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UNIT 1 & 2 REVIEW

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 4hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What should you do if you break glass in the lab?
a)
Tell the teacher.
b)
Sweep up the glass.
c)
Pick up the glass with your hands.
d)
Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later.
2.
Horseplay, jokes, and pranks are appropriate in the science classroom at any time.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
When in the lab...
a)
long sleeves and loose clothing should be rolled up
b)
closed toe shoes should be worn
c)
long hair should be pulled back
d)
all of the above
4.

What should you wear in science lab to be safe and protected from dangerous chemicals?

a)

Goggles

b)

Lab apron

c)

Closed toe shoes

d)

ALL OF THESE

5.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
6.

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. What variables should be kept constant/controlled?

a)

type of plant, flower pot, soil, and amount of sunlight

b)

water, apple juice, milk

c)

only the amount of sunlight

d)

type of plant only

7.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change
b)
keep the same
c)
experiment with
d)
investigate
8.

Walker is testing which fertilizer will grow the tallest grass. The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.

a)

dependent (measured)

b)

independent (changes)

9.
Which statement best describes the trend in the data?
a)
As temperatures increase, ice cream cone sales increase.
b)
As temperatures increase, ice cream cone sales decrease.
c)
As temperatures decrease, ice cream cone sales increase.
d)
There is no trend in the data.
10.
What month has the least birthdays ?
a)
Dec
b)
Aug
c)
Jan
d)
Sep
11.

The following is used to measure

a)

length

b)

volume

c)

mass

12.

What is the length of the red line?

a)

68 cm

b)

6.8 cm

c)

7 cm

d)

7.2 cm

13.
What is the volume of the water?
a)
24 mL
b)
21.5 mL
c)
20.5 mL
d)
22 mL
14.

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

15.

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

16.

________ are responsible for recycling matter back into the food web once an organism has died.

a)

Carnivores

b)

Decomposers

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

17.

Organisms that use energy from the sun to make their own food are called

a)

carnivores.

b)

consumers.

c)

omnivores.

d)

producers.

18.

Which of the following is NOT another word for the energy a plant takes in to make photosynthesis happen?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Radiant Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

19.

Plants take in radiant energy and turn it into what form of energy?

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Potential

d)

Kinetic

20.

In which organelle does photosynthesis occur?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

21.

The energy plants gain through photosynthesis is stored in–

a)

A. oxygen.

b)

B. nitrogen.

c)

C. carbon dioxide.

d)

D. glucose.

22.

A test tube is filled with water and a green plant called elodea. When the plant is exposed to sunlight, it begins to produce bubbles. Which of the following is the most likely conclusion for the identity of the gas in the bubbles?

a)

A. Carbon dioxide

b)

B. Oxygen

c)

C. Nitrogen

d)

D. Hydrogen

23.

The chart lists organisms in 5 different categories living near the Texas Gulf Coast.

(Look at your chart)

Based on the chart which food chain best models a flow of energy in this ecosystem?

a)

A. Sun - Mosquitos - Shrimp - Coyotes

b)

B. Sun - Algae - Shrimp - Red Drum

c)

C. Sun - Pygmy sunfish - Shrimp - Wood ducks

d)

D. Sun - Willow Oaks - Algae - River otters

24.

A partial grassland food web is shown.

(look at your food web)

Which of the following best describes a relationship in this grassland?

a)

A. Badgers are top predators because they eat upland sandpipers and beetles.

b)

B. A producer-consumer relationship exists between lupines and ants.

c)

C. A predator-prey relationship exists between beetles and ground squirrels.

d)

D. Upland sandpipers are primary and secondary consumers because they eat grasses and grasshoppers.

25.

An Energy pyramid is shown.


(look at your energy pyramid picture)


Which sentence best describes how energy flows through this pyramid?

a)

A. Energy is transferred down each level of the energy pyramid.

b)

B. The energy lost at each level is consumed by organisms in the top level.

c)

C. Energy is transferred from organisms in one level to those in the level above.

d)

D. The organisms at the bottom level provide energy directly to organisms in all the other levels.

26.

A partial marine food web is shown.


(Look at your picture)


Which organisms all consume the same producer?

a)

A. Crabs, pilchards, blennies

b)

B. Euphausiids, sweeps, water fleas

c)

C. Tiger sharks, dolphins, octopuses

d)

D. Sea urchins, crabs, octopuses

27.

A partial mountain forest food web is shown in the picture.


