WorksheetsTest Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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1.
What are the two most significant abiotic factors that influence life in a biome?
a)
latitude & longitude
b)
temperature & precipitation
c)
elevation & altitude
d)
longitude & altitude
2.
What is a common characteristic of the biome shown in the climatograph?
a)
This is a temperate forest due to the changing seasons shown in the temperature curve.
b)
This is a desert due to the lack of rainfall.
c)
This is a temperate forest due to the lack of rainfall.
d)
This is a desert due to the high heat shown during June and July.
3.
Which biome is located where we live in Southeastern Georgia, sheds its leaves in the fall & the leaves change colors as the season changes?
a)
Tropical Rain Forest
b)
Savanna
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Grassland
4.
A group of high school students are studying the amount of rainfall for a mountain range near the Pacific Ocean in the Northwest US. They discover that the windward side of the mountain facing the incoming air currents receives more precipitation than the opposite, leeward side. What type of biome is found on the leeward side of the mountain?
a)
As moist air travels up a mountain range, the air cools and deposits rain creating a desert biome on the leeward side.
b)
As moist air travels up a mountain range, the air cools and deposits rain creating a rain forest on the leeward side.
c)
As moist air travels up a mountain range, the air cools and deposits rain creating a desert biome on the windward side.
d)
As moist air travels up a mountain range, the air cools and deposits rain creating a grassland on the windward side.
5.
What adaptations would you expect to find for succulent plants like cacti that thrive in a desert biome?
a)
Broad leaves to increase the photosynthesis reaction.
b)
A network of shallow roots to quickly absorb any moisture available in the soil.
c)
Large fruits to attract herbivores.
d)
Thick, waxy leaves or stems which limit transpiration (water loss).
6.
Living organisms thrive in climates that are warm and have plenty of rainfall. Which of the following terrestrial biomes would you find the greatest biodiversity because of a these favorable conditions?
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Taiga
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Savanna
7.
The coniferous trees shown in the diagram, have a cone shape to adapt to its wet and extremely cold biome. What claim can be made about the adaptations?
a)
help keep wet, heavy snow off its upper branches
b)
reduces wind resistance and helps keep the tree growing in multiple climates
c)
increases wind resistance and helps keep the tree standing upright
d)
help keep wet, heavy snow off the ground
8.
Organisms in the Aphotic zone. Creatures in this area must be able to live in complete darkness and in close to freezing water. In the aphotic zone, there is virtually no light from the sun (1% or less of sunlight reached this zone), so photosynthesis can not take place. Consequently there are no plants or other photosynthetic organisms in this zone. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙚?
a)
An organism might adapt to using less amounts of photosynthesis.
b)
An organism might use a process called chemosynthesis, because photosynthesis does not work in this area.
c)
The organisms will not adapt because there is not light to create a change.
d)
An organism that will learn how to swim faster so that it doesn't get eaten by sharks.
9.
What is an abiotic factor that does not affect an aquatic biome?
a)
Rain Fall
b)
Salinity
c)
Dissolved oxygen
d)
Availability of sunlight
10.
The picture below show water samples that have different ___________.
a)
Salinity, salt can make water more brown.
b)
Dissolved Oxygen, more oxygen can be clear in water.
c)
Temperatures, hot water is often darker in color.
d)
Turbidity, cloudy or brown colored water often has particles suspended in the sample.
11.
The organism below swims in the aphotic zone. What type of aquatic organism is shown below?
a)
Plankton
b)
Nekton
c)
Benthos
d)
Decomposers
12.
What are the abiotic characteristics of water in the middle of the ocean, far from land?
a)
High Nutrients
b)
Low Nutrients
c)
average amount of Nutrients
13.
What would start a food chain in the benthic zone?
a)
Photosynthetic producers, they start all food chains
b)
Food chains do not start in aquatic biomes.
c)
Any of the many types of Nekton
d)
Decomposers, Benthic zone has no light for produces.
14.
Which zone in a Georgia lake would you expect to see the greatest amount of biodiversity?
a)
Littoral zone
b)
Limentic zone
c)
Euphotic zone
d)
Benthic zone
15.
Describe the water conditions at the source of a river.
a)
High Oxygen, High turbidity, and low nutrients.
b)
High Oxygen, Low turbidity, and low nutrients.
c)
Low Oxygen, High turbidity, and low nutrients.
d)
Low Oxygen, High turbidity, and High nutrients.
16.
What type of water would be found in an estuary?
a)
Fresh water
b)
Salt water
c)
Brackish Water
17.
Ecosystem stability can be a factor of species diversity within a community. Which letter above would indicate the stage of success in an ecosystem that represents the greatest potential for stability and resilience?
a)
Letter A because light levels are high and will promote the greatest growth of primary producers.
b)
Letter B because aspen, spruce, and pines can provide the most opportunity for primary consumers to hide from their predator species.
c)
Letter C because the emergence of a mature forest will resist changes to the ecosystem with the greatest success.
d)
All letters represent equal opportunity for stability as the area of land does not change over time.
18.
True or False: All ecosystem that undergo an ecological succession will reach the climax community.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Weeds growing in a recently burned patch of forest represent the first stage in -?-.
a)
biological magnification.
b)
secondary colonization.
c)
secondary succession.
d)
primary succession.
20.
Which describes an example of ecological succession?
a)
A meadow replacing a pond in its flood plain.
b)
The replacement of a native species of animal with an invasive species.
c)
A caterpillar developing into a butterfly.
d)
A climate gradually changing over many years and becoming colder.
21.
Underwater currents fueled by the mixing of warm and cold salt water.
a)
sunspots
b)
thermal expansion
c)
Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
d)
El Nino
22.
A measurement of how reflective a surface is.
a)
sea ice
b)
ice sheets
c)
albedo
23.
Periodic warming and cooling of surface ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
a)
sunspots
b)
thermal expansion
c)
Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
d)
El Nino
24.
The model below represents a natural phenomenon that helps to sustain life on earth by naturally trapping heat in the atmosphere. What does the model represent?
a)
Climate Change
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Albedo
d)
A hole in the ozone layer
25.
The burning of fossil fuels (eg. coal, gas, and oil results in the release of __________.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Methane
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Water
26.
The eccentricity (shape) of the Earth's orbit changes in cycles about every 100,000 years. Data collected by scientists has shown that Earth is receiving MORE solar radiation NOW than it did 20,000 years ago. Which Orbit would support this data?
a)
Orbit A supports this data because Earth is FARTHER from the Sun
b)
Orbit B supports this data because Earth is FARTHER from the Sun
c)
Orbit A supports this data because Earth is CLOSER from the Sun
d)
Orbit B supports this data because Earth is CLOSER from the Sun
27.
A Scientist in Antarctica is studying the relationship between temperature and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere by taking samples from ice cores. At the end of his experiments, he graphs his data and builds the chart below. Which of the following claims is supported by the scientist's data?
a)
As carbon dioxide levels rise, temperatures in Antarctica rise.
b)
As carbon dioxide levels fall, temperatures in Antarctica rise.
c)
As carbon dioxide levels rise, temperatures in Antarctica fall.
d)
The data shows no relationship between carbon dioxide levels and temperature.
28.
The diagram below shows the effect that volcanic eruptions have on the atmosphere and sunlight. Which of the following sentences could be placed in the empty box in order to correctly complete the diagram?
a)
MORE sunlight reaches the surface, creating a COOLING effect.
b)
LESS sunlight reaches the surface, creating a COOLING effect.
c)
MORE sunlight reaches the surface, creating a WARMING effect.
d)
LESS sunlight reaches the surface, creating a WARMING effect.
29.
The model below shows the the Northern Hemisphere of Earth 18,000 years ago and modern day. Scientists know that glacial periods and interglacial periods have occurred naturally throughout history. Glacial periods are represented by large amounts of ice and glaciers, while interglacial periods are not. Based on the models which period is the Earth currently in?
a)
Glacial
b)
Interglacial
c)
Both
d)
Neither
30.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
carbon dioxide (CO2)
b)
sulfur hexaflouride (SF6)
c)
methane (CH4)
d)
oxygen (O2)
31.
Which of the following is a societal change that would significantly lessen the amount of greenhouse gas produced?
a)
Stop using bottled water, use a reusable cup/bottle.
b)
Produce more carbon dioxide when burning coal.
c)
Switch to plant based food products instead of beef.
d)
Use a Stratospheric aerosol to reflect the sun's light.
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