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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment?EcologyZoologyBotanyGeology
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe ____________ is the portion of the Earth which contains all life.EcosystemPopulationCommunityBiosphere
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following represents a POPULATION?One single alligator.A group of alligators.Alligators, fishes, grasses, mushrooms, and bacteria.Alligators, fishes, mushrooms, bacteria, rocks, water, soil, and sunlight.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: A biological community consists of only the BIOTIC factors in an area.TrueFalse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following make up an ECOSYSTEM?A group of snakes.Snakes, lizards, and cacti.Snakes, lizards, cacti, sand, sunlight, rocks, and temperature (heat).Sand, sunlight, rocks, and temperature (heat).
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the major categories used to classify biomes?Annual precipitation, adaptations and sunlight.Sunlight, annual precipitation, and animals.Latitude, longitude, annual temperature, and annual precipitation.Annual temperature, annual precipitation, plants and animals.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich terrestrial biome is classified by cool summers, very cold winters, and evergreen plants with waxy needles (pine, spruce, fir, etc)?Coniferous Forest (Taiga/Boreal Forest)Temperate Deciduous ForestTropical RainforestTundra
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich terrestrial biome is characterized by mild summers, cool winters and trees which lose their leaves in order to conserve water?Coniferous Forest (Taiga/Boreal Forest)Temperate Deciduous ForestTropical RainforestTundra
- 9. Multiple Choice
The light blue coloring on the map illustrates the location of the ______________, a terrestrial biome characterized by short and cool summers, harsh and long winters, small shrub plants with little root systems, and a permanently frozen layer of soil known as permafrost.Coniferous Forest (Taiga/Boreal Forest)Temperate Deciduous ForestTropical RainforestTundra - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich terrestrial biome is characterized by very hot days, cool nights, precipitation less than 25cm per years, and plants with thick and waxy cuticles in order to conserve water?DesertTropical RainforestConiferous Forest (Taiga/Boreal Forest)Grassland
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe climatogram illustrates the annual precipitation and annual temperature data from which terrestrial biome?TundraConiferous Forest (Taiga/Boreal Forest)GrasslandTropical Rainforest
- 12. Multiple ChoiceUsing the graph, which terrestrial biome would you expect to have an annual temperature of 25°C and annual precipitation of 75cm?ShrublandSavannaDesertTropical Rainforest
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best explains why you find a smaller number and variety of organisms in the profundal zone of lakes and ponds?More sunlight and colder water.More sunlight and warmer water.Less sunlight and colder water.Less sunlight and warmer water.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceCoral reefs are found in the neritic zone of the marine biome. Which of the following best explains why coral reefs are capable of supporting such biodiversity?More sunlight and warmer waters.More sunlight and colder waters.Less sunlight and warmer waters.Less sunlight and colder waters.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: A niche is a role or position of an organism has in its environment.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a limiting factor?Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the size of a population.The maximum number of a population an ecosystem can hold.A geologic event which controls living space.The role an organism plays in its environment.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be an example of a DENSITY DEPENDENT limiting factor?DiseaseFloodFireVolcanic Eruption
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA density ____________ factor limits the size of a population, no matter the size of a population.IndependentDependentCapacityPrimary
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when one or more organisms try to utilize the same resource? For example, trees in the rainforest all trying to use the same sunlight and water.CompetitionPredationSymbiosisParasitism
- 20. Multiple ChoiceDefine predation.A long term relationship between two species.When one organism hunts and kills another.When multiple organisms try to utilize the same resources.A relationship in which both species benefit.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceProducers, also known as __________, are organisms which are capable of producing their own food through the process of photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.AutotrophsHeterotrophsConsumersHerbivores
- 22. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: A heterotroph is an organism which must consume another organism in order to obtain energy.TrueFalse
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHerbivores consume...Plants onlyAnimals onlyBoth plants and animalsDecomposing organisms
- 24. Multiple ChoiceOmnivores consume...Plants OnlyAnimals OnlyBoth Plants and AnimalsDecomposing Organisms
- 25. Multiple ChoiceCarnivores consume...Plants onlyAnimals onlyPlants and animalsDecomposing Organisms
- 26. Multiple ChoiceFungi, such as mushrooms, can be classified asAutotrophsCarnivoresProducersDecomposers
- 27. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: The arrows of food chains and food webs illustrate the flow of energy.TrueFalse
- 28. Multiple ChoiceEach step of a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid is known as a __________Producer levelFood levelTrophic levelConsumption level
- 29. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Top carnivores are often considered the foundation of all ecosystems.TrueFalse
- 30. Multiple ChoiceUsing the food web image, which of the following statements is correct?An increase in rabbits would lead to a decrease in mountain lions.A decrease in snakes would lead to a decrease in hawks.Rabbits are omnivores.Snakes are primary consumers.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceUsing the food web image, what would be the most direct result if there was a sudden increase in southern leopard frogs?A decrease in raccoons.A decrease in alligators.An increase in butterfly orchids.A decrease in mosquitos.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: There are so few top predators in an ecosystem because there is not enough remaining sunlight energy available to support them.TrueFalse
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat percent of energy is retained (passed on) from one trophic level to the next?50%100%10%90%
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIn the food chain image, to what trophic level does the frog belong?Quaternary ConsumerPrimary ConsumerSecondary ConsumerTertiary Consumer
- 35. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: An energy pyramid demonstrates energy gained as you move from one trophic level to the next.TrueFalse
- 36. Multiple ChoiceUsing the energy pyramid image, you would expect to see the greatest number of which organism?PlantsSmall mammals and insectsSnakes and small birdsBirds of prey
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be an example of an animal adaptation seen in the DESERT?Thick, scaly skin to withstand high heat.Large ears to allow heat to escape.Ability to retain water for long periods.All of the above.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be an example of a plant adaptation seen in the CONIFEROUS FOREST?Broad leaves for capturing sunlight.Leaves that fall in autumn.Cones and needle-like leaves.Flowers that bloom at night.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceOf the terrestrial biomes, which is the most biodiverse?Tropical RainforestDeciduous ForestDesertConiferous Forest
- 40. Multiple ChoiceUse the graph - which biome has an annual precip of 25cm and an annual temp of 25C?Tropical RainforestTundraDesertGrassland
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be a plant adaptation in the tropical rainforest?Broad leaves to capture sunlight.Leaves that fall in autumn.Cones and needle like leaves.Flowers that bloom at night.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe word "marine" means...WaterSalt WaterFresh WaterMix of Fresh and Salt Water
- 43. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the map, which biome would you expect to find at the equator?ShrublandTropical RainforestTundraDeciduous Forest
- 44. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the diagram, which biome would you expect to find at the highest ALTITUDE (elevation)?Coniferous Forest (Taiga)TundraTropical RainforestTemperate Rainforest
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