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UNIT 1 REVIEW (MACRO TO MICRO)

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?
a)
control
b)
constant
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
2.
What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Control
3.
The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Results
d)
Data
4.
What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?
a)
controls
b)
data
c)
constants
d)
independent variables
5.

What is the affect of salt water on the the height of blades of grass?

What is the independent variable in the above question?

a)

salt water

b)

height

c)

average

d)

affect

6.
What is an if....then statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment or how the Independent variable effects the dependent variable?
a)
Conclusion
b)
Materials
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Problem
7.

What are the number of times each level of the independent variable is tested?

a)

constants

b)

control

c)

trials

d)

dependent variable

8.
Students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster. 
What was the Independent Variable?
a)
Amount of Candy
b)
Amount of Water
c)
Temperature of Water
d)
Time for Candy to Dissolve
9.

Students wanted to see if the type of material affected the temperature after being placed under a heat lamp for 10 minutes.

What is the dependent variable for this investigation?

a)

Type of material (rocks, sand etc)

b)

Temperature after 10 minutes

c)

Time under the lamp

d)

Heat lamp, amount of material

10.
Does the size of deer effect the size of its heart?
What is the IV?
a)
Size of Deer
b)
Gender of Deer
c)
Size of its heart
d)
Age of deer, gender, and height
11.
You will want your experiment to have ____ independent variable(s) in it for the experiment to be valid.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is
a)
the male alligators
b)
the incubator
c)
the gender of the alligator
d)
the temperature
13.
A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The dependent variable is
a)
the size of the baby alligators
b)
the gender of the baby alligators
c)
the incubator
d)
the temperature
14.
In this graph, what is the independent variable? 
a)
Population
b)
Day
c)
Species 5
15.
In this graph, what is the dependent variable? 
a)
Walla Walla Island
b)
Time
c)
Number of Deer
16.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


Starts on bare rock

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

17.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


Results in climax community

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

18.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


Soil is already present

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

19.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


It would occur after a forest fire

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

20.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


Pioneer species is lichen and moss.

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

21.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


No previous life

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

22.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


It would occur after volcanic explosion

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

23.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


Pioneer species are grasses or seed of previous plants

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

24.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


It occurs where organisms lived before.

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

25.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


It takes a very long time from first to final stage

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

26.

Read the phrase below very carefully. Determine if the phrase identifies one of the types of succession or both.


It results in changes in ecosystems

a)

Only Primary Succession

b)

Only Secondary Succession

c)

Both Primary and Secondary Succession

27.

Which organism is a secondary consumer (3rd trophic level)?

a)

mackerel

b)

copepods

c)

killfish

d)

snapper

28.

Which of the following represents a food chain through the food web?

a)

copepods, snapper, seal, orca

b)

diatoms, copepods, killifish, snapper, seal

c)

orca, herring, snapper, killifish, copepod, diatom

d)

squid, bluefish, herring, mackerel

29.

In the diagram, which organism provides nutrients for the

largest number of other organism

a)

Herring

b)

Snapper

c)

Bluefish

d)

Seal

30.

According to the energy pyramid, the most energy is present in organisms living at the same level as the…

a)

bobcat

b)

birds

c)

grasshoppers

d)

grasses

31.

Which of the following is a true statement

a)

There are always more heterotrophs than autotrophs in an ecosystem

b)

Only 10% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next, because of this energy loss, there are always more autotrophs

c)

In numbers pyramids, there are more autotrophs but not in biomass pyramids

d)

The number of species increases as the trophic level increase

32.

Examine the food web to the right. Which of the following pairs of consumers in this food web has the greatest amount of energy available for them to consume?

a)

hawk and mountain lion

b)

rabbit and grasshopper

c)

snake and songbird

d)

trees and grass

33.
If only 10% of an organism's energy is available for the next trophic level, what happens with the other 90% of the energy?
a)
It is destroyed after it is used up.
b)
It is used for life processes or lost as body heat.
c)
It remains for the next trophic level IF the predator consumes ALL of the organism.
d)
It is lost completely as body heat. 
34.
In this energy pyramid, what is the proper name for ANY ORGANISM ABOVE THE PRODUCER LEVEL?
a)
decomposers
b)
consumers
c)
producers
d)
omnivores
35.
About how much percent of energy is passed on from one organism to to the next on an energy pyramid?
a)
100 percent of all energy gets passed
b)
45 percent of all energy gets passed
c)
10 percent of all energy gets passed
d)
0 percent of all energy gets passed
36.

Which level will contain producers?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

What would happen if their were no producers?

a)

Every population would grow larger

b)

Everything would die out

c)

The animals would make their own food

38.

A disease kills most members of a predator population. Which is the most likely effect on the prey population?

a)

It too will be killed by the disease

b)

It will decrease in size

c)

It will increase in size

d)

There will be no effect on the prey

39.

If the producers in a food web were removed, which of the following changes would most likely occur?  

a)

The entire food web would collapse over time. 

b)

The food web would depend on the decomposers for energy. 

c)

The consumers would begin making energy for the food web. 

d)

The populations of the remaining organisms in the food web would increase.

40.

