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Biology Review HST

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Demography

c)

Radiation

d)

Populations

2.
A small marine area has phytoplankton as its only producer.  Should the marine biologist be concerned about this ecosystem?
a)

No the fish do not need the phytoplanton. Since there are so many fish, there is high biodiversity.

b)

Yes, this ecosystem has low biodiversity.  Without a producer the herbivores will die out leaving no food.

c)

Yes, this system has high biodiversity; however the fish can adapt and get food from another source.

d)

Yes, the fish will overate to get all of the phytoplankton that is left, then they will die.

3.

Focusing on which two central themes in biology would help a student understand why animals come in different shapes and sizes?

a)

cellular basis for life; homeostasis

b)

structure and function; unity and diversity of life

c)

matter and energy; homeostasis

d)

science as a way of knowing; interdependence of nature

4.

Biodiversity is the ____________ and variability of __________ on earth

a)

variety

b)

life

c)

diversity

d)

difference

5.

Hunters in an ecosystem really like to hunt deer. They are hunting too much and damaging the ecosystem. What are some reasonable effects of their overexploitation through hunting deer? Check all that apply

a)

The population of mountain lions, who eat deer, will decrease

b)

The grass, which deer eat, will die out

c)

Humans will go extinct

d)

The population of deer will decrease

e)

Rabbits, who also eat grass, will increase in population

6.

Which of the following factors affect biodiversity the most?

a)

Pollution

b)

Climate change

c)

Human Activity

d)

Poaching

7.

The largest number of organisms in a species that can live in an ecosystem at one time is its ____.

a)

Population

b)

Limiting factors

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Carrying capacity

8.

A system made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Niche

c)

Adaptation

d)

Nutrasystem

9.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A community of non-interacting organisms and their physical environment.

b)

A biological community of interacting organisms and their chemical environment.

c)

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

d)

A community of non-interacting organisms and their chemical environment.

10.

When the last member of a species dies, the species becomes?

a)

threatened

b)

endangered

c)

extinct

d)

Critically endangered