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7th Fall Final Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis? The reactants are the things needed for photosynthesis to occur.

a)

oxygen, glucose, sunlight

b)

sunlight, oxygen, water

c)

water, oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide, sunlight, water

2.

What pigment captures/absorbs sunlight?

a)

stomata

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplast

d)

phloem

3.

What is the tiny openings that let in the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis?

a)

stomata

b)

xylem

c)

phloem

d)

chloroplast

4.

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis.

a)

water, sunlight

b)

glucose, carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen, glucose

d)

sunlight, oxygen

5.

Which product is "waste" and mostly released by the producer (plant)?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

sugar

d)

glucose

6.
Which of the following is NOT a heterotroph?
a)
grass
b)
fungus
c)
shark
d)
sea urchin
7.
What percentage of energy is passed on to each trophic level?
a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
8.
The arrows in a food chain or web represent ...
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show the direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
9.
The owl and weasel compete for which organism?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
10.
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.
11.
If the small bird on trophic level 3 in the pyramid has 50 kcal of energy available, how many kcal of energy were present in the trees?
a)
5
b)
500
c)
5000
d)
0.5
12.

Why is some energy not passed on to the next trophic level?

a)

The organisms at each level use about 90% of the available energy to live.

b)

The statement is NOT true. All energy IS passed from one trophic level to the next.

c)

The organisms at each level use about 10% of the available energy to live.

d)

Most energy is absorbed by the soil instead.

13.
Which of the following best describes the small bird in the food web above?
a)
primary and secondary consumer
b)

secondary, tertiary and quaternary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer only

d)
secondary consumer only
14.

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

a)

foundational organisms

b)

introductory organisms

c)

primary organisms

d)

pioneer species

15.

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

a)

Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil

b)

Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage

c)

Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.

d)

Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil

16.

What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?

a)

peak community

b)

turf community

c)

climax community

d)

disturbed community

17.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
18.
What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?
a)
Bushes and Shrubs
b)
Oak trees
c)
Mossess and Lichens 
d)
A rose Bush
19.

Which one of the examples below is physical weathering?

a)

lichens growing on rock

b)

acid rain wearing away limestone

c)

oxidation (rusting) of a flag pole

d)

frost wedging splitting a rock apart

20.

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

21.

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

22.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

a)

light shining onto a mountain

b)

wind blowing away sediment

c)

rain breaking down rock

d)

all options are correct

23.

What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

whooshing

24.
Water stored  in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
d)
surface water
25.
Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.
a)
Permeable
b)
Impermeable
c)
Solid
d)
Soft
26.

Infiltration is the process by which water enters and absorbs into the soil.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground

a)

Groundwater

b)

Surface water

c)

Runoff

d)

Swimming pool

28.
A divide is 
a)
well in which water rises because of pressure
b)
Forms the boundaries of a watershed
c)
type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts
d)
place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock
29.
Pollution has ___________
a)
a negative human impact
b)
positive human impact
c)
humans have no impact 
30.
The use of pesticides and fertilizers must be carefully monitored 
because of the effect they can have on the environment. 
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use 
of these chemicals on the environment?
a)
Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.
b)
Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
c)

These chemicals are expensive to produce.
d)
Storage space for these chemicals is limited.
31.

What is porosity

a)

Rocks

b)

The percent of the volume of open spaces in rock or sediment

c)

Ability rock sediment fluids pass through open spaces/pores

d)

Nothing

32.
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
a tornado
33.
What catastrophic event is caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Flood
c)
Blizzard
d)
Tsunami 
34.
Which is the best synonym for catastrophic?
a)
Advantageous
b)
Successful
c)
Disaster
d)
Fortunate
35.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
36.

Where do most tornadoes happen?

a)

Mexico

b)

California

c)

Canada

d)

Tornado Alley in the United States

37.
A large wave created by an underwater earthquake is called a...
a)
Earthquake 
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami 
d)
Flood
38.
This word means to stay alive.
a)
trait
b)
reproduce
c)
adaptation
d)
survive
39.
A trait that helps a living thing survive is called an _______.
a)
trait
b)
adaptation
c)
survive
d)
reproduce
40.
This word means to move from one place to another and back again.
a)
migrate
b)
hibernate
41.

The process where organisms best fit for the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

a)

natural selection

b)

adaptation

c)

hibernation

d)

selective breeding

e)

hybridization

42.

The process by which humans take control of the breeding process to choose favorable traits to be passed on.

a)

natural selection

b)

adaptation

c)

hibernation

d)

selective breeding

e)

hybridization

43.

The hibernation of bears during winter months is a-

a)

structural adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

c)

natural selectiion

d)

migration

44.

The ability of internal body organs and tissue to do a specific function to be able to deal with the changes in the environment is ...............

a)

Structural adaptation

b)

Behavioral adaptation

c)

Physiological adaptation

45.

............ is when an organism develops a body feature that helps it to survive

a)

Structural adaptation

b)

Behavioral adaptation

c)

Physiological adaptation

46.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
47.
Cold, dry biome where the soil stays frozen the entire year. Very little precipitation.
a)
savannah
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
desert
48.
A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.
a)
desert
b)
deciduous
c)
canopy
d)
Biome
49.
 Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?
a)
High (rich) biodiversity
b)
Low (poor) biodiversity
50.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation
51.
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
a)
Biotic are non-living things
b)
Abiotic are living organisms
c)
Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living
d)
Biotic is non-living,
Abiotic is living
52.

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

a)

taiga

b)

temperate deciduous forest

c)

desert

d)

tropical rainforest

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