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BIO.3 and BIO.5 Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cattle egrets are birds that forage in fields among cattle. The egrets get easy access to food and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
2.
Which organisms compete for the same food?
a)
Rabbits and mice
b)
Rabbits and foxes
c)
Mice and grasshoppers
d)
Grasshoppers and owls
3.
A wrasse fish feeds on the parasites found on the black sea bass's body. Both species benefit. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
4.
Which is an example of biotic and abiotic factors interacting together in an ecosystem?
a)
Bear eating a fish
b)
A bird using twigs to build its nest
c)
A plant bending toward the light
5.
Which of the following would best be identified as a predator/prey relationship?
a)
Dog --> Dragonfly
b)
Grass --> Cow
c)
Mouse --> Hawk
d)
Chipmonk --> grass
6.
Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that feed on parasites found on an impala. The impala gets rid of parasites and the red-billed oxpeckers get a yummy dinner. This is an example of _______.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
7.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for (trying to get) the same source we call this____?
a)
Population
b)
Resources
c)
Community
d)
Competition
8.
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the tree's detriment (harm). 
a)
Mutualsim 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
9.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
10.
Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs  in the flowers where  the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit.  
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
11.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is a...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
12.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Parasitism 
c)
Commensalism 
13.
A decrease in the frog population would MOST likely lead to an increase in the population of which organisms?
a)
owl
b)
grass
c)
snake
d)
grasshopper
14.
Which statement is correct?
a)
The lion and rhino have a predator/prey relationship.
b)
The grasshopper is the predator and the bird is the prey.
c)
Giraffes compete with lions and birds.
d)
None of the above
15.
A form of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit is called
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
competition
d)
commensalism
16.
What would best explain the decrease in primary producers?
a)
an increase in solar energy
b)
a decrease in O2 levels in the H2O
c)
a decrease in the population of tertiary consumers
d)
an increase in the population of primary consumers
17.
What is the phenotype in the bottom right square? (Yellow is dominant and green is recessive)
a)
yy
b)
Yy
c)
yellow
d)
green
18.
Which of the following is the genotype for a homozygous recessive trait?
a)
gg
b)
Gg
c)
GG
19.
What % of the offspring in the Punnet square are heterozygous?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
20.
The dominant trait in this punnett square is
a)
yellow pea seeds
b)
green pea seeds
c)
there is no dominant seed
21.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
22.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
23.

According to the Punnett square in basic mendelian genetics: B reprepsents the dominant gene for blue feathers and b represents the recessive gene for red feathers. Two heterozygous birds have one offspring. What percent chance does it have for red feathers?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

24.

What is the top left arrow pointing to?

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous recessive

d)

heterozygous dominant

25.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

a)

two genetically identical cells.

b)

four genetically identical cells.

c)

four genetically different cells.

d)

four genetically identical cells.

26.

Study the Punnett Square. What is the probability of a dominant trait showing up?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

27.

Study the Punnett Square. What is the probability of having a recessive trait?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

0%