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WorksheetsFinal Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 53mins
Plants take in and release carbon dioxide. Plants require carbon dioxide for the process of
Condensation
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Transpiration
When you respire, your cells are undergoing a chemical reaction. Glucose, one of the reactants, is being broken down or decomposed. What is one of the products of cellular respiration?
C6H12O6
CO2
H2
O2
Carbohydrates seen here contain three common elements. They are
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur
Hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
Carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and phosphorus
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins: These organic molecules ALL have this element in common. This element can form multiple bonds, and it bonds with itself, as well as other elements. This element is...
Calcium
Carbon
Helium
Nitrogen
The process of cellular respiration can be represented by the chemical formula:
C6H12O6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O + energy (ATP)
C6H12O6 + CO2 → O2 + 6H2O
CO2 + H2O → O2 + C6H12O6
CO2 + H2O + light → O2 + C6H12O6
The area where an organism lives its life including the living and non-living factors
Habitat
Producer
Energy Pyramid
Food Web
Niche
The organism that supplies matter and energy, also known as an autotroph
Producer
Energy pyramid
Habitat
Food Web
Niche
This display graphically shows the energy that is available at each trophic level in a food chain
Habitat
Producer
Energy Pyramid
Food web
Niche
A representation of the linkages between food chains in a community
Habitat
Producer
Energy Pyramid
Food Web
Niche
Which of these physical factors most shapes the characteristics of an ecosystem?
Soil Type
Longitude
Temperature and rainfall
air circulation patterns
Which of these is produced when fossil fuels are burned?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
hydrogen
carbon dioxide
What two processes fuel the carbon cycle?
Cellular respiration and photosynthesis
transpiration and transport
photosynthesis and transport
cellular respiration and transpiration
CO2 is returned to the atmosphere by all methods except
combustion
decomposition
photosynthesis
respiration
Many factors determine the health of an aquatic ecosystem. Which choice lists ONLY abiotic factors?
the number of species of algae, fish, and water fowl present
the acidity of the water, the number of species of insects, and air temperature
the oxygen content of the water, the water temperature, and the chemical composition of the bottom mud.
The amount of sunlight penetrating the water, the phosphorus content, and the number of species of fish
Choose all the abiotic factors
soil
temperature
prey
competition
sunlight
Choose all the biotic factors
soil
temperature
prey
competition
sunlight
The burning of fossil fuels by cars and factories has most affected the ________ cycle
carbon
hydrogen
nitrogen
water
phosphorus
Carbon becomes part of the carbon cycle in several ways, both by physical and chemical means. Carbon enters a food web via ________ through the process of __________.
producers; photosynthesis
land plants; metabolism
producers; respiration
trees; transpiration
Which of these word formulas for cellular respiration is correct?
Organic compounds ALL contain the element carbon. Which organic compound, used for stored chemical energy, contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and will sometimes contain a phosphate group.
carbohydrate
lipid
protein
starch
Polypeptides is the polymer of which macromolecule?
Which macromolecule contains the elements C, H, O and sometimes P
Which macromolecule contains the elements C, H, O, N?
fatty acids belong to which macromolecule?
Amino acids are the building blocks of which macromolecule?
Which macromolecule is a product of photosynthesis?
Lipid
Carbohydrate
Which of the following statements best explains how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and other large carbon-based molecules?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen can form bonds with other atoms, allowing them to combine into larger molecules
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen can form a mixture, allowing them to combine into larger molecules.
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen can change phases from gas to liquid, allowing them to combine into larger molecules
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen cannot form bonds with other atoms, and therefore cannot combine into larger molecules
Which important element helps to distinguish proteins and nucleic acids from carbohydrates and lipids?
These important macromolecules act as catalysts to help carry out the thousands of chemical reactions that take place in cells. What is this macromolecule?
Protein- Enzymes
Lipids- hormone
Carbohydrates- cellulose
nucleic acid- RNA
Some macromolecules are formed from one or two _______ or smaller molecular fragments that repeat.
amino acid
monomer
polymer
string
How are the tundra and desert alike and what adaptation do plants living in each biome share?
low-light intensity; wide, flat leaves
Strong, cold, drying winds; low growing in clumps
Low rainfall and available water; waxy coating on leaves
low temperatures; silver-grey hairs on leaves to absorb sunlight
What is the important difference between the tundra and desert biome?
average annual temperature
average annual precipitation
amount of available sunlight
number of herbivores in biome
An aquatic ecosystem was rich in benthic microalgae and seagrasses. Over the years, industrial pollutants have reduced these populations considerably. How would this affect the ecosystem?
There would be no energy produced in the system
There would be more energy available in the ecosystem
It will increase the number of organisms at higher trophic levels
There would be less energy transferred to the higher trophic levels
The most important factor contributing to the modern-day extinction of hundreds of species on Earth is
acid rain
invasive species
greenhouse effect
habitat destruction
Why are the beak sizes and shapes of Darwin's finches different?
They had different ancestors
They adapted to the different type of predators
They adapted to the type of food available
They crossbred with different bird species
Which term best demonstrates when an organism is better adapted to the environment that they live in and are more likely to survive and reproduce?
natural variation
natural selection
speciation
living
Supposed that pollution caused snow in the arctic to quickly turn black, which happens sometimes in today's urban areas. To adapt to this change over time, the arctic fox's fur would
darken in the summer
darken in the winter
lighten in the summer
lighten in the winter
If a mature climax forest is heavily harvested for mature trees to be used as pulp and lumber, which effect is most likely?
a decrease in annual plants
An increase in top predators
An increase in bare rock exposure after the mature trees are removed
An increase in light tolerant species like grasses, pines, and shrubs.
This element is found in all living things. It is recycled when organisms die. It is transformed from one form to another through photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Carbon
Helium
Nitrogen
Calcium
During respiration, members of the animal kingdom use _______ and then release ______ as a waste gas.
The area where an organism lives its life including the living and non-living factors
Any biotic or abiotic factor in an ecosystem that causes a population's size to slow or decrease is a
The recolonization of an area that has been totally destroyed, as in a volcano eruption, is an example of
The single most important limiting factor in any terrestrial biome is
In an ecosystem which is not a density dependent limiting factor?
Natural Disaster
Which of these limiting factors are density dependent?
Available sunlight
Fire
Pollution
Parasitism
Climate change
Which of these limiting factors are density independent?
Available sunlight
Fire
Pollution
Parasitism
Climate change
Cutting down forests changes the populations of more than trees. Imagine these organisms that lived in this forest. After the trees have been cut, fewer animals can survive here. What are MOST LIKELY the limiting factors in this case?
food and space
food and water
water and space
food and shelter
In a wetland habitat, imagine a very hot summer with little rain. What would be the limiting factor for the populations of all of the animals living here?
Wolves and mountain lions are competing predators. If the wolf population increases what would we expect to happen to the mountain lion population?
The mountain lion population would remain high
There is no way to make a prediction
The mountain lion population would drop below its current level
The mountain lion population would decrease and eventually reach zero
A population of deer on the kaibab Plateau exhibits the population growth shown in the graph here. Which hypothesis is supported by the data in the graph?
The deer have overpopulated the kaibab plateau
the food source for the deer has been depleted
The birth rate equals the death rate
The deer are currently growing at an exponential rate
The deer are affected by density dependent factors like predation
The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, water, and other necessities available in the environment. Which factor would have the greatest impact on reducing the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
Available habitats for shelter
A population size that remains stable
stable temperature and precipitation
competition from another population
What can be interpreted from the graph?
