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Honors Bio Ecology Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A biome is......
a)
Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
b)
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
c)
An area of earth only found in the United States.
d)
A community of living things.
2.
Which biome holds the greatest biodiversity?
a)
grassland
b)
tundra
c)
rainforest
d)
desert
3.
Which biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
4.
Which two biomes have the least precipitation?
a)
tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan
b)
savanna and tropical dry forest
c)
tundra and desert
d)
boreal forest and temperate woodland
5.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
6.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
7.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Water and Temperature 
8.
__________________________ have leaves that change color and then fall to the ground.
a)
Incredulous Forests
b)
Savannahs
c)
Deciduous Forests
d)
Tundras
9.
The temperature in the deciduous forest biome is 
a)
has cool seasons and warm seasons   
b)
cold 
c)
always warm 
d)
snowy 
10.
The main difference between tropical and temperate rainforests is
a)
The amount of rainfall
b)

The type of soil

c)
The seasons
d)
The temperature
11.

Describe winters in a temperate rainforest.

a)

Snowy & icy

b)

Mild & wet

c)

Hot & dry

d)

Cold & foggy

12.

What does 'evergreen' mean?

a)

To fall off, change colors

b)

Grows constantly, green year round

13.

On a climatogram, the bar graph represents _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

temperature

14.

A climatogram shows a biome's ___________ and ___________.

a)

temperature and precipitation

b)

temperature and plant life

c)

precipitation and rainfall

d)

precipitation and cloud cover

15.

Which biome is best represented by this climatograph?

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Boreal Forest

16.

Which biome is best represented by this climatograph?

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Grasslands

17.

Which of the following is a similarity between the tundra and the desert?

a)

low temperatures

b)

high temperatures

c)

low precipitation levels

d)

permanently frozen ground

18.

How can you tell this is a temperate deciduous forest?

a)

There is lots of rain all year

b)

The temperature is warm all year

c)

There are 4 seasons

d)

There is a wet and dry season

19.

How can you tell this is a grassland?

a)

There are 4 Seasons

b)

There is rain all year

c)

It is dry all year

d)

There is a wet and dry season

20.

The place represented by the climatogram can be found in the _____.

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

21.

Organism

a)

The basic unit of life

b)

Group of cells that perform a job

c)

Two or more tissues working together to perform a function

d)

A group of organs working together to perform a function

e)

Living things performing life processes by itself

22.

A community is ___________ types of species living together.

a)

Same

b)

Alternating

c)

All

d)

Different

23.

A population is all the ____________ species.

a)

Same

b)

Different

c)

Other

d)

Alternating

24.
Biotic includes all the following exempt:
a)
Plants
b)
Microrganism
c)
Sunlight
d)
Humans
25.

All organisms that live in a particular place and the physical aspects of that place make up a(n)...

a)

ecosystem

b)

habitat

c)

community

d)

food chain

26.

the weather conditions that are typical of a certain region over a period of years.

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

wind speed

d)

wind chill

27.

Which animals would be found in the grasslands?

a)

bison and grasshoppers

b)

zebras and cheetahs

c)

tigers

d)

squirrels

28.

What is the energy source needed for photosynthesis to occur.

a)

sugar

b)

water

c)

sunlight

d)

A Drake soundtrack

29.

What is the plant organelle called that performs photosynthesis

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

DNA

30.

What is made by plants during photosynthesis that can be used for energy by both plants and animals

a)

Salt

b)

Tacos

c)

Sugar (glucose)

d)

Carbon Dioxide

31.

The main energy source of energy on earth comes from the

a)

Sun

b)

wall socket

c)

Gasoline

d)

Justin Beiber's new album

32.

What organelle in your cells releases energy from sugars (glucose), made by the plant

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

33.

Which process is shown in the picture? Where does it occur?

a)

Photosynthesis; Mitochondria

b)

Photosynthesis; Chloroplast

c)

Respiration; Mitochondria

d)

Respiration; Chloroplast

34.
The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of the
a)
Zeroth law of thermodynamics
b)
law of heat addition
c)
principle of entropy
d)
conservation of energy
35.
Two identical blocks of iron, one at 10 degrees C and the other at 20 degrees C, are put in contact. Suppose the cooler block cools to 5 degrees C and the warmer block warms to 25 degrees C. This would violate the
a)
first law of thermodynamics.
b)
second law of thermodynamics.
c)
both of the above
d)
none of the above
36.

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

a)

They point to the organism that is being eaten.

b)

It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

c)

They show the direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

d)

They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

37.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
38.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
39.
A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the rabbit?
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Primary Consumer
d)
2nd order Heterotrph
40.
Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food. Which do scientist classify as autotrophs?
a)
Chordates
b)
Fungi
c)
Plants
d)
Molds
41.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
42.
Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores)
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Quaternary Consumers 
d)
Top Predators 
43.

