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F23 Final Exam Independent Practice

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement could be verified as a fact? 
a)
President elections happen every 4 years.
b)
Presidential candidates spend too much time on the campaign.
c)
Many people would make a poor leader! 
d)
Our president is the best!
2.
Which sentence states an opinion?
a)
Boats cross the Pacific Ocean.
b)
After a volcano erupts the lava hardens.
c)
Volcanic activity creates some of the most spectacular fireworks in nature!
d)
Surrounding the Pacific Ocean is a circle of volcanoes.
3.

What is a "fact"?

a)

a piece of information that may be true for you and not for me

b)

a piece of information that can be proven true, regardless of how you feel about it

c)

a piece of information that can be proven to be false

d)

Something that someone believes

4.

An opinion is

a)

a statement that can be proved as true

b)

a person's thoughts or feelings on a topic

5.

Does Agreeing with a statement make it a fact?

a)

No

b)

Yes

6.

What is the best way to prevent fake news from spreading?

a)

File a law suit against the writers

b)

Learn how to identify it and avoid reposting it

c)

Read it all and write your own stories setting the facts straight

d)

All of the above

7.

If you think something is fake, you can

a)

check it on a fact-checking website such as Snopes.com

b)

see if the source is listed as a fake news site

c)

google it

d)

all of these

8.
Fake news is bad because
a)
it shapes public opinion
b)
it can spark violence
c)
it can cause people to make bad decisions
d)
all of these
9.
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
10.
Ramone wants to know: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?
a)
How far they kick the soccer ball
b)
who the person is
c)
how well they do on the math test
d)
Type of soccer ball.
11.

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

a)

control variable

b)

independent variable

c)

dependent variable

d)

research variable

12.

A variable that you change or manipulate to affect the results in an investigation is the __________________?

a)

control variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

independent variable

d)

research variable

13.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
14.
I have no axes at all. I help compare parts to a whole. What am I?
a)
Circle Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Bar Graph
15.
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to track changes over time. What am I?
a)
Circle Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
16.
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to compare categories. There are spaces between my bars. What am I?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
17.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Dot Plot
c)
Histogram
d)
Line Graph
18.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Dot Plot
c)
Histogram
d)
Circle Graph
19.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Dot Plot
b)
Pie Graph
c)
Line Graph
d)
Histogram
20.
When would I use a graph like this?
a)
To see changes over time
b)
To compare parts to a whole
c)
To compare categories
d)
To see frequency
21.
When would I use a graph like this?
a)
To see small changes over time
b)
To compare parts to a whole
c)
To compare categories
d)
To see frequency
22.
Elliot says almost everyone arrived at the party after 10:00 P.M., but Nancy thinks most people came earlier. When did a most of the people arrive? 
a)
7:00-7:59 P.M.
b)
8:00–8:59 P.M.
c)
9:00–9:59 P.M.
d)
10:00–10:59 P.M. 
23.
What is the most basic unit of life?
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
24.
The scientific name for something living is a(an)
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
tissue
d)
human
25.

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

26.

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

27.

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things reproduce

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

28.

A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things adapt to their environment

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things have cells

d)

All living things use energy

29.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
30.
A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm
a)
reproducing
b)
doing cellular respiration
c)
having cells
d)
responding to its environment
31.

Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11". Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things contain cells

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

32.

Which is the simplest level of organization within the environment?

a)

cell

b)

organism

c)

population

d)

community

33.

Reorder the following from least to greatest (from left to right).

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biome

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
34.

Which of the following describes #2?

a)

An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and biotic factors.

b)

A community is a group of different populations in the same area.

c)

An organism is one living thing.

d)

A population is a group of the same organisms.

35.

What level of ecological organization does the bird represent?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

36.

Which of the following describes #3?

a)

An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and biotic factors.

b)

A community is a group of different populations in the same area.

c)

An organism is one living thing.

d)

A population is a group of the same organisms.

37.

Which of the following describes #4?

a)

An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and biotic factors.

b)

A community is a group of different populations in the same area.

c)

An organism is one living thing.

d)

A population is a group of the same organisms.

38.

