Biology 1
Biology 2
Biology 3/ Environmental 1
Environmental Systems 2
Environmental Systems 3/ The Martian
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_____ 1.  Zebras live on the savannas of Africa. A watering hole on the savanna would be part of a zebra’s

a. biotic factors. 

b. niche. 

c. habitat. 

d. behavior.

Habitat

100

_____ 6. Which of these is an example of parasitism? 

a. A lion defends its territory. 

b. A squirrel stores food in a tree hole. 

c. A leech feeds on a host’s blood.

d. A polar bear kills and eats a seal. 

A leech feeds on a host’s blood.

100

_____ 11. When organ systems work together, they form another level of organization called 

a. organisms. 

b. tissues. 

c. cells. 

d. organs. 

organisms

100

_____ 3. position with respect to the equator, measured in degrees north or south 

 a. latitude

b. westerlies 

c. sulfur dioxide 

d. climate 

e. density 

latitude

100

 _____ 8. Ocean currents have a great effect on climate because water 

a. moves more slowly than air. 

b. stays colder than air.

c. holds large amounts of energy in the form of heat

d. cannot hold energy in the form of heat 

holds large amounts of energy in the form of heat

200

_____ 2. When two species compete for the same resource, they sometimes divide this resource. This is an example of 

a. niche partitioning.

b. niche equivalency. 

c. evolutionary response. 

d. ecological equivalence. 

niche partitioning

200

_____7. Pioneer species are the first 

a. trees to grow in an area that has been disturbed. 

b. trees that replace the original trees after a forest fire. 

c. organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas.

d. organisms to live in a forest canopy. 

organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas.

200

_____ 12. What is the simplest level of organization in the body? 

a. tissue 

b. cell

c. organ 

d. organ system 

cell

200

_____ 4. is greater for cold air, causing cold air to push warm air up 

 a. latitude 

b. westerlies 

c. sulfur dioxide 

d. climate 

e. density

density

200

_____ 9. During an El Niño event, winds in the western Pacific Ocean strengthen and push ___________ eastward. 

a. warm air 

b. cold air 

c. warm water

d. cold water

warm water

300

 

_____ 3. The mantella frog and poison dart frog occupy similar niches in similar habitats in different parts of the world. Because of this, they are considered to be 

a. competitors. 

b. the same species. 

c. interacting populations. 

d. ecological equivalents.

ecological equivalents.

300

_____8. Which of the following will increase the size of a population? 

a. emigration and deaths 

b. immigration and deaths 

c. emigration and births 

d. immigration and births

immigration and births

300

_____ 13. The lungs are composed of four types of tissues. Which phrase best describes the lungs? 

a. a specialized cell 

b. an organ

c. an organ system 

d. an organism 

an organ

300

_____ 5. a belt of prevailing winds 

 a. latitude 

b. westerlies 

c. sulfur dioxide 

d. climate 

e. density 

westerlies

300

 _____ 10. Earth’s precipitation pattern is mainly determined by the pattern of

a. global atmospheric circulation. 

b. solar activity. 

c. volcanic eruptions. 

d. All of the above 

global atmospheric circulation.

400

_____ 4. Hawks and foxes compete to eat field mice. This is a form of

a. interspecific competition.

b. competitive exclusion. 

c. intraspecific predation. 

d. random dispersion. 

interspecific competition.

400

____9. Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor? 

a. natural disaster 

b. unusual weather 

c. human activities 

d. competition

competition

400

_____ 1. long-term, prevailing weather conditions at a particular place

 a. latitude 

b. westerlies 

c. sulfur dioxide 

d. climate

e. density 

climate

400

 _____ 6. During summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the Northern Hemisphere experiences 

a. a tilt toward the sun. 

b. winter.

c. summer. 

d. excess rainfall.

winter.

400

In the book The Martian, what does MAV stand for?

Mars Ascent Vehicle

500

_____ 5. What word or phrase would be most appropriate opposite “Commensalism” under “Organism 2”? 

a. may die over time 

b. neither benefits nor is harmed

c. benefits 

d. is harmed 

neither benefits nor is harmed

500

_____ 10. Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called 

a. clumped dispersion. 

b. uniform dispersion. 

c. random dispersion. 

d. type I dispersion. 

uniform dispersion.

500

 _____ 2. a gas that can reach the upper atmosphere after a large-scale volcanic eruption 

 a. latitude 

b. westerlies 

c. sulfur dioxide 

d. climate 

e. density 

sulfur dioxide

500

 _____ 7. In regions closer to the poles, the sun 

a. never sets.  

b. never changes its altitude. 

c. is higher in the sky.

d. is lower in the sky.

is lower in the sky.

500

In the book, The Martian, What was the name of Mark Watney's original mission?

Ares 3