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Biology Test Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is combustion?

a)

The big bang.

b)

When organism die and they are broken down by decomposers carbon is released into the air and the soil.

c)

Carbon is released into the atmosphere when we burn of coal, oil, and grass.

d)

Carbon is released into the atmosphere when we burn of coal, fossil fuels and other hydrocarbons.

2.

What do animals get from eating plants that give them carbon?

a)

Muscle strength, agility, and speed

b)

Starches and sugar.

c)
Toxins, waste, and harmful substances
d)
Water, vitamins, and minerals
3.

How do plants take in carbon dioxide?

a)
roots
b)
flowers
c)
stomata
d)
leaves
4.

When organisms die and are broken down in the nitrogen cycle, what is the process called? (clue 2 answers)

a)

Nitrification

b)
nitrogen fixation
c)

Ammonification

d)

Nitrogen mineralization

5.

When organic N is converted to Nh4 the process is called?

a)
nitrification
b)
ammonification
c)
denitrification
d)
nitrogen fixation
6.

In the nitrogen cycle what is assimilation?

a)
Process of transporting nitrogen within the body
b)

Process of converting nitrogen into nitrites

c)
Process of releasing nitrogen from tissues and organic compounds
d)

Process of plants absorbing nitrogen into ttheir soil and roots

7.

What is NO3?

a)

nitrates

b)
nitrogen trioxide
c)
nitric oxide
d)

nitrites

8.

What is algal bloom?

a)
Pollution in water
b)

Lack of algae

c)
Presence of fish
d)
Excessive growth of algae
9.

What is the increase of phosphorus nitrogen in aquatic ecosystems called?

a)
oligotrophication
b)
eutrophication
c)
hypoxia
d)
denitrification
10.

What is this process CO2+H2O --> C6H12O6 called?

a)
respiration
b)
combustion
c)
evaporation
d)
photosynthesis
11.

What is the formula for glucose?

a)
C12H22O11
b)
H2O
c)
CO2
d)
C6H12O6
12.

What all processes happen in the carbon cycle?

a)
erosion, weathering, sedimentation, lithification
b)

photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, combustion,

c)

photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, combustion, runin

d)

photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, evaportion,

13.

How much energy is transferred through the trophic levels?

a)
20%
b)
50%
c)
80%
d)
10%
14.

What is the formula for smog?

a)

NO

b)

N2O

c)

Nitrogen Oxides

d)

NO3

15.

What is the formula for Nitrification?

a)
NO3- -> NO2- -> NH3/NH4+
b)
NH3/NH4+ -> NO2- -> NO3+
c)
NH3/NH4+ -> NO2- -> NO3-
d)
NO2- -> NH3/NH4+ -> NO3-
16.

What is the formula for denitrification?

a)

NO3- -> N2

b)

2NO- -> N2O -> O2

c)

NO3- -> 2NO2- -> N2O -> NO2

d)
2NO3- -> 2NO2- -> N2O -> NO
17.

How much of the earth's atmosphere is N2?

a)
10%
b)
78%
c)
25%
d)
50%
18.

Nitrogen is an essential component in what three things?

a)

RNA, proteins, and DNA

b)
oxygen, carbohydrates, and lipids
c)
water, carbohydrates, and lipids
d)
carbon dioxide, proteins, and lipids
19.

What are the two ways to fix nitrogen?

a)
Mechanical nitrogen fixation and organic nitrogen fixation
b)
Physical nitrogen fixation and artificial nitrogen fixation
c)
Chemical nitrogen fixation and natural nitrogen fixation
d)

Biological nitrogen fixation and environmental nitrogen fixation

20.

What is an example of nitrogen-eating bacteria?

a)
E. coli
b)
Streptococcus
c)
Salmonella
d)
Rhizobium
21.

What is the order of the Nitrogen cycle?

a)

nitrogen fixation, ammonification nitrification, assimilation, , denitrification

b)
nitrogen fixation, nitrification, assimilation, denitrification, ammonification
c)
nitrogen fixation, assimilation, nitrification, ammonification, denitrification
d)
nitrification, nitrogen fixation, assimilation, ammonification, denitrification
22.

What is an environmental event that causes nitrogen fixation?

a)
Lightning
b)

Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria

c)
Earthquake
d)
Tornado
23.

What is ocean acidification?

a)
The process of the ocean becoming less acidic due to the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
b)
The process of the ocean becoming more acidic due to the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
c)
The process of the ocean becoming more alkaline due to the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
d)
The process of the ocean becoming more acidic due to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
24.

What is the formula for respiration?

a)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Glucose
b)

C6H12O6 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O + ATP

c)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
d)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
25.

What will deforestation cause in the carbon cycle?

a)
Increase in oxygen levels
b)
No effect on carbon dioxide levels
c)
Increase in carbon dioxide levels
d)
Decrease in carbon dioxide levels
26.

What is the formula for the two steps in nitrification?

a)
Ammonia (NH3) is reduced to nitrite (NO2-) and then nitrite (NO2-) is further reduced to nitrate (NO3-)
b)
Ammonia (NH3) is converted to nitrate (NO3-) and then nitrate (NO3-) is further converted to nitrite (NO2-)
c)
Ammonia (NH3) is converted to nitrite (NO2-) and then nitrite (NO2-) is further converted to ammonia (NH3)
d)
Ammonia (NH3) is oxidized to nitrite (NO2-) and then nitrite (NO2-) is further oxidized to nitrate (NO3-)
27.

True or False: We eat/consume carbon?

a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Only in certain foods
28.

How does the ocean contribute to the carbon cycle?

a)
The ocean has no impact on the carbon cycle.
b)
The ocean releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
c)
The ocean converts carbon dioxide into oxygen.
d)
The ocean absorbs and stores carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.