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AGS-100 point-2025 S1-ES EXAM-no explain

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Climate

a)

Biotic factor

b)

Abiotic factor

2.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

sun

b)

plants

3.

What is a herbivore?

a)

an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

b)

an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

4.

Photosynthesis is important because...

a)

it makes food for the food webs

b)

it makes carbon dioxide

5.

The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

Producers

6.

List the physical plates from outermost layers to the innermost layers.

a)

Crust, mantle, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core

b)

Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core

7.

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

a)

competition

b)

commensalism

8.

This is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

9.

The role an organism plays in its ecosystem

a)

function

b)

niche

10.

When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction

a)

hibernation

b)

mimicry

11.

Which of the following shows the symbiotic relationship between the Rodent and the Bird?

a)

Competition

b)

Mutualism

12.

What is a Geologic Process?

a)

Something that occurs naturally and changes Earth's surface

b)

Something that only happens to geodes

13.

What can geologic processes do? Select ALL that apply...

a)

Create things

b)

Destroy things

c)

Shape Earth's surface

d)

Be helpful

e)

Be harmful

14.

What does climate mean?

a)

is the broad long term patterns (average) of weather in a region

b)

day to day regions on earth

15.

What would most likely occur if the Sun did not heat Earth?

a)

There would be no weather

b)

There would be slightly less weather.

16.

Which of the following best describes a relationship in the food web?

a)

The mouse is a producer because it consumes the green plant.

b)

The wild cat is a secondary consumer because it consumes the rabbit.

17.

What is a producer?

a)

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

b)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

18.

A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava to escape from underground.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?

a)

viscosity

b)

Lava

20.

Which image shows a tsunami in action?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

a)

plates

b)

directions

22.

parasites, disease, predators, are examples of what type of limiting factors?

a)

density independent

b)

density dependent

23.

When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

a)

The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity

b)

Continues to grow

24.

A population of foxes has 36 individuals. In one year, 10 baby foxes are born and 6 older foxes die. The population at the end of the year is (a)   .

25.

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

a)

limiting factors

b)

secondary succession

26.

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

a)

C, D, A, B

b)

D, A, B, C

27.

This is the process that forms a new ecosystem where no organisms lived before.

a)

competition

b)

primary succession

28.

The snake is the _______.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

29.

Who is the prey?

a)

Bear

b)

Salmon

30.

Tiger

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

31.

Noah and Aria love checking the forecast to see if they need an umbrella or sunglasses. What is it that changes every day?

a)

weather

b)

latitude

32.

Mason, William, and Evelyn are on a globe-trotting adventure! They notice that the temperature and weather patterns change as they move closer or farther from the equator. What is this change mostly related to?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

33.

Weather or Climate?
The forecaster predicted thunderstorms for tomorrow.

a)

Weather

b)

Cimate

34.

Which continent is shown on the globe here?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

35.

Which of these letters indicates the location of Australia?

a)

B

b)

D

36.

Which layer of the atmosphere contain all the weather?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

37.

Moving air in Earth’s atmosphere is called ___________.

a)

wind

b)

weather

38.

Which of these BEST describes the atmosphere?

a)

a blanket of air that surrounds Earth

b)

all of Earth's water

39.

What are clouds made of?

a)

small animals

b)

tiny droplets of water

40.

What does temperature measure?

a)

how fast the wind is moving

b)

how warm or cool something is

41.

Which of the following is a part of weather?

a)

wind

b)

all of these

42.

Which part of the day is usually the warmest?

a)

evening

b)

noon

c)

night

d)

morning

43.

This cycle shows the way water evaporates from Earth’s surface into the air, condenses, and falls back to the surface as precipitation.

What is this cycle called?

a)

A. the water cycle

b)

B. the weather cycle

c)

C. the precipitation cycle

44.

This diagram shoes three important processes in the water cycle, What does number 1 show?

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

45.

This diagram shoes three important processes in the water cycle, What does number 2 show?

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

46.

This diagram shoes three important processes in the water cycle, What does number 3 show?

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

47.

What does it mean to adapt?

a)

To stay the same

b)

To move environments

c)

To change in order to survive

d)

To stay the same in order to survive

48.

birds dancing for mates

a)

Physical Adaptation

b)

Behavioral Adaptation

49.

fish swimming in schools

a)

physical adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

50.

Long Limbs

a)

physical adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

51.

Puffer Fish Spines & Large Jaws

a)

physical adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

52.

Fur Color

a)

Physical Adaptation

b)

Behavioral Adaptation

53.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
54.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
55.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
56.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
57.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
58.

Brazil's rainforest is located in a region with a tropical climate. The tundra of the North Pole is located in a region with a polar climate. Why does air in an area with a tropical climate hold more water than air in a polar climate?

a)

Tropical climates have more rivers.

b)

Warm air holds more hot water vapor.

c)

Polar climates get more sunlight.

d)

Polar climates have ice instead of water.

