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BCW - Life Science - Level 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the different between tropical and temperate rainforests?

a)

Their geographic location

b)

The types of plants and animals that live there

c)

Their annual temperatures

d)

All of these

2.

Which of the following statement is FALSE?

a)

Rainforests are an important source of oxygen for the world

b)

There is very high biodiversity in the rainforest

c)

The only temperate rainforest is found in the NW United States

d)

Rainforests are located in mid-latitude areas

3.
When animals move south to warmer environments in winter, they...
a)
migrate
b)
hibernate
c)
permafrost
4.
The layer of dirt that prevents melted snow from soaking into the ground is called...
a)
environment
b)
clumps
c)
permafrost
5.

The tundra biome is found:

a)

in northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia

b)

in thick forests of the South

c)

in hot deserts

d)

near the equator

6.
What are the different kinds of marine biomes?
a)
 coral reefs, estuaries, and oceans
b)
rivers, lakes and oceans
7.
What is the difference between biomes and ecosystems?
a)
A biome is an ecosystem containing different plants, animals, and minerals indigenous to a specific geographic area. 
b)
An Ecosystem is where you go for clean water
8.
What are the main types of forest biomes?
a)
Boreal, tropical rainforests, and old growth rainforests
b)
Tiaga forests, chaparral, evergreen
9.

Which are found along the coasts in places like the northwestern United States? They can be very wet but are much cooler than tropical rain forests.

a)

pine forest

b)

subtropical rainforest

c)

rainbow forest

d)

temperate rain forest

10.

Which biome covers 70% of the Earth?

a)

saltwater biome

b)

freshwater biome

c)

mariner biome

d)

marine biome

11.

How does water flow through a plant (from entry to exit)?

a)

stem-root-leaves

b)

leaves-stem-root

c)

root-stem-leaves

d)

root-leaves-stem

12.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

Oxygen and glucose

c)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

Glucose and carbon dioxide

13.

This green pigment absorbs energy from sunlight.

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chromosome

d)

chloramphenicol

14.
The two type of vascular tissue in plants are the _____________ and the _________________?
a)
bark, wood
b)
ground, dermal
c)
roots, stem
d)
phloem, xylem
15.

Angiosperms (flowering plants) produce both a seed and a ______________ to nourish the seed.

a)

nut

b)

spore

c)

fruit

d)

cone

16.

The waxy waterproof layer on the leaves and some stems of plants is called the _________________.

a)

root

b)

stomata

c)

petal

d)

cuticle

17.

These vessels carry blood away from the heart.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

d)

superior vena cava

18.

These vessels carry blood to each lung from the right ventricle.

a)

superior vena cava

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

pulmonary veins

d)

aorta

19.

How many chambers does a human heart have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart?

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

platelets

21.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

22.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Radius

c)

Pelvis

d)

Ribs

23.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

24.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

25.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

26.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
208
b)
126
c)
206
d)
80
27.

The functions are the skeletal system are

a)

To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

b)

to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

c)

to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

d)

to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

28.

Where are new blood cells created?

a)

In the scapula

b)

In bone marrow, located inside the bone

c)

In the patella

d)

In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

29.

What is cartilage?

a)

joints that connect bone to tissue

b)

Connective tissue that acts as balance for the body

c)

Connective tissue near joints that act as a shock absorber

d)

a piece of tissue that is attached to the scapula

30.

What is a Neuron?

a)

A cell

b)

A transmitter that delivers messages to cells

c)

A receiver for information

d)

a gland

31.

What is the largest part of the brain?

a)

Brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Dura mater

32.

What do the motor neurons do?

a)

carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands

b)

carry impulses from skin and sends to organs the to spinal cord and brain

c)

carry impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons

d)

store messages

33.

What part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought, judgement, memory, reasoning and will power?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Thalamus

34.

What does the brain stem do?

a)

provides the pathway for ascending and descending tracts

b)

pathway for only descending tracts

c)

provides structure

d)

pathway only for ascending tracts

35.

Mammals are warm-blooded animals with a bony skeleton and fur or hair.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What is the largest mammal?

a)

Elephant

b)

Giraffe

c)

Blue whale

d)

Argentinosaurus

37.

Some mammals lay eggs?

a)

False

b)

True

38.
The study of birds is known as 
a)
Herpetology 
b)
Ornithology
c)
Entomology 
d)
Archaeoptry 
39.
Zoologists have long seen the evolutionary connection between birds and what other group of animals? 
a)
Fish
b)
Amphibians
c)
Humans
d)
Reptiles 
40.
A bird's feathers are very similar to a reptile's scales. They are both made of this substance. 
a)
Dentin 
b)
Spicules
c)
Keratin
d)
Cartilage 
41.
An organism that hunts its food
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Hunter
d)
Gather
42.
A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources or food within an ecological community
a)
Population
b)
Competition
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Community
43.
The place where an organisms lives
a)
Home
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
44.
If a habitat experiences a drought, the available resources will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
increase, then decrease
d)
Not Change
45.
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.
46.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
47.

What could cause a population to increase?

a)

births and immigration

b)

deaths and emigration

c)

births and emigration

d)

deaths and immigration

48.

The carrying capacity of an ecosystem depends on....

a)

the amount of resources available

b)

the color of the ecosystem

49.

Which ecosystem is probably healthier?

a)

An ecosystem with only a few species of animals

b)

An ecosystem with MANY different animals

50.

Why should people care about animals and plants?

Support your answer with at least 3 facts. Be sure to use complete sentences, correct spelling, and punctuation.

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