Cells
Genetics
Interdependence in Ecosystems
Cause and Effect Relationships
Matter/Energy in Ecosystems
100
Which of the following gives a plant cell its rigid structure:
a) Cell Membrane
b) Nucleus
c) Cell Wall
d) Chloroplast
What is, c) Cell Wall
100
Which characteristic are you most likely to inherit from a parent?
a) language spoken
b) eye color
c) food preference
What is b) eye color
100
Biotic (living) factors interact with Abiotic (non-living) factors in all ecosystems. True/False?
True
100
Which of the following are associated with climate change?
a) ice sheets and glaciers getting smaller and more acidic
b) global sea levels are rising at a fast rate
c) temperatures have risen and remain higher than at any time in the recent past
d) All of the above are true
What is d) All of the above are true.
100
What type of external energy do plants require in order to complete photosynthesis?
Plants require sunlight to preform photosynthesis.
200
Which of the following do typical plant cells have that typical animal cells do not?
a) Cytoplasm
b) Nuclei
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplasts
What is d) Chloroplasts.
200
What is a homozygous (purebred) recessive genotype?
a) Tall
b) Tt
c) tt
What is c) tt
200
Which of the following is a natural cause for changes in the environment?
a) Being in the path of a hurricane
b) Building a new road through a forest
c) Plowing a field for new crops
d) Hunting for deer during open season
What is a) Being in the path of a hurricane.
200
In which ecosystems would you expect to find the greatest amount of biodiversity (different species of plants and animals)?
a) Island near the South Pole
b) Wheat field in North Dakota
c) Pasture on a Virginia farm
d) Tropical Rainforest in Panama
What is d) Tropical Rainforest in Panama.
200
Large areas of land with similar climates, plants, and animals are called _________
a) Biomes
b) Watershed
c) Estuary
d) Runoff
What is a) biomes
300
Chloroplasts are located just under the top layer of cells on the leaf of a plant. What process does this make easier to complete?
What is photosynthesis.
300
In fruit flies, red eyes (R) are dominant over white eyes (r). What color eyes would a fly with the genotype Rr have?
a) Red
b) White
c) Pink
What is a) Red
300
Which sentence best describes a relationship in this energy pyramid?
a) the lion is a predator of the giraffes
b) the lion is the prey of the giraffes
c) Giraffes are predators of the lion
What is a) the lion is the predators of the giraffes
300
The Dall Sheep, an herbivore, has horns and a thick, white coat of fur.
This organism is best suited for life in which of the following biomes?
a) Taiga/Evergreen Forest
b) Temperate Deciduous Forest
c) Grassland
d) Desert
What is a) Taiga/Evergreen Forest
300
The products of photosynthesis become the _____ of cellular respiration.
a) energy
b) reactants
c) Structure
d) Products
What is b) reactants.
400
Which is true about the cell membrane?
a) it allows materials to pass in and out of the cell
b) it is part of the nucleus
c) Only water can get through the cell membrane
What is a) it allows materials to pass in and out of the cell
400
What is a gene?
a) it is a section of a protein
b) It is a group of reproductive cells
c) it is a strand of DNA
d) It is a section of DNA that codes for protein.
What is d) it is a section of DNA that codes for protein
400
Organisms that break down dead organisms and put nutrients back into the soil are called...
a) decomposers
b) herbivores
c) producers
What is a) decomposers
400
There are harvesting regulations for many fish species that limit the number and size of the fish that may be kept. What is the most likely reason these limits have been placed on harvesting these fish?
a) to have enough fish for zoo aquariums
b) to keep other fish species populations low
c) to have people spend more money on fishing
d) to keep a healthy population of adult fish
What is d) to keep a healthy population of adult fish
400
Nathan collected some starfish eggs at the beach. Then, he placed the eggs in a bowl of water. The eggs began to get larger and then break open.
Which of the following processes caused water to enter the starfish eggs?
a) Active transport
b) Eutrophication
c) Osmosis
What is c) Osmosis
500
Put these phases of mitosis in the correct order from beginning to end.
What is A, B, D, C
500
Which of the below molecules make up DNA (there will be more than 1)?
a) Nitrogen base pairs
b) hydrogen bonds
c) sugar
d) phosphate
e) Xenon
What is a, b, c, and d
500
The diagram below shows a food web.
If the grains were completely taken out of the above food web, which of the following would be the most affected?
a) Mice
b) Grasshoppers & Birds
c) Rabbits & Owls
What is a) mice
500
Green sea turtles keep their shells clean to swim fast through the water. Small fish eat the algae and other parasites off the turtle’s shell. :) The fish get food and the turtle gets a clean shell. :)
The relationship between the turtle and the fish is an example of ________________.
a) mutualism
b) parasitism
c) predator-prey
What is a) mutualism
500
From the list below, what is a product of cellular respiration?
a) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
b) Hydrogen (H2)
c) Glucose (C6H12O6)
What is a) Carbon dioxide (CO2)