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Final Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An individual belonging to a specific species
a)
Biotic
b)
Community
c)
Organism
d)
Reptile
2.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
3.
An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement
a)
niche
b)
biosphere
c)
biome
d)
habitat
4.
The living part of an ecosystem
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Mother Earth
d)
Flowers
5.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
6.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
7.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
8.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
9.
A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
niche
10.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
11.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
12.
Which of the following would be the definition of a detritivore?
a)
Animals that eat insects.
b)
Organisms that feed on rocks, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.
c)
Organisms that eat only pants
d)
Things that feed on dead organisms, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.
13.
An illustration that uses arrows to show the many possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.
a)
Food chain
b)
Food web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Succession Map
14.
Water temperature would be an example of ...
a)
A biotic factor
b)
An abiotic factor
15.
In which direction should an arrow be drawn to represent energy flow between these two organisms?
a)
To the Left
b)
To the Right
16.
What kind of relationship is this?
a)
Predator-Prey
b)
Producer-Consumer
c)
Parasite-Host
17.
Which organisms are both secondary and tertiary consumers in this food web?
a)
Chemosynthetic bacteria and amphipods
b)
Zooplankton and mussels
c)
Ratfish and octopuses
d)
Galatheid crabs and zoarcid fish
18.
Which organisms are producers?
a)
Chemosynthetic bacteria and symbiotic bacteria
b)
Amphipods and zooplankton
c)
Tubeworms and zoarcid fish
d)
Octopuses and mussels
19.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
20.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
21.

What type of energy is being shown here?

a)

nuclear

b)

chemical

c)

electric

d)

elastic

22.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

light and sound

b)

sound and mechanical

c)

mechanical and light

d)

nuclear and sound

23.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

thermal, light, electric

b)

nuclear, light, electric

c)

chemical, light, sound

d)

chemical, electric, light

24.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

sound, light, elastic, mechanical

b)

electric, light, chemical, mechanical

c)

light, mechanical, sound, nuclear

d)

chemical, mechanical, sound, thermal

25.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

electric, thermal, mechanical

b)

sound, mechanical, light

c)

chemical, light, thermal

d)

nuclear, light, chemical

26.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

chemical, electric

b)

electric, thermal

c)

elastic, chemical

d)

light, mechanical

27.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

gravitational potential, mechanical

b)

light, gravitation potential

c)

sound, mechanical

d)

chemical, elastic

28.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

electric, thermal, nuclear, light

b)

mechanical, electric, chemical, light

c)

thermal, sound, light, mechanical

d)

thermal, light, electric, nuclear

29.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

mechanical, gravitational potential, sound, chemical

b)

chemical, light, thermal

c)

elastic, electricity, nuclear, sound

d)

heat, chemical, gravitational potential

30.

What type of energy is being shown here?

a)

thermal

b)

light

c)

chemical

d)

elastic

31.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

chemical, light, nuclear

b)

electric, thermal, light

c)

thermal, sound, nuclear

d)

thermal, nuclear, gravitational potential

32.

What types of energy are being shown here?

a)

chemical, light

b)

chemical, thermal

c)

elastic, mechanical

d)

mechanical, electric

33.

When someone eats food, what does the chemical energy turn into when they run?

(a)  

34.

What types of energy are present in a tv?

a)

electric

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

thermal

e)

elastic

35.

What word describes a transfer of energy?

a)

moving

b)

changing

36.

What word describes a transformation of energy?

a)

moving

b)

changing

37.

Give an example of a transformation of energy.

Sentence stem: __________ ---> ____________

4 lines
38.

What type of energy is present in a car?

a)

chemical

b)

elastic

c)

nuclear

39.

What other type of energy is present in a car?

a)

nuclear

b)

mechanical

c)

elastic

40.

