WorksheetsWildlife Biology Semester Review
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
Scientists use eight major classification levels to group and name organisms. Which level is the broadest (most general) classification level listed below?
kingdom
domain
family
class
What is taxonomy?
the scientific study of how living things are classified based on similarities
the name of Aristotle's classification system
the process used by geologists to classify rocks
the process of observing an organism's behavior
What is Biology?
The study of animals
The study of the environment
The study of life
The study of cells
All living things must:
Only be made of one cell
reproduce
Grow
metabolize
What are the two categories scientists use to organize organisms based on their main source of energy?
the sun
photosynthesis
autotroph
heterotroph
cellular respiration
Which of the following is a producer?
An omnivore...
eats meat/animals/heterotrophs only to get its energy
eats dead or living tissues by using chemicals
eats both plants/autotrophs and meat/animals/heterotrophs to get its energy
eats dead/decaying organisms only to get its energy
A decomposer does not have a mouth and ...
eats meat/animals/heterotrophs only to get its energy
eats dead or living tissues by using chemicals
eats both plants/autotrophs and meat/animals/heterotrophs to get its energy
eats dead/decaying organisms only to get its energy
Classify the animal based on its energy sources. A panda gets its energy by eating bamboo (plants) for its energy. (Choose all that apply)
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
How many trophic levels in this food chain?
1
2
3
4
Which organism is the secondary consumer?
maize
locust
lizard
snake
What percent of energy makes it from one tropic level to the next?
1%
10%
20%
90%
How are primary consumers different from secondary consumers?
Primary consumers eat only plants; secondary consumers eat other consumers.
Primary consumers eat other consumers; secondary consumers eat only plants.
Primary consumers eat plants and other consumers; secondary consumers eat plants and decompose matter.
Primary consumers eat plants and decompose matter; secondary consumers eat plants and other consumers.
If the grass starts off with 550,000 J of energy, how much energy does the caterpillar get?
(a)
Passing of energy, in the form of food, from one organism to another
food cycle
food network
food chain
food system
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
Petroleum
Wood
Cow dung
Dry leaves
What are the most common sources of energy used in automobiles?
Wood and coal
Petroleum and diesel
LPG and cow dung
Natural gas and coal
* Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.
* Flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
True or False: 'Sustainable' means causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.
True
False
What have been the benefits of industrial agriculture?
high crop yields
better soil
conservation of resources
more food for more people
Which of the following chemicals is used by farmers to protect their crops from pests?
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Herbicides
Artificial Manure
Which of the following is an impact of pesticide use?
Accumulation of pesticide chemicals in wild species
Increased crop yield
Top soil enhancement
Pesticide resistance popultions
What are the benefits of sustainable farming?
Increased crop yields
Limited impact on topsoil
Genetically modified crop development
No use of pesticides
Why are pesticides used so widely?
they taste good on our food crops
they are effective and cheap
they cause more insects to pollinate crops
there is no other way to control pests
What biome can be found all over the world and can be either hot or cold?
Tundra
Rainforest
Desert
Deciduous Forest
Which biome has open grasslands with very few trees?
Tundra
Prairie
Rainforest
Desert
Which biome is desert-like with permanently-frozen subsoil known as permafrost?
Desert
Arctic Tundra
Alpine Tundra
Taiga
Which biome is known for its short shrubs, dwarf trees, and grasses?
Alpine Tundra
Arctic Tundra
Taiga
Coniferous Forest
This biome is the most abundant and can be found in Alaska, Canada, and Scandinavia.
Alpine Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Coniferous Forest
Gombe Forest
Freshwater biomes are known for having _______ salt concentration.
High
Low
Freshwater streams and rivers meet in what biome?
Beach
Intertidal Zone
Estuary
Coral Reef
Which is true about the desert?
lemmings, caribou, arctic hares, squirrels, arctic foxes, wolves, polar bears live there
Cold
Dense evergreen trees covered in needles: pine, fir, spruce
Most animals hunt at night and live underground
Living things in the ecosystem are called ______
abiotic factors
biotic factors
What factor makes up the chemical and physical parts of the ecosystem.
abiotic
biotic
Limiting factors (like abiotic & biotic) determine______
availability of food
carrying capacity
disease
habitats
What is a cause that would change carrying capacity?
Stray cats
Mosquitoes
Fleas
Natural disasters
What happens if population exceeds carrying capacity?
The ecosystem may be unsuitable for survival
WWIII will occur
More natural disasters will take place
Populations will keep growing
Natural disturbances, such as fires or hurricanes, can result in
A.parasitism.
B.competition.
C.commensalism.
D.succession.
The end result of ecological succession is usually a(n)
A.land biome.
B.aquatic biome.
C.unstable community.
D.climax community.
Which of the following is not a possible cause of ecological succession?
A. fire
B. flood
C. earthquake
D. change of season
. Which of the following is an example of primary succession?
A.lichens growing on rocks following a volcanic eruption
B.grasses growing after a forest fire
C.oak trees replacing pine trees in a forest
D. non-native species introduced into a climax community
Which of these organisms would you most expect to find on a small island that formed as a result of a volcanic two years prior?
A.climbing vines
B.hardwood tree
C.monkey
D.lichen
How is primary succession different from secondary succession?
Primary succession starts with soil.
Secondary succession start with bare rock.
