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BIOGEOGRAPHY QUIZ

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the cycle pictured

a)

The Nitrogen Cycle

b)

The Water Cycle

c)

The Carbon Cycle

d)

The Phosphorous Cycle

2.

How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere and become part of the food chain?

a)

through transpiration

b)

through photosynthesis

c)

through factory emission

d)

sunlight

3.

What role do decomposers play in the carbon cycle?

a)

absorb carbon dioxide

b)

release carbon dioxide into atmosphere

c)

return carbon into the soil

d)

combustion

4.

How does nitrogen become part of the food chain?

a)

through transpiration by plants

b)

through uptake of nitrogen compounds in the soil by plants

c)

through factory emission and combustion of fossil fuels

d)

sunlight changes nitrogen into usable forms

5.

identify the cycle pictured

a)

the water cycle

b)

the carbon cycle

c)

the nitrogen cycle

d)

the phosphorous cycle

6.

Nitrogen in the atmosphere is not available. Free nitrogen has to be changed into a usable form in a process called ____

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

transpiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

cellular respiration

7.
This is part of nucleic acids, ATP, and helps form animals' bones and teeth.
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Carbon
c)
Water
d)
Phosphorous
8.
What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid?
a)
condensation
b)
respiration
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
9.
Which of these steps is part of the nitrogen cycle AND the phosphorous cycle?
a)
it starts off inside underwater rocks and dirt
b)
bacteria convert it into organic compounds
c)
animals leaving waste and death and decay release it back into the soil
d)
rain water and ocean waves break off pieces, putting it back into the ecosystem
10.
The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
exhaling
11.
Which of the following is the herbivore?
Antara yang berikut, yang manakah ialah herbivor?
a)
P
b)
Q
c)
R
d)
S
12.

omnivore

a)

eats meat only

b)

eats plants only

c)

eats both meat and plants

13.

Decomposer

a)

a living thing that eats other living things

b)

make their own food

c)

break down dead material or wastes

14.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
15.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
16.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
17.
What is a trophic level?
a)
Each level represented within a food chain or web.
b)
Levels of ecosystems that the world is divided into.
c)
Different levels of nutrients present within an organism.
d)
The levels of sunlight an autotroph needs to survive. 
18.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
19.
Where an organism lives
a)
habitat
b)
niche 
c)
heterotrogh
d)
biosphere
20.
Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
21.
If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey
a)
a decrease the population of
b)
an increase of the population of 
c)
great news for its prey of
d)
no  impact found on
22.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
23.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 
a)
Geosphere 
b)
Hydrosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Biosphere 
24.

What do we call massive pieces of slow moving ice?

a)

Ice Shelf

b)

Ice Floe

c)

Glaciers

d)

None of the Above

25.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere

a)

Soil

b)

Rocks

c)

Minerals

d)

All of the Above

26.

Which of the following is an adaptation of coniferous trees in the taiga?

a)

They have a shallow root system, due to

the acidic soil.

b)

They have leaves that retain water, due

to their shape and waxy coating.

c)

They have a unique overall shape in

order to accumulate snow, which acts as a heavy insulating layer

d)

All of the above

27.

Adaptations demonstrated by plants in tropical rain forests include

a)

trees with above-ground roots called

buttresses, which increase stability.

b)

orchids and vines that use tall tree

trunks for support.

c)

herbs with large flat leaves located in

the under-story.

d)

All of the above

28.

As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see

a)

tropical rain forests, then deserts, then taiga.

b)

temperate deciduous forests, then taiga, then tropical rain

forests.

c)

tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests.

d)

taiga, then desert, then tundra.

29.

Which of the following would you expect to see in the emergent layer of a tropical rain forest?

a)

grasses, insects, and small succulents

b)

eagles, bats, and snakes

c)

lichens, mosses, and dwarf woody plants

d)

epiphytes, small burrowing mammals, and burrowing toads

30.

Tropical rain forests are threatened by

a)

deforestation and the trade of rain forest plants and animals.

b)

a decrease in the average temperature at the equator

c)

a decrease in rainfall at the equator.

d)

a thinning of the soil.

31.

The deforestation of the rain forests may cause climate changes which, in turn, may affect

a)

acid precipitation

b)

smog

c)

flooding

d)

habitat destruction

32.

Deserts are

a)

covered with sand and contain no plant life.

b)

found only in North America.

c)

known to have extreme changes in temperature.

d)

not threatened by environmental changes.

33.

Taiga is

a)

a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles.

b)

found mostly in Africa.

c)

a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce.

d)

a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.

34.

A(n) __________________ biome receives 200cm to 450cm of rain per year.

a)

tropical seasonal forest

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

temperate deciduous forest

d)

temperate grassland

35.

The biome that has trees that lose their leaves during fall is called ________________.

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

temperate rain forest

c)

tropical seasonal forest

d)

coniferous forest

36.

A large ecosystem with similar climate is called a ______

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

Biome

d)

Niche

37.
Which Biome has permafrost?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Taiga
d)
Tundra
38.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
39.
Changes in an ecosystem over a long period of time are shown in the diagram below.
These changes will most likely lead to a:
a)
stable ecosystem that can last for many years
b)
loss of heterotrophs that cannot be recovered
c)
long-term rise in environmental temperatures
d)
forest consisting of only producers and decomposers
40.
The diagram below shows how an area progresses over time after a forest fire.
What process is illustrated by the diagram in boxes 4-8 after the forest fire?
a)
pioneer speciation
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
ecosystem boundaries
41.
After a volcano erupts and destroys an ecosystem, a few organisms are able to begin growing from the decaying organic matter left behind. What do we call those organisms that are able to grow in little or no soil that first appear?
a)
adaptors
b)
pioneer species
c)
non-vascular plants
d)
decomposers
42.
One way that humans could have a positive impact on local environments is to:
a)
generate waste products as a result of technological advances
b)
use resources that are renewable
c)
increase planting large areas of one crop
d)
increase the use of pesticides
43.
What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Community
d)
Population
44.
Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...
a)
Nonliving 
b)
Living
c)
Populations
d)
Vegetation
45.

Which of the following is not a factor of soil formation?

a)

time

b)

soil texture

c)

Organic matter

d)

All of these

46.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?
a)
topsoil
b)
undersoil
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
47.
Which layer of soil is on the top?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
dirt
48.
What is the correct order of the soil profile?
a)
OBCA
b)
ABCO
c)
OABC
d)
ABCD
49.
Which layer is the bottom of the soil profile?
a)
C - Parent Material
b)
D - Separated rock
c)
C - Melted Rock
d)
A - Topsoil
50.
Soil texture is determined by _____________.
a)
its composition
b)
the percent of each grain size
c)
its origins
d)
their porosity & permeability
51.

Which particle is the largest?

a)

Gravel

b)

Sand

c)

Silt

d)

Clay

52.

Which type of soil is best for planting?

a)

Loam

b)

Clay

c)

Sand

d)

Gravel

53.

In which of the following soil layers is humus mostly found?

a)

A horizon

b)

B horizon

c)

C horizon

d)

D horizon

54.

Leaves release acids into the soil as they decay. How could decaying leaves affect rock in the soil beneath them?

a)

They could expose the rock to wind and water.

b)

They could decrease the amount of weathering that occurs within the soil.

c)

They could increase the amount of chemical weathering of rock and soil formation.

d)

They could decrease the amount of chemical weathering and slow down the rate of soil formation.

55.

It can take a long time for soil to form. Which are the primary factors that affect soil formation?

a)

rainfall, temperature, wind, time, and plants

b)

time, climate, topography, plants, and animals

c)

parent rock, sunshine, plants, animals, and bacteria

d)

climate, parent rock, topography, living things, and time

56.

Medium soil particle, smooth and powdery, making water and air difficult to pass through when packed down.

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

loam

d)

clay

57.

a mixture of sand, silt, and clay. It is the best type of soil for growing plants. Holds moisture and nutrients while allowing water to pass through.

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

loam

d)

clay

58.

The layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it.

a)

soil profile

b)

soil horizons

59.

This process takes place in Horizon B where there is a deposition of minerals and materials

a)

Illuviation

b)

Eluviation

c)

Weathering

d)

Dislocation

60.

Chelating agents attack clays in order to release iron and aluminium in order to help organic matter to be decomposed in the form of humus with the aid of bacteria and fungi. This is thanks to the process of:

a)

Humification

b)

Eluviation

c)

Gleying

d)

Podzolization