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Life and Earth Science Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of these are plants basic needs EXCEPT:

a)

soil/nutrients

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

moderate temperature

2.

In photosynthesis, light energy is converted to...

a)

solar energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

radiant energy

3.

Which process converts sunlight into chemical energy?

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

fermentation

d)

digestion

4.

What is another name for a producer?

a)

heterotroph

b)

consumer

c)

autotroph

d)

decomposer

5.

The gas released from plants is

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

hydrogen

c)

nitrogen

d)

oxygen

6.

What are the two reactants that are used in the process of photosynthesis?

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

glucose and water

c)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

oxygen and water

7.

Photosynthesis takes place in which part of the plant?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

d)

flowers

8.

Two products that are produced in the process of photosynthesis

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

glucose and oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

oxygen and water

9.

What are the layers of tropical rainforests?

a)

canopy

b)

lateral section

c)

understory

d)

forest floor

10.

Other names for grassland?

a)

Savannah

b)

Desert

c)

Taiga

d)

Prairie

11.

True or false... resources in grasslands are spread out

a)

True

b)

false

12.

Coral reefs belong in which biome?

a)

estuary

b)

marine

c)

fresh water

d)

taiga

13.

If a new consumer is introduced to a food chain and competes directly with the secondary consumer, what will happen first?

a)

The tertiary consumer population will increase

b)

The original secondary consumer population will decrease

c)

The producer population will increase

d)

The primary consumer population will increase

14.

Due to animal adaptations over time, most animals that live in ___________ are white.

a)

deserts

b)

tropical rainforests

c)

tundras

d)

grasslands

15.

nonliving part of an ecosystem

a)

biotic factor

b)

biome

c)

abiotic factor

d)

atmosphere

16.

living part of an ecosystem

a)

biotic factor

b)

biome

c)

abiotic factor

d)

atmosphere

17.

mix of gases surrounding a planet

a)

biotic factor

b)

biome

c)

abiotic factor

d)

atmosphere

18.

geographic area that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features

a)

biotic factor

b)

biome

c)

abiotic factor

d)

atmosphere

19.

Which of the following best describes the tropical rainforests?

a)

hot and wet all year with good soils

b)

hot and dry all year with poor soils

c)

hot and wet all year with poor soils

d)

cold and wet with good soils

20.

What is deciduous woodland?

a)

Woodland where the trees lose their leaves in winter

b)

Woodland where the trees lose their leaves in summer

c)

Woodland where the trees never lose their leaves

d)

Woodland where the trees never have leaves

21.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a biome?

a)

the kinds of trees

b)

the number of insect species

c)

average temperature

d)

mosses and algae

22.

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

a)

the quality of soil

b)

the amount of rainfall

c)

the presence of ponds and lakes

d)

the kinds of grasses

23.

One important abiotic factor in marine ecosystems is the

a)

amount of plankton

b)

water depth

c)

kinds of algae

d)

size of animals

24.

Has many scattered clumps of trees and seasonal rains, has many grasses and few trees

a)

tundra

b)

coniferous forest (taiga)

c)

prairie

d)

deciduous forest

25.

has trees that produce seeds in cones

a)

tundra

b)

coniferous forest (taiga)

c)

prairie

d)

deciduous forest

26.

has permafrost

a)

tundra

b)

coniferous forest (taiga)

c)

prairie

d)

deciduous forest

27.

has trees that lose their leaves in the winter

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rainforest

28.

has greatest diversity of plants and animals

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rainforest

29.

has organisms with special adaptations to hot and dry climate

a)

tundra

b)

desert

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rainforest

30.

true or false: food chains show several food webs overlapping

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Which level has the MOST energy?

a)

tertiary consumer

b)

producer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

primary consumer

32.

Organisms that compete have the same __________ in an ecosystem

a)

job

b)

niche

c)

energy level

d)

predators

33.

Invasive species...

a)

usually have no natural predators

b)

are introduced either intentionally or on accident

c)

harm the native species

d)

none of the answers are correct

e)

all of the answers are correct

34.

What are phytoplankton?

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

35.

Fill in the blank: A food web ___________

a)

is the same as a food chain

b)

shows how food chains link together

c)

shows how matter flows in an ecosystem

d)

is only one food chain just drawn differently

36.

In a food chain or food web, the arrows always represent the flow of...

a)

food

b)

matter

c)

life

d)

energy

37.

Which statement identifies the most likely outcome if the rabbit population suddenly reduced?

a)

owls would become extinct because they have no food

b)

snakes would have less food available so their population would decrease

c)

grasshoppers would have less food available so their population would decrease

d)

grasses in the area would die and all of the animals would have to move to another area to survive

38.

Which statement describes the role of the caterpillar in this food chain?

a)

it is a carnivore because it consumes the frog

b)

it is a producer because it uses the sun for energy

c)

it is a herbivore because it eats the flower for energy

d)

it is an omnivore because it consumes the flower and frog

39.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

oil

d)

sunlight

40.

hydroelectric is an alternative source of energy. The down side is that they take up so much room that they...

a)

use all the water from one place

b)

change aquatic ecosystems

c)

use too much power

d)

are very expensive

41.

A watershed is...

a)

a storage building with extra water

b)

an area that funnels water to a common destination

c)

only one path for water to flow

d)

a path for water than can be interconnected to larger paths of water

42.

What is one thing that would NOT be done in preparation for a hurricane?

a)

board up windows and doors to protect from flying debris

b)

secure all doors on the property

c)

go to an area outside where water builds up quickly

d)

make sure everything is tied down and secure so it won't fly away

43.

Living things (animals, plants, trees...) are...

a)

nonrenewable resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

fossil fuels