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Standard 5 Vocab Review

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for when nutrients are turned into forms usable by most plants and animals?

a)

bacteria

b)

biogeochemical cycle

c)

fixation

d)

disruption

2.

Match the following

a)

Renewable

1.

Materials from Earth that can be replaced by nature within a relatively short period of time

b)

Non renewable

2.

resources that cannot be replaced by natural processes within a lifetime

c)

Conservation

3.

The protection of resources and avoidance of wasteful and destructive use.

3.

What does the word "resource" mean?

a)

Another word for money.

b)

Something that a human makes.

c)

Something that we can use and is valuable.

d)

Something that comes from Earth.

4.
The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
exhaling
5.
These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming
a)
Global warming gases
b)
Hot House gases
c)
Green House gases
d)
Thermal pollution
6.
During which phase of the nitrogen cycle do decomposers break down nitrates into ammonium?
a)
Ammonification
b)
Nitrification
c)
Denitrification
d)
Assimilation
7.
Which of the following organisms plays a major role in all phases of the nitrogen cycle?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
8.
During which phase of the nitrogen cycle do bacteria and lightning strikes convert  atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form?
a)
Ammonification
b)
Assimilation
c)
Nitrogen Fixation
d)
Nitrification
9.
During which phase of the nitrogen cycle is ammonia converted into nitrates?
a)
Ammonification
b)
Nitrification
c)
Nitrogen fixation
d)
Denitrification
10.
During which phase of the nitrogen cycle is nitrogen gas returned to the atmosphere?
a)
Ammonification
b)
Nitrogen fixation
c)
Nitrification
d)
Denitrification
11.
During which phase of the nitrogen cycle are nitrates taken up into plant roots?
a)
Ammonification
b)
Assimilation
c)
Nitrificaiton
d)
Denitrification
12.
Which phase of the water cycle occurs through the stomata of plant leaves?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
13.
Which of the following events occurs immediately prior to rain or snow fall?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condenstation
c)
Infiltration
d)
Transpiration
14.
Which off the following processes returns water vapor to the atmosphere?
a)
Evaporation and Condensation
b)
Evaporation and Precipitation
c)
Transpiration and Evaporation
d)
Transpiration and Precipitation
15.
Which of the following events removes water from the atmosphere?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Infiltration
d)
Run off
16.
Which nutrient does not cycle through the atmosphere in the form of a gas?
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Phosphorus
17.
Which two biological processes play a role in cycling carbon and oxygen?
a)
Photosynthesis and Transpiration
b)
Cellular Respiration and Evaporation
c)
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
d)
Transpiration and Evaporation
18.
Which of the following does NOT add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
Burning fossil fuels
b)
Decomposition of plants and animals
c)
Cellular respiration
d)
Transpiration
19.
These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming
a)
Global warming gases
b)
Hot House gases
c)
Green House gases
d)
Thermal pollution
20.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
21.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle.
22.

A path that certain chemicals take through the biosphere.

a)

Biogeochemical Cycles

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Carbon Cycle

23.

The path that water takes as it moves from the surface, into the atmosphere and then back to the lithosphere or the hydrosphere.

a)

Biogeochemical Cycles

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Carbon Cycle

24.

The transfer of carbon from carbon dioxide (CO2 ) to organic nutrients like glucose (C6H12O6 ) through photosynthesis and then back to CO2 through respiration.

a)

Biogeochemical Cycles

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Carbon Cycle

25.

Not living, or produced by nonliving things

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

26.

When the inheritable characteristics of a population change in order for the organisms in the population to better survive and reproduce

a)

immigration

b)

inheritance

c)

Adaptation

d)

winning

27.

Living, or produced by living things

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

28.

The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can hold

a)

limiting factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

biodiversity

d)

limit

29.

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism is neither harmed nor helped.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Symbiosis

30.

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources

a)

competition

b)

predation

c)

parasitism

d)

mutualism

31.

A species that, if removed from an ecosystem, would cause a major change in that ecosystem.

a)

Endangered species

b)

unlimited species

c)

important species

d)

keystone species

32.

Biotic or Abiotic factor that restricts the growth of the population

a)

carrying capacity

b)

limiting factor

c)

abiotic factor

d)

biotic factor

33.

A relationship between organisms and species that is helpful to both

a)

mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Symbiosis

34.

An ecological role played by a specific organism

a)

limiting factor

b)

niche

c)

Abiotic factor

d)

Biotic factor

35.

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other suffers

a)

mutualism

b)

symbiosis

c)

parasitism

36.

All the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem.

a)

Community

b)

Biome

c)

Population

d)

Organism

37.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
38.
The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
d)
ozone
39.
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?
a)
It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature 
b)
It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses 
c)
It leads to more factories
d)
It causes a major decrease in people
40.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Carbon Dioxide Gases
d)
Methane
41.

producers ...

a)

eat herbivores

b)

make their own food

c)

eat consumers

d)

break down and recycle nutrients back into the environment

42.

a consumer ...

a)

gets energy from the sun

b)

eats only other consumers

c)

eats only producers

d)

gets energy by eating other organisms

43.

carnivores ...

a)

eat only producers

b)

eat other consumers

c)

eat both producers and consumers

d)

eat dead organisms

44.

omnivores ...

a)

eat both producers and consumers

b)

eat only plants

c)

eat only consumers

d)

break down and recycle nutrients back into the environment

45.

detritivores

a)

eat dead organisms

b)

break down and recycle nutrients back into the environment

46.

decomposers

a)

eat dead organisms

b)

break down and recycle nutrients back into the environment

47.

