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Biology Quiz 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An increase in the amount of nutrients in a lake is known as

a)

calcification

b)

cellular respiration

c)

eutrophication

d)

photosynthesis

2.

Do not forget! There are aquatic plants under the lake too! What do you think the algae would do to the plants at the bottom of the lake?

a)

The aquatic plants will not be affected by the algae

b)

Sunlight cannot reach the bottom of the lake because the surface is covered in algae

c)

Sunlight can reach the bottom pf the lake. There is no problem.

3.

Which of the following is NOT a source of nitrates and phosphates into a river?

a)

Fertilizers

b)

Animal waste

c)

Sewage/

Wastewater

d)

Burning fossil fuels

4.

How does eutrophication cause the death of aquatic organisms

a)

the build up of carbon dioxide in the water

b)

the lack of nitrogen in the water

c)

the lack of carbon dioxide in the water

d)

the lack of oxygen in the water

5.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
6.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
7.
Does deforestation contribute to global warming?
a)
No, trees aren't that important
b)
Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming
c)
No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler
d)
Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.
8.

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Which of the following gases are the cause of acid rain?

a)

methane

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

sulfur dioxide

d)

oxides of nitrogen

10.

Which of the following are the problems caused by acid rain?

a)

It damages the decomposers. Decomposers unable to return nutrients to the soil.

b)

Soil become more acidic and plants unable to absorb important minerals from the soil.

c)

Slowly dissolves any structure made chalk, limestones and marble.

d)

All of the following

11.

A feature of some plants that live in dry places is that the leaves are reduced to spines. What is an advantage of the leaves being reduced to spines?

a)

Decrease in photosynthesis

b)

Decrease in transpiration

c)

Increase in photosynthesis

d)

Increase in transpiration

12.

What type of lichen would you expect to find growing only in very clean air

a)

crusty

b)

leafy

c)

bushy

13.

These organisms only survive in very clean water

a)

red tailed maggots and sludgeworms

b)

Mayfly larvae and stonefly nymph

c)

caddis fly larva and freshwater shrimps

d)

water louse

14.

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

a)

eucalyptus tree

b)

wombats

c)

kookaburras

d)

koalas

15.

Toxin concentrations _____________ as you go up the food chain.

a)

do not change

b)

increase

c)

decrease

16.

What is bioaccumulation?

a)

buildup of toxins in an organism

b)

the total mass/amount of organisms in a given area

c)

the number of different species in an area

17.

Which consumer is the most affected by toxins like mercury?

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Top Predator

d)

Producers

18.

Which of the following consumers is less affected by bioaccumulation of herbicides or pesticides?

a)

Tertiary consumers

b)

Primary consumers/ Herbivores

c)

Secondary consumers

d)

Top predators

19.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

20.

A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

21.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

22.

Which of the following is/are greenhouse gases?

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Chlorofluorocarbon

d)

All of the following

23.

Ten 1m2 quadrats were placed in a 40m2 field. On average 2 snails were found in every quadrat. Estimate the population size of the whole field.

a)

2

b)

10

c)

40

d)

80

e)

20

24.

Miss Murdock wants to estimate population size for crabs on Destin Beach. She uses 2 quadrats and counts 11 crabs in the first and 7 crabs in the second. The quadrats are 2m2. The area of the beach is 20m2. What is the estimated population size of crabs?

a)

360

b)

90

c)

18

d)

9

25.

In eutrophication, what makes the oxygen level decrease rapidly?

a)

Increase amount of algae on top of the water

b)

Increase amount of decomposers that break down dead plants under water

c)

Decrease amount of decomposers that break down dead plants under water

d)

Decrease amount of algae on top of the water

26.

How does carbon monoxide harmful to human?

a)

It is one of the greenhouse gases

b)

It can cause acid rain

c)

It affects transport of oxygen in the blood

d)

All of the above

27.

Crusty lichens can live in ___________

a)

a very clean air

b)

heavily polluted air

c)

slightly polluted air

28.

Which of the following statements about sun leaves is/are true?

a)

the colour is dark green

b)

contain more chlorophyll

c)

surface area is bigger

d)

rate of transpiration is high

29.

Which of the following statements about shade leaves is/are true?

a)

rate of transpiration is high

b)

contain more chlorophyll

c)

larger surface area

d)

smaller surface area

30.

Water can be polluted by fertilisers. What is the name of the event that can happen when a lake or river is polluted by fertilisers

a)

water pollution

b)

acid rain

c)

eutrophication

d)

precipitation