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Quarterly Exam - First Quarter

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Glucose molecules are the building blocks of what class of macromolecules?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Carbohydrates

2.

The energy used to obtain, transfer, and transport materials within an organism comes directly from

a)

ATP

b)

DNA

c)

sunlight

d)

starch

3.

What are the abiotic factors that characterize a forest ecosystem?

a)

types of procedures and decomposers

b)

light and producers

c)

pH and number of heterotrophs

d)

temperature and amount of available water

4.

Compared to a natural forest, the wheat field of a farmer lacks,

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

significant biodiversity

d)

stored energy

5.

Which group of organisms in an ecosystem fills the niche of recycling organic matter back to the environment?

a)

predators

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

d)

carnivores

6.

Organisms that undergo photosynthesis would have many ________ within their cells.

a)

small intestines

b)

chloroplasts

c)

proteins

d)

mitochondria

7.

The transfer of genetic information from one population to another...

a)

adaptationn

b)

gene flow

c)

mutation

d)

homologous

8.

Each of the cells present in a woman contains a complete set of chromosomes. The only exceptions are her...

a)

egg cells

b)

nerve cells

c)

lung cells

d)

skin cells

9.

Male turkeys are birds that naturally strut and display their large tail feathers, which attracts female turkeys. This display is an example of...

a)

a behavioral adaptation

b)

a learned beahvior

c)

selective breecing

d)

asexual reproduction

10.

What organelle releases energy for metabolic activity in cells?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosome

d)

vacuole

11.

Three macromolecules that organisms can use for energy...

a)

micromolecules, water and carbohydrates

b)

carbohydrates, DNA and proteins

c)

lipids, carbohydrates and proteins

d)

proteins, water and lipids

12.

Three days after an organism eats some meat, many of the organic molecules originally contained in the meat would be found in newly formed molecules of...

a)

glucose

b)

starch

c)

oxygen

d)

protein

13.

Which factor would have the greatest effect on the flow of energy into an ecosystem?

a)

a large increase in the number of carnivores

b)

a small increase in the number of decomposers

c)

a small decrease in the amount of minerals available

d)

a large decrease in the amount of sunlight available

14.

There are 2 moths in the picture, through natural selection, which moth has the traits to survive a bird attack?

a)

Black

Moth

b)

White

Moth

15.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
16.

This data is showing ...

a)

a karyotype, showing all of the lions chromosomes

b)

a phylogenetic tree, showing how groups of lions are related

c)

a genotype, showing the combination of alleles a lion is carrying

d)

geographic data, showing the location of multiple prides of lions

17.

What is a karyotype?

a)

An image that shows all of the DNA within an organism

b)

An image that shows the chromosomes from a single cell within a single organism

c)

The entire genetic sequence of humans

18.

Hereditary information is stored inside the...

a)

chloroplast, which have chromosomes that contain many genes

b)

chloroplast, which have genes that contain many chromosomes

c)

nucleus, which has chromosomes that contain many genes

d)

nucleus, which has genes that contain many chromosomes

19.

Based on the evidence, which deer species is most closely related to the common ancestor?

a)

Deer 2

b)

Deer 3

c)

Deer 4

20.
Which two bat species are most closely related?
a)
 Bat 1 and Bat 2
b)
Bat 1 and Bat 3
c)
Bat 2 and Bat 3
d)
There’s no way to tell
21.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
22.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
23.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
24.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
25.
Which food chain is in the correct order?
a)
cat, grass, bird, snail
b)
bird, snail, grass, cat
c)
grass, snail, bird, cat
d)
grass, cat, bird, snail
26.

In Yellowstone National Park, some species of algae and bacteria can survive and reproduce in hot springs at temperatures near the boiling point of water. The ability to survive and reproduce at these temperatures is an example of...

a)

artificial selection

b)

adaptation

c)

allele

d)

macromolecule

27.

During its annual migration, the red knot, a medium-size shorebird, flies the entire length of North and South America. During one critical stop to feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs, the birds nearly double their body mass. The relationship between the red knot and the horseshoe crab is that of...

a)

predator-prey

b)

consumer-producer

c)

heterotroph-autotroph

d)

autotroph-predator

28.

Which organisms are necessary for the recycling of nitrogen?

a)

bacteria

b)

snakes

c)

grasshoppers

d)

frogs

29.

Starch molecules ------(biological catalyst)------simple sugars

This reaction is most directly involved in the process of...

a)

protein synthesis

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

meiosis

d)

heterotrophic nutrition

30.

Which of the following is heterozygous?

a)

MM

b)

Mm

c)

mm

31.

Which diagram correctly represents a step in the normal process of human reproduction?

KEY

2n = total genetic material of a human cell

n = one half of the total genetic material of a human cell

a)

2n+2n=n

b)

n+n=2n

c)

2n+n=3n

d)

2n+2n=4n

32.

What is the role of teeth in digestion?

a)

break down food mechanically, increasing the surface area of food for enzyme activity

b)

break down food chemically, aiding the movement of the food through the esophagus

c)

break down food chemically, mixing saliva with the food for easier digestion

d)

break down food mechanically, stimulating enzyme synthesis in the food

33.

Materials to be egested are stored in this organ.

a)

stomach

b)

pancreas

c)

esophagus

d)

large intestine

34.

What is this organ?

a)
stomach
b)
pancreas
c)
large intestine
d)
small intestine
35.

The diagram below shows a system in the human body. Four parts of the system are numbered. Which of the following correctly identifies the four numbered parts?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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