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Bio Sem 1 Exam Review Part 2

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of an AUTOTROPH?

a)

cats

b)

humans

c)

viruses

d)

apple trees

2.

Producers get their energy from

a)

Other organisms

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

They don't need energy

3.

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into

a)

just oxygen

b)

just glucose

c)

ATP and oxygen

d)

oxygen and glucose

4.

Which of the following is (are) reactants for photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

light

d)

all of the above

5.

Which is the correct equation for Cellular Respiration?

a)

C6H12O6 + 02 → CO2 + H2O + ATP

b)

02 + C6H12O6 + ATP→CO2 + H2O

c)

CO2 + H2O→O2 + C6H12O6+ ATP

d)

CO2 + H2O + ATP →O2 + C6H12O6

6.

Cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down

a)

glucose

b)

ATP

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

7.

What are the reactants (inputs) in the equation for cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen and lactic acid

b)

carbon dioxide and water

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

H2O and glucose

8.

Which of these is a product (output) of cellular respiration?

a)

Oxygen

b)

CO2

c)

Glucose

d)

all of the above

9.

Which is the correct chemical equation for Photosynthesis?

a)

C6H12O6 + 02 → CO2 + H2O + sunlight

b)

02 + C6H12O6 + sunlight → CO2 + H2O

c)

CO2 + H2O → O2 + C6H12O6 + sunlight

d)

CO2 + H2O + sunlight → C6H12O6 + O2

10.

How do photosynthesis and respiration compare?

a)

They only occur in plants

b)

They are the same reaction

c)

They are opposite reactions

d)

Neither requires energy

11.

Animals and plants rely on each other. Plants use ___________from animals and animals use _______________ from plants.

a)

Oxygen, CO2

b)

CO2, oxygen

c)

sugar, oxygen

d)

oxygen, sugar

12.

Which organisms use cellular respiration

a)

Plants only

b)

Animals only

c)

Plants and animals

d)

Only Humans

13.

Where does photosynthesis take place?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondrion

c)

ribosome

d)

chloroplast

14.

Where does cellular respiration takes place?

a)

chloroplasts

b)

lysosomes

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

15.

Which of the following is an example of an HETEROTROPH?

a)

cats

b)

viruses

c)

apple trees

d)

grass

16.

These organisms can also be called herbivores because they eat plants or algae

a)

Producers

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Secondary consumers

d)

Tertiary consumers

17.

What approximate percent of the energy found in producers is passed on to primary consumers?

a)

100%

b)

90%

c)

50%

d)

10%

18.

All animals and fungi must eat other organisms to get food. They are therefore called

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Producers

c)

Consumers

d)

Omnitrophs

19.

Producers get their energy from

a)

Other organisms

b)

sunlight or chemicals

c)

water

d)

They don't need energy

20.

The leaf is a:

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

heterotroph

21.

The chameleon is a:

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

autotroph

22.

If you were to make an energy pyramid for this food chain, what would be on the BOTTOM?

a)

Leaf

b)

Caterpiller

c)

Chameleon

d)

Snake

e)

Mongoose

23.

In an energy pyramid for this food chain, what would be on the TOP?

a)

Leaf

b)

Caterpiller

c)

Chameleon

d)

Snake

e)

Mongoose

24.

If the leaf starts out with 200 joules of energy, how much energy would be available to the chameleon?

a)

2000

b)

200

c)

20

d)

2

e)

0.2

25.

The Mongoose would be on which trophic level?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

26.

The seagrass and algae are

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

secondary consumers

27.

Which organism is considered the APEX (top) predator

a)

Triggerfish

b)

turtle

c)

octopus

d)

shark

28.

Which organism is considered BOTH a secondary and tertiary consumer?

a)

Triggerfish

b)

turtle

c)

octopus

d)

jellyfish

29.

According to this food web.....

a)

The Damselfish is eaten by the crab

b)

The crab is eaten by the Damselfish

c)

The turtle is eaten by the jellyfish

d)

The shark is eaten by the turtle

30.

A catastrophic event wipes out the turtle population. In the short term this might cause....

a)

A decline in Damselfish

b)

A decline in the shark population

c)

An increase in the producer population

d)

An increase in the shark population

31.

