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Biology Final Exam Fall 2025 (1)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Plants need sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food."

Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

2.
"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:
a)
Claim
b)
Evidence
3.
What is the best definition for claim? 
a)
A statement you believe to be false. 
b)
A statement you believe to be true. 
c)
Evidence that proves something right. 
4.

The text states that temperatures in the summer, on average, are warmer than any other season.

a)

This is an example of a claim.

b)

This is an example of evidence.

5.

Which of the following show how or why the data supports the claim?

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

6.
Has specific data, numbers, values, or qualitative descriptions. 
a)
Claim
b)
Evidence 
c)
Reasoning
d)
All
7.

The data, facts, or information that supports the claim is ______

a)

claim

b)

evidence

c)

reasoning

d)

theme

8.

The sentence that explains how or why the evidence supports a claim is ______

a)

claim

b)

evidence

c)

reasoning

d)

theme

9.
Mr. M’s class grades were graphed as a pie graph. Based on this graph, the smallest percentage of students received what grade?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Mr. M’s class grades were graphed as a pie graph. Based on this graph, what percentage of the class received a B?
a)
60%
b)
25%
c)
10%
d)
5%
11.
The bar graph compares the number of students enrolled in classes. Approximately how many students are enrolled in Chemistry (Chem)?
a)
140
b)
160
c)
225
d)
240
e)
330
12.
The bar graph compares the number of students enrolled in classes. Approximately how many students are enrolled in Psychology (Psych)?
a)
140
b)
160
c)
225
d)
240
e)
330
13.
This line graph compares the growth of plants that were kept in the sun for different amounts of time. On Day 7, the plants kept in the sun for 3 hours were how tall?
a)
5 mm
b)
20 mm
c)
70 mm
d)
130 mm
14.
The line graph shows the number of worms collected and their lengths. What length of worm is most common?
a)
6 - 6.25 cm
b)
6.25 - 6.5 cm
c)
6.5 - 7 cm
d)
7 - 7.5 cm
15.

A good graph includes which of the following?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

a uniform scale

b)

units for the numbers on the axes

c)

labels on X- and Y-axes

d)

a title that includes IV and DV

16.

The graph below represents the relationship between the amount of spring rainfall recorded at a pond and the number of frogs in that pond.

What is the difference between the number of frogs in the pond when the rainfall was 5 cm and when the rainfall was 20 cm?

a)

30 frogs

b)

40 frogs

c)

50 frogs

d)

60 frogs

17.

Anjuli performed an experiment to determine the respiration rate of yeast. She determined this by measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) production over time. Then, she produced the following graph.


Her teacher suggested that she redraw her graph as a line graph. Why should she redraw the graph?

a)

A line graph looks better in a scientific report.

b)

She was measuring a rate of change.

c)

She had graphed the wrong relationship.

d)

Her experiment had many different variables.

18.

This graph shows the sizes of lynx and hare populations between the years of 1845 and 1940. If a predator of the lynx enters the food chain, you might expect the number of -

a)

lynx and hares to become equal.

b)

lynx to increase.

c)

hares to increase.

d)

hares and lynx to decrease.

19.

Which plant was the tallest at the end of the 20-day period?

a)

Plant 1

b)

Plant 2

c)

Plant 3

20.

Approximately on what day did plant 1 become taller than plant 3?

a)

Day 13

b)

Day 15

c)

Day 18

d)

Day 20

21.

The graph below represents the relationship between the amount of spring rainfall recorded at a pond and the number of frogs in that pond.

What is the difference between the number of frogs in the pond when the rainfall was 5 cm and when the rainfall was 20 cm?

a)

30 frogs

b)

40 frogs

c)

50 frogs

d)

60 frogs

22.

The graph below shows a runner’s distance from the starting line during a 30-minute race. The distance was measured in meters (m). Time was measured in minutes (min).

What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

a)

time

b)

distance

23.

Anjuli performed an experiment to determine the respiration rate of yeast. She determined this by measuring carbon dioxide (CO2) production over time. Then, she produced the following graph.


