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Review for the Final Exam

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amount of energy expected to be transferred from one trophic level to another is ___?

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

90%

d)

100%

2.

Identify the gas that is an input (reactant) of photosynthesis:

a)

oxygen

b)

Water

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

nitrogen

3.

Identify the cellular organelle that the process of photosynthesis occurs in:

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

4.

Identify the cellular organelle that the process of cellular respiration occurs in:

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

golgi

5.

In eukaryotes, DNA molecules are located in the

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

golgi

d)

vacuole

6.

What molecule labeled #1 is _____.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

oxygen

7.

Which is an example of a lipid?

a)

fat

b)

starch

c)

glucose

d)

hemoglobin

8.
Which subunits make up the structure of all proteins?
a)
glucose
b)
amino acids
c)
carbohydrates
d)
fatty acids
9.
DNA and RNA are examples of 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
10.
What is the function of nucleic acids?
a)
store genetic information
b)
store energy (long-term)
c)
store energy (short-term)
d)
build skin, hair, nails, muscles
11.

Which organelle is only found absent in animal cells?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

12.
What is the original source of energy is almost all ecosystems?
a)
Water
b)
Sunlight
c)
Energy
d)
organisms
13.

What is a decomposer?

a)

Organisms that use their teeth to eat other organisms

b)

They break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic material, making these nutrients available to producers.

c)

Animals that eat both plants and animals.

d)

A tertiary consumer

14.

Matter...

a)

Can easily be created

b)

Doesn't exist

c)

Cycles through an ecosystem

15.

What biological process removes carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

The Carbon cycle

c)

Decomposition

d)

Cellular Respiration

16.

According to this food web, the fox eats . . .

a)

mice

b)

grass

c)

hawk

d)

trees

17.

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

a)

light

b)

deer

c)

climate

d)

water

18.

What is an abiotic factor?

a)

Plants

b)

An animal cell

c)

Non-living parts of the environment

19.
Polymers are made up of...?
a)
Monosaccharides
b)
Monomers
c)
Proteins
d)
None of the above
20.

Fats, which are lipids, can be digested into what smaller subunits?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

amino acids

c)

fatty acids

d)

glucose

21.
What are the monomers of DNA?
a)
glycerols
b)
amino acids
c)
fatty acids
d)
nucleotides
22.
Which cell process is represented by this equation:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 →          6CO2  +  6H2O +  ATP
a)
diffusion
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cell respiration
d)
mitosis
23.

Which of the following is the correct equation for photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 + H2O --light--> O2 + glucose

b)

CO2 + glucose + H2O --> O2 + ATP

c)

O2 + H2O --light--> CO2 + glucose

d)

CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ glucose

24.

Which of the following produce carbon dioxide?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Decomposing organic matter

d)

All answers are correct

25.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide in a process called...

a)

transpiration

b)

combustion

c)

decomposition

d)

photosynthesis

26.

Organisms that rely on other organisms for food are called

a)

producers

b)

autotrophs

c)

consumers

27.
What is the functions of lipids?
a)
Quick source of energy
b)
Builds muscles, skin, enzymes
c)
Stores genetic information
d)
Stores energy, insulation, protection
28.

A scientist performs an experiment to see if acids have an effect on the health of a plant. Three sets of plants were treated with acidic solutions of known pH while the control set was treated with a neutral solution (pH 7). Based on the results, which of the following is TRUE?

a)

Acid has no effect on the health of this type of plant

b)

High acidity, pH 2 is helpful to this type of plant.

c)

Low acidity, pH 6 is harmful to this type of plant.

d)

High acidity, pH 2 is harmful to this type of plant.

29.
This diagram shows a plant cell. Which structure is found in a plant cell but is absent in an animal cell? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.

What is the ideal amount of water (mL/day) for plant growth?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

31.

Why is the statement "swimming is the coolest sport" not a hypothesis?

a)

It's a false statement.

b)

It is not written using the format: "If ___, then ___".

c)

It is an opinion and not testable with an experiment.

32.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
33.

What type of growth model is this?

a)

exponential growth model

b)

logistic growth model

c)

linear growth model

34.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
35.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?
a)
Type of plant
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
d)
Color of the plant's leaves
36.

The TWO main stages of photosynthesis are . . .

a)

Light-Dependent Reactions

b)

Calvin Cycle or Light-Independent Reactions

c)

Krebs Cycle or Citric Acid Cycle

37.

Which would be an example of quantitative data?

a)

color of an animal's fur

b)

height of a tree

c)

smell of a flower

d)

texture of a pear

38.

Which city has the highest temperature in August?

a)

Mombasa, Kenya

b)

Cairo, Egypt

c)

Cape Town, South Africa

d)

they are all equal temperatures during August

39.

Which of the following does not release carbon dioxide?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Animal respiration

d)

Plants decaying

40.
The diagram shows the flow of organic molecules through an ecosystem. What two processes are identified by the labels X and Y?
a)
X : Respiration
Y : Predation
b)
X : Adaptation
Y : Decomposition
c)
X : Fermentation
Y : Nitrogen Fixation
d)
X : Decomposition
Y : Respiration
41.

What molecule do producers absorb to build their biomass?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Water

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

42.

A student performed an experiment that tested how many days it takes different types of grass seed to grow to a height of two inches. Four types of grass seed were tested, and the student recorded the number of days for each type to grow. Use this information to answer the next question.


What are the constants in this experiment?

a)

amount of sunlight, amount of water, and type of soil

b)

different types of grass seeds

c)

growth of the grasses

d)

height of 2 inches

43.

In a controlled experiment . . .

a)

all variables are constant except the one you are testing

b)

more than one variable can be tested at a time

c)

data is not collected

d)

the hypothesis is always supported

44.

Which month had the fewest books read?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

March

d)

April

45.

What kind of graph is this?

a)

Column chart

b)

Box-plot

c)

Line graph

d)

Scatter plot