Which of the following describes #2?

a)

An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and biotic factors.

b)

A community is a group of different populations in the same area.

c)

An organism is one living thing.

d)

A population is a group of the same organisms.

39.
A diagram that shows how energy is transferred from one organism to another
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Producer
c)
Food Chain
d)
Balance of Nature
40.
An organism that produces its own energy
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Predator
41.
A diagram that shows how food chains are connected
a)
Producer
b)
Limiting Factor
c)
Consumer
d)
Food Web
42.
Resource that restricts a population's growth
a)
Limiting Factors
b)
Balance of Nature
c)
Food Chain
d)
Food Web
43.
Organism that eats other organisms to get energy
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Plant
d)
Food chain
44.
A parrot eats fruit, seeds, and insects.  Which of the following terms best describes a parrot?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Producer
d)
Omnivore
45.
A field mouse eats grass and grass seeds.  Which of the following terms best describes a field mouse?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Producer
c)
Carnivore
d)
Decomposer
46.
An alligator eats fish, turtles, ducks, and small mammals on the bank.  Which of the following terms best describes the alligator?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
47.

Organisms that produce their own food mostly through photosynthesis (producers). Examples are plants and algae.

a)

Ominvore

b)

Detritivore

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

48.

Organisms that get their energy and nutrition from other organisms (consumers).

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Decomposer

d)

Detritivore

49.

Only 10% of the energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next. 90% is lost as heat due to cellular respiration or waste.

a)

Tertiary Consumer

b)

Biotic Factor

c)

Abiotic Factor

d)

10% Rule

50.

All energy in an ecosystem comes from the sun. This energy is passed through the ecosystem as organisms eat other organsims.

a)

Ominvores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Detritivores

d)

Flow of energy

51.

The level in an Ecological pyramid that includes all the organisms that share the same place in a food chain.

a)

Trophic Levels

b)

Toxic Levels

c)

KeKe Levels

d)

Environmental Systems

52.

Autotrophs--The bottom trophic level where all organisms produce their own food, usually by photosynthesis.

a)

Trophic Levels

b)

Producers

c)

Ominvores

d)

Herbivores

53.

Herbivores--The second trophic level where herbivores eat the primary producers.

a)

Detritivores

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Producers

d)

Primary Consumers

54.

The third trophic level where the animals eat herbivores.

a)

Abiotic Factor

b)

Biotic Factor

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Secondary Producer

55.

The fourth trophic level where animals eat secondary consumers or below.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Autotroph

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Producer

56.

Parts of an ecosystem that are living or deal with the living. Examples include producers, consumers, decomposers, predation, disease, competition, parasitism, and symbiosis.

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Biotic Factors

c)

Community

d)

Population

57.

Parts of an ecosystem that are not living. Examples: water, soil, sunlight, temperature, altitude.

a)

Detritivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Abiotic Factors

58.

The flow of carbon from the atmosphere to plants, to animals to the soil and back into the atmosphere.

a)

Bi-Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Carbon Cycle

d)

Abiotic Cycle

59.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
60.

When you consume an organism, you only receive 10% of the energy, but how much of the toxins do you receive?

a)

All of the toxins

b)

10% toxins

c)

1% toxins

d)

None of the toxins

61.

What are examples of toxins? (choose all that apply)

a)

water

b)

salt

c)

pesticides

d)

mercury

e)

insecticides

62.

In which organism would biomagnification be the most concentrated? (Remember the lab: Rabbits eat the grass, the snake eats the rabbit, the hawk eats the snake--the hawk is the apex predator)

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

hawk

63.

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

a)

eucalyptus tree

b)

wombats

c)

kookaburras

d)

koalas

64.

Pesticides and herbicides eventually show up in higher-level consumers (i.e. as you go up the food chain) due to

a)

biomagnification

b)

climate change

c)

habitat destruction

d)

bioaccumulation

65.
What type of growth is shown in the diagram?
a)
exponential growth
b)
logistic growth 
c)
predator-prey cycle
d)
boom-bust curve
66.
Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population crash
c)
lag phase
d)
mutualism
67.
What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?
a)
1.8 million
b)
1.25 million
c)
1.6 million
d)
1.o million
68.
What type of growth is shown on this graph?
a)
logistic
b)
exponential
c)
average
d)
density-independent
69.

