wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

PMA 1 Review Quizziz

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At what time did the SpaceX rocket reach its highest altitude according to the launch data?

a)

60 seconds after launch

b)

80 seconds after launch

c)

100 seconds after launch

d)

120 seconds after launch

2.

In what year is it expected that India will overtake China as the worlds largest population

a)

2022

b)

2025

c)

2050

d)

2100

3.

Which quarter had the highest engagement in social media?

a)

quarter 1

b)

quarter 2

c)

quarter 3

d)

quarter 4

4.
This image shows the detailed structure of the tiny mitochondria organelle.  Which microscope most likely took this image?
a)
Compound Light
b)
Scanning Electron
c)
Dissecting
d)
Transmission Electron
5.
Which microscope would you use to see a bed bug in 3D, with a magnification of about 500,000X?
a)
Compound Light
b)
Scanning Electron
c)
Dissecting
d)
Transmission Electron
6.
Which type of microscope would you use to see the outside of a paramecium at 1000X magnification?
a)
Compound Light
b)
Scanning Electron 
c)
Dissecting
d)
Transmission Electron
7.
What is the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable?
a)
As time increase, distance decreases
b)
As time increases, distance increases
c)
As time decreases, distance decreases
d)
As time decreases, distance increases
8.

The pH scale measures the acidity or the basicity of a solution. Solutions that have a pH below 7 are acids. Solutions that have a low pH are more acidic than solutions that have a higher pH. The graph below shows the pH of four common fruit juices.

A student studying acidity of juices did a taste test and determined that the orange juice was the sweetest juice and the lemon and lime juices were the sourest. Based on this information, and the data shown in the bar graphs, which is the best inference the student could make about acidity?

a)

Juices with more sugar content have a lower pH.

b)

Higher acidity causes juices to taste more sour.

c)

Juice that tastes sour has a lower pH than juice that tastes sweet.

d)

Grapefruit juice tastes more sour than lime juice.

9.

A student wants to view a live S. enterica cell as it reproduces. What microscope should the student use to examine the cell?

a)

Light Microscope

b)

Scanning Electron Microscope

c)

Transmission Electron Microscope

d)

Dissecting Microscope

10.

Which is a true statement about the relationship between pH and enzyme action?

a)

All enzymes work best at a neutral pH

b)

Adding more acid does not affect the rate of activity of an enzyme

c)

Enzymes function only in a pH range of 4.0 to 5.5

d)

The activity of an enzyme is affected by pH

11.

This graph represents changes in human population over a period of 2,000 year.

What can be concluded from the graph?

a)

Human population grew at a constant rate over the last 2,000 years

b)

Human population grew exponentially over the past 200 years

c)

Human population reached its carrying capacity around the year 1900

d)

Human population will begin to level off around 2010

12.

What can be concluded from this graph?

a)

Salivary amylase works the best at a pH range of 1 to 4

b)

All enzymes work best at 25C or room temperature

c)

Alkaline Phosphatase works the best at a pH range of 1 to 4

d)

The activity of an enzyme is affected by the pH

13.

If you were a scientist and wanted to look at pollen on a pollinator such as a bee, which microscope would you use?

a)

Compound Microscope (Light Microscope)

b)

Dissecting Microscope

c)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

d)

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

14.

Which of the following is an example of COHESION?

a)

water sticking to water

b)

water sticking to glass

c)

oil sticking to plastic

d)

hydrogen sticking to oxygen

15.

Which of the following is the CORRECT list of water's properties?

Read Carefully!

a)

adhesion, cohesion, high specific heat, universal solvent

b)

adhesion, cohesion, low specific heat, universal solvent

c)

adhesion, no cohesion, low specific heat, universal solute

d)

no adhesion, cohesion, high specific heat, universal solute

16.

You body sweats to help prevent you from overheating. How does water regulate temperature?

a)

it lets heat pass through it

b)

it absorbs a lot of heat, then decreases in temperature

c)

it absorbs a lot of heat, but only increases a little in temperature

d)

heat is afraid of water and avoids it

17.

Water is polar. What does that mean?

a)

it is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends

b)

it is a molecule with no charge

c)

it is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends

d)

it is a molecule with too many protons

18.

What is the term for water's ability to defy gravity and climb up a tube?

a)

Capillary Action

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Universal Solvent

d)

Magic

19.

Why does ice float?

a)

water expands when it freezes, making ice less dense than water

b)

water compacts when it freezes, making ice more dense than water

c)

hydrogen bonds in water push the ice to the surface

d)

ice is afraid of water, and avoids it

20.

