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Semester Review

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 3hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A plant is...

a)

an autotroph

b)

a heterotroph

c)

a primary consumer

d)

a carnivore

2.

A person who eats a chicken that ate grain is a ...

a)

primary producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

quaternary consumer

3.
Use the diagram answer the question.
What is a fitting description for this diagram?
a)
A Food Chain
b)
An Ecosystem
c)
A Food Web
d)
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
4.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
5.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?
a)
Population
b)
Resources
c)
Community
d)
Competition
6.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
In Australia the farmers had a problem with beetles eating the sugar cane. So they introduced the cane toad to control that population. Instead of eating the beetles, they ate the source of food and other organisms. What would be a possible consequence of this?
a)
The other organisms attacks the toad population
b)
The ecosystem would be destroyed
c)
The cane toads would get too much food and die
d)
The food web was changed by this one organism
8.
About how much percent of energy is passed on from one organism to to the next on a food web pyramid. 
a)
100 percent of all energy gets passed
b)
45 percent of all energy gets passed
c)
10 percent of all energy gets passed
d)
0 percent of all energy gets passed
9.

In Stage 1, the Population Pyramid looks like...

a)
b)
c)
10.

Based on Turkey's population pyramid, we can infer that...

a)

It is industrializing.

b)

It is in stage 5 of the DTM

c)

It population is declining.

11.

What does a population pyramid represent?

a)

The total population of a country

b)

The age and gender distribution of a population

c)

The birth and death rates of a country

d)

The economic development of a country

12.

In which stage of demographic transition does a country have low birth and death rates?

a)

Pre-industrial society

b)

Industrial society

c)

Post-industrial society

d)

Developing society

13.

Factors that are influential only when population density reaches a certain level...

a)

density-dependent limiting factor

b)

limiting factor

c)

logistic growth

d)

density-independent limiting factor

14.

When a population's growth slows then stops, following a period of exponential growth...

a)

immigration

b)

logistic growth

c)

emigration

d)

population density

15.

The maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support...

a)

demography

b)

emigration

c)

exponential growth

d)

carrying capacity

16.
Exponential population growth leads to this kind of graph
a)
S curve
b)
J curve
c)
M curve
d)
W curve
17.
What is the carrying capacity of this population?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
18.

An organism that exhibits high parental care would be likely considered

a)

r-selected

b)

K-selected

c)

Type 3 survivorship

19.
Individuals of a population who exit an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Mitigation
d)
Lingation
20.
Individuals of a population who move into an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Litigation
d)
Mastication
21.
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
a)
competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
energy pyramid
22.
Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
23.
An environmental factor such as storms and extreme heat or cold that affects population regardless of their density
a)
density- dependent factor
b)
population density
c)
dispersion
d)
density- independent factor
24.
Biotic or abiotic things that control the size of a population
a)
Limiting factor
b)
density- dependent factor
c)
density- independent factot
d)
tolerance
25.
The average number of people living in an area
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
26.
A human & a Tape Worm: The tape worm gets a place to live in the intestines of the human and food from the human. The human loses weight and nutrients from the tape worm.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
27.
Bird & Tree: A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
28.
Starfish are probably the most important predator in the shallow ecosystem because they eat basically anything that they can come across. Their feeding activities control the whole ecosystem. This is an example of the starfish ___.
a)
habitat
b)
biotic factors
c)
tolerance level
d)
niche
29.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
30.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
31.
What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
volunteer species
c)
founder species
d)
conqueror species
32.
What is the difference between a primary vs. secondary succession?
a)
secondary occurs where there was no previous community
b)
they are the same
c)
secondary occurs in an area that was only partially destroyed
d)
primary ocurs in an area that was only partially destroyed
33.
What is the correct order from oldest (happened first) to youngest (happened last) in this pond succession?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
D, C, B, A
c)
B, A, D, C
d)
C, D, A, B
34.
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use light, CO2, and H20 to produce carbohydrates & O2.
a)
cellular respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
chemosynthesis
35.
When two species of cattails are grown together, they grow at different water depths and coexist.  When grown alone, they grow at similar water depths.  Which of the following is best demonstrated by the data?
a)
natural selection
b)
character displacement
c)
resource partitioning
d)
ecological succession
36.
diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem; 10% is passed on to upper levels, the rest is lost as heat
a)
succession 
b)
cellular respiration
c)
energy pyramid
d)
biochemical cycle
37.

Food webs are models that show

a)

one sequence of producers and consumers.

b)

complex networks of feeding relationships.

c)

stored energy in food chains

d)

only primary consumers in an ecosystem

38.

Which statement best describes the relationship between species A and B?

a)

Species A is the prey of Species B

b)

Species A is a parasite of Species B

c)

Species A is a consumer and B is a producer

d)

Species A and B has a mutualistic relationship

39.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

b)

A species that lives in or around rocks

c)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

d)

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

40.
The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
exhaling
41.
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
helium
d)
nitrogen
42.

Which cycle are fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) part of?

a)

carbon

b)

water

c)

nitrogen

d)

phosphorus

43.

Which cycle DOESN'T have an atmosphere component (part)?

a)

carbon

b)

nitrogen

c)

phosphorus

d)

water

44.

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

45.
Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...
a)
bacteria
b)
plants
c)
animals
d)
producers
46.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
47.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle.
48.

Identify the cycle pictured.

a)

The Water cycle

b)

The Carbon cycle

c)

The Nitrogen cycle

d)

The Phosphorus cycle.

49.

Identify the cycle pictured.

a)

The Water cycle

b)

The Carbon cycle

c)

The Nitrogen cycle

d)

The Phosphorus cycle.

50.

Too much phosphorus in waterways (rivers, lakes) can lead to___________.

a)

eutrophication

b)

Nothing

c)

Death

d)

diseases

51.
How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?
a)
Through transpiration
b)
Through photosynthesis
c)
Through factory emission
d)
Sunlight
52.
Respiration is the process by which ____________ is consumed and _______________ is produced.
a)
Carbon, Oxygen
b)
Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
c)
H20, oxygen
d)
Carbon, H2O
53.
Organisms use nitrogen to form
a)
carbohydrates and lipids
b)
proteins and lipids
c)
lipids and nucleic acids
d)
proteins and nucleic acids
54.
A particular golf course is using large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer. What process could move this nitrogen into a local stream?
a)
volatilization
b)
nitrogen fixation
c)
runoff
d)
ammonification
55.

Decomposition is part of all cycles except _______

a)

the carbon cycle

b)

the nitrogen cycle

c)

the water cycle

d)

the phosphorus cycle

56.

In order to be considered organic, a compound must contain...

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

57.

Some soil bacteria use up nitrates and release N2N_2 gas in a process called...

a)

Ammonification

b)

Nitrification

c)

Nitrogen Fixation

d)

Denitrification

58.

Soil bacteria can take N2N_2  gas and break apart its triple covalent bond. This is called...

a)

Ammonification

b)

Nitrification

c)

Nitrogen fixation

d)

Denitrification

59.

When the carbon dioxide content of the ocean increases, the pH of the ocean....

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Remains stable

d)

Becomes unstable

60.

Legumes provide starches for nitrogen fixing bacteria and nitrogen fixing bacteria add nitrogen to the soil for legumes to use. This relationship is best described as...

a)

Commensalism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Predation

d)

Mutualism

61.

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

a)

The elderly

b)

The working adults

c)

The children

d)

Males

62.

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Slow Growth

c)

Negative Growth

d)

Zero Growth

63.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

64.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

65.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

66.

By 2025 the UK will have... (tick all correct statements)

a)

a narrower base meaning fewer young children

b)

a wider top meaning more older people

c)

a wider base meaning more young children

d)

a narrower top meaning fewer older people

67.

