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WorksheetsSpring Final Exam Review
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What type of reproduction involves only one parent and produces genetically identical offspring?
Sexual
Asexual
Binary fission
Budding
Which cell organelle contains the genetic material?
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Nucleus
Endoplasmic reticulum
How many total chromosomes do humans have?
23
46
22
44
What is the chromosome combination for a girl?
XY
XX
YY
XZ
Who is known as the father of modern genetics?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
James Watson
Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation?
Migration
Hibernation
Claws
Venom poisoning
What is the definition of a gene?
A unit of heredity that is transferred from parent to offspring
The passing down of traits from one generation to another
A threadlike structure in the nucleus containing DNA
The way an organism acts
Put these in order from smallest to largest: cell, gene, chromosome, nucleus, DNA.
Gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell
Cell, nucleus, chromosome, gene, DNA
DNA, gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell
Gene, chromosome, DNA, nucleus, cell
How can hibernation be a behavioral and physiological adaptation?
It is the way an organism acts as well as having an effect on metabolism and breathing rates.
It is the way an organism finds food.
It is the way an organism reproduces.
It is the way an organism migrates.
How long do adaptations take to occur and why is that?
Changes take many generations to appear.
Changes happen overnight.
Changes take a few days to appear.
Changes take a few weeks to appear.
How does variation within a species happen?
Traits are shared from both parents and are expressed differently in offspring, mutations can also occur causing changes for a specific trait.
Traits are shared from one parent only.
Traits are not shared at all.
Traits are shared from both parents and are expressed the same in offspring.
Explain what a mutation is, where it happens in the body.
A change that occurs in our DNA, in the nucleus of the cell.
A change that occurs in our RNA, in the nucleus of the cell.
A change that occurs in our DNA, in the cytoplasm of the cell.
A change that occurs in our RNA, in the cytoplasm of the cell.
What is the herbivore in this food chain?
Grasshopper
Snake
Flower
Eagle
What is the producer in this food chain?
Flower
Grasshopper
Snake
Eagle
What is the primary consumer in this energy pyramid?
Grasshopper
Snake
Flower
Eagle
How many food chains are in the food web below?
9+
2
5
What are the producers in this food web?
Shrub, tree, grass
Grasshopper, snake, mountain lion
Rabbit, mountain lion, eagle
Shrew, snake, mountain lion
What could happen to the population of insect-eating birds if the grasshoppers become extinct?
It would decrease
It would increase
It would stay the same
It would fluctuate
What is the difference between an energy pyramid and a food chain?
An energy pyramid shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web, while a food chain shows the trophic levels.
An energy pyramid shows the trophic levels, while a food chain shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web.
An energy pyramid shows the flow of energy for the entire ecosystem, while a food chain shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web.
An energy pyramid shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web, while a food chain shows the flow of energy for the entire ecosystem.
Explain the 10% rule. What happens to the 10% versus the other 90%?
The 10% is lost as heat, and the other 90% is transferred to the next trophic level.
The 10% is transferred to the next trophic level, and the other 90% is lost in the form of heat or used by the organism.
The 10% is used by the organism, and the other 90% is transferred to the next trophic level.
The 10% is transferred to the next trophic level, and the other 90% is stored in the organism.
What is the definition of "Biotic"?
Any non-living thing
Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Any living or once-living thing
The total mass of organisms in an area
What is an example of an Abiotic factor?
Dog
Tree
Sand
Dead plant
What is the definition of "Ecosystem"?
The community of plants and animals that occur naturally in an area
Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Biotic and abiotic factors that support life in an area
The total mass of organisms in an area
What is an example of a Biome?
Prairie ecosystem
Cave for bats
Tropical Rainforest
Underneath a rock
What is the definition of "Habitat"?
Biotic and abiotic factors that support life in an area
The total mass of organisms in an area
All organisms of the same species
A smaller area within a larger habitat
What is an example of Biomass?
All the life in a forest
2 or more bullfrogs
Underneath a rock
Bullfrogs, mosquitoes, butterflies
What is the definition of "Population"?
