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Biology Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which line represents a population that reaches a carrying capacity?

a)

Line 4

b)

Line 3

c)

Line 1

d)

Line 2

2.

Which of the following might be a density-dependent (dependent of the amount of perch) limiting factor for a group of perch in a lake?

a)

Soil quality

b)

water pH

c)

Amount of prey

d)

Surrounding Temperature

3.

Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the ability of a species of tree to survive in a particular habitat?

a)

Type and number of rabbits in the area

b)

How many plants are in the area

c)

How much sunlight is available

d)

How many different species in the area

4.

The importance of a keystone species that acts as a top predator within a community may be to

a)

competitively exclude other predators from the community.

b)

maintain species diversity by keeping prey species populations in balance

c)

increase the relative abundance of the other predators.

d)

create imbalance among species in the community.

5.

What type of species interaction is modeled in the graph above?

a)

Density independent factors

b)

Logistic Growth

c)

Predator/Prey relationship

d)

Exponential Growth

6.

Plants get their food from photosynthesis, plants take in _____________ and release ___________.

a)

To take in CO2 and release O2

b)

It is the stomach of the plant

c)

To take in glucose and release CO2

d)

Plants do not have stomata

7.

What is species diversity?

a)

The number of resources available

b)

The number of rabbits in the ecosystem

c)

How much sunlight the ecosystem recieves

d)

The number of different species in an ecosystem

8.

Carbon is used in photosynthesis, and many other life processes. Is there more carbon being created?

a)

Yes, from cars.

b)

No, the plants are using it.

c)

Yes from humans

d)

No, slow acting carbon is being turned into fast acting carbon.

9.

Why is biodiversity so important?

a)

Differences are beautiful, so that is important.

b)

It is not that important.

c)

It is useful in photosynthesis.

d)

The more biodiverse and ecosystem is, the healthier it is.

10.

In the food web above, which of the organisms X, Y, or Z, is a primary consumer?

a)

Z

b)

Grass

c)

Both X and Y

d)

None of the above

11.

What do the arrows in the diagram above indicate?

a)

A common food chain

b)

Flow of energy

c)

Trophic levels

d)

All of these

12.

Organisms at the first trophic level in a food pyramid are:

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Decomposers

13.

Which of the following are ways humans are a threat to biodiversity?

a)

Overpopulation

b)

Over harvesting

c)

Global warming

d)

Deforestation

e)

All of the above

14.

An organism that must consume another organism to get its energy.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Autotroph

d)

All of the above

15.

Which of the following limiting factors is intensified as the population size increases?

a)

unseasonable hot temperatures

b)

tornado

c)

disease

d)

fire

16.

Graph A shows the increase in sewage waste and a decrease in oxygen content of a lake. Graph B shows population changes of four species of fish in the lake over the same time period.

Which of the following is a plausible conclusion drawn from the above data?

a)

The walleye were more tolerant of the water quality changes and the population increased from lowered competition from the carp

b)

The carp were tolerant of the water quality changes. Therefore, the population was able to grow due to decreased competition.

c)

The trout are intolerant of water quality changes but the population remained stable.

d)

The whitefish were intolerant of water quality changes and the population grew.

17.

What impact does deforestation have on the carbon cycle?

a)

Increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

b)

Decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

c)

Increase in the amount of cellular respiration performed by autotrophs

d)

Deforestation has no impact on the carbon cycle

18.

Identify the following chemical formula: 6CO2 + 6H2O Sunlight ——> C6H12O6 + 6O2

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Fermentation

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Protein Breakdown

19.

Which of the following is the correct equation for Photosynthesis?

a)

C6H12O6 (glucose)+ 6O2 + 36 ADP (depleted ATP) + 36 Pi (phosphate groups)→ 6CO2 + 6H2O + 36 ATP

b)

E = MC raised to the 2nd power

c)

F-E+V=2

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O Sunlight as activation energy ———> C6H12O6 + 6O2

20.

Which of the following are characteristics of all key stone species?

a)

They maintain the integrity of the ecosystem

b)

They reduce the integrity of the ecosystem

c)

They are large in size and overall number

d)

They are small in size and overall number

21.

Which line represents a population growing at an exponential rate?

a)

Line 1

b)

Line 2

c)

Line 3

d)

Line 4

22.

The ultimate original source of energy for almost all living things on Earth is

a)

Glucose

b)

Water

c)

The Sun

d)

CO2

23.

Variation in a population leads to increased likelihood of success during environmental changes.

a)

Areas of high diversity tend to show an increase in average organism size.

b)

Variation in a population leads to increased likelihood of success during environmental changes.

c)

Fewer variations cause advantageous genes to become stronger and more frequent, increasing a species’ chances of survival.

d)

Variation decreases the variety of beauty in nature.

24.

What are the PRODUCTS of Photosynthesis?

a)

Protein and oxygen

b)

Glucose and Carbon Monoxide

c)

Carbon dioxide and Oxygen

d)

Glucose and Oxygen

25.

