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WorksheetsBio Ch. 15-23 Final Exam 2023
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 51mins
What is the study of how living things interact with one another and their environment?
biology
ecology
botany
anatomy
What is an ecosystem's ability to withstand and recover from changes?
tolerance range
instability
stability
optimum range
Which model shows the nutritional relationships among organisms in an ecosystem?
food chain
food web
food mission
food order
Which model shows all possible feeding relationships at each trophic level?
food chain
food web
food order
food hierarchy
Which relationship do both organisms benefit?
(a)
In which relationship does one benefit and the other is harmed?
(a)
In which relationship does one benefit and the other is neither helped nor harmed?
(a)
Which relationship involves a predator and prey?
(a)
What type of relationship involves two organisms competing for limited resources?
(a)
Choose the 3 processes of the hydrologic cycle.
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
participation
inclination
Choose the characteristics of mammals.
fur/hair
produce milk
give live birth
warm-blooded
lay eggs
What do we call animals that regulate their own body temperatures?
ovoviviparous
oviparous
homeothermic
poikilothermic
The largest living land animal
(a)
largest living marsupial
(a)
largest rodent
(a)
largest rodent in the US
(a)
What are hoofed animals called?
ruminants
ungulates
perissodactyls
oviparous
largest land-dwelling carnivore
(a)
Animals that chew the cud are called?
ruminants
ungulates
perissodactyls
poikilothermic
Who are zoologists that study birds?
herpetologist
ornithologist
ichythologist
biologist
songbirds, thrushes, robins, bluebirds
perching
birds of prey
water birds
game birds
ducks, geese, herons, storks
perching
birds of prey
water birds
game birds
eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, vultures
perching
birds of prey
water birds
game birds
quails, pheasants, grouse, doves, turkeys
perching
birds of prey
water birds
game birds
What is the largest living land bird of North America?
(a)
Which bird is the fastest of any living creature?
(a)
ostrich, emu, penguin, kiwi
game birds
flightless
birds of prey
water birds
Which organ of a bird serves as a storage chamber for food?
(a)
Which organ of a bird helps grind their food?
(a)
What is an elongated, four-legged reptile with a tapered tail?
(a)
What are legless vertebrates with long, cylindrical bodies covered with dry scales?
(a)
Which organ gives a snake its sense of smell?
pit
quadrate
Jacobson's
gizzard
Which bone gives a snake its double-hinged jaw?
Jacobson's
pit
femur
quadrate
What is a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians?
ichythologist
biologist
herpetologist
ornithologist
Which organ allows a snake to see warm objects in total darkness?
Jacobson's
pit
quadrate
crop
What is a reptile with a shell and toothless jaw?
(a)
What are large, thick-skinned, long-tailed aquatic reptiles called?
crocodilian
turtle
lizard
snake
Who is a zoologist that studies fish?
biologist
herpetologist
ornithologist
ichythologist
What is the term for a fish laying eggs?
(a)
What is the fluid used by male fish to aid in fertilization?
(a)
What is the term for fish eggs?
(a)
What is a young fish called?
(a)
Why do scientists believe that sharks never stop swimming?
buoyancy
strong muscles
cartilaginous
lack of a swim bladder
What is the study of cells?
(a)
Choose the 3 aspects of the cell theory.
all living things are made up of cells
cells come from preexisting cells
it is universally accepted
cells can spontaneously generate
What is the barrier that regulates what enters and leaves a cell?
cell membrane
cell wall
mitochondria
ribosomes
What part of a plant cell helps them stand upright?
(a)
Which part of a cell is known as the "power plant" and provides energy?
nucleus
ribosomes
mitochondria
golgi apparatus
What are the "protein factories" of a cell called?
nucleus
ribosomes
mitochondria
golgi apparatus
What is the "shipping center" of a cell?
nucleus
ribosomes
mitochondria
golgi apparatus
What is the "control center" of a cell?
nucleus
ribosomes
mitochondria
golgi apparatus
What contains the "blue prints" used to construct the cell's machinery?
(a)
What is the whip-like tail that extends from the cell and is used for locomotion?
(a)
What are tiny hair-like projections that extend form the cell membrane and is used for locomotion?
(a)
What is the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to generate two nuclei with the same number of chromosomes as the original nucleus?
meiosis
mitosis
What is the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring through genes?
genes
heredity
genetics
reproduction
puffy ball of visible chromosomes
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
chromosomes line up in the middle
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
chromosomes separate at the poles
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
two new nuclei form
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
Which type of reproduction requires only mitotic divisions?
asexual
sexual
What is the term for a cell that contains half a set of chromosomes?
(a)
Who is the Father of Genetics?
Matthew Sutton
Isaac Newton
Gregor Mendel
Robert Hooke
Which type of traits shows up in the offspring even if an allele for a different trait is also present?
recessive
dominant
genetic
allele
Which letters represent a female's sex chromosomes?
(a)
Which letters represent a male's sex chromosomes?
(a)
What is polydactyly, and why is it uncommon even though it's a dominant trait? Choose both answers
ore than 5 fingers and toes on each limb
normal number of fingers and toes on each limb
not enough alleles to show up in genes
too many alleles in the genes
What is the most common hereditary disease among children in the US?
polydactyly
sickle cell anemia
cystic fibrosis
hemophilia
What is the term for the attempt to improve the human race through the control of hereditary factors?
(a)
What chart can be used to show the dominant and recessive characteristics that can show up in offspring?
pie chart
punnet circle
punnet square
munssel chart