The total mass of organisms in an area
All organisms of the same species
A smaller area within a larger habitat
Variety of life in an ecosystem
What is an example of a Microhabitat?
Prairie ecosystem
Cave for bats
Tropical Rainforest
Underneath a rock
What is the definition of "Biodiversity"?
Several different populations of animals within an ecosystem
Living and non-living parts in a given area
Variety of life in an ecosystem
The role an animal plays in its habitat or environment
What is an example of a Community?
Prairie ecosystem
Bullfrogs, mosquitoes, butterflies
Tropical Rainforest
Underneath a rock
What is the definition of "Environment"?
Living and non-living parts in a given area
The role an animal plays in its habitat or environment
A model that shows the flow of energy through an ecosystem
The total mass of organisms in an area
What is an example of a Niche?
Prairie ecosystem
Cave for bats
A barn owl eats rodents and snakes
Underneath a rock
What is the definition of "Energy pyramid"?
The total mass of organisms in an area
A model that shows the flow of energy through an ecosystem
The role an animal plays in its habitat or environment
Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
What is compost?
A type of plant
Organic material added to soil to help plants grow
A type of animal
A chemical fertilizer
What does a food chain describe?
The relationships between various food chains in an ecosystem
Who eats whom in the wild
The process of photosynthesis
The water cycle
What is an autotroph?
An organism that must eat other organisms for energy
An organism that makes its own food
An organism that decomposes organic material
An organism that eats both plants and meat
Which of the following is an example of a producer?
Lion
Bear
Plant
Worm
What is a predator?
An organism that is hunted
An organism that cycles nutrients back into the soil
A hunter of other organisms
An organism that eats only plants
Which of the following organisms is a herbivore?
Lion
Rabbit
Bear
Vulture
What is a scavenger?
An organism that makes its own food
An organism that eats only plants
An organism that waits for their food to die or be killed and then pick at what is left
An organism that eats both plants and meat
What is a decomposer?
An organism that cycles nutrients back into the soil
An organism that eats only meat
An organism that must eat other organisms for energy
An organism that is hunted
List from simplest to most complex.
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome
population, organism, community, ecosystem, biome
community, organism, population, ecosystem, biome
ecosystem, population, organism, community, biome
What is the source of ALL energy for life on earth?
The moon
The sun
The stars
The wind
What is the difference between an ecosystem and a community?
A community contains only biotic factors and an ecosystem contains both abiotic and biotic
An ecosystem contains only biotic factors and a community contains both abiotic and biotic
A community contains only abiotic factors and an ecosystem contains both biotic and abiotic
An ecosystem contains only abiotic factors and a community contains both biotic and abiotic
What do the arrows represent in the food web above?
The transfer of matter
The transfer of energy
The transfer of water
The transfer of nutrients
List the producers found in the food web.
Grass and cattails
Frogs and snakes
Eagles and crows
Grasshoppers and snakes
List the autotrophs found in the food web.
Grass and cattails
Frogs and snakes
Eagles and crows
Grasshoppers and snakes
List the heterotrophs found in the food web.
Grasshopper, frog, snake, crow and eagle
Grass and cattails
Frogs and snakes
Eagles and crows
List all primary consumers in the food web.
Grasshopper
Frog
Snake
Eagle
List all secondary consumers.
Frog and crow
Grasshopper and snake
Eagle and snake
Grass and cattails
List all tertiary consumers.
Snake and eagle
Frog and crow
Grasshopper and snake
Grass and cattails
What would happen if a disease killed off all of the cattails?
It would affect everyone in the food web
There would be more frogs
There would be more snakes
There would be more eagles
What would happen if eagles and snakes were killed by disease?
There would be more frogs and crows
There would be more grasshoppers
There would be more cattails
There would be more grass
Which are the carnivores in the food web?
Eagle and snake
Cattails and grass
frog and crow
grasshopper and frog
Can an omnivore be a primary consumer?
