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Biology Revision

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

a)

Tree

b)

Water

c)

Light

d)

Temperature

2.

Plants are examples of:

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Carnivores

d)

Decomposers

3.

An animal with a backbone is called a:

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Protist

d)

Monera

4.

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Fungi

c)

Lion

d)

Tree

5.

In a binomial name, the first word represents:

a)

Species

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Kingdom

6.

Which of the following best describes mutualism?

a)

Both species benefit

b)

One species benefits and the other is harmed

c)

One species benefits and the other is unaffected

d)

Both species are harmed

7.

A tick feeding on a dog is an example of:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predator-prey

8.

Two lions fighting over a mate is an example of:

a)

Intraspecific interaction

b)

Interspecific interaction

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

9.

A remora fish attaches to a shark to get food scraps but does not harm the shark. This is:

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator-prey

10.

A kangaroo eats grass. A dingo eats the kangaroo. What type of consumers are the kangaroo and dingo?

a)

Primary, secondary

b)

Secondary, tertiary

c)

Producer, primary

d)

Primary, tertiary

11.

Energy in a food chain flows from:

a)

Consumers → Producers

b)

Sun → Producers → Consumers

c)

Decomposers → Producers → Consumers

d)

Sun → Consumers → Producers

12.

Herbivores eat:

a)

Meat

b)

Plants

c)

Both plants and animals

d)

Decomposers

13.

Omnivores eat:

a)

Plants only

b)

Animals only

c)

Both plants and animals

d)

Dead material only

14.

Which of these is a primary consumer in a food chain?

a)

Grass

b)

Rabbit

c)

Fox

d)

Fungi

15.

Interspecific interactions occur between members of the same species.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Predator-prey interactions help maintain population balance in ecosystems.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Producers can make their own food using sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Decomposers return nutrients to the soil.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Commensalism harms one of the organisms involved.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A clownfish lives among sea anemones. The clownfish gets protection, and the anemone is unharmed. Which type of interaction is this?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predator-prey

21.

A bee collects nectar from flowers while pollinating them. Which type of interaction is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predator-prey

22.

A flea feeds on a dog’s blood. Which type of interaction is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predator-prey

23.

Two male elephants fight for access to mates. What type of interaction is this?

a)

Intraspecific interaction

b)

Interspecific interaction

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

24.

A lion hunts and eats a zebra. Which type of interaction is this?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predator-prey

25.

A fox eats a rabbit that eats grass. Identify the trophic levels of the grass, rabbit, and fox.

a)

Producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer

b)

Primary, secondary, tertiary

c)

Producer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer

d)

Decomposer, producer, consumer

26.

Explain how decomposers help maintain energy flow in an ecosystem.

a)

They block energy flow

b)

They break down dead matter, returning nutrients to the soil and making energy available to producers

c)

They are eaten by predators

d)

They compete with producers

27.

What is a dichotomous key used for?

a)

To identify organisms by following a series of choices based on characteristics

b)

To feed organisms

c)

To classify rocks

d)

To measure energy

28.

In a dichotomous key, what is a couplet?

a)

Two organisms that are similar

b)

A pair of statements at each step that leads to the next division

c)

A type of food chain

d)

A predator-prey relationship

29.

Binomial names consist of:

a)

Family and species

b)

Genus and species

c)

Order and class

d)

Kingdom and phylum

30.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander classification systems differ from Linnaean taxonomy because they include:

a)

Observable traits only

b)

Cultural and social attributes like totemic associations

c)

Only species names

d)

No categorisation

31.

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate?

a)

Earthworm

b)

Frog

c)

Spider

d)

Jellyfish

32.

Which of these is an example of a fungus?

a)

Mushroom

b)

Oak tree

c)

Earthworm

d)

Bacteria

33.

A branching key is helpful because:

a)

It provides a visual guide to identification

b)

It only works for plants

c)

It replaces scientific names

d)

It is easier than a written key

34.

In a food web, which organism is always at the base?

a)

Secondary consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Tertiary consumer

d)

Decomposer

35.

Which of the following is a secondary consumer?

a)

Grass

b)

Rabbit

c)

Snake

d)

Fungi

36.

In a food chain: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake → Hawk, which is the tertiary consumer?

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Frog

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

37.

Decomposers are important because they:

a)

Eat predators

b)

Recycle nutrients into the soil

c)

Increase energy in ecosystems

d)

Feed producers

38.

Which type of interaction occurs within the same species?

a)

Intraspecific

b)

Interspecific

c)

Predator-prey

d)

Mutualism

39.

A wolf hunts a deer. What type of interaction is this?

a)

Predator-prey

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

40.

Two plants growing close together competing for sunlight is an example of:

a)

Intraspecific competition

b)

Interspecific competition

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

41.

A bird eats ticks off a cow. This is an example of:

a)

Commensalism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Predator-prey

42.

Using the food web which of the following is a primary consumer?

a)

butterfy

b)

snake

c)

fox

d)

frog

43.

Using food web which of the following is a secondary consumer?

a)

snake

b)

worm

c)

butterfy

d)

squirrel

44.

Using the food web which of the following is a tertiary consumer?

a)

frog

b)

bird

c)

eagle

d)

worm

45.

Using the food web what would happen if the eagle became extinct?

a)

The frog population would decrease.

b)

The frog population would increase.

c)

The butterfly population would increase.

d)

The snake population would decrease.

46.
What are "trophic levels"?
a)
Levels in a food web/food chain
b)
Levels of land in a mountain
c)
Animal diets
47.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
48.

A student discovers an arachnid without a segmented abdomen, and legs longer than its body. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

a)

Whip Scorpion

b)

Wind Scorpion

c)

Daddy long legs

d)

Scorpion

49.

Which leaf is shown in the drawing?

a)

Magnolia

b)

Redbud

c)

Sweetgum

d)

None of the above

50.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
51.

Identify the plant shown

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
53.

Which organism has legs, has wings and is active at night?

a)

Spider

b)

Butterfly

c)

Moth

d)

Snail

54.

Which two organisms are closely related?

a)

Spider and butterfly

b)

Snail and worm

c)

Worm and spider

d)

Centipede and snail

55.

Which organism has no legs and no shell?

a)

Spider

b)

Snail

c)

Centipede

d)

Worm

56.

What characteristics do a salamander and human share?

a)

Can produce milk

b)

Has limbs

c)

Has opposable thumbs

d)

Has speech

57.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms
58.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet