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AIR TEST REVIEW PART 4

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement about the effects of natural events and human activities is true?

a)

The environment is not usually affected by natural events.

b)

All human activities change the environment in a negative way.

c)

Natural events always have a positive impact on the environment.

d)

Human activities and natural events can damage the environment.

2.

Pollution can enter the hydrosphere in many different ways. Which statement describes a type of point-source pollution?

a)

Oil being transported on a ship spills into the ocean.

b)

Grease from cars washes into a stream along the roadway.

c)

Litter along beaches gets pulled into the ocean by the tide.

d)

Rainwater carries chemical fertilizer from land into a stream.

3.

There are many sources of air pollution in the United States and around the world. Some are natural sources, and others come from human activities. Which example is a natural source of air pollution?

a)

car exhaust fumes

b)

dust from construction sites

c)

methane gas from cow manure

d)

smoke from the burning of fossil fuels

4.

Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the geosphere?

a)

Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.

b)

Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.

c)

Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.

d)

Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.

5.

The burning of coal releases sulfur dioxide gas. How might the burning of coal lead to damaged plant life?

a)

Sulfur dioxide can combine with drops of water to form acid rain.

b)

Sulfur dioxide causes the remains of animals to decompose at a faster rate.

c)

Sulfur dioxide gives off heat that raises the temperature of bodies of water.

d)

Sulfur dioxide is a radioactive material that is dangerous for many years.

6.

Which government organization helps regulate superfund sites?

a)

The Water Department

b)

The Sanitation Department

c)

The Environmental Protection Agency

d)

The Department of Health and Welfare

7.
The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...
a)
climate change
b)
the seasons
c)
the weather
d)
natural change
8.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon dioxide CO2
b)
Methane CH4
c)
Water vapor
d)
Nitrogen N2
9.
Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
Fishing
b)
Breathing
c)
Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
Farming
10.

What greenhouse gasses contribute to Global Warming (Select all that apply)

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Other Pollutants

11.

What evidence is there to support that Global Warming is occurring?

a)

Rising ocean temperatures

b)

Declining arctic sea glacers

c)

Sea levels rising

d)

Increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

12.

What is the best way for us to protect endangered species?

a)

Feed them

b)

Put them all in a zoo

c)

Protect their habitat

d)

divide their habitats into fragments

13.

The Anthropocene is the era of

a)

animals

b)

humans

c)

plants

d)

bacteria

14.

The lionfish is native to the Red Sea but was accidentally released in the Caribbean Sea in the 1990's. It has outcompeted the local fish for resources. This is an example of a(n)

a)

pesticide

b)

zoonotic disease

c)

invasive species

d)

eutrophication

15.

Groundwater is a type of

a)

salt water

b)

pollutant

c)

fresh water

d)

smog

16.

These areas are especially rich ecosystems that face urgent threats.

a)

anthromes

b)

groundwaters

c)

monocultures

d)

biodiversity hotspots

17.

This graph provided some of the earliest clear evidence of

a)

respiration

b)

weather

c)

climate change

d)

Carbon capture

18.

If your activities take as much carbon out of the atmosphere as they put in you are

a)

infrared

b)

Carbon-neutral

c)

respiring

d)

renewable

19.

This takes place on a scale of minutes to days and can be highly variable

a)

climate change

b)

weather

c)

fossil fuel production

d)

all of these

20.

A solution to habitat fragmentation is

a)

building ecosystem ladders

b)

building more zoos

c)

building more islands

d)

building wildlife corridors

21.

Secondary succession begins

a)

on bare, exposed rock.

b)

after a disturbance like a wildfire.

22.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

b)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

c)

A species that lives in or around rocks

d)

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

23.

Based on the graph shown, what is the effect of removing a keystone species on an ecosystem?

a)

richness oscillates between extremes

b)

richness stabilizes

c)

richness increases

d)

richness decreases

24.

According to this image, which two domains of life are most related?

a)

Bacteria & Archaea

b)

Archaea & Eukarya

c)

Eukarya & Bacteria

25.

What is the human most closely related to?

a)

Fish

b)

mouse

c)

Salamander

d)

Human

26.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

27.

Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

28.
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
a)
Fur
b)
Claws or nails
c)
Lungs
d)
Jaws
29.

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

a)

To map the ancestral relationships and shared traits of different organisms.

b)

To trace the inherited traits of a single species over time.

c)

To check the likelihood of an offspring having a particular trait.

d)

To monitor mutations that arise among different populations.

30.

What is the common ancestor of Letters A, B, C, D, E?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

31.

Bacteria are an example of a ____ cell.

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

plant

d)

animal

32.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

b)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membrane composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

33.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

b)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membrane composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

34.

Which type of cell? (It has a nucleus, membrane-bound organelles). Check all that apply.

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

plant cell

d)

bacteria

35.

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

a)

The origin of eukaryotes

b)

How bacteria live

c)

How species develop

d)

Why cells rely on one another

36.

Both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells have:

ribosomes

cell membranes

a)

false

b)

true

37.

Chemosynthesis:

a)

converts carbon dioxide or methane and nutrients into organic matter without sunlight

b)

Converts carbon dioxide into organic matter using sunlight

c)

Converts water into oxygen without sunlight

d)

Converts water into oxygen using sunlight

38.

Substances directly involved in chemosynthesis include:

a)

nucleotides, amino acids,

b)

carbon dioxide, water, glucose, fructose

c)

carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia

d)

nucleic acids, lipids, carbs, proteins

39.

H2S + 6CO2 + 3O2 → C6H12O6 (carbohydrate) + 12H2O + 18S is the equation for:

a)

Calvin cycle

b)

cellular respiration

c)

chemosynthesis

d)

photosynthesis

40.
What are greenhouse gases?
a)
gases that cause climate change
b)
gases that emit green smoke
c)
gases that are used to make green colored glass
41.
Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?
a)
the hole in the ozone
b)
the greenhouse effect
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
the inversion layer
42.

Which statement best describes the predator-prey relationship displayed on this graph?

a)

There is no relationship between the predator and prey.

b)

When the prey population increases, the predator population decreases.

c)

When the prey population increases, the predator population increases.

d)

when the predator population increases, the prey population increases.

43.

What is carrying capacity?

a)

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community

b)

A relationship in which two organisms are mutually dependent on each other for survivial

c)

All the biotic and abiotic factors and the interactions among them in a given area

d)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

44.

What is interdependent relationship?

a)

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community

b)

All the biotic and abiotic factors and the interactions among them in a given area

c)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

d)

A relationship in which two organisms are mutually dependent on each other for survival

45.

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community

a)

Interdependent Relationship

b)

Carrying Capacity

c)

Competition

d)

Ecosystem

46.

Which statement best describes the term limiting factors?

a)

All the biotic and abiotic factors and the interactions among them in a given area

b)

A finite resource organisms in an ecosystem require

c)

The biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

d)

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

47.

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...

a)

Habitat

b)

Population

c)

Biome

d)

Niche

48.
What effect does biodiversity have on a community?
a)
It makes destruction by insects impossible. 
b)
It makes primary succession more likely.   
c)
 It enables species to survive in a desert.
d)
It enables the community to withstand changes.
49.
Based on the graph shown, how can you tell sea otters are a keystone species?
a)
as the sea otter population decreases, biodiversity increases
b)
as sea otter population increases, biodiversity increases
c)
changes in the sea otter population have little effect on biodiversity 
d)
the sea otter population dereases due to the presence of urchins
50.

Genetic drift is more likely to happen in...

a)

aquatic populations

b)

small populations

c)

terrestrial populations

d)

older populations

51.

Which of the following is an example of the founder effect?

a)

Humans choose two dogs they like the characteristics of and breed them together.

b)

Affected individuals with blue skin can trace their ancestry back to one of the first settlers in the region.

c)

The environment of a fox population changes and over time foxes who are white survive and pass on their genes to their offspring.

d)

Cheetah populations reach their lowest levels with reduced diversity and as they rebound are so genetically similar they appear to be inbred.

52.

Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?

a)

Cheetah populations reach their lowest levels with reduced diversity and as they rebound are so genetically similar they appear to be inbred.

b)

Affected individuals with blue skin can trace their ancestry back to one of the first settlers in the region.

c)

The environment of a fox population changes and over time foxes who are white survive and pass on their genes to their offspring.

d)

Humans choose two dogs they like the characteristics of and breed them together.

53.
The type of genetic drift that follows the colonization of a new habitat by a small group of individuals is called
a)
the Hardy-Weinberg principle
b)
the founder effect
c)
directional selection
d)
the bottleneck effect
54.

This occurs when a large population is drastically reduced by an event such as a natural disaster; the population's new gene pool only contains alleles from the survivors

a)

Founder effect

b)

Bottleneck effect

c)

Meteor effect

d)

Natural selection

55.
What does the picture represent?
a)
Founder Effect
b)
Mutations
c)
Bottleneck effect
d)
Gene Flow
56.

The current extinction event is being caused by

a)

a meteor strike.

b)

an alien invasion.

c)

the increasing amount of hydrogen sulfide gas.

d)

human activities.

57.

"It is better to light one candle than to curse _________"

a)

the problem.

b)

the darkness.

c)

extinction.

d)

foolishness.

58.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
59.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
60.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
61.
Incomplete dominance means that the traits are
a)
expressed equally
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
blended
62.
One form of a gene is called_______________
a)
a DNA
b)
a Phenotype
c)
a trait
d)
an allele
63.

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?

a)

Yy

b)

yY

c)

yy

d)

YY

64.
If you cross a black guinea pig with a white guinea pig and the offspring are gray, what type of dominant trait would that be.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
codominance
c)
codependant
d)
cooperative
65.

B=Brown fur

b=tan fur

What percent of the offspring would be tan when you cross BbxBb?

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

66.
Why are there no white rabbit babies?
a)
The white gene is not present in any of the babies.
b)
It takes two recessive genes to show the trait.
c)
Grey is a better color.
d)
Baby five will be white.
67.

This laboratory procedure is known as

a)

CLONING

b)

gel electrophoresis

c)

chromatography

d)

use of a dichotomous key

68.
Based on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?
a)
Bob
b)
Sue
c)
John
d)
Lisa
69.
Which suspect is likely guilty?
a)
Suspect #1
b)
Suspect #2
c)
Suspect #3
70.
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
71.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis