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Honors Biology Semester Final

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following ROOT WORD means "life or living"

a)

physio

b)

chemo

c)

bio

d)

eco

2.

Words with the root "AUTO" means they have to do with

a)

self

b)

people

c)

size

d)

shapes

3.

sub means

a)

under, below

b)

par

c)

equal

d)

the same

4.

What does the root word 'photo' mean?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

movement

5.

What does the root word 'hydro' mean?

a)

earth

b)

water

c)

air

d)

fire

6.
Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 
a)
Type of fertilizer
b)
Size of sunflower
c)
type of sun flower
7.
Molly investigated if the age of students caused them to be better drivers. What is the independent variable?
a)
Type of car
b)
Skill of driving
c)
Age of student
8.
Sam wanted to know if the color of the chair you sat in when taking a test affected your test grade. What is the dependent variable.
a)
Color or chair
b)
Grade on test
c)
Age of students
9.

The variable in an investigation that you are measuring is the _________________?

a)

control variable

b)

independent variable

c)

dependent variable

d)

research variable

10.
How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
11.
Mrs. LaRue wants to know which brand of paper towels is the strongest.  In this experiment, what is the DEPENDENT variable? 
a)

Strength 

b)
Brand of paper towel
c)
Environment
d)
Weight
12.
The part of the experiment that remains the same for the control and experimental group.
a)
constants
b)
control
c)
independent
d)
dependent
13.

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

a)

around 500

b)

more than 800

c)

less than 300

d)

around 700

14.
Which of the following would INCREASE the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
a)
increase in predators
b)
disease
c)
increase in available food
d)
drought
15.
2 factors which increase population size
a)
Birth Rate, Immigration
b)
Death Rate, Immigration
c)
Birth Rate, Emigration
d)
Death Rate, Emigration
16.

In a large Maine forest with many animals and lots of space, there are only a small number of bears. Which of these most likely limits the population of bears in the forest?

a)

Supply of food

b)

Space

c)

Cloud cover in the atmosphere

d)

Types of trees in the area

17.
All living things get their energy from which of the following sources?
a)
food
b)
water
c)
sun
18.
Which of the following is another word for a plant?
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
c)
consumer
19.
Which of the following is an organism that eats only meat?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
20.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
21.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
22.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
23.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
24.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
25.
If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?
a)
coyote
b)
insect
c)
lizard
d)
shrub
26.
A secondary consumer 
a)
eats primary consumers
b)
eats producers
c)
eats plants
27.
a system of food chains that shows the transfer of energy  is termed
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
prey
d)
predator
28.
Biodiversity is 
a)
the variety of species within an ecosystem
b)
a large number of the same species in an ecosystem
c)
an abundant amount of the same primary consumers 
d)
the ability to have an abundant source from the same species
29.
Members of a species in a defined area
a)
Ecosystem
b)
community
c)
biodiversity
d)
population
30.
Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer
a)
herbivore
b)
decomposer
c)
heterotroph
d)
species
31.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
32.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
33.

Which of the following correctly lists the flow of matter in the food web above?

a)

plants, animals, nematodes, arthropods

b)

animals, nematodes, arthropods, plants

c)

plants, nematodes, arthropods, animals

d)

nematodes, plants, arthropods, animals

34.

Tell if the item is an abiotic factor or biotic.....

TREE

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

35.

Tell if the item is an abiotic factor or biotic.....

Water

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

36.

In the mid 1900's, the wolves of Yellowstone were deeply affected by humans and their population significantly decreased-- making them endangered, and eventually removing them completely from the Yellowstone ecosystem. The removal of wolves, the top predator, caused what to happen to the biodiversity within Yellowstone?

a)

A trophic cascade affected the entire food web in Yellowstone, causing some organisms to experience decreases, and others to grow rapidly.

b)

Biodiversity increased when the wolves disappeared and more species were able to flourish without the wolves.

c)

A trophic cascade irreversibly ruined the ecosystem in Yellowstone--destroying biodiversity forever.

d)

The biodiversity of the park was not affected when the wolves were removed.