What is NOT an example of limiting factors?

a)

Predation

b)

Food Source

c)

Space

d)

Migration

70.

What would happen to the bird population if mouse population increased?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

What is a mouse?

71.

What would happen the organisms in this food web if there was a severe drought?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

What is a drought?

72.

Which statement is an example of mutualism?

a)

Bees sting other organisms when they sense danger.

b)

Bees pollinate flowers while obtaining nectar.

c)

Bees have black and yellow stripes that warn other organisms of danger.

d)

Bees help maintain an ecosystem’s native cacti species through pollination.

73.

The remora fish attaches onto sharks for transportation, but doesn’t change the shark in any way. Which type of interaction do the remora fish and shark have?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

74.

Which statement is an example of parasitism?

a)

Psuedoscorpions hide under beetles’ wings for protection and transport.

b)

Wasps lay eggs inside hornworms and after the eggs hatch, the wasp larvae feed on the hornworm.

c)

Lions and hyenas live in a savanna ecosystem and eat the same prey, antelopes.

d)

Otters contribute to a high level of diversity in their ecosystem because they eat urchins, allowing kelp to grow.

e)

Ladybugs consume insects such as aphids, mealyworms, and spider mites.

75.

Which of the below is an example of mimicry that enables prey species avoid predation?

a)

a poisonous species warning others of danger through brightly colored markings

b)

a harmless organism imitating the look of a harmful organism

c)

a hard protective shell

d)

changing their coloration to blend in with their surroundings

76.

A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest. The cuckoo's young will displace (or move) the warbler's young and will be raised by the warbler.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Competition

77.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
78.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
 decomposition and respiration
79.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
80.
The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?
a)
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
b)
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
c)
higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
d)
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
81.

With the help of the Sun, through the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to make plant________

a)

leaves

b)

food

c)

roots

d)

nutrients

82.

Through food chains, the carbon that is in plants moves to the animals that eat them. When an animal eats another animal, carbon is ___________________.

a)

released

b)

transferred

c)

dissolved

d)

gone

83.

Which process contributes carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

tree farms

84.

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

tree farms

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

cellular respiration

85.

What is the greatest contributor to atmospheric carbon?

a)

burning garbage

b)

burning biomass

c)

transportation

d)

household usage

86.

What are two (2) ways to reduce the carbon emissions from passenger cars?

a)

Use less expensive gas

b)

Carpooling

c)

Public Transportation

d)

Driving only passenger cars

87.
Carbon can be found in...
a)
The atmosphere
b)
Soil
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
All of the above
88.

What is the process in which energy is broken down to release energy?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

chloroplasts

d)

glucose

89.

Where does cellular respiration take place?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

stomata

c)

mitochondria (in cytoplasm)

90.

What is the best prediction of the relationship between light distance and the rate of photosynthesis?

a)

There is no relationship between light distance and the rate of photosynthesis.

b)

Distance between the light and the algae does not affect the rate of photosynthesis

c)

The more distance between the light and the algae the greater the rate of photosynthesis.

d)

The less distance between the light and the algae the greater the rate of photosynthesis.

91.

Explain the how the process of photosynthesis and cellular respiration cycle matter

a)

The outputs of photosynthesis are the inputs for cellular respiration

b)

The inputs of photosynthesis are the inputs of cellular respiration

c)

The inputs of cellular respiration are the inputs of photosynthesis

d)

The outputs of cellular respiration are the outputs of photosynthesis

92.

BTB was used to indicate the amount of carbon dioxide present in the test tubes. A plant was placed in each test tube. The test tube on the left was placed in the dark and the one on the right was in the light. Which of the following best explains the results?

a)

The solution in the right test tube became more blue because the algae was doing more photosynthesis and using carbon dioxide.

b)

The solution in the right test tube became more blue because the algae was doing more photosynthesis and producing carbon dioxide.

c)

The solution in the right test tube became more blue because the algae was only doing cellular respiration and producing carbon dioxide.

d)

The solution in the right test tube became more yellow because the algae was only doing cellular respiration and using carbon dioxide.

93.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide

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