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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
2.

A decomposer is a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead plants and animals.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Sarah notices a ladybug on a flower. What could Sarah say about how the ladybug gets its energy?

a)

It gets energy from the air.

b)

It gets energy from the flower.

c)

It gets energy from soil

d)

It gets energy from water.

4.
A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water is called...
a)
Flood
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami 
d)
Blizzard
5.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
6.
The diagram shows the cycling of nutrients in an ecosystem. The removal of which of the following groups would cause an immediate decrease in the amount of energy flowing through the system? 
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Inorganic nutrients
7.
Describes the chemical, physical and biological attributes of water as it is fit for drinking, fishing, swimming, farming, etc
a)
Water Quality
b)
Water Sheds
c)
Dissolved oxygen
d)
nitrates
8.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
9.

What is the best description of a population?

a)

Population size compared to amount of space and resources available

b)

The demand for resources such as food, water, and shelter

c)

Parts of Earth and the atmosphere where life is found

d)

All organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

10.

Competition in an ecosystem occurs when

a)

animals get bored.

b)

more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies (needs) the same limited resource.

c)

there is more than enough of a resources for every living organism.

d)

resources are unlimited.

11.
Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?
a)
Ticks feeding on a dog
b)
Bees transporting pollen from flowers
c)
Pilotfish swimming under sharks
d)
Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo
12.
The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
habitat
13.
plants, rocks, air, sunlight, water, 
a)
ecosystem 
b)
population 
c)
community 
14.

any change in an organism’s environment that

causes a response is ................................

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

Stimuli

d)

Tropism

15.

Plants following the sun exhibit (show)

a)

Phototropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Hydrotropism

d)

Thigmotropism

16.

Caused by extreme conditions, such as a drought.

a)

Hibernation

b)

Dormancy

c)

Migration

17.

Eutrophication is defined as a change that occurs to an aquatic ecosystem. This change is mainly due to what?

a)

Newly introduced fish

b)

Depletion of the ozone layer

c)

Increased nutrient concentration

d)

Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

18.
I have tissues and I am autotrophic, what kingdom do I belong to?
a)
Monera
b)
Protoctista
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
19.

Which is the correct order?

a)

Kingdom Phylum Order Class

b)

Class Order Family Genus

c)

Domain Phylum Kingdom Species

d)

Order Family Species Genus

20.

Which statement best describes fungi?

a)

All fungi are scavengers.

b)

All fungi are multicellular.

c)

All fungi are producers.

21.
Fungi, Plants, and Animals
a)
Unicellular organisms 
b)
Multicellular organisms
22.

one cell

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

neither

23.

An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot synthesize organic compounds from inorganic material.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Omnitrophs

d)

Herbitrophs

24.

An organism that produces its own nutrients from inorganic substances or from the environment instead of consuming other organisms.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Omnitrophs

d)

Herbitrophs

25.
Where do angiosperms produce their seeds?
a)
pollen
b)
cones
c)
flowers
26.
Change over time...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
27.
Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.
a)
counter-shading
b)
mimicry
c)
adaptation
d)
camouflage
28.
_______________ is when an animal blends into its environment.
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
warning coloration
29.
oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by  _ 
a)
plants and animals 
b)
photosynthesis and carbon dioxide 
c)
animals and plants 
d)
carbon dioxide and photosynthesis
30.

Life is more likely to be found on a planet whose atmosphere contains abundant...

a)

neon

b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

sulfur dioxide

31.

Hot and ______________ climates cause wild fires.

a)

humid

b)

wet

c)

cold

d)

dry

32.

What is the meaning of 'Endangered Species'?

a)

Animals that no longer exist

b)

Plants and animals that are rarely seen

c)

Plants and animals that are facing extinction

d)

Plants that have been declared as protected species

33.

What is the meaning of conservation?

a)

The practice of protecting animal and plant species and their habitats to ensure that they will be around for future generations

b)

Maintaining the original state of animals and plants from being destroyed

34.

What is the meaning of conservation?

a)

The practice of protecting animal and plant species and their habitats to ensure that they will be around for future generations

b)

Maintaining the original state of animals and plants from being destroyed

35.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
36.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
37.

In an experiment, constants should always be

a)

different

b)

the same

c)

kind of the same

d)

none of the above

38.

What is classification?

a)

grouping things based on their differences

b)

grouping things based on random ideas

c)

grouping things based on their similarities

39.
What is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.
a)
taxonomy
b)
taxadermy
c)
taxicab
d)
toxicology
40.
What is the most specific level of classification?
a)
Family
b)
Domain
c)
Species
d)
Carolus Linnaeus
41.

In writing the Scientific name, the species should always in ____________

a)

upper case

b)

lower case

c)

upper and lower

d)

none of the above

42.

how many levels of classifications?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

200

d)

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