37.

Young dolphins watching adults stir up food along the ocean floor and mimicking the behavior.

a)

Learned

b)

Innate

38.

Gazelle running away from a cheetah.

a)

Learned

b)

Innate

39.

Which behavior is genetically based and NOT linked to past experiences?

a)

innate behavior

b)

habituation

c)

operant conditioning

d)

classical conditioning

40.

A _________ is defined as a way an animal responds to a stimulus.

a)

response

b)

instinct

c)

attitude

d)

behavior

41.

The primary source of energy for life on Earth is __

a)

ATP Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight

42.

First stage of cellular respiration in which glucose is broken down into two molecules of pyruvate.

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Anaerobic Process

c)

Aerobic Respiration

d)

Aerobic Process

43.
Which of the following is not needed to make glucose during photosynthesis?
a)
Light Energy
b)
O2
c)
CO2
d)
H2O
44.

Oxygen is used to break down glucose molecules and releases energy in a process called

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

cytokinesis

d)

fermentation

45.
Cellular respiration takes place in a eukaryotic cell's 
a)
golgi complex
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
46.
The equation:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
is the equation for which of the following processes?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
fermentation
c)
endocytosis
d)
cellular respiration
47.
The equation:
6CO2 + 6H2O + Sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
is the equation for which of the following processes?
a)
endocytosis
b)
cellular respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
fermentation
48.

How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?

a)

the products of one are the reactants for the other

b)

they both have the same reactants

c)

they both have the same products

d)

They are not related to one another in any way.

49.

What type of biomolecule is glucose?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

50.
Plants need ________ for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
51.
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
sulfur
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
52.
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
a)
make glucose
b)
make ATP
c)
make light
d)
release carbon dioxide
53.
Which compound serves as the major energy source for cellular processes?
a)
DNA
b)
ATP
c)
Chlorophyll
d)
glucose
54.
which gas is most likely REMOVED from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
55.

What two products does a plant make during photosynthesis?

a)
Water and Glucose
b)
Oxygen and Glucose
c)
Oxygen and Water
d)
CO2 and Glucose
56.

Cellular respiration is...

a)

the process by which cells break down glucose into energy.

b)

the process by which cells break light down into energy.

c)

the process by which cells communicate with other cells.

57.

Which organelle does aerobic cellular respiration happen in?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Chloroplast

58.
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
59.

Which of the below is a consequence of lactic acid production?

a)

Increased flexibility of muscles

b)

Increased strength

c)

Increased muscular pain & fatigue

60.

Lipids have which of the following monomer:

a)

Glycerol & fatty acids

b)

amino acids

c)

monosaccharide

d)

nucleotide

61.

Which biomolecule has amino acids as their monomer?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Nucleic acid

c)

lipid

d)

protein

62.

Select the biomolecules that contain the elements C,H,O

a)

Lipid

b)

Protein

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Nucleic acid

63.

C,H,O,N,P are the elements in

a)

Nucleic acid

b)

Protein

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Lipid

64.

Which biomolecules contain the element Nitrogen?

a)

Carb

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic acids

65.

Which biomolecule is a source of quick energy for cells?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

66.

Which biomolecule is involved in long term energy storage?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

67.

Which type of biomolecule makes up cell membranes?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

68.

DNA and RNA belong to this biomolecule group.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

69.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
70.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
71.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of? (Hint: it is made of amino acids)
a)
Proteins
b)
Nucleic Acids
c)
Lipids
d)
Carbohydrates
72.
Which biomolecule is made of nucleotides and include your DNA? (Hint: they carry genetic information)
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipids
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
73.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
74.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
75.
What does NOT produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
76.
Combustion is another word for __________.
a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
77.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
78.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
79.

Which process(es) release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

a)

respiration

b)

combustion

c)

photosynthesis

d)

feeding

80.

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

a)

It will go into the soil

b)

It will go into the atmosphere

c)

It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers

d)

It will be destroyed

81.

