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BIO Review for 2022 Final

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ is the part of Earth in which life exists including land, water and air or atomoshere.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Biota

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

2.

_____________ includes factors such as average conditions of temperature and precipitation over a long period of time.

a)

Climate

b)

Abiotic

c)

Biotic

d)

Weather

3.

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment is known as a(n) ______________.

a)

population

b)

community

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem

4.

Organisms that look similar and can produce fertile offspring:

a)

Species

b)

Fish

c)

Community

d)

Your mom

5.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
6.
What are all of the climate zones that result from the unequal heating of Earth?
a)
tropical and polar
b)
temperate and polar
c)
temperate and tropical
d)
tropical, temperate, and polar
7.

Which of the following is the best definition for estuaries?

a)

Narrow band of coastline that exists between high and low tide.

b)

Areas where fresh water from rivers mix with salt water from the ocean.

c)

Flowing fresh water containing rapids.

d)

Freshwater aquatic areas that are saturated by water for at least part of the year.

8.
Ecology is?
a)
The study of human feet
b)

The study of relationships between plants, animals and their environment

c)
The study of bones
d)
The study of the brain
9.

Brown Bear

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

10.

Example of decomposer of

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Earthworms

d)

All

11.

How do consumers get energy to live?

a)

They make their own food from the soil.

b)

They break down decaying matter.

c)

They make their own food from the sun.

d)

They eat other plants and animals.

12.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
13.
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 an ecosystem.

14.
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.
15.

If a disease strikes the snakes the rabbits will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

not be affected

16.

Organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer

(a)  

17.

Process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates

(a)  

18.

Organism that obtains food by consuming other living things; also called a consumer

(a)  

19.

Materials made up of decaying bits of plant and animal material

(a)  

20.

  A series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

(a)  

21.

Total amount of living tissue within a given  trophic level

(a)  

22.

Single essential nutrient that limits productivity in an ecosystem

(a)  

23.

Matter is recycled, it is often transformed, but it is never created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Number of individuals per unit area

(a)  

25.

Movement of individuals out of an area

(a)  

26.

Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate

(a)  

27.

 American bison, which are large grazing mammals, are most often found clumped in small groups. What might you infer about the spatial distribution of American bison?

a)
A clumped group provides better protection from predators.
b)
A clumped group attracts more prey.
c)
A clumped group can graze a larger area.
d)
A clumped group takes better advantage of water resources.
28.

Disease is an example of

a)

density-dependent limiting factors

b)

density-independent limiting factors

29.
a)

logistic growth curve

b)

exponential growth curve

30.

Ever since the Industrial Revolution, human population has generally:

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

remained the same

d)

ecology

31.

An example of a biogeochemical cycle is the ______ cycle.

a)

water

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon

d)

All of these

32.

Measurable long-term changes in averages of temperature, clouds, winds, precipitation, and the frequency of extreme weather events such as floods, major storms, and heat waves

(a)  

33.

Non-native species whose introduction causes, or is likely to cause, economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health

(a)  

34.

Resource that can be produced or replaced by healthy ecosystem functions

(a)  

35.

Full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions

(a)  

36.

Single species that is not usually abundant in a community yet exerts strong control on the structure of a community

(a)  

37.

Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship

(a)  

38.

First species to populate an area during succession

(a)  

39.
Any amount of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon dioxide CO2
b)
Methane CH4
c)
Water vapor
d)
Nitrogen N2
41.
Global Warming does not affect humans, only plants and animals
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
Fishing
b)
Breathing
c)
Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
Farming
43.

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

a)

being more energy-efficient

b)

using renewable sources of energy

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

d)

all of the above

44.

Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

a)

forest fires

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

cellular respiration

d)

photosynthesis

45.

Why can't two species occupy the same niche and habitat at the same time?

a)

Because of the interactions that shape the ecosystem.

b)

They can unless they require different abiotic factors.

c)

Because of the competitive exclusion principle.

d)

They can unless they require different biotic factors.

46.

Water lilies do not grow in the desert sand because water availability to these plants in a desert is _____________?

a)

a limiting factor

b)

the carrying capacity

c)

a competition factor

d)

the logistic growth curve

47.

INTRAspecific competition is competition between members of the (a)   species.

48.

After a volcanic eruption, volcanic rock is present (but no soil). Which of the following states the most likely order of succession that would be seen?

a)

Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

b)

Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

c)

Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

d)

Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

49.

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

a)

Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

b)

Plants die from drought and decompose

c)

Land is bulldozed and soil remains

d)

A forest fire occurs

50.

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

a)

Recycling

b)
Walking or biking to school
c)

Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it 

d)

Driving a large car around for fun (That's so sad!)

51.

What kinds of resources make up your ecological footprint?

a)

waste production

b)

water and energy use

c)

food and shelter

d)

clothing and transportation

e)

All of the above

52.

An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.

a)

hidden allele

b)

dominant allele

c)

recessive allele

d)

present allele

53.

What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

offspring are identical to parents

b)

offspring are resistant to viruses

c)

offspring are born live, rather than from eggs

d)

offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information

54.
A new organism forms when two sex cells join together during ______________.
a)
Meiosis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Reproduction
d)
Fertilization
55.
______________ is the process that reduces the number of chromosomes in half to form sex cells.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Fertilization
c)
Reproduction
d)
Meiosis
56.

Name the step:

The chromosome pairs line up in the center of the cell.

a)

Prophase I

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Metaphase I

57.

inheritance pattern in which a heterozygote expresses the distinct traits of both alleles

a)

codominance

b)

intermediate inheritance

c)

genetic locus

d)

sex-linked gene

58.

If a somatic cell (body cell) in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain

a)

3

b)

48

c)

12

d)

24

59.

The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?

a)

anaphase II

b)

prophase I

c)

prophase II

d)

telophase I

60.
If red flowers (R) are dominant over white, what is the probability that the offspring will be red? 
a)
1 out of 4
b)
2 out of 4
c)
3 out of 4
d)
4 out of 4
61.

Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's phenotype?

a)

Brown Hair

b)

Blonde Hair

c)

Bb

d)

BB

62.

Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be

a)

Hybrid

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Dominant

63.
How many cells are produced during telophase I ?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
2
d)
0
64.

Humans have how may chromosomes?

a)

112

b)

46

c)

8

d)

67

65.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
66.

What phase is represented?

a)

metaphase I

b)

metaphase II

c)

anaphase I

d)

anaphase II

67.

Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits:

(a)  

68.

Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring:

(a)  

69.

One of a number of different forms of a gene:

(a)  

70.

Diagram that can be used to predict the genotype and phenotype combinations of a genetic cross:

(a)  

71.

Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell:

(a)  

72.

Process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis:

(a)  

73.
The flap that covers the glottis during swallowing is known as the
a)
Glottis
b)
Epiglottis
c)
Esophagus
d)
Pharynx
74.
Name the organ indicated by the probe.
a)
liver
b)
gallbladder
c)
lungs
d)
thymus
75.
The red organ is
a)
stomach
b)
small intestine
c)
large intestine
d)
liver
76.
Identify the structure at the end of the arrow.
a)
gallbladder
b)
spleen
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
77.
What is D?
a)
Spleen
b)
Small Intestines
c)
Large Intestines
d)
Pancreas
78.
What is B?
a)
right atrium
b)
right ventricle
c)
aortic arch
d)
left atrium
79.
What is C?
a)
Lungs
b)
Anterior vena cava
c)
larynx
d)
trachea
80.
What is B?
a)
ureter
b)
urinary bladder
c)
kidneys
d)
spleen