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Woolly Mammoth Practice Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would be a good example of a primary consumer?

a)

carnivore

b)

detrivore

c)

decomposer

d)

herbivore

2.

Which organisms would be at the top or last trophic level?

a)

plant

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

carnivore

3.

The monkey would be a

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

4.

Introduced species disrupt ecosystems because they are a/an

a)

Keystone Species

b)

Endemic Species

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Native Species

5.

These organisms are often not shown in a food chain, but are important for recycling nutrients

a)

producers

b)

decomposers

c)

primary consumers

d)

carnivores

6.

A lion that eats a zebra that eats grass is a

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

tertiary consumer

d)

quaternary consumer

7.

90% of the energy that gets lost as you move up a food pyramid or chain gets lost through

a)

pollution to the environment

b)

metabolism and waste

c)

energy for consumers

d)

gets recycled

8.

Consumers can also be called:

a)

autotrophs

b)

heterotrophs

c)

producers

d)

all of the above

9.

Which type of organism is responsible for recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

autotrophs

10.

If a food web starts at the bottom (producers) with 2000 kcals of energy, how much would there be available two levels up?

a)

1000

b)

20

c)

200

d)

200000

11.

Which cycle do humans have a large impact on through our CO2 emissions?

a)

water

b)

carbon

c)

nitrogen

d)

phosphorus

12.

What percentage of energy is passed on to the next trophic level?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

90%

13.

How does too much fishing in an area affect its ecosystem?

a)

The population of that fish species will decline

b)

Could affect the number of algae

c)

Could affect the top predators

d)

All of the choices would most likely happen

14.

Which of the following is currently a primary cause of species decline worldwide?

a)

habitat destruction

b)

intraspecific competition

c)

Hunting

d)

viral outbreaks

15.

Species that migrate into an ecosystem or are deliberately or accidentally introduced into an ecosystem by humans and whose presence crowds out populations of native species, cause human health problems, and lead to economic losses.

a)

invasive species

b)

endangered species

c)

introduced species

d)

threatened (vulnerable) species

16.

An event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time.

a)

Habitat fragmentation

b)

Mass extinction

c)

Overexploitation

d)

Background extinction

17.

What actions decrease biodiversity?

a)

Pollution

b)

Habitat Destruction / Loss

c)

Monocrop Farming / Mining / Overfishing / Over hunting

d)

All of these are correct

18.

Why is biodiversity so important?

a)

Because all species depend on each other to survive, so if one becomes extinct another species that relies on it could go extinct as well

b)

Because it’s better to have only one variation of each species.

c)

Because it better to only have a few species on Earth.

d)

Honestly, I have no idea what biodiversity is!

19.

An adaptation is

a)

how animals change over time.

b)

a characteristic that helps and organism survive in its environment.

c)

a theory of how organisms change.

d)

the genes in an organism that determine how an organism is going to look.

20.

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?

a)

droughts

b)

flooding

c)

melting of polar ice caps

d)

all of these

21.

Invasive species have a negative impact on...

a)

the ecosystem

b)

the economy

c)

Both the ecosystem and the economy

d)

None of these

22.

How is eating less meat better for biodiversity and climate change?

a)

Creates more area for domestic crops to be grown

b)

Domestic animals take up a lot of space and use many resources

c)

Domestic animals don't taste as good as plants

d)

Domestic crops use more carbon than natural ecosystems

23.

______________ is all of the living and nonliving things in a given area.

a)

a population

b)

a community

c)

an ecosystem

d)

the biosphere

24.

All of the elephants that live in this area at the same time make up a _____________________.

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

biosphere

25.
How will competition affect the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for the animal in competition?
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
c)

Will show no affect

d)
Competition does not exist in nature
26.

A community is composed of

a)

living organisms and their nonliving environment.

b)

one species of organism living in a specific environment on Earth.

c)

the factors that constitute an organism's niche.

d)

potentially interacting populations of different kinds of organisms.

27.

An owl and a hawk both eat mice. Which of these describes the relationship between a hawk and an owl?

a)

parasitism

b)

competition

c)

predation

d)

mutualism

28.

