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Semester 1 Final Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

a)

Subduction, collision, and spreading boundaries

b)

Trench, ridge, and fault boundaries

c)

Oceanic, continental, and island boundaries

d)

Convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries

2.

How do scientists use science and engineering practices to study the environment?

a)

By reading books and articles about the environment

b)

By guessing and making assumptions about the environment

c)

By ignoring the environment and focusing on other topics

d)

By conducting experiments, making observations, collecting data, and analyzing the results.

3.

What is biodiversity and why is it important for ecosystems?

a)

Biodiversity is the variety of life forms in a habitat, and it is important for ecosystem stability, resilience, and productivity.

b)

Biodiversity is the variety of life forms in a habitat, and it is important for ecosystem stability, resilience, but not productivity.

c)

Biodiversity is the variety of life forms in a habitat, and it is important for ecosystem stability, but not resilience and productivity.

d)

Biodiversity is the variety of life forms in a habitat, and it is not important for ecosystem stability, resilience, and productivity.

4.

What evidence supports the idea of common ancestry among different species?

a)

Comparative anatomy, astrology, and folklore

b)

Fossil records, comparative anatomy, embryology, and molecular biology

c)

Fossil records, astrology, and mythology

d)

Molecular biology, astrology, and superstition

5.

Explain the concept of earth systems and how they interact with each other.

a)

The interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere through processes like the water cycle, carbon cycle, and rock cycle.

b)

The interactions between different layers of the earth's atmosphere

c)

The interactions between the moon, sun, and stars through gravitational forces

d)

The interactions between different animal species in an ecosystem

6.

What happens at a divergent plate boundary?

a)

The plates move towards each other

b)

The plates do not move at all

c)

New crust is formed

d)

The plates move parallel to each other

7.

How can technology be used to monitor and protect biodiversity?

a)

By using ancient scrolls and prophecies

b)

By using telepathy and mind reading

c)

By using remote sensing, data collection and analysis, and creating monitoring systems.

d)

By sending smoke signals and carrier pigeons

8.

What is the role of natural selection in the process of evolution?

a)

Natural selection has no role in the process of evolution

b)

Natural selection allows for the adaptation of species to their environment and drives the process of evolution.

c)

Natural selection causes species to remain unchanged over time

d)

Natural selection only affects physical appearance, not evolution

9.

Describe the impact of human activities on earth systems.

a)

Human activities can have negative impacts on earth systems such as deforestation, pollution, and climate change.

b)

Human activities can only impact one earth system

c)

Human activities only have positive impacts on earth systems

d)

Human activities have no impact on earth systems

10.

What are the consequences of living near a convergent plate boundary?

a)

Droughts, wildfires, and heatwaves

b)

Avalanches, landslides, and mudslides

c)

Tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards

d)

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis

11.

Which SEP does this image fit into?

a)

Asking questions and defining problems

b)

Developing and using models

c)

Analyzing and interpreting data

d)

Engaging in argument from evidence

12.

True or false: An ecosystem with high genetic diversity is healthier than an ecosystem with low genetic diversity.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

An endangered species is

a)

a species in danger of extinction

b)

a plant growing on public land

c)

an organism brought to a place where it has not lived before

d)

a species that has disappeared entirely

14.

How do people benefit from biodiversity?

a)

aesthetic or personal enjoyment

b)

variety of food sources

c)

source of new products

d)

all of these

15.
1. What makes a species invasive?
a)
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives 
b)
Not having papers
c)
Species that can't adapt
d)
Plants that take up too much space
16.
Invasive species have a negative impact on...
a)
the ecosystem
b)
the economy
c)
Both the ecosystem and the economy
d)
None of these
17.
1. What makes a species invasive?
a)
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives 
b)
Not having papers
c)
Species that can't adapt
d)
Plants that take up too much space
18.
Biodiversity refers to
a)
extinct species
b)
the variety of species on Earth
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
the rate of species decline
19.
The loss of a natural habitat is called?
a)
Habitat development
b)
biodiversity
c)
Pollution
d)
Habitat destruction
20.

According to scientists, whales are more closely related to lemurs than to clownfish.

