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IB Biology Topic 1 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

a)

Hawk

b)

Spider

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Shrew

2.

Which of the following processes removes carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Plant Respiration

b)

Auto and factory emissions

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Animal Respiration

3.

If the amount of dissolved oxygen in the light bottle used for the investigation in the lesson does not change, an explanation for this is

a)

The rates of photosynthesis and respiration are equal

b)

Respiration is not occurring

c)

photosynthesis is not occurring

d)

no photosynthesis occurred

4.

__________ primary productivity is the total amount of energy that producers convert to chemical energy in organic molecules per unit of time.

a)

Net

b)

Total

c)

Gross

d)

Secondary

5.

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

a)

Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants

b)

Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil

c)

Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria

d)

Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

6.

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

a)

pioneer species

b)

soil

c)

climax community

d)

lichens

7.

After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

climax community

d)

limiting factors

8.

Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?

a)

A tornado

b)

A volcanic eruption

c)

A flood

d)

A drought

9.

Which experiences the least change over time?

a)

Pioneer Species

b)

Primary Succession

c)

Aquatic Succession

d)

Climax Community

10.

What term could be described as an equilibrium?

a)

pioneer species

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

climax community

11.

Primary succession occurs in areas with:

a)

very little soil

b)

lots of soil

c)

no soil

d)

soil that has been disturbed

12.

What best describes the term succession?

a)

rapid changes that create an ecosystem overnight

b)

gradual changes over time to fully create or restore and ecosystem

c)

forest with the tallest trees

d)

the rate species produce offspring

13.

Which of the following is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Presence of a nucleus

b)

Presence of membrane-bound organelles

c)

Circular DNA

d)

Larger size compared to eukaryotic cells

14.

What is the primary function of ribosomes in a cell?

a)

Energy production

b)

Protein synthesis

c)

Lipid synthesis

d)

DNA replication

15.

In an experiment, a student measures the rate of photosynthesis by counting the number of oxygen bubbles produced by an aquatic plant. Which factor is most likely to increase the rate of photosynthesis?

a)

Decreasing the light intensity

b)

Increasing the carbon dioxide concentration

c)

Decreasing the temperature

d)

Increasing the oxygen concentration