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Science Q2 Review - Unit C, Ch 1-2

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these organisms is a producer?
a)
strawberries
b)
insect
c)
mouse
d)
owl
2.
What is a source of energy for the mouse?
a)
strawberries
b)
insects
c)
other mice
d)
owls
3.
What would the insect be considered?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Fungus
4.
What is the primary source of light and food energy on Earth?
a)
the Stars
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
5.
Which of the following provides organisms in an ecosystem with ALL of their basic needs to survive?
a)
habitat
b)
soil
c)
producers
d)
air
6.

Which is an example of a decomposer?

a)

a hawk

b)

a mouse

c)

a flower

d)

a mushroom

7.

A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms

a)

omnivore

b)

prey

c)

producer

d)

scavenger

8.

A process by which plants use the sun's energy to make food

a)

condensation

b)

organism

c)

carnivore

d)

photosynthesis

9.

A non living thing is

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

10.

An arrangement of interrelated food chains illustrating the flow of energy between interdependent organisms

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

omnivore

d)

consumer

11.

Movement of energy within an ecosystem based on what organisms eat or the food they make.

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

producer

d)

prey

12.

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism is called ____, whereas an organism kills and eats another organism is a ____.

a)

predator, decomposer

b)

herbivore, prey

c)

decomposer, predator

d)

prey, predator

13.

A living part of an ecosystem.

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

14.
Which statement below best describes an ecosystem?
a)
An area with lots of plants and animals.
b)
A natural environment.
c)
An area made of living and non-living things.
d)
An animal's habitat.
15.
What is the producer's role in a food chain?
a)
To make their own food using the sun's energy.
b)
To hunt other animals for food.
c)
To break down waste and dead plants.
d)
To eat both plants and animals. 
16.
Living things that get energy by eating
a)
producer
b)
consumers
c)
decomposer
17.
a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
18.

a consumer gets energy by

a)

eating other organisms

b)

photosynthesis

c)

absorbing energy from the sun

d)

hibernating

19.

Most producers get energy by

a)

using photosynthesis

b)

eating other organisms

c)

hibernating

d)

breaking down wastes

20.

A predator...

a)

is often a herbivore

b)

gets energy through photosynthesis

c)

hunts other animals

d)

is always an omnivore

21.

prey...

a)

hunts other animals

b)

is always a carnivore

c)

is always a herbivore

d)

gets eaten by predators

22.

Which of the following would be an example of Mutualism?

a)

A large Oak tree has moss growing on its base

b)

A horsefly drinking blood from a horse's skin

c)

A bird eating leeches attached to the gums of a crocodile

23.

Which of the following would be a parasite-host relationship?

a)

A large Oak tree has moss growing on its base

b)

A bee gathers pollen and nectar from flowers

c)

A crocodile allows a bird to eat leeches attached to its gums

d)

A horsefly makes a tiny opening in a horse's skin an drinks its blood

24.

Which of the following would be considered Commensalism?

a)

A large Oak tree has moss growing on its base

b)

A bee gathers pollen and nectar from a flower

c)

A tick that is biting a dog

25.

Select the 3 forms of Symbiosis

a)

Parasitism

b)

Predation

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

e)

Photosynthesis

26.

Identify the Producers? (There are 2)

a)

Cactus

b)

Hare

c)

Snake

d)

Grass

e)

Lizard

27.

Which 2 are decomposers?

a)

Bear

b)

Mushroom

c)

Flower

d)

Bacteria

e)

Grass

28.

Identify 3 Abiotic Factors in this picture.

a)

Trees

b)

Water

c)

Rocks

d)

Grass

e)

Sunlight

29.

Identify 3 Biotic Factors in this picture.

a)

Trees

b)

Air

c)

Grass

d)

Water

e)

Insects

30.

Which two organisms eat only consumers?

a)

krill and penguin

b)

krill and leopard seal

c)

baleen whale and fish

d)

leopard seal and penguin

31.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
32.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
33.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
34.

What does symbiosis mean?

a)

Living separately, no relationship between 2 species

b)

Living together, close relationship between 2 species

c)

Living separately, long distance relationship between 2 species

d)

When one species kills and eats another

35.

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits, and the other is neither benefited or harmed

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitsm

d)

Commensalism

36.

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitsm

d)

Commensalism

37.

A relationship between 2 organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

a)

commensalism

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

38.

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales. The barnacles eat the plankton that the whale swims past in the ocean. What kind of relationship is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

39.

Fungi form lichens (a small plant) by living in a close relationship with algae. The fungus provides a protective home for the algae, and gathers nutrients from rainwater. The algae gathers energy from the sun using photosynthesis. Both organisms share nutrients with each other.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

40.

Gall Insects lays their eggs in the leaves or branches of Oak trees. Oak trees provide shelter and food to the insect larvae.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

41.

