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Environmental Science IA Final Exam - Ecosystems Unit

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Primary producers could also be called…

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Detritivores

c)

Decomposers

d)

Autotrophs

2.

A rock is a non-living part of an ecosystem, so it could be called a(n)…

a)

Non-Alive factor

b)

Biotic factor

c)

Abiotic factor

d)

Biofactor

3.

A group of the same species of organism living in the same location at the same time would be called:

a)

A. A population

b)

B. A community

c)

C. A clade

d)

D. An ecosystem

4.

In a forest ecosystem, trees provide habitats and food for animals, and use water and minerals from the soil. They also compete with each other for resources. The information above is describing the tree’s…

a)

Population

b)

Habitat

c)

Niche

d)

Density

5.

Abiotic & Biotic factors interacting together would best be described as a(n)…

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

Genetic diversity

d)

Ecotype

6.

Which of the following is an example of a typical carnivore?

a)

A caterpillar

b)

A cow

c)

A lion

d)

A deer

7.

The biosphere describes….

a)

Non-living things in the environment

b)

Layer of the earth where life exists

c)

Layer of the atmosphere that surrounds earth

d)

Area directly above the troposphere

8.

You find a small group of wolves that live together in one ecosystem. They tend to stay in one region and breed even though there are other wolves farther away. This group would be considered…

a)

A species

b)

A population

c)

A habitat

d)

A biome

9.

An ecological community is defined as:

a)

A population of the same organism

b)

All of the herbivores in one ecosystem

c)

Any place where life can exist

d)

Groups of interacting populations in the same location

10.

Which is a producer?

a)

Poison ivy

b)

Fungi living off rotting trees

c)

Decomposers

d)

Fish eating insects

11.

This provides energy for most of the life on Earth

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

The atmosphere

d)

The Earth’s core

12.

The place where an organism lives is called its…

a)

Biome

b)

Population

c)

Species

d)

Habitat

13.

The purpose of this process is to create sugars for organisms to use for energy.

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Digestion

d)

Excretion

14.

The chemical reaction photosynthesis cannot occur without carbon dioxide, sunlight, and…

a)

Water

b)

Sugar

c)

Oxygen

d)

ATP

15.

In this model, the hawk is a…

a)

Secondary consumer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Tertiary consumer

d)

Producer

16.

When the frog eats the grasshopper, approximately what percentage of the grasshopper’s energy will the frog actually get to use?

a)

A. 5-20%

b)

B. 25-50%

c)

C. 55-75%

d)

D. 80-95%

17.

The frog population would go up if which organism was removed from the ecosystem?

a)

The hawk

b)

The grasshoppers

c)

The grass

d)

Any of the above

18.

Which organism is eating the producer?

a)

The Frog

b)

The grasshoppers

c)

The hawk

d)

The grass

19.

Which types of organisms utilize cellular respiration to get energy from food?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria

d)

All of the above

e)

A & B only

20.

Which of the following makes food the others can use for energy?

a)

Primary consumers

b)

Secondary consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Tertiary consumers

21.

An organism that eats others for food is a:

a)

Producer

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Autotroph

d)

Both A and C

22.

Which of the following is FALSE when it comes to decomposers?

a)

They rely on cellular respiration for their energy

b)

They play an important part in the carbon and nitrogen cycles

c)

They rely on photosynthesis for making their food

d)

Without them, dead organisms would break-down much slower

23.

A species that is introduced to a new environment and rapidly takes over is known as a(n)…

a)

Native species

b)

Invasive species

c)

Omnivorous species

d)

Parasitic species

24.

The abundance and different types of organisms found in an environment is also known as the environment’s…

a)

Facilitative sum

b)

Adaptability

c)

Niche variety

d)

Biodiversity

25.

Use respiration to get energy

a)

A

b)

H

c)

A + H

26.

Make food using photosynthesis

a)

A

b)

H

c)

A + H

27.

Form the bottom of an ecological pyramid

a)

A

b)

H

c)

A + H

28.

Eat other organisms for energy

a)

A

b)

H

c)

A + H

29.

Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This is one way carbon goes from the atmosphere into living things

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Each year the total amount of carbon and other elements on Earth changes a great deal.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

31. True or False: Carbon is usually converted into nitrogen

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Organisms release carbon into the atmosphere during cellular respiration

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Carbon dioxide is a natural part of the atmosphere and necessary for life

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Relationship between species in which both species benefit.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

e)

Predation

35.

Relationship between two species in which one species is neither helped nor harmed and the other one benefits.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

e)

Predation

36.

Relationship between two species that are trying to use the same limited resources

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

e)

Predation

37.

A relationship between two species where one species lives off of another and harms it without usually killing it.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Competition

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

e)

Predation

38.

Generally speaking, the total amount of carbon on Earth would NOT change much, but the percentage of carbon found in each system (ex: atmosphere) can

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Generally speaking, the total amount of energy found on Earth would NOT change over time, but it would change forms

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which arrow best represents carbon dioxide moving from the atmosphere to the biosphere?

a)

G

b)

F

c)

D

d)

B

41.

Populations are all the members one species that live in the same place at the same time

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Carrying capacity is fixed (cannot go up or down)

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Mortality rate is the number of organisms that are dying over time

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Immigration is the number of organisms coming into a population over time

a)

True

b)

False

45.

If you are studying an ecosystem, that is the same thing as studying a population

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The type of growth the population to the right is showing is BEST described as…

a)

Exponential

b)

Logarithmic

c)

Quadratic

d)

Zero growth

47.

A population shows zero growth when…

a)

The birth rate is equal to zero

b)

The population is declining

c)

The death rate is equal to zero

d)

The birth rate and death rate are equal

48.

A population typically undergoes exponential growth when it has an abundance of resources and…

a)

It has not reached its carrying capacity

b)

It has many limiting factors

c)

Its birth rates and death rates are equal

d)

It is very close to carrying capacity

49.

Something that prevents a population from growing continuously

a)

Limiting factor

b)

Exclusion

c)

Causal agent

d)

None of these

50.

If something is a density-dependent factor, that means that it…

a)

A. Affects dense populations and sparse populations the same

b)

B. Affects dense populations and sparse populations differently

c)

C. Affects only dense populations

d)

D. Affects all populations equally

51.

A population has its highest growth rate when this is happening

a)

There are many more new individuals being added than there are dying

b)

There are just as many individuals being added as there are dying

c)

The population is close to carrying capacity

d)

The population is at its highest point

52.

One type of evolution where a trait becomes more common because it gives the organism an advantage in a certain environment

a)

Sexual selection

b)

Genetic drift

c)

Natural selection

d)

Artificial selection

53.

Term meaning that there are many different versions of a gene within a population

a)

Genetic variation

b)

Phenotypic variation

c)

Cryptic variation

d)

Phenotypic plasticity

54.

Name of the scientist who is credited with publishing the “Origin of Species”. He came-up with the theory of evolution by natural selection

a)

Mendel

b)

Lamarck

c)

Wallace

d)

Darwin

55.

A change in the DNA of an organism is known as a(n)

a)

Anomaly

b)

Genotype

c)

Mutation

d)

Responding characteristic

56.

Generally, evolution in biology means…

a)

Organisms become better adapted to an environment

b)

The genes of a populations change over time

c)

Ecosystems go through specific sequences of changes

d)

Stronger, faster organisms survive and become more common over time

57.

A specific physical trait or behavior that an organism has genetically inherited is best known as a(n)

a)

Artificial characteristics

b)

Phenotypic advantage

c)

Genotypic response

58.

A species is defined as

a)

a population of organisms similar in size, shape, and color

b)

a group of organisms that live in the same habitat

c)

a population of organisms that are able to interbreed and make fertile offspring

d)

a population of organisms that have the same number of chromosomes

e)

a population of organisms with a common ancestor

59.

What’s wrong with this statement: “evolution is where species better adapted to their environments tend to survive and reproduce more”?

a)

There is nothing wrong with this statement, it is correct

b)

This is only true of microevolution, not macroevolution

c)

This is only true of macroevolution, not microevolution

d)

This is describing natural selection and it’s only 1 way evolution happens

60.

How are genes and evolution related?

a)

When a population’s genes change over time, that’s evolution

b)

When a population’s genes stay the same over time, that’s evolution

c)

Evolution only happens to genes in certain populations of organisms

d)

Evolution cannot change the genes of a population, just an individual

61.

