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Homeostasis Storyline Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Variety of life in an area or ecosystem

a)

biodiversity

b)

abiotic factors

c)

homeostasis

d)

trophic cascade

2.

Top-down effects of a trophic level being removed impacting the entire ecosystem

a)

biodiversity

b)

abiotic factors

c)

homeostasis

d)

trophic cascade

3.

non-living

a)

biodiversity

b)

abiotic factors

c)

keystone species

d)

trophic cascade

4.

heterotroph who regulates the health of an ecosystem; if removed, a large negative effect is caused throughout the ecosystem

a)

biodiversity

b)

keystone species

c)

homeostasis

d)

trophic cascade

5.

living

a)

biodiversity

b)

biotic

c)

homeostasis

d)

trophic cascade

6.

regulation of internal environment with changing external environment; keeps a population steady

a)

biodiversity

b)

biotic

c)

homeostasis

d)

trophic cascade

7.

Which of these describes a positive feedback loop?

a)

decrease in deer population causes a decrease in wolf populations

b)

increase in wolf populations causes a decrease in deer population

c)

neither

8.

Which of these describes a negative feedback loop?

a)

decrease in deer population causes a decrease in wolf populations

b)

increase in wolf populations causes a decrease in deer population

c)

neither

9.

How can humans positively impact an ecosystem?

a)

create protective barriers for the conservation of species

b)

implement laws

c)

increase poaching

d)

remove trees for farm land

10.

variation

a)

different hair colors in the classroom

b)

fish have 1000 babies

c)

tusks on male elephants allows them to fight

d)

child looks a bit like mom & dad

11.

overproduction

a)

different hair colors in the classroom

b)

fish have 1000 babies

c)

tusks on male elephants allows them to fight

d)

child looks a bit like mom & dad

12.

adaptation

a)

different hair colors in the classroom

b)

fish have 1000 babies

c)

tusks on male elephants allows them to fight

d)

child looks a bit like mom & dad

13.

descent with modification

a)

different hair colors in the classroom

b)

fish have 1000 babies

c)

tusks on male elephants allows them to fight

d)

child looks a bit like mom & dad

14.

Based on what you know about homeostasis, the black dotted line represents the ...

a)

kelp

b)

urchins

c)

starfish

15.

Black moths survive better than white moths.

a)

directional selection

b)

disruptive selection

c)

stabilizing selection

16.

Medium length tails in cats are better than short or long.

a)

directional selection

b)

disruptive selection

c)

stabilizing selection

17.

White rabbits, the intermediate color, are spotted easier by prey.

a)

directional selection

b)

disruptive selection

c)

stabilizing selection

18.

What is the carrying capacity?

a)

1.6

b)

1.9

c)

2.0

d)

1.5

19.

examples of density dependent factors....

a)
Human activity and pollution
b)
Migration patterns and geological events
c)
Weather patterns and soil pH
d)
Competition for resources and disease outbreaks
20.

What abiotic factors influence this population?

a)

decreasing O2

b)

low food supply

c)

diseases

d)

limited space

21.

How would the carrying capacity of the fish population be affected if there was less environmental resistance? (aka limiting factors)

a)
Decrease
b)
Stay the same
c)
Increase
d)
Fluctuate
22.

How does an increase in carbon dioxide change the pH levels of the ocean?

a)
It has no effect on the pH levels of the ocean.
b)
It increases the pH levels of the ocean.
c)
It decreases the pH levels of the ocean.
d)
It only affects the pH levels of freshwater bodies, not the ocean.
23.

Organize these pH levels to their pH classifications

Categorize the following

2

6

7

8

14

pure water

ocean water

tomato

acidic
neutral
basic
24.

categorize

Categorize the following

plants make food

consumers cannot do this process

consumers break down food for energy

producers break down food for energy

A
B
25.

Which of these occurs in the mitochondria?

a)

anaerobic respiration

b)

electron transport chain

c)

krebs cycle (citric acid cycle)

d)

glycolysis

26.

Which of these occurs in the cytoplasm?

a)

anaerobic respiration

b)

electron transport chain

c)

krebs cycle (citric acid cycle)

d)

glycolysis

27.

As exercise increases, what would happen?

a)

breathing rate increases, blood flow increases, intake of O2 increases

b)

breathing rate decreases, blood flow increases, intake of O2 increases

c)

breathing rate increases, blood flow decreases, intake of O2 increases

d)

breathing rate increases, blood flow increases, intake of O2 decreases

28.

Oxygen is inhaled through the mouth and nose, then...

a)

lungs (bronchioles)

b)

alveoli

c)

capillaries

d)

red blood cells

1)
2)
3)
4)
29.

Select all defining factors of active transport

a)

energy

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

against concentration gradient

d)

osmosis