Primary consumers eat producers and omnivores can be primary consumers if they are eating the producer in a food chain.
Primary consumers eat only meat and omnivores cannot be primary consumers.
Primary consumers eat only plants and omnivores cannot be primary consumers.
Primary consumers eat only decomposers and omnivores cannot be primary consumers.
What are some benefits of biodiversity?
Keeps an ecosystem healthy, balanced and survive environmental changes
Causes environmental changes
Reduces the number of species
Increases pollution
Which biome do you think has the most biodiversity and why is it so?
Terrestrial biome-rainforest Aquatic biome- ocean, because of the many different species present in both.
Desert biome, because of the extreme conditions.
Tundra biome, because of the cold climate.
Grassland biome, because of the vast open spaces.
The water table is located:
Between the unsaturated zone (zone of aeration) and zone of saturation
Below the zone of saturation
Above the unsaturated zone (zone of aeration)
Within the unsaturated zone (zone of aeration)
Water is pulled downward through soil and gravel by what force?
Magnetism
Gravity
Friction
Buoyancy
During a period of drought, what happens to the water table?
Rises
Falls
Stays the same
Disappears
During a period of heavy rains, the water table:
Rises
Falls
Stays the same
Disappears
An area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place is called:
Watershed
Basin
Reservoir
Aquifer
Water that doesn't soak into the ground or evaporate but instead flows across the Earth's surface is called:
Run-off
Groundwater
Permeable water
Surface water
Describes rock and soil that have connecting pore spaces through which water can pass:
Permeable
Impermeable
Saturated
Unsaturated
Material through which water cannot pass is called:
Impermeable
Permeable
Saturated
Unsaturated
The upper surface of the zone of saturation is called:
Water table
Groundwater
Aquifer
Watershed
Water that soaks into the ground and collects in the small spaces between bits of rock and soil is called:
Groundwater
Run-off
Surface water
Rainwater
A layer of permeable rock that allows water to move freely is called:
Aquifer
Watershed
Basin
Reservoir
Runoff is surface water.
True
False
What are the two types of weathering.
Mechanical (Physical) and chemical
Mechanical (Physical) and biological
Chemical and biological
Physical and biological
Wet (water), humid and warm areas increase the chance of which type of weathering?
Mechanical
Chemical
Biological
Cold weather increases the chance of which type of weathering?
Chemical
Biological
Mechanical
Lichens secreting acid and breaking up rock is an example of what type of weathering?
Mechanical
Chemical
Biological
Physical
Acid rain breaking down rock is an example of what type of weathering?
Mechanical
Chemical
Biological
Movement of particles or sand against rock (like sandpaper) is an example of which type of mechanical weathering?
Exfoliation
Ice wedging
Abrasion
Oxidation
Heat causes rocks to _________ and then crack.
Expand
Contract
Melt
Erode
Oxidation is an example of what type of weathering?
Mechanical
Chemical
Biological
Physical
List 2 landforms created by deposition.
Mushroom, cliffs
Canyons, arches
Glaciers, waves
Many sandy beaches are particularly prone to erosion as a result of:
Tides
Rain
Human pedestrians
Wind
When a rock falls from a cliff face, the agent of erosion is usually:
Wind
Man-made
Gravity
Water
Apart from water and gravity, other erosive agents are:
Ice and wind
Wind, animals and machinery
No other agents of erosion
Fire and wind
Weathering by abrasion occurs by agents such as:
Wind and water
Gravity
Tree roots
Ice
Water can break down rocks because:
Water carries strong acids that erode rocks
Water takes up less space when it freezes and rocks collapse inward
Water expands when it freezes in cracks in rocks
Water dissolves rocks completely
What ecoregion is Katy, TX in?
Tallgrass Prairie
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Desert
Deciduous Forest
What defines an ecoregion?
A small unit of land or water sharing different species and environmental conditions
A large unit of land or water sharing the similar species and environmental conditions (ie: climate, precipitation)
A large unit of land or water with no species and environmental conditions
A small unit of land or water with similar species and environmental conditions
