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Biology
9th -
10thgrade
Unit 1: Living Systems Lesson 1-Life in the Earth System
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- 1. Multiple Choice______________________ is the scientific term for a living thing.organismcellphotosynthesisDNA
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe ability of an organism to create offspring is ___________________________________.reproductionevolutiondevelopmentgrowth
- 3. Multiple ChoiceRocks are not living becausethey never movethey aren't needed for humansthey are not made of cellsthey don't break down
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAn amoeba is a unicellular organism. Which characteristic of life is this?All living things use energyAll living things contain cellsAll living things respond to their environmentAll living things grow
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...energy metabolismgrowth and developmentresponse to stimulihaving cells
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA worm turns away from light is an example of a wormreproducingdoing cellular respirationhaving cellsresponding to its environment
- 7. Multiple Choice
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
All living things respond to their environment
All living things grow
All living things have cells
All living things use energy
- 8. Multiple ChoiceGreen plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.All living things use energyAll living things contain cellsAll living things maintain homeostasisAll living things grow
- 9. Multiple Choice
Living things are made up of units called
DNA
Cells
Homeostasis
Seeds
- 10. Multiple Choice
A conceptual model is?
a diagram or flowchart
an equation
a computer model
- 11. Multiple Choice
A physical model is?
a computer model
a mathematical equation
a copy of an object
a flow chart
- 12. Multiple Choice
The human body is a closed system?
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is the largest level of organization
community
population
tissue
ecosystem
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a list of biotic factors
grass, butterfly, bacteria
fish, water, ice
bird, tree, sunlight
insect, soil, swamp
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Earth is an example of a __________ system.
Open
Closed
Isolated
Broke
- 16. Multiple Choice
Humans are an example of a _________ system.
Open
Closed
Isolated
Broken
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which is not a characteristic of life?
Homeostasis
Use Energy
Heredity
Movement
- 18. Multiple Choice
Where is the geosphere found?
in water
in air
in rocks
in organisms
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is in the correct order from smallest to largest?
population, ecosystem, community
organism, community, population
cell, population, organism
community, ecosystem, biome
- 20. Multiple Choice
All models are physical representations of a structure.
True
False
- 21. Multiple Choice
What type of system is a plant?
open
closed
isolated
optional
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThis is anything that enters a system.processinsideoutputinput
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThis is anything that leaves a system.processinputoutputfeedback
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA certain plant needs moisture, carbon dioxide, oxygen, light, and minerals to survive. This scenario shows that this particular living organism depends on .Biotic and Abiotc FactorsBiotic FactorsAbiotic FactorsNone of the Above
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat abiotic factors are present in the picture?FireOxygenHeatAll of the Above
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the Abiotic factors in this image?water, sunlight, dirt, airbirds and plantsbirds, water, dirtplants, water
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors?
snail, algae, guppy, sunlighttemperature, Daphnia (water flea), snail, guppy (fish)snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algaetemperature, pH, conductivity, nitrite concentration - 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a type of abiotic factor?The average temperatureThe number of prey animalsThe type of bacteria in the soilThe number of bees pollinating flowers
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a type of abiotic factor?The amount of rainwaterThe number of predatorsThe type of plantsThe ratio of parasites to hosts
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a type of biotic factor?The types of mineralsThe level of pollutionThe spread of bacterial infectionThe amount of impervious cover
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a type of biotic factor?The amount of sunlightThe level of rainwaterThe amount of grass growingThe type of soil
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes abiotic factors?All of the animals in an environment.All of the living things in an environment.All of the nonliving things in an environment.All of the bacteria in an environment
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes biotic factors?All of the animals in an environment.All of the living things in an environment.All of the nonliving things in an environment.All of the bacteria in an environment
- 34. Multiple Choice
This type of system allows energy and matter to move in and out.
open
closed
isolated
- 35. Multiple Choice
This type of system does NOT allow energy and matter to move in and out.
open
closed
isolated
- 36. Multiple Choice
This type of system allows energy to move in and out but NOT matter.
Open
Closed
Isolated
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which system represents a closed system?
A
B
C
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which system represents an open system?
A
B
C
- 39. Multiple Choice
Which system represents an isolated system?
A
B
C
- 40. Multiple Choice
What type of system is shown in this picture?
Open
Closed
Isolated
- 41. Multiple Choice
What type of system is shown in this image?
Open
Closed
- 42. Multiple Choice
Look at the mitochondria in the attached image. Which is NOT an output?
CO2
Water
Chemical Energy
O2
- 43. Multiple Choice
Look at the chloroplast in the attached image. Which is NOT an input?
CO2
Water
Light Energy
Glucose
- 44. Multiple Choice
What type of model is shown in this image?
physical
conceptual
mathmatical
simulation
- 45. Multiple Choice
What type of model is shown in this image?
physical
conceptual
mathmatical
simulation
- 46. Multiple Choice
What type of model is shown in this image?
physical
conceptual
mathmatical
simulation
- 47. Multiple Choice
Look at all of the labels in this picture, what level is being discussed?
organism
population
community
ecosystem
- 48. Multiple Choice
What level is being discussed in this image?
organism
population
community
ecosystem
- 49. Multiple Choice
What level is being discussed in this image?
organism
population
community
ecosystem
- 50. Multiple Choice
What level is being discussed in this image which shows how a hummingbird and a flower live together?
organism
population
community
ecosystem
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