In the food web to the right, if the population of snakes were killed by a deadly bacterium that affects only snakes, which of the following is most likely to occur?

a)

The carrying capacity of the rabbits would decrease

b)

There would be increased competition between the rabbit and frog

c)

The carrying capacity of the owls would decrease

d)

The carrying capacity of the frogs would decrease

41.

How does the predator-prey relationship affect a population?

a)

The predators and prey are in competition with each other.

b)

Usually either the predator or the prey will become extinct.

c)

The predator species usually has exponential growth.

d)

The relationship controls the population size of both species.

42.

Researchers have found that a local squirrel population fluctuates from year to year, increasing one year and decreasing the next. Which of the following factors would cause the squirrel population to grow?

a)

the birth rate is equal to the death rate

b)

emigration is greater than immigration

c)

the death rate is higher than the birth rate

d)

the birth rate is greater than the death rate

43.

Populations do not continue to grow to an unlimited size. Their environment, including food and other natural resources, limits their size eventually. This limit is called the

a)

differential population

b)

carrying capacity

c)

prey maximum

d)

predator limit

44.

Two species of finches are in competition for the limited resources of an ecosystem. One species eats fruit and the second species eats seeds. If a third species of herbivore finches moves into the area, how will the ecosystem change?

a)

Resources will be more abundant.

b)

Water will become more available.

c)

The climate of the ecosystem will change.

d)

Fruit and seed resources will become less abundant.

45.

Which of the following phrases best describes line K in the graph above?

a)

The rate of population growth

b)

The carrying capacity of the environment

c)

The time it takes for the population to double in size

d)

The number of individuals in the population at the beginning of the study

46.

1What might cause the position of the dashed line K to be moved from its current position to a lower point in the Y-axis?

a)

the birthrate of the rabbit population was equal to the death rate of the rabbit population

b)

there was a decrease in the number of rabbit predators and an increase in the availability of plants

c)

there was a decrease in the availability of food, minerals, water, and shelter

d)

the birthrate of the rabbit population was greater to the death rate of the rabbit population

47.

A population of flat-tailed horned lizards was found in a geographically isolated area. In 2002, the size of the population was about 25,500. In 2004, the size of the population was about 32,800. Which of the following statements explains the change in the size of the lizard population from 2002 to 2004?

a)

 

The birth rate was greater than the death rate.

b)

The emigration rate was greater than the birth rate.

c)

The death rate was greater than the immigration rate.

d)

The emigration rate was greater than the immigration rate.

48.

I am an organism that was brought into an ecosystem by humans and I can cause a lot of damage to native plants and animals that already live there

a)

invasive species

b)

indicator species

c)

ecological footprint

d)

global warming

49.

The process in which fat-soluble pollutants move from one organism to another, increasing in concentration as it moves up the food chain.

a)

eutrophication

b)

pollutants

c)

biomagnification

d)

global warming

50.

a type of precipitation produced when pollutants in the water cycle cause rain pH to drop below normal levels

a)

global warming

b)

acid rain

c)

renewable resource

d)

non renewable resource

51.

I am a species that is sensitive to environmental changes and can provide a sign, or indication,  of the quality of my ecosystem’s environmental conditions

a)

indicator species

b)

global warming

c)

invasive species

d)

renewable resource

52.

I am the trend of increasing global temperatures

a)

biomagnification

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

acid rain

d)

global warming

53.

I am a process whereby bodies of water, such as lakes, estuaries, or slow-moving streams receive excess nutrients that stimulate excessive plant or algae growth.

a)

biomagnification

b)

eutrophication

c)

acid rain

d)

ecological footprint

54.

I am any undesirable factor added to the air, water, or soil

a)

pollutant

b)

acid rain

c)

indicator species

d)

global warming

55.

I am a resource that is used faster than I can form

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

renewable resource

c)

climate change

d)

invasive species

56.

I am a resource that can be restored through natural processes

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

deforestation

c)

renewable resource

d)

eutrophication

57.

I am a practice in which natural resources are used and managed in a way that meets current needs without hurting future generations.

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

ecological footprint

c)

sustainable development

d)

invasive species

58.

a type of air pollution caused by the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuel, emissions, particulate matter, and ground-level ozone

a)

smog

b)

eutophication

c)

invasive species

d)

indicator species

59.

Human activities affect the supply and quality of resources including . . .

a)

land

b)

air

c)

water

d)

all of the above

60.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
61.

What process is depicted by letter A & G

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Runoff

62.

What process is depicted by letter B

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Runoff

63.

What process is depicted by letter C?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Runoff

64.

What process is depicted by letter D?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Runoff

65.

What process is depicted by letter E?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Runoff

66.

What process is depicted by letter F?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Percolation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Runoff

67.

What process is depicted by letter B?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Food Chain

d)

Cellular Respiration

e)

Combustion

68.

What process is depicted by letter P?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Food Chain

d)

Cellular Respiration

e)

Combustion

69.

What process is depicted by letter F?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Food Chain

d)

Cellular Respiration

e)

Combustion

70.

What process is depicted by letter D &G?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Food Chain

d)

Cellular Respiration

e)

Combustion

71.

What process is depicted by letter N & O?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Food Chain

d)

Cellular Respiration

e)

Combustion

72.

What process is depicted by letter H & K?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Decay

d)

Cellular Respiration

e)

Combustion