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Science 339 Midterm

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ecosystem is all of the ________ that live in an area together with the ___________

factors of the environment.

a)

Species; nonliving

b)

Species; living

c)

Organisms; nonliving

d)

Organisms; living

2.

Which of the following are examples of carnivores?

a)

Lynxes

b)

Moose

c)

Bobcats

d)

Squirrels

3.

Organisms made up of cells that have organelles are called __________?

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

c)

heterotrophs

d)

none of the above

4.

Which of the following is NOT an important part of the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?

a)

respiration

b)

colonization

c)

decomposition

d)

photosynthesis

5.

Which of the following is considered a limiting factor that affects population?

a)

water

b)

light

c)

living space

d)

food

6.

The ______ kingdom is made up of one-celled organisms and simple many-celled

organisms.

a)

protist

b)

fungi

c)

plant

d)

animal

7.

Which statement is true of deserts?

a)

Deserts generally receive less than 25 cm of rainfall per year.

b)

Animals in the desert are active mainly in the daytime.

c)

Desert temperatures can reach over 38 degrees Celcius.

d)

Desert animals find it easy to stay cool.

8.

Which biome is a cold, mostly treeless land that encircles the Arctic Ocean?

a)

Mountains

b)

Polar Ice

c)

Tundra

d)

Savanna

9.

Which of the following is an example of an invertebrate?

a)

Insects

b)

sea stars

c)

scorpions

d)

lobsters

10.

A ___________ is a system used to organize the many different organisms found on Earth.

a)

Kingdom

b)

Classification hierarchy

c)

Species

d)

genus

11.

_________ all have backbones and other bones that aid in movement and protect organs.

a)

Reptiles

b)

Crustaceans

c)

Mammals

d)

jelly fish

12.

Which type of plant is the most recent plant to appear on Earth?

a)

Flowering plants

b)

Mosses

c)

Non-flowering seed plants

d)

Green algae

13.

Which of the following is an example of a heterotroph?

a)

Fungi

b)

Amoeba

c)

Animals

d)

plants

14.

With only about 10-30 inches of rainfall each year, the ____________ is too dry to support

the trees of a forest, but it is fertile and can support many species of grasses.

a)

Savanna

b)

Desert

c)

Grasslands

d)

Rain forest

15.

The three main categories of relationships between populations may include _________.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Mutualism

16.

The matter in an ecosystem includes what?

a)

food

b)

water

c)

air

d)

energy

17.

What is released into the environment through the process of decomposition?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Ammonia

18.

Which of the following are zones that make up the ocean?

a)

plankton

b)

intertidal zone

c)

neritic zone

d)

open-ocean zone

19.

Who was the first person known to classify living things as animals or plants?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

King Phillip

d)

None of the above

20.

All vascular plants have what part?

a)

roots

b)

stems

c)

leaves

d)

moss