What is carrying capacity?

a)

Any resource that can run out in an area.

b)

The amount of biomass a specific biome requires to become stable after a natural disaster.

c)

The maximum number of organisms that can be supported in a given habitat.

d)

A measure of how dense a population is.

26.
According to the pie chart, the United States relies on fossil fuels for about what percentage of its energy?
a)
30%
b)
45%
c)
60%
d)
80%
27.
Which of the following best describes the motion of the squirrel between 5 s and 8 s? 
a)
The squirrel's speed increased.
b)
The squirrel's speed decreased.
c)
The squirrel's speed did not change.
d)
The squirrel moved backward.
28.
What is the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable?
a)
As time increase, distance decreases
b)
As time increases, distance increases
c)
As time decreases, distance decreases
d)
As time decreases, distance increases
29.
What would be the best scale for this data?
Days
      Cm
  1            1.0
  2            3.5
  3            5.0
  4            8.5
a)
count by fives to 10
b)
count by tens to 100
c)
count by ones to 5
d)
count by ones to 10
30.
The graph shows the results of a survey to determine student's favorite pets. Why is this graph misleading?
a)
The slices are the wrong color
b)
The slices are not the correct size
c)
The percents do not add up to 100
d)
Not misleading
31.
This type of graph is used to _______
a)
Compare different "groups"
b)
Compare something over time
32.
The Independent/Manipulated Variable goes on the ___ axis
a)
x
b)
y
33.
The Dependent/Responding Variable goes on the ___ axis
a)
x
b)
y
34.
Which type of graph would you create for this data table?
a)
Bar
b)
Line
35.

Abiotic factors are nonliving things in an ecosystem. Select the list that only contains abiotic factors.

a)

variety of food sources, annual precipitation, and number of decomposers

b)

the density of predators, water depth, types of parasites

c)

precipitation amount, number of prey species, plant types

d)

water temperature, amount of sunlight, soil type

36.

Which point in this graph represents exponential growth?

a)

Point E

b)

Point A

c)

Point B

d)

Point C

37.

The graph represents _____ of a population.

a)

logistic growth model

b)

exponential growth model

38.

Which point on the graph best represents the carrying capacity?

a)

Letter A

b)

Letter C

c)

Letter E

d)

Letter D

39.

In which month(s) did the Cottontail Rabbits reach their carrying capacity?

a)

January and February

b)

March and May

c)

April and January

d)

April and May

40.

Which of the following is density-independent limiting factor?

a)

disease

b)

competition

c)

earthquake

d)

predation

41.
A population gets smaller by____________
a)
immigration and death
b)
immigration and birth
c)
emigration and birth
d)
emigration and death
42.
A population increases when_________________
a)
individuals die
b)
individuals are born
c)
individuals emigrate
43.
The _________________ is maximum number of individuals of one species that the environment can support. 
a)
emigration
b)
limiting factor
c)
carrying capacity
d)
immigration
44.
Limiting factors can be biotic or abiotic factors 
a)
true
b)
false
45.
When two or more individuals or populations try to use the same limited resource (e.g. food, water, shelter, sunlight) it is called_________________
a)
cooperation
b)
symbiosis
c)
competition
d)
limiting factor
46.
A part of the environment that prevents a population from growing to large is a/n______________
a)
abiotic factor
b)
biotic factor
c)
limiting factor
47.

An Ecosystem is...

a)

the interaction between biotic and abiotic factors in an environment

b)

matter cycling between nonliving factors in an environment

c)

energy flow from the sun through animals

d)

the interactions of living things

48.

A producer in an ecosystem gets its energy by:

a)

consuming, or eating, other organisms

b)

breaking down dead organisms

c)

drinking water

d)

using the sun to make its own energy

49.

A decomposer in an ecosystem gets its energy by:

a)

consuming, or eating, other organisms

b)

breaking down dead organisms

c)

drinking water

d)

using the sun to make its own energy

50.

An organism consumes fallen tree logs and dead grasses. It is a...

a)

consumer (herbivore)

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

consumer (omnivore)

51.

An example of an ORGANISM is...

a)

herd of deer

b)

a hummingbird

c)

pride of lions

d)

all the dandelions in a park

52.

An example of a COMMUNITY is...

a)

an apple tree

b)

all the apple trees in an orchard

c)

the apple trees, bees, grasses, and birds in an orchard

53.

Which is NOT an example of a POPULATION?

a)

a herd of zebra in a savanna

b)

all the dandelions in your yard

c)

a pond dries up due to drought

d)

the bees living in a hive

54.

Which of the following is an example of a BIOTIC LIMITING FACTOR?

a)

fire

b)

disease

c)

drought

d)

heat wave

55.

Plants, algae, and phytoplankton can be described as a(n)...

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

herbivore

d)

host