What type of energy is present in your microwave?

a)

sound

b)

elastic

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

41.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
42.
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago.  This continent is called
a)
America
b)
Super Earth
c)
Pangea
d)
Eurasia
43.
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Subduction
44.
_______________ Currents within the mantle cause the earth's plates to move and shift s molten material rises and falls due to density and gravity
a)
Convection
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Wind
45.
Divergent Plate movement can create
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Conduction
c)
Mountains
d)
Rifts and ocean ridges
46.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
47.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
48.
What is represented by the picture? 
a)
Sea-floor spreading
b)
Pangea
c)
How the continents are arranged today
d)
Volcanoes
49.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
50.
What was Wegener's hypothesis called?
a)
The Pangea 
b)
Moving Continents 
c)
The Continental Drift
d)
Techtonic Plates
51.
Why was Alfred Wegner's theory of Continental Drift not immediately accepted by scientists?
a)
there was no mechanism to explain how Continental Drift happened.
b)
The theory of Continental Drift was immediately accepted by the scientific community.
c)
there was no evidence to support his theory.
d)
Scientists did not think it was possible for the Continents to move.
52.
Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?
a)
Fossils
b)
Mountains
c)
Glaciers
d)
Sand Erosion
53.
Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?
a)
The shape of the continents
b)
Similar fossils found on separate continents
c)
Tree fossils found in odd places
d)
All of the above
54.

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

a)

the subducton of the sea floor

b)

the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

c)

convection currents in the asthenosphere

d)

the friction force between the plates that move past each other

55.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

56.
Wegener’s proposal of a supercontinent was supported by:
a)
earthquake data
b)
seafloor magnetism
c)
rock, fossil, and climate data.
d)
convection currents in the mantle.
57.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
58.
One of the fossils Wegener used to support his hypothesis of continental drift was
a)
Glossopteris
b)
Trilobite
c)
insects in tree amber
d)
ammonite molds
59.

Homologous structures

a)

b)

60.

Change in species over time

(a)  

61.

No evolution - species is well adapted to its environment

a)

fossil

b)

homologous structures

c)

stasis

62.

Similar DNA sequences

a)

Embryological Homologies

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Analogous Structures

d)

Molecular Structures

63.

Same/Similar structures

a)

Homologous Structures

b)

Analogous Structures

c)

Molecular Structures

d)

Embryonic Homologous

64.
a)

Molecular

b)

Embryonic Homologies

c)

Homologous Structures

65.

Adaptation

a)

Helps organism die

b)

Helps organisms survive and reproduce

c)

Molecular and embryonic homolgoes

d)

Common ancestor

66.

Based on the cladogram, the ancestral species most likely had -

a)

a vertebral column

b)

a vertebral column and hair

c)

sharp teeth and retractable claws

d)

the ability to purr

67.

Based on the cladogram, which species is most closely related to the house cat?

a)

wolf

b)

horse

c)

tiger

d)

turtle

68.

These limbs provide evidence of common ancestry because they-

a)

have the same basic structure

b)

perform the same function

c)

are the same size

d)

are parts of mammals

69.

The fact that both these mammals incubate their immature offspring in a pouch provided evidence that they -

a)

belong to the same species

b)

must range great distances to eat

c)

have very similar skeletal structures

d)

are descended from a common ancestor

70.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

a)

the same species in a general location

b)

the number of different species in a given area

c)

the number of animal species in a given area

d)

the number of plant species in a given area

71.

A species that is likely to become extinct if protective measures are not taken immediately is known as

a)

threatened species

b)

endemic species

c)

keystone species

d)

endangered species

72.

Which applies to this environmental problem:


Invasive carp are fast-growing, aggressive, and adaptable fish that are outcompeting native fish species for food and habitat in much of the mid-section of the United States.

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Pollution

d)

Population Growth

e)

Over-exploitation

73.
In what way are humans most impacting the biodiversity of ecosystems around the world?
a)
a. We are putting too many organisms in zoos or keeping them as pets
b)
b. We are increasing biodiversity by breeding new species
c)
c. We are destroying the habitats of a large number of species
d)
d. Recreational hunting
74.
Why are invasive species such a problem in their new ecosystem?
a)
a. The new ecosystem isn�t adapted to their presence
b)
b. The new ecosystem is probably weaker than the native one
c)
c. They have mutations making them more adapted to the new ecosystem
d)
d. They cause mutations in the native species
75.
Scientists think people have directly caused the extinction of some species through ______________.
a)
habitat destruction
b)
poaching
c)
pollution
d)
All of these
76.
How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction?
a)
they can feed the animals
b)
they can put the animals in a zoo
c)
they can protect the animal’s habitat
d)
they can take the animal to new habitats
77.