What are the bonds called between a slightly positive hydrogen in a polar molecule and a negatively charged atom?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Water Bonds

c)

Covalent Bonds

d)

Bail Bonds

21.

A water strider can skate along the top of a pond because:

a)

covalent bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

b)

hydrogen bonds result in water cohesion (surface tension)

c)

water striders have adapted to take advantage of water cohesion

d)

water striders are afraid of water and avoid it

22.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time is called a(n) _________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
organism
23.
largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
primary succession 
c)
denitrification
d)
mutualism
24.
Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
25.
Living factors in an ecosystem
a)
abiotic factors
b)
species
c)
trophic level
d)
biotic factors
26.
Any factor that limits population growth
a)
Limiting Factor
b)
Immigration
c)
Succession
d)
Abiotic Factor
27.
Temperature, sunlight, and water are examples of _______ factors.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
28.
If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the population is likely to
a)
decrease
b)
 increase
c)
stay the same
29.
What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?
a)
1.8 million
b)
1.25 million
c)
1.6 million
d)
1.o million
30.
Groups of different species living in the same area at the same time
a)
ecosystems
b)
biosphere
c)
communities
d)
populations
31.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
32.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
33.
In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting factor for a rabbit population?
a)
Squirrel Population
b)
Sunlight
c)
Grass available
34.
When organisms move out of the population, this is known as
a)
emigration
b)
abandonment
c)
immigration
d)
succession
35.
which statement sounds accurate based on the graph data. 
a)
The zebra and lions do not affect each other
b)
when lions population increases, so does the zebra population
c)
When the zebra population increases, it causes the lion population to also increase
d)
when zebra populations go down, the zebra population goes up. 
36.

Which best describes what a food chain shows you?

a)

Energy flow through an ecosystem

b)

Food flowing through an ecosystem

c)

Consumers going into other consumers

d)

Who eats who

37.

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

a)

Hawk

b)

Snake

c)

Sun

d)

Fungi

38.

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

a)

They point to the organism that is being eaten.

b)

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

c)

It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

d)

They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

39.

An energy pyramid represents what?

a)

How much energy a particular organism needs.

b)

How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use.

c)

How much energy is needed to build a pyramid.

d)

The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

40.

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

a)

Top Predator

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Producers

41.

Which trophic level has the least amount of energy? 1-producers, 2-primary consumers, 3-secondary consumers, 4-tertiary consumers

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

42.

The owl receives energy from which organisms?

a)

grasshopper and mouse

b)

rabbit and butterfly

c)

mouse and rabbit

d)

butterfly and frog

43.

What would happen to the blue whale population if the krill population went extinct?

a)

the blue whale population eats other things in the food web

b)

the blue whale population would increase

c)

The blue whale population would remain the same.

d)

the blue whale population would also decrease

44.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

a)

the number of people on Earth

b)

the variety of species on Earth

c)

the number of animal species in a specific area

d)

the number of plant species in a specific area

45.

Which of the following would be most effective in slowing the loss of biodiversity?

a)

creating large parks/preserves in biodiversity hotspots

b)

requiring every country to maintain a seed bank

46.

Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?

a)

It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.

b)

It increases at each level of the food chain.

47.

The lionfish is a venomous fish found primarily in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the 1990s, lionfish were accidentally released into the Atlantic Ocean, where they found abundant resources and favorable environmental conditions. Which of the following scenarios is most likely to result in the lionfish having a major impact on the communities into which they were introduced?

a)

With no natural predators, the lionfish population will become very large.

b)

Some native species of invertebrates will develop a resistance to lionfish venom.

48.
When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat.  Why do they do this?
a)
Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly
b)
Non-native  plants cause native animals to relocate
c)
Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine
d)
Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources
49.
What effect will an invasive species have on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
a)
The carrying capacity will increase
b)
The carrying capacity for everyone will decrease
c)
The carrying capacity will only decrease for those in competition for same resource
d)
The carrying capacity for all animals will stay the same
50.
Kudzu has overgrown many parts of southern Missouri and native ground plants have disappeared from the area. This is an example of:
a)
Parasitism between kudzu and the native plants
b)
A predator prey relationship between ground plants and kudzu
c)
Competition occurring between the native and invasive species
d)
Commesalism occurring between the kudzo and native plants
51.
1. What makes a species invasive?
a)
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives 
b)
Not having papers
c)
Species that can't adapt
d)
Plants that take up too much space