Honeyguide birds find a bee hive, then chatter loudly to attract the Honey badger. They fly toward the hive making sure the badger is following. Upon arrival at the bee hive, the badger tears open the hive and feasts on the honey. Then the Honeyguide bird feeds on the remaining wax and larvae.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

42.

Hookworms can enter the body of animals or even humans. The hookworm attaches to the lining of the intestinal wall and feeds on blood. Its eggs are ejected into the digestive tract and the larvae (young hookworms) that hatch live off of the host’s blood. The host can suffer from blood loss, anemia and iron deficiency.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

43.
A Biome covered with grasses is called....
a)
Grasslands
b)
Africa
c)
Meadow
d)
Forest
44.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
45.

Which biome has broad-leaved trees (which lose their leaves)?

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Rainforest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Taiga

46.
Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?
a)
Taiga
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
47.

Which biome has 4 seasons?

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Grasslands

d)

Deciduous Forest

48.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (moose, elk, lynx, red deer, bobcat, mountain goat, grizzly bear, and gray wolf)

a)

Temperate Forest

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Taiga

49.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (zebra, ostrich, lion, giraffe, bison, elephant, cheetah, hyena, hippo, rhino, prairie dog, and ostrich)

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

50.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (white-tailed deer, black bear, turkey, chipmunk, skunk, raccoon, groundhog, and squirrel)

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

51.
Which of the following best identifies Non-Renewable Energy?
a)
Resources found above ground and underground
b)
Resources that produce clean energy (less pollution)
c)
Resources that can be made again
d)
Resources that cannot be made again for millions of years. 
52.
Choose the Non-Renewable energy source below:
a)
HydroPower
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Oil
53.
some renewable resources are
a)
fossil fuels, minerals
b)
wind, plants, water
c)
water, oil, coal
d)
plants, natural gas and coal
54.
Natural resources are...
a)
something found in nature that is used by people. 
b)
things you look at in nature. 
c)
cool landforms that people go to visit. 
d)
resources that we have a lot of. 
55.
Which is NOT a natural resource?
a)
water.
b)
oil.
c)
air.
d)
plastic chairs.
56.
Non renewable resources are
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 
57.
Renewable resources are:
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
b)
Rock that contains metal 
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
d)
Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out. 
58.
Which is a renewable Resource
a)
Coal
b)
Gasoline
c)
Ore
d)
Crops
59.

10) Evaporation changes a ______________________.

a)

A) gas to a liquid

b)

B) liquid to a solid

c)

C) liquid to a gas

d)

D) solid to a gas

60.

13) Precipitation is ____________________________.

a)

A) water that falls to Earth in different forms

b)

B) how a plant makes food from sunlight

c)

C) water in the form of solid, liquid, or gas

d)

D) how a plant emits gasses into the air

61.

What is providing the energy for the cycle?

a)

A) sun

b)

B) rain

c)

C) gravity

d)

D) evaporation

62.

What stage of the water cycle occurs when water falls back to Earth?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

63.

Which two processes increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere as a result of heat from the sun?

a)

surface run­off and transpiration

b)

condensation and precipitation

c)

evaporation and condensation

d)

transpiration and evaporation

64.
Home to an organism
a)
biotic 
b)
evaporation
c)
population
d)
habitat
65.
Organisms of the same species living in the same environment together
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
environment
66.
Populations living in the same environment at the same time 
a)
population
b)
community
c)
biotic 
d)
niche
67.
Community  and the abiotic parts living together
a)
evaporation
b)
ecosystem
c)
abiotic 
d)
enviroment
68.
Role of an organism
a)
niche
b)
community
c)
biotic 
d)
water cycle
69.
Movement of water through earths ecosystems
a)
precpitation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
water cycle
70.
What are examples of biotic factors?
a)
 mushroom, snail, whale
b)
tree, hair, paper
c)
 clouds, dirt, plastic
d)
 athlete's foot, grapes, gold
71.
What are examples of abiotic factors?
a)
clouds, dirt, mold
b)
glass, sand, water
72.
An organism that does not make its own food and gets energy from other organisms
a)
 consumer
b)
 producer
c)
 autotroph
d)
 scavenger
73.
What member of an ecosystem would a field of daisies represent?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
74.
What member of an ecosystem would a group of cats represent?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
75.
What would a combination of various life forms represent in an ecosystem?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
76.
What would you call all of the biotic and abiotic organisms living together in the same place?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
77.
What do you call the place where plants, animals and non-living things form a single living space?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
78.
a rock
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
79.
water
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
80.
What is the vocabulary word for a group of individuals that live in a certain area?
a)
Community 
b)
Individual 
c)
Population 
d)
Ecosystem 
81.
What is the vocabulary word for a group of individuals that live in a certain area?
a)
Community 
b)
Individual 
c)
Population 
d)
Ecosystem