Which applies to this environmental problem:


Humans produce an excessive amount of artificial light which can interfere with natural cycles of light/dark in an environment and can confuse animals.

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Pollution

d)

Population Growth

e)

Over-exploitation

78.

How is the current decline in biodiversity different from the previous mass extinctions that Earth has experienced?

a)

It is happening much more slowly

b)

This time it is not really happening

c)

It is made worse by an asteroid hitting Earth

d)

This is being caused by humans

79.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which humans are destroying habitats?

a)

Gathering rain water to use to water crops

b)

Clearing out prairies to grow a single crop

c)

Cutting trees to use as toilet paper

d)

Building a shopping mall with a large parking lot

80.

The excessive use of species that have economic value is known as

a)

pollution

b)

habitat destruction

c)

over - exploitation

d)

climate change

81.

What is an invasive species?

a)

An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

b)

An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

c)

An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

d)

An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

82.

Which applies to this environmental problem:


The zebra mussel is outcompeting native species and causing damage in the Missouri River.

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Pollution

d)

Population Growth

e)

Over-exploitation

83.

Which applies to this environmental problem:


As more people are added to the Earth, more resources are required to meet their needs.

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Pollution

d)

Population Growth

e)

Over-exploitation

84.
Humans are causing extiction in which ways?
a)
By over hunting animals for food or products.
b)
By destroying the natural habitat of species.
c)
By polluting the environments of the world.
d)
All of the above.
85.

Which applies to this environmental problem:


The albatross are dying from eating plastic items that look like food.

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Pollution

d)

Population Growth

e)

Over-exploitation

86.

Which applies to this environmental problem:


Shark fin soup is consumed by millions of people in South East Asia.

a)

Habitat Loss

b)

Invasive Species

c)

Pollution

d)

Population Growth

e)

Over-exploitation

87.
Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?
a)
fewer members of the species are dying than being born
b)
more members of the species are dying than being born
c)
very few members of a species are alive
d)
all members of a species have died
88.

The hottest spots for species diversity are close to the _____________.

a)

Coast

b)

Florida

c)

Equator

d)

Poles

89.

True or False: Human beings are wiping out species much faster than nature creates them, causing what scientists call a "6th extinction"

a)

true

b)

false

90.

How does carbon dioxide return to the atmosphere?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Combustion and Cellular Respiration

c)

Consumption

d)

Decomposition

91.

Which one of these is not considered a biological process?

a)

Nitrogen Fixation by bacteria

b)

Consumption by animals

c)

Elimination of Waste by animals

d)

Erosion

92.

Which one of these is not a way that carbon cycles?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Burning Fossil Fuels

93.

What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation?

a)

Lightning

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plants

d)

Humans

94.

What part of the water cycle needs a living organism to occur?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

95.

How does a non-human living organism affect the water cycle? (short answer/fill in the blank)

a)

Trees allow transpiration

b)

Animals drink it

c)

All of the above

d)

Hills can cause runoff

96.

How do non-human living things affect the carbon cycle (fill in the blank/short answer)

a)

animals do cellular respiration

b)

plants do photosynthesis

c)

Fires release carbon into the atmosphere

d)

All of the above

97.

How do non-human living things participate in the nitrogen cycle? (fill in the blank/short answer)

a)

Bacteria decompose organic matter (decomposition)

b)

animals move nitrogen during consumption

c)

Bacteria convert waste into ammonia (ammonification)

d)

All of the above

98.

Describe how human's negatively impact the water cycle (short answer- need detail)

a)

Pollution

b)

Deforestation

c)

Building on and paving areas

d)

All of the above

99.

Describe how humans negatively impact the Carbon Cycle (short answer- need detail)

a)

Cutting down trees

b)

Eating plants

c)

Combustion (putting CO2 into the atmosphere)

d)

Cellular Respiration

100.

How do humans negatively affect the nitrogen cycle ? (short answer, need detail)

a)

A. Use too much fertilizers causing an imbalance in soil.

b)

B. Combustion- releasing N into the atmosphere

c)

Eating plants

d)

Both A and B

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