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Ecology: Energy Flow

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a Monomer?

a)

Glucose

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Fatty Acid

d)

Sucrose

2.

What is a Polymer?

a)

Long chains of monomers

b)

A type of plastic

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Glucose

3.

What is a Monomer?

a)

Long chains of Polymers

b)

Building Blocks used to make Polymers

c)

Starch

d)

Proteins

4.

What is happening in this chemical equation?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Burning Glucose

c)

Protein Synthesis

d)

An explosion

5.

What is starch?

a)

Hard to digest plant fiber

b)

Long chains of glucose

c)

Intermediate storage for Glucose in Muscles

d)

What most plants are made of

6.

The energy in food is in the form of...

a)

ATP

b)

Chemical Bonds between atoms

c)

Phosphodiester

d)

Tiny batteries

7.

A biochemical process in which cells break down glucose and oxygen to make carbon dioxide, water, and ATP for energy.

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Turning Glucose into Fat

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Protein Synthesis

8.

How do cells get the energy out of glucose?

a)

Burn it with a tiny bonfire

b)

Break the chemical bonds and capture the energy in ATP

c)

Create Glycogen

d)

Break it into individual atoms

9.

Two of the most important and universal energy-carrying molecules are...

a)

Proteins and Fat

b)

Starch and Cellulose

c)

Glucose and ATP

d)

Fiber and Triglycerides

10.

If Glucose is a tanker truck of gasoline, ATP is ...

a)

The Gas Station

b)

A car that fills up and travels to other places

c)

The flaming hot cheetos in the Quick-E-Mart

d)

The Car Wash next door

11.

ATP is like a fully charged cell phone. ADP is like...

a)

A cell phone with 1% battery life

b)

A cell phone that got dropped in the toilet

c)

A cell phone with 5G

d)

A cell phone with a broken screen

12.

If ATP was money, it would be 25 cents. How much would a Glucose molecule be worth in this scenario?

a)

1 dollar

b)

10 dollars

c)

100 dollars

d)

1000 dollars

13.

What does ATP stand for?

a)

Adenine Triagonal Photovoltaic

b)

Adenosine Tri-Posphate

c)

Adenosine Di-Phosphate

d)

Adrian Tiberius Photon

14.

Where is the energy within an ATP molecule stored?

a)

Tiny batteries

b)

The chemical bonds between Phosphates

c)

The Adenosine portion

d)

ATP doesn't store energy

15.

How is the energy released from ATP?

a)

The last phosphate bond is broken

b)

ATP becomes ADP

c)

Both of these

d)

Neither of these

16.

Why did the flour burst into flames?

a)

The energy in the chemical bonds was released

b)

Oxygen and heat caused combustion of carbohydrates

c)

Starch has a lot of stored energy

d)

All of these

17.

When carbohydrates are broken down in cells there is no flame. Instead the energy released is captured as...

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

Glucose

d)

Starch

18.

How many ATP molecules does a single cell use every second?

a)

10 thousand

b)

100 thousand

c)

10 million

d)

100 million

19.

How long does it take a cell to recycle all of it's ADP back into ATP?

a)

2-3 seconds

b)

20-30 seconds

c)

2-3 minutes

d)

20-30 minutes

20.

What is an Opportunistic Feeder?

a)

Eat whenever you get the opportunity

b)

Finding a bag of chips on the counter and taking it to your room

c)

Eat zebras when they show up

d)

All of these

21.

A Blue Whale is an example of ...

a)

Suspension Feeder

b)

Substrate Feeder

c)

Bulk Feeder

d)

Fluid Feeder

22.

A Worm is an example of ...

a)

Suspension Feeder

b)

Substrate Feeder

c)

Bulk Feeder

d)

Fluid Feeder

23.

A Leech is an example of ...

a)

Suspension Feeder

b)

Substrate Feeder

c)

Bulk Feeder

d)

Fluid Feeder

24.

A snake is an example of ...

a)

Suspension Feeder

b)

Substrate Feeder

c)

Bulk Feeder

d)

Fluid Feeder

25.

What is baleen made of?

a)

Keratin, like hair and fingernails

b)

Dentin, like teeth

c)

Bone

d)

Cartilage

26.

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

a)

Energy must be used or destroyed - it cannot be stored

b)

Energy can't be created or destroyed, only changed into another form

c)

Energy can be conjured from thin air if you have the right skills

d)

Energy is an illusion, best not taken seriously

27.

Producers are producing...

a)

Glucose

b)

Light

c)

CO2 and Water

d)

Meat

28.

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, if an animal eats 48 kilograms of food...

a)

That 48 kilograms must go somewhere (for example: Poop, ATP, Heat, Biomass)

b)

It must also poop out 48 kg of matter

c)

100% must go to the next Tropic Level

d)

48 kilograms of energy will be lost as heat

29.

Cellulose is hard to digest and requires special enzymes produced by...

a)

The liver and gall bladder

b)

Bacteria that live in the digestive system

c)

The stomach and pancreas

d)

Plants

30.

What do baleen whales eat?

a)

krill, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and algae

b)

swordfish, salmon, and marlin

c)

seals, sealions, and sea gulls

d)

people!

31.

Suspension feeding is like...

a)

Separating noodles out of water with a strainer

b)

Catching butterflies with a net

c)

Pollenating flowers like a bee

d)

Catching salmon in a river like a bear

32.

Substrate feeders ...

a)

Eat garbage

b)

Live IN or ON their food supply

c)

Are all decomposers

d)

Are all parasites

33.

Fluid Feeders eat nutrient rich fluids from a living host. Which of these is NOT a Fluid Feeder?

a)

Hummingbirds

b)

Bees

c)

Mosquitos

d)

Baleen Whales

34.

Leeches are always harmful parasites

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which of these are NOT used in medical treatments?

a)

Leeches

b)

Maggots

c)

Horseshoe Crabs

d)

Rattlesnakes

e)

All of these are used medically

36.

What type of teeth are these?

a)

Incisors

b)

Canines

c)

Molars

d)

Premolars

37.

What type of teeth are these?

a)

Incisors

b)

Canines

c)

Molars

d)

Premolars

38.

What type of teeth are these?

a)

Incisors

b)

Canines

c)

Molars

d)

Premolars

39.

What type of teeth are these?

a)

Incisors

b)

Canines

c)

Molars

d)

Premolars

40.

What is Enzymatic Hydrolysis?

a)

Process where food is broken down via water & enzymes

b)

Enzymes moving water around the body

c)

Adding water to food to help digestion

d)

The name of the new power plant in Gilroy

41.

Passive Transport requires energy (ATP) to move molecules into cells.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Active transport requires energy (ATP) because ...

a)

Cells are moving molecules against the concentration gradient

b)

Molecules want to have an equal concentration inside and outside

c)

All transport requires ATP energy

d)

No one really knows

43.

Which of these is NOT a form of Egested Waste?

a)

Feces

b)

Urine

c)

Owl Pellets

d)

Body Odor

44.

Some organisms have only one opening that serves as both mouth and anus

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which of the following stages of food processing would enzymatic hydrolysis take place?

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Elimination

46.

Where does most of the nutrient absorption take place in the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small Intestine

c)

Mouth

d)

Large Intestine

47.

Which of the following phases of food processing involves the transfer of monomers, such as amino acids and glucose, into cells?

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Elimination

48.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why organisms need energy?

a)

Biosynthesis (making new molecules)

b)

Reproduction (making new organisms)

c)

Digestion

d)

Thermoregulation

e)

Diffusion into cells

49.

Which of the following is NOT found in a complete digestive tract?

a)

One way flow of food with 2 openings

b)

One opening that is both mouth and butt

c)

Compartmentalization for different segments of digestion

d)

Allows for all 4 stages of food processing

50.

Adaptations such as claws, fangs, & teeth are associated with what specific type of feeders?

a)

Suspension Feeders

b)

Bulk Feeders

c)

Substrate Feeders

d)

Fluid Feeders

51.

Which of the following would be classified as a substrate feeder?

a)

Clams

b)

Mosquitos

c)

Snakes

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

52.

Which of these is NOT one of the major categories of macromolecules?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Fats

d)

Nucleic Acids

e)

Salts

53.

Which of these is where ATP energy is made?

a)

Digestion

b)

Biosynthesis

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Reproduction

54.

What type of Consumer is this?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Decomposer

55.

What type of Consumer is this?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Decomposer

56.

What type of Consumer is this?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Decomposer

57.

What jaw characteristic makes it clear that this is an herbivore?

a)

Diastema (gap)

b)

SharpTeeth in front

c)

Few Molars

d)

Big Canines

58.

What jaw characteristics make it clear this is a carnivore?

a)

Lots of flat molars

b)

No incisors

c)

Mostly sharp pointy teeth

d)

Diastema (gap)

59.

What type of Consumer is this?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Decomposer