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Unit 1 Biology Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA found only in the nucleus

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

both

d)

neither

2.

A collection of living organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another is a...

a)

Population

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Ecosphere

3.

Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem...

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

food chain

d)

biome

4.

What are the biotic factors in this image?

a)

sunlight, elephants, grasses

b)

sunlight, water, air

c)

elephants, plants, trees

d)

elephants, clouds, grasses

5.

What is a community?

a)

One individual of a species

b)

a group of individuals living together in an area

c)

all the different populations living together in an area

d)

different communities and their physical environment

6.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

One individual of a species

b)

a group of individuals of a species that live in the same area

c)

all the different species in an area

d)

all the communities in an area and the physical environment

7.

What level of ecological organization does the bird represent?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

8.

A duck, a dragonfly, a morel mushroom and a bobcat are all examples of...

a)

organisms.

b)

populations.

c)

communties.

d)

ecosystems.

9.

All of the different BIOTIC organisms found in the same area.

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

10.

Which example best illustrates the difference between a community and a population?

a)

All the people in a town would be a community; all the people in a country would be a population

b)

The two terms are interchangeable, a population IS a community.

c)

All the people in a town would be a community; all their cattle would be a population.

d)

All the different animals in a national park would be a community; all of the brown bears in the park would be a population.

11.

Which 2 of the following is/are considered biotic factors?

a)

Chicken

b)

Water

c)

Wind

d)

Mushroom

e)

Temperature

12.

Where all life on Earth exists; encompassing all of Earth’s ecosystems

a)

biosphere

b)

biome

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

13.

What is the primary function of the mitochondria in eukaryotic cells?

a)

Energy production through cellular respiration

b)

Protein synthesis

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

DNA replication

14.

Which of the following best describes the process of osmosis?

a)

Movement of water from a region of low solute concentration to high solute concentration through a semi-permeable membrane

b)

Movement of solutes from a region of high concentration to low concentration

c)

Active transport of ions across a membrane

d)

Diffusion of gases across a cell membrane

15.

In a controlled experiment, which variable is manipulated to observe its effect on the dependent variable?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

d)

Extraneous variable