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1st year topics quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Please tick all factors which make life on earth possible

a)

Mass of the planet

b)

Axis of rotation

c)

Earths magnetic field

d)

Speed of rotation

2.

What is defined here...Water warms up and cools down slowly which helps moderate temperature change

a)

Solvent water

b)

Transport within organisms

c)

Anomalous expansion

d)

High specific heat capacity

3.

What is being defined here...What becomes less dense below 4degrees so ice floats and forms a layer of insulation

a)

Solvent water

b)

Transport within organisms

c)

Anomalous expansion

d)

High specific heat capacity

4.

Tick all organic molecules which contain carbon

a)

Proteins

b)

Starch

c)

Glucose

d)

Lipids

5.

Please tick all organic molecules which contain nitrogen

a)

Proteins

b)

Starch

c)

Glucose

d)

DNA

6.

Why is carbon dioxide important for our atmosphere? Please tick all that apply

a)

Used in respiration

b)

Used in photosynthesis

c)

Absorbs heat

d)

Reflects heat

7.

Why is solar insolation important for plants?

a)

Involved in photosynthesis

b)

Provides molecules for photosynthesis

c)

Provides the energy for photosynthesis

d)

Controls photosynthesis

8.

Why is oxygen important for life on earth? Please tick all that apply

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Absorbs UV light to form the ozone layer

d)

Absorbs IR to form the ozone layer

9.

Please tick all examples of biomimetics

a)

Winglets based on birds

b)

Water repelling glass from lotus flowers

c)

Bacterial control based on crocodile skin

d)

Skyscraper ventilation based on termite mounds

10.

Which is the correct trio for drugs based on plants (The trio will be plant/ drug/ disorder)

a)

Cinchona Tree/ Aspirin/ Malaria

b)

Cinchona Tree/ Quinine/ Asthma

c)

Cinchona Tree/ Aspirin/ Asthma

d)

Cinchona Tree/ Quinine/ Malaria

11.

Please tick all of the correct pairings used in physiological research

a)

Squids- Nerves

b)

Sea Urchin- Abnormal embryo development

c)

Squids- Abnormal embryo development

d)

Sea Urchin- Nerves

12.

Please tick all reasons that plants rely on animals

a)

Pollination

b)

Decomposition

c)

Respiration

d)

Seed Dispersal

13.

What is being defined here.....A measure of suspended solids

a)

Turbulence

b)

Cloudiness

c)

Particulate matter

d)

Turbindity

14.

What is being defined here.....The shape of the land

a)

Geology

b)

Geography

c)

Vista

d)

Topography

15.

What is being defined here.....A species that has a role in maintaining the ecosystem/ community

a)

EDGE species

b)

Keystone species

c)

Flagship species

d)

Endemic species

16.

Please tick all categories that are used by the IUCN

a)

Extinct

b)

Endangered

c)

At risk

d)

Vulnerable

17.

Please tick all of the correct options for international agreements under CITES

a)

Appendix 1 - Trade controlled

b)

Appendix 1 - Trade banned

c)

Appendix 2 - Trade controlled

d)

Appendix 2- Trade banned

18.

Please tick all factors which are covered by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981/1984)

a)

Establishment of nature reserves such as SSSI

b)

Protection of mammal species such as otters and Dormice

c)

Protection of birds and their nests

d)

Uprooting of wild flowers is allowed

19.

Tick all correct acronyms for nature reserves

a)

SSSI

b)

NNR

c)

SAP

d)

SPA

20.

Embryos can be transferred from endangered species to more common species as a method for increased endangered populations. Which is the correct example?

a)

Bongo transferred to a gazelle

b)

Eland transferred to a gazelle

c)

Gazelle transferred to an eland

d)

Bongo transferred to an eland