Which evolutionary tree correctly shows the relationship between whales, lemurs, and clownfish?

a)
b)
21.

Which statement about evolution is true?

a)

Evolution occurs in individual organisms.

b)

Evolution involves a change in non-inherited traits.

c)

Evolution occurs over multiple generations.

22.

The evolutionary tree below shows the relationships between three groups of organisms: fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

a)

the common ancestor of fish and reptiles, but not amphibians

b)

the common ancestor of fish and amphibians, but not reptiles

c)

the common ancestor of fish, amphibians, and reptiles

23.

Which word refers to the process by which populations change over time?

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Adaptation

d)

Darwinism

24.

Which fossil in the diagram is the youngest?

a)

fern

b)

shell

c)

coral

25.

Which fossil in the diagram is the oldest?

a)

shell

b)

mollusk

c)

plant

26.

The image shows part of the humerus bone in different genera of primates. Which statement is best supported by the observable structures of the different humerus bones?

a)

the primates lived in similar environments

b)

the primates shared a common ancestor

c)

the primates interbreed with similar organisms in a population

d)

the primates had diets that consisted of similar types of foods

27.

The limbs of several organisms are shown in the illustrations below. Scientists sometimes compare the limbs of these organisms to look for evidence of common ancestry. These limbs provide evidence of common ancestry because they -

a)

have the same basic structure

b)

perform the same function

c)

are the same size

d)

are parts of mammals

28.

All living things on earth are part of the....

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Cryosphere

29.

The Geosphere is...

a)

All liquid water on Earth

b)

A 100km thick layer of gases

c)

frozen water on earth

d)

Earths entire solid body

30.

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

a)

Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

b)

A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

c)

An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

d)

The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

31.

What is the hydrosphere's function?

a)

a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.

b)

sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.

c)

sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.

d)

controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans

32.

What is the atmosphere's function?

a)

a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.

b)

sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.

c)

sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.

d)

controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans

33.

"Bio" in biosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

34.

"Atmo" in atmosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

35.

"Hydro" in hydrosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

36.

"Geo" in geosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

37.
The hot, plastic-like layer of Earth, made of magma. 
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
38.
The hot, liquid layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
39.
The dense, solid center of Earth, made of iron and nickel.
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
40.
The boundary between two plates that collide with one another.
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
41.
The boundary between two plates that pull apart from one another.
a)
Divergent Plate Boundary
b)
Convergent Plate Boundary
c)
Transform Plate Boundary
d)
Subversive Plate Boundary
42.
When two plates collide and one plate slips below the other and down into the mantle. 
a)
Subduction
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Convection
43.
What happens in a liquid or gas when the warmer parts rise and the cooler parts sink.
a)
Subduction
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Convection
44.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
45.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
46.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
47.

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

a)

Pangea

b)

Gondwanda

c)

Laurasia

d)

Neverland

48.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
49.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
50.

What do we call an area where more then two plates interact in different ways

a)

plate boundary zones

b)

hot spots

c)

convergent boundaries

d)

subduction

51.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
52.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
53.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
54.

Penguin flipper and fish fin

a)

Homologous

b)

Vestigial

c)

Analogous

d)

None of the above

55.

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

a)

being more energy-efficient

b)

using renewable sources of energy

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

d)

all of the above

56.

MAIN greenhouse gas responsible for Climate Change is:

a)

nitrogen

b)

carbon

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

methane

57.

Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

a)

forest fires

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

cellular respiration

d)

photosynthesis

58.

Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

fishing

b)

farming

c)

breathing

d)

burning fossil fuels

59.
Carbon is stored in
a)
Trees and other living things
b)
Oceans
c)
underground in soil and fossil fuels
d)
All are correct
60.
SEP stands for...
a)
Science and Engineering Practices
b)
Science Ecology Patterns
c)
Science Education Practices
d)
Student Education Patterns
61.

Which of the following are Science and Engineering Practices ?

(Choose all that apply)

a)

Asking questions and defining problems

b)

Planning an investigation

c)

Memorizing the first ten elements on the periodic table

d)

Analyzing and interpreting data