habitat leaving only soil and ash

b)

Glacier retreating exposing bare rock

c)

Tornado destroying a crop leaving very little soil

d)

limiting factors

25.

What best describes the term succession?

a)

rapid changes that create an ecosystem overnight

b)

gradual changes over time to fully create or restore and ecosystem

c)

forest with the tallest trees

d)

the rate species produce offspring

26.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 needs of living things?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Food

d)

Shelter

e)

Growth

27.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called . . .

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

Unicellular

28.

An organism made of only one cell is called . . .

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Monocellular

c)

Multicellular

d)

Unicellular

29.

The _____ is a densely packed area in a cell that contains the genetic material - DNA - for controlling the cell's activities.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

30.

Organisms with cells that have a nucleus are called . . .

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Prokaryotes

31.

The basic unit of structure and function in an organism is the . . .

a)

Cell

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosome

32.

A _____ organism is made of many cells, each specialized to do certain jobs.

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Multicellular

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Unicellular

33.

This outermost layer protects and supports the cells of plants and some other organisms.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

34.

This structure surrounds the cytoplasm of all cells and controls what enters and leaves the cell.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cellophane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cellulose

35.

These tiny cell structures assemble protein molecules from amino acids.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Ribosomes

36.

These organelles are used for storage. Plants have one that is very large and filled with water.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

37.
What is the diffusion of water only across a cell or semi-permeable membrane?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Passive Transport
38.
What type of cellular transport uses energy?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
39.
In which case would a cell most likely shrink?
a)
when placed in a solution containing a high salt concentration
b)
when placed in a isotonic solution
c)
when placed in a solution containing a low pH
d)
when placed in a solution containing distilled water
40.
Active transport requires energy because...
a)
The cell is moving something against a concentration gradient
b)
The cell is moving something with a concentration gradient
41.
A student noticed that placing wilted lettuce in a bowl of cool water caused the lettuce to become more crisp and firm. What is the best explanation for his observation?
a)
Water moved into the lettuce cells by active transport.
b)
Water moved into the lettuce cells by osmosis.
c)
Salt moved into the lettuce cells by diffusion.
d)
Water moved out of the lettuce cells by osmosis.
42.
Diffusion and Osmosis are examples of...
a)
Active Transport
b)
Passive Transport
43.
During diffusion
a)
substances (things) moves from high to low concentration
b)
water moves when energy is used
c)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
d)
water moves from high to low concentration
44.
 If the volume of a cell increases when it is placed in a solution, that solution is said to be __________ to the cell
a)
 hypertonic
b)
subatomic
c)
 isotonic
d)
 hypotonic 
45.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
46.
Cell theory states:
a)
All living cells must have a cell wall.
b)
 All living cells require glucose for survival.
c)
The basic unit of life is a cell.
d)
All cells contain a nucleus
47.
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
glucose & carbon dioxide
b)
glucose & oxygen
c)
water & oxygen
d)
water & carbon dioxide
48.
The purpose of cellular respiration is to 
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
49.
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
a)
Cellular respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.
b)
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
c)
Photosynthesis releases energy, while cellular respiration stores energy.
d)
Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.
50.
What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
a)
6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
b)
6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
c)
6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6
51.

Which of these is a product of cellular respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Water

d)

All of these are a product of cellular respiration

52.
ATP is called a cell's "energy currency" because
a)
ATP catalyzes all metabolic reactions
b)
ATP allow one organelle to be exchanged for another between cells
c)
glucose is made of ATP
d)
most of the energy that drives metabolism is supplied by ATP
53.
When a phosphate group is removed from an ATP molecule, 
a)
a substantial amount of energy is released
b)
an enzyme is formed
c)
energy is stored
d)
activation energy is increased
54.
When glycolysis occurs,
a)
a molecule of glucose is split
b)
two pyruvate are made
c)
some ATP is produced
d)
all of these
55.
Which of the following processes creates the most ATP during aerobic cellular respiration?
a)
glycolysis
b)
fermentation
c)
electron transport chain
d)
Kreb's cycle
56.

What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis? The reactants are the things needed for photosynthesis to occur.

a)

oxygen, glucose, sunlight

b)

sunlight, oxygen, water

c)

water, oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide, sunlight, water

57.

What pigment captures/absorbs sunlight?

a)

stomata

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplast

d)

phloem

58.

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis.

a)

water, sunlight

b)

glucose, carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen, glucose

d)

sunlight, oxygen

59.

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

To make food

b)

To create energy

c)

To release oxygen

d)

To absorb sunlight

60.
The energy released from sugar was once energy from what?
a)
The energy from sugar was once energy from water.
b)
The energy from sugar was once energy from the air.
c)
The energy from sugar was once energy from the sun.
d)
The energy from sugar was once energy from an iPad battery.
61.
Where does a plant get carbon dioxide from?
a)
A plant gets carbon dioxide from the soil.
b)
A plant gets carbon dioxide from the air.
c)
A plant gets carbon dioxide from the water.
d)
A plant gets carbon dioxide at the Shell gas station.
62.
Where does photosynthesis take place?
a)
The leaves.
b)
The roots.
c)
The branches.
d)
The kitchen.
63.
Use the diagram to answer the question. Between which parts of the molecule must the bonds be broken to form an ADP molecule?
a)
A and B
b)
A and C
c)
B and C
d)
C and D
64.
Plants need carbon dioxide from their environment to produce glucose during which stage of photosynthesis? 
a)
The light-dependent stage
b)
The light-independent stage (The Calvin Cycle)
c)
The electron transport chain
d)
ATP formation

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