The position an organism occupies in a food chain or pyramid.

a)

Biotic

b)

Population

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Trophic Level

48.

​ (a)   succession is one of two types of biological and ecological succession of plant life, occurring in a bare environment usually lacking soil.

Choose from the below words
Primary
Secondary
Pioneer species
Climax community
49.

The first species to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems and help aid in the process of succession is called a​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
pioneer species
niche
limiting factor
parasite
omnivore
50.

​ (a)   is a series of community changes which take place on a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat.

Choose from the below words
Secondary succession
Primary succession
Carrying capacity
Climax community
Pioneer species
51.

The first species to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems and help aid in the process of succession is called a​​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
pioneer species
niche
limiting factor
parasite
omnivore
52.

Click on the apex predator. Also, click on the level with the most available energy.

A
B
53.

Click on the apex predator. Also, click on the level with the most available energy.

A
B
54.

An ecological community in the final stage of succession. When all species are stable and not changing:

a)

Pioneer species

b)

Carrying capacity

c)

Climax community

d)

Limiting factor

55.

a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.

a)

Phosphorous Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Food Chain

d)

Food Web

56.

the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of feeding patterns of a series of organisms.

a)

Phosphorous Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Food Web

d)

Food Chain

57.

a gradual process of change and replacement in a community.

a)

Climax Community

b)

Evolution

c)

Ecological Succession

d)

Food Chain

58.

a final, stable community in equilibrium with the environment.

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Consumer

d)

Climax Community

59.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Tertiary Consumer

1.

Snake

b)

Secondary Consumer

2.

Bird

c)

Apex Predator

3.

Owl

d)

Herbivore

4.

Grasshopper

e)

Producer/Autotroph

5.

Plant

60.

An organism that hunts its food

a)

Prey

b)

Predator

c)

Herbivore

d)

Autotroph

61.

process by which organisms that are most suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully and also called survival of the fittest.


a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Cladograms

62.

heritable characteristics that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Adaptation

c)

Evolution

d)

Node

63.

formation of a new species

a)

Speciaiton

b)

Organic Evolution

c)

Evoltution

d)

Clade

64.

Changes in the genetic makeup of species in a population as a result of responding to environmental changes


a)

Organic Evolution

b)

Chemical Evolution

c)

Clade

d)

Node

65.

 how oxygen or hydrogen gases "evolve" out of some types of chemical reactions


a)

Organic Evolution

b)

Chemical Evolution

c)

Taxon

d)

Binomial Nomenclature

66.

a trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a particular lineage and was passed along to its descendants.


is the loss of a tail, a trait that first appeared in an ancestor of apes and man


a)

Homologous Structures

b)

Fossil

c)

Derived Characteristic

d)

Aerobic Heterotroph

67.

 evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants


a)

Clade

b)

Node

c)

Cladogram

d)

Organic Evolution

68.

the points at the ends of branches which represent sequences or hypothetical sequences at various points in evolutionary history.

a)

Node

b)

Clade

c)

Derived Character

d)

Endosymbiotic Theory

69.

preserved remains of, or traces of, ancient organisms

a)

Fossil

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Analogous Structures

d)

Systematics

70.

 structures that are similar in different species of common ancestors


 similar physical features in organisms but the features serve completely different functions

a)

Vestigial Structures

b)

Taxon

c)

Binomial Nomenclature

d)

Homologous Structures

71.

body parts that share a common function, but not evolutionary history


a)

Homologous Structure

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Endosymbiotic theory

d)

Derived Character

72.

theory that proposes that eukaryotic cells formed from a symbiotic relationship among several different prokaryotic cells


a)

Cell Theory

b)

Clade

c)

Fossil

d)

Endosymbiotic Theory

73.

structure that is inherited from ancestors but which has lost much or all of its original function


a)

Vestigial Structure

b)

Photosynthetic Autotroph

c)

Systematics

d)

Taxon

74.

classification system in which a single imaginary line can divide the body into left and right sides that are mirror images of each other

a)

Binomial Nomenclature

b)

Taxon

c)

Systematics

d)

Aerobic Heterotroph

75.

group or level or organization into which organisms are classified

a)

Taxon

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Systematics

d)

Endosymbiotic theory

76.

anoxic heterotroph, having an atypical respiratory type of metabolism in which oxygen and nitrogen oxides are used simultaneously as terminal electron acceptors

a)

Photosynthetic autotroph:

b)

Evolution

c)

Phylogeny

d)

Aerobic heterotroph

77.

 is a plant, lichens, and algae

a)

 Vestigial Structures

b)

 Systematics

c)

 Aerobic heterotroph

d)

Photosynthetic autotroph

78.

study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms


a)

Taxon

b)

 Binomial nomenclature

c)

Systematics

d)

 Endosymbiotic theory

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