Which of these is NOT necessary in order for evolution to occur in a population?

a)

Genetic variation

b)

Human influence determining which traits get passed on

c)

Different percentages of survival and reproduction

d)

Inheritance of traits

62.

One modern example of evolution impacting humans is the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria sometimes referred to as “super bugs.” Which statement below best explains how these bacteria have come to exist through evolution?

a)

A. Exposure to the antibiotics kills-off bacteria that are not resistant, leaving only drug-resistant bacteria around. The drug-resistant bacteria reproduce and their offspring are harder to kill

b)

B. When exposed to antibiotics, the bacteria communicate with each other and determine how best to fight it. The next generation is much more resistant

c)

C. Bacteria exposed to antibiotics die but leave behind genetic instructions that allow new bacteria the opportunity to become resistant after consuming them

d)

D. Bacterial DNA does not change over time but the antibiotics become less likely to work due to build-up of chemicals in human environments

63.

How is DNA related to evolution?

a)

Evolution looks at traits that are not genetic, DNA deals with genetic traits

b)

Mutations in DNA can changes traits and some traits become more common over time

c)

DNA controls the genes of an organism, but evolution only deals with its adaptations

d)

There is no relationship between DNA and evolution

64.

Evolution is the process where…

a)

The DNA of ONE SINGLE ORGANISM changes

b)

Species decide which traits are the best for their environments

c)

The DNA of a population of organisms change

65.

Natural selection is one form of evolution where…

a)

Certain traits make an organism more likely to pass its genes on

b)

Certain traits make an organism more likely to mutate and interbreed

c)

Genes change at random and are passed-on by chance

d)

Genes from the most fit parent get passed-down to the offspring

66.

If there were suddenly no new mutations in the world…

a)

Populations could continue to evolve, but new traits would not arise

b)

New adaptations would start arising even faster

c)

Populations would most likely start to evolve even faster

d)

New adaptations would still arise, but they would only harm species

67.

Your friend remarks, "The giraffe stretched its neck while reaching for higher leaves; as a result, its offspring inherited longer necks" Which statement is the best response to correct your friend’s misconception?

a)

Overproduction of offspring leads to a struggle for survival.

b)

Only favorable adaptations have survival value.

c)

Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are generally not passed on through genes to its offspring.

d)

Disuse of an organ may lead to its eventual disappearance.

68.

The more closely related two different organisms are, the

a)

more recently they shared a common ancestor

b)

more similar their habitats are

c)

less similar their DNA sequences are

d)

less likely they are to have the same genes in common

69.

Which of the following is probably the best explanation for the fact that Antarctic penguins cannot fly, although there is evidence that millions of years ago their ancestors could do so?

a)

Penguins live on land and feed in the water; therefore they have no need to fly.

b)

The Antarctic home of penguins is flat and barren; therefore there is no place to fly.

c)

Ancestral penguins without large wings were better able to swim and feed in the water; therefore they passed their genes for shorter wings structure onto their offspring.

d)

Ancestral penguins did not use their wings for long periods of time; therefore today’s penguins have only tiny, nonfunctional wings.

70.

Which of the following examples best illustrates how evolution could happen at random?

a)

A. A predator moves into an area and tends to eat larger beetles. Beetles that happen to carry genes making them smaller tend to better survive and reproduce so smaller beetles become more common

b)

B. A disease arrives in an area and kills-off almost all of the mice. Only mice that...

71.

Microevolution, or evolution at its smallest scale, occurs when

a)

an individual's traits change in response to environmental factors.

b)

a community of organisms changes due to extinction of several dominant species.

c)

a new species arises from an existing species.

d)

a population's gene frequencies change over a span of generations.

72.

Are humans evolving?

a)

Yes – the genes of humans continue to change but only when we choose to change them

b)

Yes – the genes of human populations continue to change over time

c)

No – humans are already highly evolved so they have no need to change over time

d)

No – human genes are not subject to natural selection

73.

Evolution happens…

a)

Randomly only

b)

Nonrandomly only

c)

Randomly and nonrandomly

74.

Humans prefer certain traits in a species of canine. They choose and interbreed individuals that best showcase those traits, making the traits become more common over time.

a)

Natural selection

b)

Artificial selection

c)

Genetic drift

d)

Mutation