What are the three main parts of Biodiversity? (Check all that apply)

a)

Endangered

b)

Species

c)

Genetic

d)

High Risk

e)

Ecosystem

68.

Why is "A" less biodiverse than "B"?

a)

Image "A" is more biodiverse.

b)

Image "A" has many corn plants and this makes it have high "rich" biodiversity.

c)

Image "A" has a lot more plants than image "B"

d)

Even though "A" has a lot of corn plants they are all the same species and makes this a low "poor" biodiverse area.

69.

All of the following are causes for biodiversity loss, EXCEPT:

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Replanting trees

d)

Pollution

70.

In 2005, the government of Brazil released information showing that over 10,000 square miles of the Amazon rain forest had been destroyed. Cattle ranching is the leading cause of deforestation reported by the Brazilian government. What will most likely be the immediate result of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest?

a)

a decrease in the use of alternative energy

b)

an increase in biodiversity in the region

c)

a decrease in the rate of soil erosion

d)

an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

71.

Water is polar which means that

a)

Both ends of the molecule have a positive charge

b)

Both ends of the molecule have a negative charge

c)

One end of the molecule has a positive charge, while the other end has a negative charge

d)

The molecule is neutral

72.

Which of the following best describes water and the relation to specific heat capacity?

a)

Water has a high specific heat capacity meaning it requires very little energy to change temperature

b)

Water has a low specific heat capacity meaning it requires very little energy to change temperature

c)

Water has a high specific heat capacity meaning it requires a lot of energy to change temperature

d)

Water has a low specific heat capacity meaning it requires a lot of energy to change temperature

73.

How does proximity to water affect climate?

a)

Places near a large body of water experience less of a difference between high and low temperatures

b)

Places near a large body of water experience more of a difference between high and low temperatures

c)

Places near a large body of water experience no change in temperature

74.

What month has the highest average temperature?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

October

d)

August

75.

Which climograph has the most precipitation during the summer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

76.

Check all biomes that occur in the tropics.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

77.

Which 2 biomes do not have a distinct wet and dry seasons?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

78.

Which climograph is most likely a desert?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

79.

Which climograph is most likely for a tropical rainforest?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

80.

A collection of living organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another is a...

a)

Population

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Ecosphere

81.

Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem...

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

food chain

d)

biome

82.

Which of the following is a population?

a)

hawks, barred owls, and eagles on NC coast

b)

mountain stream

c)

all the frogs in a pond

d)

blue-tailed skinks (lizards) around a barn

83.
What level of organization can be observed in the image?
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
84.
Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?
a)
fewer members of the species are dying than being born
b)
more members of the species are dying than being born
c)
very few members of a species are alive
d)
all members of a species have died
85.
The snail darter is a small fish that used to live in the Little Tennessee River. In 1978, a dam was built on the river.  How did the dam most likely affect the snail darter?
a)
The dam did not affect the darters in the river.
b)
The dam changed the climate of the area.
c)
The dam changed the darter's habitat.
d)
The number of darters increased.
86.
Humans are causing extiction in which ways?
a)
By over hunting animals for food or products.
b)
By destroying the natural habitat of species.
c)
By polluting the environments of the world.
d)
All of the above.
87.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
88.

An ecosystem with a large number of individuals can have a low biodiversity.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Which of the following is NOT a method scientists use to measure the biodiversity of an area?

a)

canopy fogging

b)

transect sampling

c)

biological control

d)

aerial photos

90.
When a population has reached carrying capacity
a)
Growth & Immigration are equal to Death & emigration
b)
Growth & Immigration are less than Death & emigration
c)
Growth & Immigration are greater than Death & emigration
d)
Growth is exponential
91.
What two factors are attributed to population decline?
a)
increase Birth rate & increase Death rate
b)
increase Death rate & increase Emigration rate
c)
Emigration & Immigration
d)
Immigration &  increase Birth rate
92.

A herd of zebras in Gorongosa National Park would be considered a

a)
community
b)
species
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
93.

Why should you be concerned with the size of your carbon footprint?

a)

Sometimes its hard to find shoes that are the right size.

b)

If we don't decrease greenhouse gas emissions Earth will continue to cool.

c)

Greenhouse gases are becoming scarce in Earth's atmosphere.

d)

Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global climate change.

94.

An organism that makes a home for itself in a new place is called a(an)

a)

endangered species

b)

new species

c)

strange species

d)

exotic species

95.

Advances in medicine and in farming have increased

a)

human population growth

b)

biodiversity

c)

renewable resources

d)

exotic species

96.

5 mass extinctions have occurred in Earth's history. What do most of them share in common?

a)

They were caused by humans.

b)

They killed about 25% of species alive at the time.

c)

They were caused by global changes in temperature.

d)

They were cause by asteroids.

97.

About 99% of all species who ever lived are extinct. Why do organisms go extinct?

a)

Humans hunt them.

b)

They are all eaten by other species.

c)

Their environments change and they are no longer well adapted to them.

98.

Which of the following appropriately describes a difference between the tropical rainforest and the tropical dry forest?

a)

Soils are poor in the rain forest and rich in the dry forest.

b)

Diversity is low in the rain forest and high in the dry forest.

c)

Precipitation is about the same between the rain forest and the dry forest.

d)

Biodiversity is the same between the rain forest and the dry forest.

99.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
100.

What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?

a)

peak community

b)

turf community

c)

climax community

d)

disturbed community

101.

Based on the image above, what type of Isolation is shown?

a)

Geographic Isolation

b)

Behavioral Isolation

c)

Temporal Isolation

102.

One species of lizard breeds in the spring, one breeds in the summer. What type of isolation is this?

a)

Geographic Isolation

b)

Behavioral Isolation

c)

Temporal Isolation

103.

What type of macroevolution is happening in the image?

a)

adaptive radiation

b)

microevolution

c)

coevolution

d)

convergent evolution

e)

divergent evolution

104.

Which of the following are the main producers of marine ecosystems?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

plants

c)

bacteria

d)

zooplankton

105.

Why is phytoplankton important - select all that apply:

a)

it is the basis for marine food webs

b)

provides 50% oxygen for life on earth

c)

removes detritus from environment

d)

removes excess CO2 from atmosphere

e)

allows corals to build hard limestone structures

106.

Which organism is the producer of this ecosystem?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

krill

c)

fish

d)

leopard seal

107.

Which organism is the apex predator?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

krill

c)

fish

d)

leopard seal

108.

____________ __________________ : species with a capacity for a high rate of population increase

(a)  

109.

Which of the following is the correct order for least related to most related?

a)

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

b)

Species

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Domain

c)

Species

Genus

Family

Order

Class

Phylum

Kingdom

Domain

d)

Domain

Kingdom

Class

Phylum

Order

Genus

Family

Species

110.

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

a)

Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

b)

Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

c)

Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

d)

Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

111.

The most specific classification, a group that mates to produce offspring

a)

Genus

b)

Fossils

c)

Species

d)

Speciation

112.

Evolution is...

a)

changes over time in populations

b)

natural process that passes favorable traits

c)

historical timeline of fossils

d)

the process in which an animal dies out

113.
Variations in a population are caused by:
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Random Mutations
114.
__________________ are changes in the population in response to its environment.
a)
Isolations
b)
Mutations
c)
Adaptations
d)
Genetic Variations
115.

____________ development of new species when a population is reproductively isolated in some form.

a)
Competitive 
b)
Speciation
c)
Isolation
d)
mutation
116.
Why do the populations of invasive species grow so quickly? 
a)
Invasive Species are native to an area. 
b)
Invasive species are prey to many animals.
c)
Invasive species have no predators.
d)
Invasive species keep the ecosystems in equilibrium.
117.

The primary causes of extinction (and endangerment and threatened status) is...

a)

polar ice cap melting

b)

global warming

c)

habitat loss and degradation

d)

burning of fossil fuels

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