If producers have 10,000 joules of energy, how much energy is available for the snake and frog?

a)

10,000

b)

1,000

c)

100

d)

10

44.

Grasshoppers eat the grass, mice eat the grasshoppers, and a fox eats the mice. Which one would be considered a primary consumer?

a)

Bird

b)

Mice

c)
Fox
d)

Grasshopper

45.

Which organism has the least amount of energy from the producers?

a)

Grass

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

46.

True or False:

There is more energy at the top of the pyramid

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which statement is true?

a)

The frog eats the snake

b)

The snake eats the grasshopper

c)

Energy from the snake will make it to the grasshopper

d)

Energy from photosynthesis will make it to the snake

48.

Which type of energy conversion occurs during the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Chemical energy is converted into radiant energy

b)

Radiant energy is converted into thermal energy.

c)

Thermal energy is converted into chemical energy

d)

Radiant energy is converted into chemical energy

49.

During photosynthesis, energy is stored in the form of —

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Water

50.

What happens to the solar energy absorbed by plants during photosynthesis?

a)

It is recycled by plants and returned to the atmosphere.

b)

It is converted into oxygen and glucose.

c)

It is stored as heat within the plant for cellular functions.

d)

It is transformed into chemical energy

51.

Which of the following statements best describes the flow of energy in an energy pyramid?

a)

As you go higher in the pyramid, the amount of energy increases.

b)

There is less energy in a producer level than a consumer level.

c)

There is no energy above the level of producers in the system

d)

Each group receives only a small amount of the energy from the level below it.

52.

A student prepares for a five-mile run so she eats a nutritious meal three hours before the run. Which correctly illustrates the transformation of energy from eating the meal to the five mile run?

a)

Chemical to Thermal

b)

Thermal to Mechanic

c)

Thermal to Mechanic to Chemical

d)

Chemical to Mechanical to Thermal

53.

Animals are consumers, meaning they need to eat food for energy because they cannot make their own. Which energy transformation is taking place when an animal eats food so it can keep warm?

a)

Mechanical to thermal

b)

Mechanical to radiant

c)

Chemical to thermal

d)

Radiant to chemical

54.

How will a large decrease in the number of rats impact the food web shown above?

a)

There will be an increase in the number of ants, tarantulas and snakes.

b)

There will be an increase in the number of snakes, coyotes, and hawks.

c)

There will be a decrease in the number of snakes, coyotes, and hawks.

d)

There will be a decrease in the number of cacti and sagebrush plants.

55.
Which organism is likely to be at the beginning of a food chain for a pond?
a)
Sunfish
b)
Freshwater shrimp
c)
Paramecium
d)
Green Algae
56.

Only 10% of the total energy produced at each trophic level is available to the next level. The amount of energy passed up to the levels of the food pyramid reduces as you go up.

a)

Producer

b)

Energy pyramid

c)

Parasite

d)

10% rule

57.

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web

a)

10% rule

b)

Host

c)

Energy pyramid

d)

Omnivore

58.

If there is 1000 Kcal available at the producers level, how much energy is available in the primary consumers level?

a)

100 Kcal

b)

10 Kcal

c)

1 Kcal

d)

1000 Kcal

59.

an organism that cannot make its own food.

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

c)

algae

d)

producer

60.

The 10% rule for an energy pyramid explains that

a)

10% of an organisms energy is lost

b)

only 10% of the energy from one trophic level is passed to the next

c)

10% of the energy an organism obtains is used for body processes

d)

10% of an organisms energy came from the previous trophic level

61.

In the diagram above, how is energy lost from each trophic level?

a)

as heat

b)

used by the organism

c)

retained in the previous level

d)

passed to the next level

62.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
63.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
64.

Which type of ecological pyramid is this?

a)

energy

b)

biomass

c)

numbers

65.

Which type of ecological pyramid is this?

a)

energy

b)

biomass

c)

numbers

66.

What does a pyramid of numbers compare?

a)

the number of individual organisms at each trophic level

b)

the number of individuals in each population

c)

the number of predators and prey in an ecosystem

d)

the number of different populations at each trophic level

67.

What does a biomass pyramid compare?

a)

the amount of biomass at each trophic level

b)

the amount of energy available at each trophic level

c)

the amount of biomass consumed at each trophic level

d)

the amount of individuals at each trophic level

68.

What is biomass?

a)

the total dry weight of organisms in an ecosystem

b)

the total volume of organisms in an ecosystem

c)

the total dry weight of producers in an ecosystem

d)

the total volume of animals in an ecosystem

69.

The top of a biomass pyramid is small because only a few apex predators can be supported in an ecosystem.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Which statement is correct about the pyramid of numbers?

a)

Higher the trophic level, lower the number of species and larger their size.

b)

Higher the trophic level, higher the number of species and larger their size.

c)

Higher the trophic level, lower the number of species and smaller their size.

d)

Higher the trophic level, higher the number of species and smaller their size.