The bacteria in this food web is a decomposer, this means:

a)

All other organisms should have an arrow pointing TOWARDS the bacteria

b)

All other organisms should have an arrow pointing AWAY from the bacteria

32.

Phytoplankton have 50,000 Kcal of energy. How much energy would be stored in the Mackerel level?

a)

5

b)

50

c)

500

d)

.5

33.

Looking at this energy pyramid, what organism is the tertiary consumer?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

crustaceans

c)

herring

d)

mackeral

e)

shark

34.

We learned that Sea otters eat urchins and urchins eat kelp. What would happen to the kelp if all the sea otters were killed?

a)

The kelp grows out of control

b)

The urchins disappear

c)

Urchins eat all of the kelp

d)

The kelp and urchins stay in balance

35.

What is the magnification of the part at 9?

a)

2X

b)

5X

c)

10X

d)

40X

36.

If you are using the LOW power objective, which part can you use to focus?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

12

37.

If you are using the HIGH power objective, which part will you use to focus it?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

12

d)

13

38.

If you are using the LOW power objective, what would the TOTAL magnification be?

a)

4X

b)

10X

c)

40X

d)

100X

39.

Which of the following is a primary consumer in a food chain?

a)

Lion

b)

Shark

c)

Eagle

d)

Grasshopper

40.

What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?

a)

To store oxygen

b)

To generate ATP

c)

To create proteins

d)

To produce glucose

41.

In an ecosystem, which organism is most likely to be a decomposer?

a)

Fungi

b)

Rabbit

c)

Eagle

d)

Grass

42.

What is the job of the decomposers?

a)

They are necessary part of the diet of most consumers.

b)

Convert plant material into a form that 1st consumers use

c)

make resources by breaking down waste materials

d)

extract energy from sunlight

43.

How do decomposers benefit the carbon cycle?

a)

Dead organic matter is broken down and nitrogen is released into the air.

b)

Carbon is leaked into the air when fossil fuels are burned.

c)

Decaying organisms are essential for carbon to be released back into the food web.

d)

Volcanoes and fires vent large amounts of carbon dioxide into the sky.

44.

Decomposers get their food by __________.

a)

making it themselves

b)

eating live organisms

c)

using dead organisms

d)

eating themselves

45.

A decomposer is a

a)

consumer

b)

producer

46.

Mushrooms and other fungi play an important role as decomposers in ecosystems. What is the primary purpose of decomposers?

a)

They provide food for desert consumers.

b)

They serve as the only site of nitrogen fixation.

c)

They use energy from the Sun to make food.

d)

They break down waste and return nutrients to the soil.

47.

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

competition

d)

parasitism

48.

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...

a)

Mutualism 

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitsm 

d)

Commensalism 

49.

A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat absorbing nutrients through its skin. A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

commensalism

d)

competition

50.

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

51.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. 
a)
Mutualism 
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm 
d)
Commensalism 
52.
When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.
a)
host, hostess
b)
parasite, host
c)
host, parasite
d)
prey, predator
53.

All of the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.

a)

Population

b)

Species

c)

Community

d)

Biosphere

54.

When a species has died out and no individuals are left.

a)

Extinction

b)

Fertile

c)

Endangered Species

d)

Offspring

55.

1. A population of tigers lives in Bangladesh. Over 50 years, the size of the tiger population increased. What best explains the increase in the size of the tiger population?

a)

Fewer tigers were born than died

b)

More tigers were born than died.

56.

Foxes eat small animals called voles. In southern Sweden, scientists observed that when the vole population decreased, what will happen the fox population?

a)

Population will decrease because there will be less births.

b)

Population will remain stable

c)

Population will increase

d)

Population will decrease because there will be less deaths.

57.
Which of the following are biotic factors in an ecosystem?
a)
rain, sunlight, and plants
b)
plants, animals, and bacteria
c)
temperature, animals, and plants
d)
animals, minerals in the soil, and rain
58.
All of the following are examples of limiting factors for a population except...
a)
space
b)
food
c)
time
d)
weather
59.

In parasitism between a dog and a tick, which is considered the host?

a)

Tick

b)

Dog

c)

Both

d)

Neither

60.
How do you think an increase in the fox population affected the hare population?
a)
The hares decreased beacause there were fewer food sources
b)
The hares increased because there were more food sources
c)
The hares decreased because there were more fox to prey on them
d)
The hares increased because they had more space