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SSA Life Science Review Pt 2

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In science, grouping objects or organisms to similar characteristics is called

a)

characterizing

b)

classifying

c)

ordering

d)

clustering

2.

The science of classification is called

a)

taxonomy

b)

botany

c)

astronomy

d)

chemistry

3.

In binomial nomenclature, the name of any organism is made up of its

a)

kingdom and phylum

b)

family and genus

c)

class and order

d)

genus and species

4.

A classification system

a)

groups animals according to the way they move

b)

consists of only one species of organism

c)

groups living things according to similar characteristics

5.
_____________________ cells do NOT have a nucleus.
a)
Animal
b)
Large
c)
Prokaryotic
d)
Complex
6.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
7.
What are the three domains?
a)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria
b)
Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria
c)
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
d)
Archaea, Fungi, Animalia
8.

The order of the levels of classification is:

a)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species

b)

Domain, class, kingdom, phylum, order, genus, family, species

c)

Domain, class, kingdom, phylum, order, genus, species, family

d)

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

9.

Which kingdoms make up the domain Eukarya?

a)

Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

b)

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi

c)

Plantae, Animalia, Archaebacteria

d)

Eubacteria, Archaebacteria

10.

Kelp (seaweed) is in the ________ kingdom.

a)

Archaea

b)

Protista

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

11.

Which of the following attributes is NOT accurate for members of the Animalia Kingdom?

a)

multi-cellular

b)

has a nervous system

c)

uses photosynthesis to produce food

d)

can move from place to place

12.

The members of the ________ Kingdom use photosynthesis to create energy.

a)

Fungi

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

13.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plant
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animal
14.

Which 2 kingdoms has organisms that are all multicellular and eukaryotes?

a)

Animal and Plant

b)

Fungi and Animal

c)

Eubacteria and Plant

d)

Fungi and Plant

15.
What is unicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 
16.
What is multicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
no cells 
c)
many cells 
d)
no nucleus 
17.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
18.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
19.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
20.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
21.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
22.
Mutations are a change in what?
a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
23.

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

a)

natural selection

b)

mutation

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

24.
Change over time
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Evolution
25.

​Based on the fossil layers shown, what can you infer about the past environment at this location?

a)

The environment at this location has never changed

b)

The organisms at this environment became simpler over time

c)

The environment began as a dry land environment, then evolved into an ocean or water environment.

d)

The environment began as an ocean or water environment, then evolved into a dry land environment.

26.

Natural Selection is driven by a change in the environment and survival of the

a)

Smartest

b)

Fastest

c)

Most well adapted

d)

Biggest

27.

What is a mutation?

a)

When animals have extra legs

b)

When a frog has 3 eyes

c)

When genes or DNA have been alterd or changed

d)

When RNA is upside down

28.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
29.
Which is not an example of an adaptation?
a)
A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.
b)
A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.
c)
A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.
d)
A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.
30.

is removing a species from an ecosystem always a good or bad thing? Or both?

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

both

31.

Which of the following refers to the variety of life on Earth?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Heredity and variations

c)

Classification

d)

Evolution

32.
an organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis
a)
consumer
b)
heterotroph
c)
autotroph
d)
herbivore
33.
an example of producer consumer relationship would be
a)
lion eating a deer
b)
grasshopper getting energy from grass
c)
hawk getting energy from snakes
d)
earthworm breaking down dead material
34.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
35.

Using food web which of the following is a secondary consumer?

a)

snake

b)

worm

c)

butterfy

d)

squirrel

36.

How is commensalism different from mutualism?

a)

In commensalism, one species benefits while the other is unharmed; in mutualism, both species benefit

b)

In commensalism, one species is harmed while the other benefits; in mutualism, both species benefit

c)

In commensalism, neither species is harmed; in mutualism, one species is harmed

d)

In commensalism, both species benefit; in mutualism, one species is harmed

37.

Mistletoe is a plant that grows in the branches of other plants. It grows by taking nutrients and water from these plants. This is an example of:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Amensalism

38.

This is any close relationship between any two different species in an ecosystem

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

39.

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. As the barnacle is a filter feeder, it also gets access to more water (and more food) due to the relationship. Whale is unaffected.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

40.

Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Next the honey guide birds eat.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

41.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
42.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
43.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
44.

Organisms that are unable to make their own food are called...

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

homeotrophs

d)

heterovores

45.

____________ do not grow, need food, or reproduce.

a)

Living things

b)

Organisms

c)

Ecosystems

d)

Nonliving things

46.

Anything that can limit the size of a population, including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem, such as predators or drought.

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Limiting Factor

47.

Why are the lower levels of the energy pyramid bigger than the top levels?

a)

The bottom is for larger animals.

b)

The bottom levels don't need as much energy.

c)

The top levels get energy (eat) the lower levels.

d)

The top levels have fewer predators for they are smaller.

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