Inventions
One effect of growing surplus crops in ancient Egypt was that
A. farmers grew different types of crops.
D. people could specialize in different jobs
A remora fish swims alongside a shark and eats leftovers from the shark's meals. The shark doesn't mind. What symbiotic relationship is represented?
Mushrooms and other fungi play an important role as decomposers in ecosystems. What is the primary purpose of decomposers?
Commensalism
D They break down waste and return nutrients to the soil.
_____________drove the Hyksos out of the kingdom of Egypt in 1574 B.C.
____________was the first Egyptian pharaoh to unite all of Egypt under a single ruler.
Ahmose
Narmer (Menes)
In the 1700s, rabbits were taken into Australia. Rabbits are not native to Australia, which means that there were no rabbits in Australia before this time. The rabbit population grew quickly. The rabbits ate the same grass and other kinds of plants that many other native animals usually ate.
The rabbits changed the natural balance of wildlife in Australia by
A. eating too many harmful weeds from farm fields.
C. eating food other animals needed to survive.
The snake eats the frog. The frog does not benefit. What symbiotic relationship is represented?
Which are abiotic factors that affect organisms living in the tundra?
Predation
B average annual temperature and soil minerals
Why was the calendar an important Egyptian achievement?
A. It introduced the use of Daylight Savings Time.
D. It was a 365-day calendar similar to our present-day calendar.
The water hyacinth is a plant that floats on water and forms groups. It can grow very fast and over time will cover the surface of ponds, lakes, and rivers. What will happen to the environment where water hyacinth plants grow and spread?
A. The amount of light in the water will increase.
B. The flow of the water will decrease.
C. The temperature of the water will decrease.
D. The amount of water will increase.
B. The flow of the water will decrease.
_________was considered the boy pharaoh because he died at an early age. His death remains a mystery even today.
____________was known as a builder pharaoh because of the many building projects that began or were completed during her reign. This pharaoh reestablished trade routes and reigned in relative peace for 22 years.
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Which of the following is the best practice for the health of the environment when landscaping at home?
A. Choose plants from foreign ecosystems that are healthy.
C. Choose native plants that are compatible with the local soil type.
This statue carved from stone in ancient Egypt is one of the oldest and largest carvings in the world. It protects the pyramids at Giza. What is it called and where is it located? Who had it built?
A. Khafre the Lion in Luxor
B. Great Sphinx in Giza
Khufu
What was the name of the paper that the ancient Egyptians developed for writing?
D. papyrus
The tapeworm uses the dog as a way to gain nutrients. The dog is negatively affected. What symbiotic relationship is represented?
An oceanographer examines a sample of ocean water on a slide under a microscope. Which biotic factors would the oceanographer most likely observe?
Parasitism
B Plankton
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for the pharaoh____________.
__________is a bucket irrigation system used in Egypt.
Khufu
Shadoof
How do invasive species usually affect the availability of natural resources in an ecosystem?
A. Invasive species increase the availability of natural resources for native species by creating more material for decomposers.
D. Invasive species reduce the availability of natural resources for native species by outcompeting the native species for those resources.
Every summer, gardeners find Japanese beetles crawling and eating tomato plants that were recently planted. Gardeners often spray insecticide that kills Japanese beetles and prevents their return to the tomato plants.
What type of relationship is being demonstrated between the beetles and the tomato plants once they are sprayed with insecticide?
Which of these organisms is classified as a decomposer?
The deer runs through a field of plants. The Burdock plant hitches a ride to spread its seeds throughout the field. The deer doesn't mind. What symbiotic relationship is represented?
A student collects a soil sample from a prairie grassland. Which substance in the soil sample is classified as abiotic?
Commensalism
C Rock particles
One hot summer, a grassland experienced a drought. Which most likely happened in the ecosystem during this time?
A The competition for food among primary consumers increased.
_____________signed the world's first peace treaty at Kadesh. He also ruled Egypt for 67 years.
Where did most of the trading occur with Ancient Egypt?
What did Egypt trade to Nubia?
Ramses II
Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Egypt traded Grain for Nubian Gold
Which event is most likely to occur in an area after a major flood?
B a decrease in the number of native plants
The Caribbean monk seal was a species native to the Caribbean Sea. The blubber of the seal was a great source for making oil, and the seal was officially declared extinct in 2008.
What most likely led to the extinction of the Caribbean monk seal?
A Excessive hunting
Changes to abiotic factors in an environment can impact biotic factors. Which statement is the BEST example of this situation?
D Drought conditions increase competition among consumers.
The killer whale and the seal both eat penguins. What symbiotic relationship is represented?
Energy from the Sun enters food webs when producers use sunlight to make their own foods. This energy moves up the food web when consumers feed upon the producers.
As the chemical energy is transferred throughout the food web, why does some of the energy become unavailable to the next consumer in the food web?
Competition
A It is lost as heat energy.
Most of the pyramids were built during which Egyptian Kingdom?
How long is a decade?
How long is a century?
What is used to represent the time period before the Birth of Christ?
What is used to represent the time period after the Birth of Christ?
Old Kingdom
decade 10 years
century 100 years
BC-Before Christ and BCE-Before the Common Era
AD-Anno Domini and CE-Common Era
A certain species of endangered parrots lives on an island that can be seriously affected by large floods. Which of these is considered a negative impact to the parrot population from flooding?
A a decrease in the availability of food
What engineer built the first pyramid of Egypt?
What peninsula is north of the Red Sea?
What body of water does the Nile River flow into?
Imhotep
Sinai
Mediterranean Sea