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Semester 1 Final Exam Review Part 1

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An organism that can make its own food is called a 
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composer
2.

A chimpanzee eats fruits, nuts, leaves, and small mammals. What kind of organism is a chimpanzee?

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

3.

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

a)

pollution to the environment

b)

heat to the environment

c)

energy for decomposers

d)

gets recycled

4.

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

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

90%

5.

A tree is an example of a ....

a)

composer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

6.
A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the rabbit?
a)
Producer
b)

Tertiary Consumer

c)
Primary Consumer
d)

Secondary Consumer

7.

A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the wolf?

a)
Producer
b)

Tertiary Consumer

c)
Primary Consumer
d)

Secondary Consumer

8.

In a food web the arrow always points to

a)

the consumer

b)

the prey

c)

producer

d)

autotroph

9.

Eats both plants and animals

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

terrestrial

10.

Which group of organisms are not consumers?

a)

baceria, fungi

b)

cactus, fern, tree

c)

deer, rabbit, squirrel

11.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
12.

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistic growth

c)

predator-prey cycle

d)

boom-bust curve

13.

Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...

a)

carrying capacity

b)

population

c)

biome

d)

mutualism

14.

If a disease destroying wheat plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the bird population that feed off of the wheat in the the field ?

a)

The bird population would stay the same

b)

The bird population would increase

c)

The bird population would decrease

15.

Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population from getting too large.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
A population is...
a)
A group of one species in one area
b)
Multiple species that live in one area
c)
All of the living and nonliving things in an area
d)
None of these
17.
The graph of logistic growth can be described as...
a)
S-shaped
b)
J-shaped
c)
U-shaped
18.

Factors that affect population size:

INCREASE: Number of ___________ & ____________


(Choose 2 answers)

a)

Birth

b)

Death

c)

Immigration

d)

Emigration

19.

Factors that affect population size:

DECREASE: Number of ___________ & ____________


Choose all that applies.

a)

Birth

b)

Death

c)

Immigration

d)

Emigration

20.

The term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving into a population is

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

21.

If a population is growing exponentially, it has met its carrying capacity.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What is the term that refers to an interaction where one species kills another species?

a)

Predation

b)

Displacemet

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Population

23.

A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other

a)

interspecific competition

b)

Mutualism

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Commensalism

24.
A mite lives in the base of the eyelashes of people who use mascara. It feeds on the mascara; it does not seem to harm people. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
25.
A tapeworm lives in the intestines of a dog. It absorbs food the dog has eaten and grows larger in the process. The dog becomes weaker from malnutrition. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
26.
The flower of the yucca plant provides the only location where the yucca moth can lay her eggs. In the process, the moth pollinates the yucca flower. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
27.

Why is Carbon Dioxide considered to be a Greenhouse Gas?

a)

It is a combination of natural and human forces

b)

It has a biogeochemical cycle

c)

It is a type of weather that occurs during a particular season

d)

It absorbs and reradiates infrared radiation to warm the Earth

28.

True or False: Greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

29.

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

prey

30.

A heterotroph is also a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

31.

Will competition increase or decrease the population of a species of animals?

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

32.

Average weather over a long period of time.

a)

Seasons

b)

Climate

c)

Weather

33.
The short-term condition of the atmosphere .
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
34.

Over the last decade we have had an increase in the amount of rain in our area.

a)

weather

b)

climate

35.
Climate is the average of conditions
a)
over months
b)
for one day
c)
for one week
36.

What can invasive species do to ecosystems?

a)

Outcompete native species for resources

b)

Disrupt the balance of the ecosystem

c)

Cause the decline or extinction of native species

d)

Alter habitats and reduce biodiversity

37.
Which of the following best describes biotic factors? 
a)
All of the animals in an environment.
b)
All of the living things in an environment.
c)
All of the nonliving things in an environment.
d)
All of the bacteria in an environment
38.
Which of the following best describes abiotic factors? 
a)
All of the animals in an environment.
b)
All of the living things in an environment.
c)
All of the nonliving things in an environment.
d)
All of the bacteria in an environment
39.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
40.
Is a fern an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
41.
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
42.

All of the following are characteristics of living things EXCEPT:

a)

All living things are made up of cells

b)

All living things are based on a universal genetic code (DNA)

c)

All living things need oxygen, water & sun

d)

All things grow and develop

43.

The tree is 6 meters tall

a)

quantitative data

b)

qualitative data

44.

The tree is tall

a)

quantitative data

b)

qualitative data

45.

The chicken laid 15 eggs

a)

quantitative data

b)

qualitative data

46.

The chicken is brown

a)

quantitative data

b)

qualitative data

47.

Which is an example of Qualitative Data:

a)

Fluffy Unicorn

b)

17 feet

c)

8 fingers

d)

1 toe

48.

Which is an example of Quantitative Data:

a)

Brown hair

b)

6 feet tall

c)

White shoes

d)

Khaki pants