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Science Unit 9-10 Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the giraffes long neck help it survive in the African grasslands? This structure functions to help the giraffe

a)

Run very quickly

b)

Reach tree branches

c)

Drink from ponds

d)

Hide from predators

2.

Why might some plants have thorns?

a)

To protect themselves

b)

To look pretty

c)

To take in nutrients

d)

To provide shade for the plant

3.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

A trait handed down to you by your parents.

b)

A trait you developed because of the environment.

c)

A trait handed to you from your friends.

d)

A trait you developed as an adult.

4.

What is NOT an example of an inherited trait?

a)

Eye color

b)

Hair color

c)

Favorite color

d)

Tongue rolling

5.

What characteristic is most likely to be inherited by a baby?

a)

Being hungry

b)

The ability to talk

c)

Crying every 5 minutes

d)

Blue eyes

6.

What do we call the product of parents?

a)

Teenager

b)

Child

c)

Offspring

d)

Infant

7.

What do we call a behavior animals are born to do?

a)

Learned behaviors.

b)

Instincts.

c)

Environmental behaviors.

d)

Physical characteristics.

8.

Curly hair is a _______.

a)

Inherited trait.

b)

Behavioral trait.

c)

Learned trait.

d)

Instinct.

9.

Which is an example of inherited traits in plants?

a)

The plant with purple flowers came from a plant with purple flowers.

b)

The plant with green seeds came from a plant with purple seeds.

c)

The plant with purple flowers is facing the sun.

d)

The plant with yellow leaves drank a lot of water.

10.

Dolphin tricks?!?

a)

Inherited

b)

Learned

11.

The shape of your toes are...

a)

inherited

b)

learned

12.

A student writing his name

a)

Learned

b)

Inherited

13.
Which of the following is a behavior that is learned?
a)
shape of a beak
b)
monkey riding a bicycle
c)
horse eating hat
d)
snake eating mice
14.
Some traits and behaviors are learned and some are inherited. Which of the following traits are inherited?
a)
Speaking Spanish
b)
Bird saying hello
c)
Cat using a litter box
d)
Spines on a cactus
15.

The snake gets energy from the...

a)

Mouse & Owl

b)

Rabbit & Fox

c)

Frog & Owl

d)

Frog & Bird

16.

If the hawk was eliminated from the food web, what would happen to the population of rabbits and mice?

a)

Both populations would increase.

b)

Both populations would decrease.

c)

The rabbit population would increase, and the mouse population would decrease.

d)

The mouse population would increase and the rabbit population would decrease,

17.

If the grasshopper population was eliminated from the food web, which statement best descibes the effect on the food web?

a)

Frogs, grasses and bird popultions would all increase.

b)

The fox population would decrease.

c)

The sanke and hawk population would decrease.

d)

The grasses would increase and the frog and bird population would decrease.

18.

Which group of organisms are considered producers?

a)

Owls

Cranes

Eagles

b)

Lions

Tigers

Cheetahs

c)

Horses

Cows

Camels

d)

Algae

Trees

Phytoplankton

19.

which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this ecosystem?

a)

energy is transferred from berries to bears to elk

b)

energy is transferred from grasses to marmots to bobcats

c)

energy is transferred from bobcats to grouses to grasses

d)

energy is transferred from grasses to elk to grouses

20.

Which organisms in this food web only eats producers?

a)

Fruit bats and bandicoots only

b)

insects and fruit bats

c)

rufous owls, bandicoots and pythons only

d)

insects only

21.

Which organisms in this food web eat only consumers?

a)

spider monkey and butterfly only

b)

spider, poison dart frog and butterfly only

c)

jaguar, carcara, spider and poison dart frog only

d)

poison dart frog and jaguar only

22.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)

plant

b)

rabbit

c)

mouse

d)

hawk

23.

What does a Food Chain always begin with?

a)

Producers

b)

Primary Consumers

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Grass

24.

What are some of the primary consumers in this Food Web?

a)

Owl

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Mouse

d)

Bird

e)

Rabbit

25.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
26.
A trait that can not be passed on genetically is called.....
a)
eye color
b)
dancing
c)
inherited trait
d)
acquired trait
27.
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. 
28.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
29.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
30.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
31.
Name the producers in this food web.
a)
seagull and fish
b)
penguin and crab
c)
phytoplankton and seaweed
d)
seaweed and zooplankton
32.

While hiking in a forest, a girl found a fossil embedded in a boulder. The fossil is shown.

What does the fossil tell us about the nature of the environment in the past?

a)

The area was once covered by water.

b)

The area was once much cooler.

c)

The area was once at a higher elevation.

d)

The area will soon be covered by water.

33.
Which best describes fossils?
a)
They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things
b)
They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living and nonliving things
c)
They are the preserved bones of ancient animals
d)
They are impressions of plant leaves in ancient rocks
34.

Which layer is the youngest or most recent?

a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
35.
Which layer is the oldest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
36.

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

a)

Fossil A and C are the same age

b)

Fossil B is older than fossil C

c)

Fossils A is older than fossil B

d)

Fossil D is older than fossil C