What are the two main reservoirs for carbon dioxide?

a)

Ocean, fossil fuels

b)

Ocean, atmosphere

c)

Atmosphere, fossil fuels

d)

Calcium Carbonate, ocean

82.

Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle?

a)

The carbon cycle

b)

The water cycle

c)

The nitrogen cycle

d)

The phosphorous cycle

83.
Burning fossil fuel has which effect in the carbon cycle?
a)
It removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
b)
It puts carbon dioxide under the ground.
c)
It adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
d)
It has no effect in the carbon cycle.
84.
Which process takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
a)
respiration
b)
combustion
c)
decomposition
d)
photosynthesis
85.
What is the an important element for living things.
a)
Neon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Helium
d)
Carbon
86.

As living systems use energy, they also transform matter. All of these matter transformations are the result of living systems

a)

recombining elements in different ways to form new products

b)

changing inorganic elements into new elements that are useful.

c)

removing the electric charge on large molecules to gain energy.

d)

using energy to break the bonds of organic compounds

87.

The early atmosphere of Earth had no oxygen, while the modern atmosphere contains significant amounts of this gas. What is the primary reason for this change?

a)

Outgassing associated with volcanic activity

b)

The erosion of carbonate rocks by water

c)

The evolution of plants and other organisms

d)

The process of hydrolysis in the oceans

88.

Which of the following provides the best evidence that living things use and recombine carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen to form molecules for new cells?

a)

The elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are among the most common elements in the universe, but are not the most common elements on Earth.

b)

The cells of living things contain molecules made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the same elements found in the glucose consumed by living things. 

c)

The elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are able to bond with each other to form complex molecules that are chains of repeating structures.

d)

The relative amounts of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen found in the earth's atmosphere have changed over the history of the planet during which living things evolved.

89.

Reactants

a)

The ending materials in a reaction

b)

The ability of a system to do work or produce heat

c)

The process by which autotrophs use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make glucose

d)


The starting materials in a reaction

90.

Consumers

a)

Organisms that break down the remains of dead plants and animals

b)

Organisms that must consume other organisms for nutrients

c)


Organisms that are capable of performing photosynthesis

d)

Material derived from living things

91.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Heterotrophs produce their own food.

b)

Autotrophs take in nutrients from outside themselves.

c)

Consumers are heterotrophs.

d)

Consumers are autotrophs.

92.

As energy is transferred between trophic levels, only a small fraction of the available energy is transferred. How can this observation be explained, taking into account the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Organic systems do not demonstrate the conservation of energy.

b)

Organisms, even after death, continue to store energy in organic molecules.

c)


Since biomass increases at higher levels, the concentration of energy is the same.

d)

The unused energy is lost as heat through metabolic processes.

93.

Limiting factors

a)

The living components of an ecosystem

b)


When two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community

c)

The nonliving components of an ecosystem

d)


The environmental conditions that limit population growth in an ecosystem

94.

What is a claim?

a)

Answers a question or problem

b)

long and detailed paragraph

c)

Explains why something happened

95.

What is reasoning?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Explaining how evidence supports a claim

c)

Used to prove something true or false

96.

What is an example of evidence?

a)

Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

b)

Football is more dangerous than baseball.

c)

Baseball is a fun sport.

97.

What makes evidence good evidence?

a)

It must be specific and supports the claim

b)

It has to include data or numbers

c)

It must be a quote from an article

d)

It has to be a sentence in length

98.
Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
Which sentence is the claim?
a)
Air is matter.
b)
We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.
c)
This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
99.

Which evidence could best prove this claim: Student should eat school lunch each day.

a)

School lunch average calories = 550

Home lunch average = 850.

b)

I heard that In one school students refused to eat school lunch for 3 weeks.

c)

Students do not like the taste of some school lunches.

d)

School lunches cost families money.

100.

You do an experiment about how healthy a food is. Which piece of evidence would NOT work?

a)

color of the food

b)

calories in the food

c)

sodium (salt) in the food

d)

fat in the food

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