59.

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

a)

Sunny and hot

b)

Sunny and cold

c)

Rainy and hot

d)

Rainy and cold

60.
As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____
a)
the months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
61.

What are thunderstorms?

a)

a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

b)

a storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.

c)

a mobile swirling of violently rotating winds with the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud

d)

a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

62.

What are tornadoes?

a)

a storm with thunder and lighting and typically also heavy rain or hail

b)

a storm with high winds and heavy snowfall.

c)

mobile violently rotating winds with the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud and beneath a large storm system.

d)

a huge storm with strong winds and storm surges

63.

When convergent plates collide, if both plates are pushed upward, this forms.

a)

Fissures

b)

Mountain Ranges

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Rock Cycle

64.

​The arrows in the mantle are showing _________ which move the Earth's plates.

(click on the image to enlarge)

a)

continental drift

b)

convection currents

c)

radioactive decay

d)

conduction

65.
All food chains begin with a ____________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
producers
d)
scavengers
66.
In this food web, the snake and the mouse have this relationship
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
predation
d)
parasitsm
67.

Primary Consumer

a)

Most likely an herbivore

b)

Must find its own food

c)

Most likely eats meat “ONLY”

d)

Creates its own food through photosynthesis

e)

Most likely an omnivore

68.

Parasitism

a)

A. Both organism’s benefits

b)

B. This is the maximum number of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem

c)

C. Non-Living parts of the environment

d)

D. Things that can grow a population or the lack thereof, can destroy a population.

e)

One organism benefits and the other is harmed

69.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
70.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
71.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
72.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
73.

Which letter shows exponential growth happening?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

74.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
75.

Why do animals migrate?

a)

they enjoy traveling

b)

they do not like to stay in one place very long

c)

find food, join other animals, go to a colder environment

d)

find food, to mate, to give birth to young

76.

a behavior an animal knows without learning it

a)

instinct

b)

behavior

c)

learned

d)

hibernation

77.

behaviors that come from watching other animals or through experience

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

instinct

d)

learned behavior

78.

Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?

a)

Fish

b)

Nuts

c)

Insects

d)

Flower Nectar

79.
Why Do aniamals Adapt?
a)
To make their life better
b)
To Survive in their envorment.
c)
To make people happy
d)
ALL of the above
80.
Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?
a)
it changes color
b)
it has sharp quills
c)
it moves very rapidly
d)
it makes a loud noise
81.

The teeth in this picture are from an animal that would most likely eat

a)

grass

b)

insects

c)

fruit

d)

fish

82.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
83.

Volcanoes

a)

Meteorology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geology

d)

Oceanography

e)

Pseudoscience

84.

Waves

a)

Meteorology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geology

d)

Oceanography

e)

Pseudoscience

85.

Thunderstorms

a)

Meteorology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geology

d)

Oceanography

e)

Pseudoscience

86.

Star properties

a)

Meteorology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geology

d)

Oceanography

e)

Pseudoscience

87.

Bigfoot

a)

Geology

b)

Meteorology

c)

Astronomy

d)

Oceanography

e)

Pseudoscience

88.
What is an observation for this picture?
a)
The man is scared
b)
The man is going to get eaten
c)
There is a man in a kayak
d)
The man is paddling fast
89.

Which step of the scientific method is this example-

Container #: State of Water: Height:

1- water =14.0 mL, ice =14.8 mL

2-water=20.0 mL, ice= 20.8 mL

3-water= 24.0 mL, ice=24.9 mL

a)

question

b)

hypothesis

c)

experiment

d)

data

e)

conclusion

90.
Scientists use _______ to help them answer questions.
a)
guesses
b)
evidence
c)
gravity
d)
stories
91.

A statement of whether your hypothesis was supported.

a)

conclusion

b)

summary

c)

scientific knowledge

92.
How do scientists learn about the world around them?
a)
by ignoring observations 
b)
by studying plants
c)
by asking questions 
d)
by studying plants 
93.

What are climate factors?

a)

Latitude/Elevation

b)

All of the Above

c)

Wind/Ocean Currents

d)

Surface features (Landforms)

94.

Higher elevations are warmer than lower elevations.

a)

True

b)

False

95.
True of False?  
Animals that live in the desert have adapted to live with little water since the desert gets little rainfall.
a)
True
b)
False
96.
The non-living part of an ecosystem
a)
Ocean
b)
Lava Flow
c)
Birds
d)
Abiotic
97.

In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

a)

Deer

b)

Grass

c)

rain

98.
Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.
a)
factories
b)
factor trees
c)
biotic factors
d)
abiotic factors
99.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
Fox
b)
Mountain
c)
Air
d)
Sunlight
100.

What could happen to this food web if all the plants were eliminated?

a)

only fungi would survive

b)

the food web would collapse

c)

birds and nematodes will increase

d)

the food web would produce more decomposers