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Biology Review Segments 1 and 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the organisms of one species living in the same area.

a)

Individual

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

2.

"Five green and speckled frogs, sitting on a speckled log, eat some most delicious bugs."


Which level of organization is this?

a)

Individual

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

3.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

a)

Grass

b)

Spider

c)

Turtle

d)

Rock

4.

What type of growth is demonstrated in the graph?

a)

Exponential

b)

Carrying capacity

c)

Linear

d)

Negative

5.

Leveling off of the population after the maximum number the environment can support has been reached.

a)

Exponential

b)

Carrying capacity

c)

Linear

d)

Negative

6.

Which of the following would likely be a limiting factor to a population?

a)

Abundance of food

b)

Living near a water source

c)

Presence of a natural predator

d)

Multiple sources for shelter

7.

Which of the following demonstrates population growth when there is limited available water in an area?

a)
b)
c)
8.

Habitat availability increases for a population. How would the carrying capacity of the prey change?

a)

The carrying capacity would increase as more resources become available.

b)

Carrying capacity occurs independent of factors in the environment.

c)

The carrying capacity would decrease as more resources became available.

d)

The carrying capacity is set in an environment and cannot change.

9.

When Yellowstone National Park was created in the late 1800s, wolves were on the decline. The last wolves in Yellowstone were killed in 1926, but in the 1800s, there were between 100-160 wolves in the park. In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced to the park.


Which graph (drawn in red) below shows a prediction of how the population would change if there was less water available in the ecosystem?

a)

b)

c)

d)

There would be no change to carrying capacity.

10.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

11.

Which model below correctly represents the flow of energy in a food chain?

a)

plants --> insects --> salmon --> bears

b)

insects --> plants --> bears --> salmon

c)

bears --> salmon --> insects --> plants

d)

salmon --> bears --> plants --> insects

12.

The amount of energy producers provide primary consumers is 55,000 joules. The amount of energy the primary consumers provide the secondary consumers is 5,500 joules. Based on the 10% rule, how much energy is provided to tertiary consumers?

a)

550,000 J

b)

5,500 J

c)

550 J

d)

55 J

13.

The food web below shows some of the feeding relationships among organisms in Arctic waters.

Which organisms would receive the least amount of total energy available?

a)

seals

b)

shrimp

c)

baleen whales

d)

toothed whales

14.

The figure below shows a food chain that might exist in a meadow.

What would happen if the frog population decreased?

a)

the snakes would have less to eat and the owls would eventually have less to eat

b)

there would be fewer beetles

c)

the plants would increase in number

d)

owls would start eating beetles

15.

Identify a food chain from the food web

a)

hawk -> spider -> grasshopper -> plants

b)

sun -> spider -> grasshopper -> weasel -> hawk

c)

sun -> plants -> grasshopper -> spider -> shrew -> weasel -> owl

d)

owl -> weasel -> shrew -> spider -> grasshopper -> plants -> sun

16.

Identify the producers in the food web.

a)

algae, phytoplankton

b)

octopus, limpet

c)

starfish, shark

d)

seagull, octopus

17.

Identify a primary consumer in the food web.

a)

algae, phytoplankton

b)

limpet

c)

starfish

d)

octopus

18.

What is incorrect about the shape of this food pyramid?

a)

the producers should contain the most energy and most biomass

b)

the primary consumers should contain the most energy and most biomass

c)

the secondary consumers should contain the most energy and most biomass

d)

the tertiary consumers should contain the most energy and most biomass

19.

Which statement correctly describes how energy flows in the food web?

a)

energy flows from the grass to the rabbit to the fox

b)

energy flows from the grasshopper to the mouse to the bird

c)

energy flows from the grasshopper and mouse to the plants

d)

energy flows from the grass to the owl and fox

20.

If we eat a steak, what statement best fits our role in energy flow?

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

decomposer

21.

Who is more likely to make sugar using sunlight?

a)

Hulk, he's an 'animal'

b)

Groot, he's a 'plant'

22.

Which process converts carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into sugar and oxygen?

a)

Cell respiration

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chlorosynthesis

d)

Photosynthesis

23.

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis?

a)

Sugar and CO2

b)

sugar and O2

c)

H2O and CO2

d)

H2O and CO2

24.

Which organelle is only in PLANT cells?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

25.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in photosynthesis?

a)

Light energy to Chemical energy

b)

Light energy to Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy to Light Energy

26.

Which organelle and process converts chemical energy stored in sugar into ATP?

a)

Chloroplasts via Photosynthesis

b)

Mitochondria via Carbon cycle

c)

Photosynthesis via Chloroplasts

d)

Mitochondria via Cellular Respiration

27.

What are the reactants (inputs) of Cellular Respiration?

a)

Glucose and O2

b)

O2 and H2O

c)

Glucose and CO2

d)

O2 and CO2

28.

Which organisms undergo cell respiration?

1. Plants

2. Animals

3. Bacteria

a)

1. Only

b)

1. and 2. Only

c)

3. Only

d)

ALL organisms, 1., 2. and 3.

29.

Which describes the role of producers in an ecosystem?

a)

create sugars with sunlight

b)

eat consumers for energy

c)

release Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere

d)

decompose once living things

30.

Humans add carbon to the atmosphere by:

1. burning fossil fuels

2. planting trees

3. burning rainforests

4. cellular respiration

a)

2 only

b)

1 and 4

c)

1, 3, and 4

31.

Process that removes Carbon from the atmosphere:

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cell Respiration

c)

Protein Syntesis

d)

Aerobic Cell Respiration

32.

What is the consequence of fewer trees on earth?

a)

More oxygen in atmosphere

b)

Less carbon dioxide in atmosphere

c)

More carbon dioxide in atmosphere

33.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
34.

If the plant population decreased, the amount of atmospheric carbon would _________.

a)

Stay the same

b)

Increase

c)

Decrease

35.

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

a)

atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

b)

atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

36.
What does it mean for something to be anaerobic?
a)
It requires CO2
b)
It does not require CO2
c)
It requires oxygen
d)
It does not require oxygen
37.
What is another word for anaerobic respiration?
a)
Fermentation
b)
Breathing
c)
Glycolysis
d)
Synthesis
38.
Which statement BEST compares aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
a)
Less ATP is generated during anaerobic respiration than during aerobic respiration
b)
more water is generated during anaerobic respiration than during aerobic respiration
c)
more oxygen is generated during anaerobic respiration than during aerobic respiration
d)
less lactic acid is generated during anaeobic respiration than during aerobic respiration
39.

You arrive at Thanksgiving dinner and want to make sure you eat enough starch, what food could you eat to increase your starch intake?

a)

Cranberry Sauce

b)

Turkey

c)

Gravy

d)

Stuffing

40.

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

C1 H2 O1

b)

C6 H12 O6

c)

C12 H22 O11

d)

H2O

41.
What type of carbohydrate is this?
a)
polysaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
it isn't a carbohydrate
42.
All polymers are made up of...
a)
monosaccharides
b)
monomers
c)
proteins
d)
None of these
43.

The building blocks or monomers of carbohydrates (sugars) are?

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

monosaccharides

d)

nucleotides

44.

What are the building blocks or monomers for proteins?

a)

monosaccharides

b)

fatty acids

c)

DNA

d)

amino acids

45.
A good example of a nucleic acid would be?
a)
sugar
b)
DNA
c)
fat
d)
glucose
46.
The function of nucleic acids, such as DNA are for building proteins and carrying the ___________ info.
a)
genetic
b)
disease fighting 
c)
bone building 
d)
energy
47.

What are the building blocks or monomers for nucleic acids?

a)

monosaccharides

b)

amino acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

fatty acids

48.

Humans get most of their energy (fast, immediate energy) from eating what type of food?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

meat

49.
What parts of the body is mainly made from proteins?
a)
muscles
b)
bone
c)
skin
d)
blood
50.

The term "anoxic" refers to an absence of what?

a)

carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

methane (CH4)

c)

oxygen (O2)

d)

iron (Fe)