Her teacher suggested that she redraw her graph as a line graph. Why should she redraw the graph?

a)

A line graph looks better in a scientific report.

b)

She was measuring a rate of change.

c)

She had graphed the wrong relationship.

d)

Her experiment had many different variables.

24.

This graph shows the sizes of lynx and hare populations between the years of 1845 and 1940. If a predator of the lynx enters the food chain, you might expect the number of -

a)

lynx and hares to become equal.

b)

lynx to increase.

c)

hares to increase.

d)

hares and lynx to decrease.

25.

According to the graph, the addition of the enzyme amylase causes the reaction to -

a)

slow down.

b)

speed up.

c)

give off heat.

d)

take in heat.

26.
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 what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
27.
An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.
a)
Omnivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Humans 
28.
An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.
a)
Omnivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Humans 
29.
An organism that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules.
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Parasite 
30.

The plants are considered a

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

herbivore

d)

producer

31.

Which trophic level is the scorpion? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Tertiary consumer

32.

Which trophic level is the kit fox?

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

33.

abiotic means

a)

living

b)

nonliving

34.
Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?
a)
Owl
b)
Fish
c)
Tree
d)

Fungi

35.

This is the study of organisms and their interactions with the environment.

a)

Biology

b)

Geology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Ecology

36.

What is one ABIOTIC factor in this ecosystem?

a)

frog

b)

tadpole

c)

water

d)

snail

37.

The maximum number of organisms that can live in a specific area is called

a)

abiotic limiting factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

biotic limiting factor

d)

biosphere

38.

A species who has a very large impact on the rest of the food web is called a(n)

a)

keystone species

b)

quaternary consumer

c)

apex predator

d)

host

39.
What does the direction of the arrow represent in a food chain or energy pyramid?
a)
the flow of energy
b)
which way is north
c)
the expenditure of energy
d)
increase of energy
40.

__________ is an organism that can make it's own food.

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Consumer

c)

Autotroph

d)

Decomposer

41.
Refer to the image and answer the question. Algae gets 995 kcal (energy) from the Sun. How much of that energy will be available to the Sun Fish?
a)
995 kcal
b)
99.5 kcal
c)
9.95 kcal
d)
0.995 kcal
42.
Organisms that eat other organisms are called?
a)
Producers
b)
Autotrophs
c)
Heterotrophs
d)
Chemotrophs 
43.

Using the diagram provided, which of the following energy pyramids best represents the data?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

What is the average amount of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next?

a)

90%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

50%

45.

What is the ultimate source of energy for an ecosystem?

a)

Producers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Tertiary Consumers

d)

Sun

46.

Most of the energy in the trophic level below is NOT available to the organisms that eat them. Therefore, the ecosystem can only support the number of organisms that can have enough to eat.

Why can the ecosystem only support small numbers of consumers compared to a large number of producers?

a)

There is not enough energy available to support more consumers

b)

There is too much energy available to the consumers

c)

There is not enough food available for decomposers

d)

There is not enough sunlight available to support more consumers

47.

What will most likely happen to the hawks and rodents if the insects were removed?

a)

There will be more hawks and rodents

b)

The rodents will eat more hawks

c)

There will be fewer rodents and hawks

d)

The hawks will eat more rodents

48.
Change over time is
a)
evolution
b)
generation
c)
growth
d)
biogenesis
49.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
50.

How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

a)

It shows that embryos who develop similarly share a common ancestor

b)

It shows that embryos who develop similarly are not related to one another

c)

It shows that organisms have the ability to evolve, or change, over time

51.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
52.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
53.
Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't
a)
nature
b)
humans
c)
animals
d)
years
54.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
55.

What part of the water cycle is #2?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

run off

d)

condensation

56.

Many processes add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere but the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere is....

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

57.

Carbon can be found in all living things, rock, the atmosphere, dissolved in oceans, and in fossil fuels.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

This takes place as the water in the oceans are heated.

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

59.

This takes place over land and water-when it occurs over land, it either becomes part of the groundwater supply or becomes runoff and starts the process of traveling through rivers back to the lakes and oceans.

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

60.

This usually occurs in the atmosphere as water vapor in the clouds cool.

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration