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Biology SOL Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a scientist in New Zealand was studying how a group of herbivores interacted with a group of omnivores, and all of their abiotic surroundings, what level of ecology would she be studying?

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Species

d)

Ecosystem

e)

Biome

2.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds live in woodland areas, but also frequent gardens where flowering plants are plentiful. They hover to feed on flowers, nectar, and sap. During this floral feeding process, the birds pollinate many plants. These tiny birds are omnivores, sometimes feeding on insects and spiders.

a)

Habitat of an autotroph

b)

Niche of an autotroph

c)

Niche of a heterotroph

d)

Habitat of a heterotroph

3.

Can two species occupy the exact same niche at the exact same time?


Use the Competitive Exclusion Principle to justify your answer.

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4.

What is the PRODUCT of the process used by producers that is passed on as energy throughout an ecosystem?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

Sun

c)

glucose

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

water

5.

If there are 100 KJ of energy available at the secondary consumer level, how many KJ of energy are available at the producer level?

a)

10 KJ

b)

1,000 KJ

c)

10,000 KJ

d)

1 KJ

6.

Why are autotrophs so crucial to an ecosystem?


Support your answer with QUANTITATIVE data and use these vocabulary words:


Rule of 10%

Producers

Primary consumers

Secondary consumers

Tertiary consumers

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7.

this type of evolution happens on a small scale, typically within a single population

a)

microevolution

b)

macroevolution

c)

natural selection

d)

artificial selection

8.

large-scale evolutionary change that takes place over long periods of time

a)

microevolution

b)

macroevolution

9.

body parts in different organisms that have the same basic structure, but may have different functions

a)

analagous structures

b)

homologous structures

c)

vestigal structures

10.

body parts in organisms that have the same functions, but have different structures

a)

analagous structures

b)

homologous structures

c)

vestigal structures

11.

body parts found in living organisms that no longer serve a purpose (not necessary for the organisms survival)

a)

analagous structures

b)

homologous structures

c)

vestigal structures

12.

selective pressure exerted by humans on populations in order to improve or modify particular desirable traits

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

13.

the process by which characteristics of population change over many generations as organisms with heritable traits survive and reproduce, passing their traits to offspring

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

14.

a change in a population or species over time

a)

Common Ancestry

b)

Evolution

c)

Embryology

d)

Biogeography

15.

Organisms descended from a common ancestor. Organisms with a more recent common ancestor are more closely related. This phenomenon is referred to as?

a)

Evolution

b)

Common Ancestry

c)

Embryology

d)

Fossil Record

16.

Two organisms that are closely related would have...

a)

very similar DNA sequences

b)

no proteins in common

c)

exactly the same DNA sequences

d)

completely different DNA sequences

17.

Another word for "adapt" is...

a)

change

b)

create

18.

When a species completely dies out, it is considered...

a)

adapted

b)

fossilized

c)

extinct

d)

mutated

19.

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species.

a)

variation

b)

behavior

c)

adaptation

d)

environment

20.

Remains of organisms are called...

a)

extinctions

b)

mutations

c)

fossils

d)

variation

21.

In finches (birds), what is the biggest advantage of having different shaped beaks?

a)

to look different from other species

b)

to protect itself from predators

c)

to be able to eat the food readily available in the environment

d)

to protect itself against prey