Primary succession starts with bare rock, with lichens and moss.
Fire is an example of primary succession.
Which of the following describes how an abiotic factor can impact the population dynamics in an ecosystem?
A. A parasite that invades a host can reproduce and cause a decline in the host species population.
B. Organisms that compete for the same resources will keep each other from overpopulating.
C. Predators will prevent herbivores from depleting the plants and other resources in an ecosystem.
D. Seasonal variations in temperature can cause some of the individuals in a population to die.
Examples of Abiotic Factors include:
Weather, birds, plants, and animals
Rocks, reptiles, shrubs, trees, and grasses
Weather, wind, rain, sunlight, and rocks
Birds, plants, animals, reptiles, shrubs, trees, and grasses
Several years after a building had been torn down and the ground cleared, grasses began to grow in that area. After 10 years, small bushes replaced the grasses. This pattern of plant growth is known as:
Biological
control
Cover cropping
Ecological
succession
Land-use
management
A volcano in a mountainous, wooded region erupts, spewing tons of ash and destroying the forested area around the volcano. If the volcano remains dormant during
the next 1000 years, what will probably happen?
The area will be repopulated by trees, eventually becoming a
forest again.
The mountains will erode and remain without life.
The area will remain unchanged, covered by volcanic ash.
The area will turn into a completely different habitat, such as
desert of plains.
Which is a natural cause of
ecosystem change?
A. Farming
B. Building fences
C. Pollution
D. Hurricane
Which of the following best
describes biodiversity
A. a diverse Biology class
B. variety of all life on earth
C. a variety of plants
D. a variety of animals
Abandoned railroad tracks are overgrown with weeds. Ten years later there are small aspen trees growing in the middle of the tracks. This change is an example of:
Primary succession
Biological evolution
Secondary succession
Heterotrophic nutrition
Which of the following is not a result of climate change partially caused by burning fossil fuels?
Leaves changing color in the fall months.
Caribou not being able to receive food for their young because of an earlier spring season.
Ice melting in the polar regions, causing polar bears to drown.
Acid rain falling on homes and buildings.
The collective mass of all living things in a particular area or at a specific trophic level of an ecosystem is known as...
Population Size
Biomagnification
Biomass
Apex Trophism
Which organism in the food web shown to the right would
contain the lowest concentration of chemical pollutants?
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
tertiary consumers
Which of the following correctly shows an energy pyramid?
A
B
C
D
Consider the following food chain:
Algae > Mayfly > Minnow > Trout
In a polluted ecosystem, which organism would likely have the HIGHEST level of toxic chemicals in its body?
Algae
Mayfly
Minnow
Trout
Which changes in an ecosystem would be helpful?
Beaver's dam making new ponds which provide new homes.
Locusts eating plants, causing a food shortage.
Earthworms digging new holes in the soil, bringing oxygen to plant roots.
Beaver's dam flooding other animal's homes.
How could changes in an ecosystem be harmful?
Locusts eating plants, causing a food shortage.
Beaver's dam creating new ponds.
Beaver's dam flooding others' homes.
Earthworms digging new holes through the soil, bringing oxygen to plant roots.
Why are invasive species a problem?
They eat all the native species.
They use food, space and sunlight needed by native species.
They are always toxic to humans.
They eat their predators.
How can populations of invasive species like zebra mussels and garlic mustard grow so quickly in their new ecosystems?
There is more sunshine in the new environment.
The new environment is warmer.
They have millions of them.
There are no predators in the new environment.
What are four ways that invasive species are introduced to an environment?
humans let exotic pets go
species migrate to new area
landscapers introduce new plants
humans flush aquarium plants down toilets
ballast water on large ships or motors on small boats
Fossils show us that not every plant or animal is able to __________ in an ecosystem, especially if the ecosystem ______________ in some way.
grow up, moves
survive, changes
be, changes
survive, moves
Which order shows how one change in an ecosystem can affect other parts?
Rain washed DDT into water, fish had DDT in bodies, DDT affected eagle eggs, farmers used DDT, eagles ate fish.
Farmers used DDT, eagles ate fish, fish had DDT in bodies, rain washed DDT into water, DDT affected eagle eggs.
DDT affected eagle eggs, farmers used DDT, fish had DDT in bodies, eagles ate fish, rain washed DDT into water.
Farmers used DDT, rain washed DDT into water, fish had DDT in bodies, eagles ate fish, DDT affected eagle eggs.
How can a species of mosquito become adapted to having pesticides in their ecosystem?
They have genes that allow it to live, while others die, and they pass along these genes.
They get bigger and can resist the pesticides.
The pesticides with color inside them kills less mosquitoes.
They move quickly and can escape the pesticide.
Piles of garbage eventually covered with soil and grass is called a __________________.
dump
landfill
compost
mutation
__________, _____________, or ______________ moved in some way by humans or other means from one ecosystem to another are called invasive species.
Plants, animals, or insects
Reptiles, plants, or fish
Fish, birds, or animals
Plants, insects, or fish
The process which plants and animals get 1/2 their genes from each parents is called ____________.
inherit
chromosomes
adaptation
heredity
Extinct means
no members of a species is still alive
a harmful change in an organism's genes
something stinks
the species is in danger of disappearing
A species in danger of disappearing is called __________.
extinct
endangered
inherited
invasive