(Look at the picture)


Which statement does not describe a relationship shown in the food web?

a)

A. Elk are prey for mountain lions.

b)

B. Mice are herbivores that consume grasses and are preyed on by snakes.

c)

C. Owls prey on rabbits and frogs.

d)

D. Rabbits consumer shrubs and are parasites of grasses.

28.

All energy on Earth comes from

a)

food.

b)

the sun.

c)

chemicals.

d)

non-living things.

29.

Because energy flows from organism to organism and is used for metabolism or is converted to heat the next organism in the chain only receives 10% of the energy from the previous level. This is known as the

a)

Heat Regulation.

b)

Energy Loss Directive.

c)

Heat Transfer Rule.

d)

Rule of 10.

30.

The model of the energy available at each level that ALWAYS gets smaller as you go up is the

a)

energy pyramid.

b)

numbers pyramid.

c)

biomass pyramid.

d)

food web.

31.

In the food chain pictured, what type of organism is the bird?

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

32.

What is the definition of biotic?

a)

living things in an ecosystem

b)

nonliving things in an ecosystem

c)

a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment

d)

squirrels

33.

What is the definition of abiotic?

a)

non-living things in the ecosystem

b)

producers

c)

the place in an ecosystem where an organism lives

d)

population

34.

Four students were asked to observe microhabitats of their schoolyard and describe how microhabitats are able to support different varieties of organisms. Their observations and responses are shown below.


Which student best describes how microhabitats are able to support a variety of organisms?

a)

student 1

b)

student 2

c)

student 3

d)

student 4

35.

The more diverse an ecosystem is --

a)

the more threatened its populations are

b)

the more similar the species will be

c)

the more sustainable it is

d)

the fewer varieties of species are present

36.

Which statement below best describes how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem?

a)

A variety of plant and animal species allows for more survivors of a natural disaster.

b)

Having more species in an ecosystem allows the human population to increase in size.

c)

Low biodiversity reduces the competition for resources, which helps native species survive.

d)

Fewer species in the ecosystem reduces the likelihood that disease spreads through the ecosystem.

37.

Which of the following situations contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem?

a)

Increase in biodiversity

b)

Decrease in biodiversity

c)

Extinction of a population from the ecosystem

d)

Removal of many populations of organisms

38.

The role of a pioneer species in primary succession is to change a bare habitat into one that is suitable for other organisms. A species that is responsible for primary succession in an ecosystem is most likely able to —

a)

survive any predator

b)

migrate during the winter

c)

live at high altitudes

d)

carry out photosynthesis

39.

Which of the following sequences most likely represents ecological succession on a recently abandoned wheat field?

a)

grasses → flowering plants → shrubs → native trees

b)

native trees → shrubs → flowering plants → grasses

c)

shrubs → grasses → native trees → flowering plants

d)

flowering plants → native trees → shrubs → grasses

40.

A hurricane hits a coastal prairie and destroys the habitat. Years later, there is an appearance of small plants with rapidly spreading roots.


This vegetation describes —

a)

a microhabitat

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

biodiversity

41.

When forest fires destroyed many of the pine trees in Bastrop State Park, the burned areas began secondary succession. What is the role of succession in this example?

a)

Creating new soil by chemical and physical weathering of rocks

b)

Restoring the ecosystem through grass, shrub, and tree stages

c)

Changing the landscape to be more fire resistant in the future

d)

Opening the land for new uses like farming and raising livestock

42.

Students observe ecological succession of a field that has been left bare. Which of the following are the students likely to observe first?

a)

Growth of shrubs and trees

b)

Formation of topsoil

c)

A mature grassland community

d)

Growth of grasses and weeds

43.

Which of the following sequences most likely represents ecological succession on a recently abandoned wheat field?

a)

A Grasses, flowering plants, shrubs, native trees

b)

B Native trees, shrubs, flowering, plants, grasses

c)

C Shrubs, grasses, native trees, flowing plants

d)

D Flowering plants, native trees, shrubs and grasses

44.

What is population?

a)

Is all the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem.

b)

It shows a savannah ecosystem in Africa.

c)

Some plants and animals have adapted to the limited water supply.

d)

Is all the living and non living things in an environment and the many ways they interact.

45.

Which biome has very few trees, strong winds, and is dominated by grasses?

a)

rain forest

b)

tundra

c)

taiga

d)

grassland

46.

Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation?

a)

Tropical rain forest and Temperate grassland

b)

Boreal forest and Temperate woodland

c)

Tropical savanna and Tropical dry forest

d)

Tundra and Desert

47.

In which biome would you find hot dry air with very little precip?

a)

Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Taiga

d)

Estuary