The sum total of a population's use of the biotic and abiotic resources of its habitat constitutes its

a)

evolution.

b)

range.

c)

niche.

d)

environment.

29.
What would happen if the population of hawks suddenly increased? How would it affect the other organisms in the ecosystem?
a)
The snakes would decrease due to more hawks eating them
b)
All of the population of organisms would increase
c)
The biotic factors in the ecosystem would increase
d)
The hawks predators would decrease
30.

Which is most important in releasing usable nitrogen in the soil?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

31.

The species that plays a critical role in maintaining the ecosystem structure is?

a)

Flagship species

b)

Umbrella species

c)

Keystone Species

d)

Leading species

32.

List 4 abiotic factors.

(a)  

33.

List 4 Biotic Factors

(a)  

34.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
35.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
36.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
37.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
 decomposition and respiration
38.
How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?
a)
The lion eats the grass
b)
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion. 
c)
The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain. 
d)
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
39.

Which is a true statement?

a)

Humans depend on oxygen, plants depend on carbon dioxide

b)

Plants produce carbon dioxide

c)

Humans depend on carbon dioxide, plants depend on oxygen

d)

Humans don't depend on plants for the air they need

40.

Which of the following creates a calcium carbonate structure?

a)

plants

b)

cows

c)

corals

d)

decomposers

41.

Coral reefs are endangered by

a)

climate change

b)

overfishing

c)

pollution

d)

all of the above

42.

What causes coral bleaching?

a)

oil spills

b)

warmer water temperatures

c)

overfishing

d)

red tide

43.

Based on the food web, which is a producer?

a)

turtle grass

b)

shrimp

c)

clownfish

d)

nurse shark

44.
What builds up over time to form a reef?
a)
Sand
b)
Coral skeletons
c)
Fish bones
d)
Rocks
45.

Oceans are important to our environment and atmosphere because... (Choose all that apply)

a)

They absorb heat and carbon dioxide.

b)

They hold 97% of the world's water

c)

They generate 50% of the oxygen we breathe?

d)

They create opportunities for family outings and activities.

46.
When there is higher biodiversity
a)
more organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes.
b)
there is less diversity.
c)
there is more diversity and higher sustainability of life.
d)
there is more diversity and lower sustainability of life
47.

When corals ejects symbionts from gastrodermis cells it is called

a)

A. bleaching

b)

B. eutrophication

c)

C. nitrogen fixation

d)

D. subsiding

48.

WHY DOES THE ALGAE LIVE IN CORAL TISSUES?

a)

the algae prefers dark warm spaces

b)

they do not need each other

c)

The coral and algae rely on each other to survive

d)

the algae do not like to live on their own

49.

CORALS AND ALGAE LIVE IN WAHT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP

a)

MUTUALISMM

b)

PARASITISM

c)

COMMENSALISM

d)

NO RELATIONSHIP

50.

WHAT IS THE FUNTION OF CHLOROPLAST?

a)

make sugar

b)

has no function

c)

make protein

d)

make fats

51.

What does the term "megafauna" refer to?

a)

small animals

b)

endangered species only

c)

large animals

d)

animals that live near water

52.

What change was observed in the population of female elephants in Gorongosa National Park after the war?

a)

An increase in tuskless females

b)

More elephants with tusks

c)

More male elephants

d)

No change at all

53.

Which Biome is the Northern Coniferous Forest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

Which biome would mostly have spruce, pine trees, and moose?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

Which biome would mostly have grasses, bison, and prairie dogs.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

56.

Which biome would most likely have oak and maple trees?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.

Which biome is Andover in?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

58.

In Minnesota, what might be some things that organisms might do to prepare for winter?

a)

Hibernate

b)

Migrate

c)

Lose leaves

d)

All of the above

59.

After a fire has destroyed a community lichen begins to grow on rocks in the areas. In this example, lichen is a(n)

a)

limiting factors

b)

exotic species

c)

pioneer species

d)

abiotic factor

60.

An event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time.

a)

Habitat fragmentation

b)

Mass extinction

c)

Overexploitation

d)

Background extinction