A
B
C
D
E
100
Multiple Choice
Which of the following organisms does not belong with the rest?
a. moss
b. grass
c. algae
d. wild flower
Algae
100
MYSTERY BOX
Keep it or give it away
LOSE 100!!!
100
Matching
One species causes malaria.
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. protists
d. plants
e. animals
Protists
100
MYSTERY BOX
Keep it or give it away
Win 200!!!
100
Matching
Some cause diseases such as athlete’s foot.
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. protists
d. plants
e. animals
Fungi
200
Matching
Some of these organisms have vertebrae.
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. protists
d. plants
e. animals
Animals
200
MYSTERY BOX
Keep it or give it away!
Win 200!!!
200
MYSTERY BOX
Keep it or give it away!
Every other team loses 200!
200
Matching
These organisms are the source of most food humans eat.
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. protists
d. plants
e. animals
Plants
200
Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem?
a. abiotic factors
b. biotic factors
c. unnecessary factors
d. selection factors
Abiotic Factor
300
Completion
Pine trees and other conifers are classified as ______________________ because they are woody plants whose seeds are not enclosed in fruits.
Gymnosperms
300
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is part of an organism’s habitat?
a. shelter
b. food
c. water
d. all of the above
All of the Above
300
Matching
E. coli is one of these.
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. protists
d. plants
e. animals
Bacteria
300
Multiple Choice
Some snakes produce a powerful venom that paralyzes their prey. This poison is an example of
a. coevolution.
b. an adaptation.
c. a reptile.
d. a biotic factor.
An Adaptation
300
Completion
Most bacteria, including the kinds that cause disease and those found in garden soil, belong to the kingdom ______________________.
Bacteria
400
SHORT ANSWER
Explain how an adaptation might help an animal survive.
By providing a physical or behavioral trait that increases its chances of finding food and water, protecting it from predators, and withstanding the climate
400
Multiple Choice
Which of these sentences does not describe part of the process of evolution by natural selection?
a. The environment contains limited resources.
b. Organisms produce more offspring than will survive to reproduce.
c. Communities include populations of several species.
d. Organisms in a population differ in their traits.
C. Communities include populations of several species.
400
Completion
The initial source of food in most ocean and freshwater ecosystems are ______________________.
Phytoplankton, or protists, or algae
400
Completion
If an insect is no longer killed by an insecticide, it has developed a(n) ______________________ to the chemical.
Resistance
400
SHORT ANSWER
Explain the difference between a community and a population.
A population is made up of one species, while a community is made up of many species.
500
SHORT ANSWER
Predict what might happen to birds with beaks specialized for eating snails if the snail’s habitat were destroyed?
Snails would die which would then kill the birds
500
Completion
The initial source of food in most land ecosystems are ______________________.
Angiosperms or plants
500
SHORT ANSWER
List the five components that an ecosystem must contain to survive.
energy, mineral nutrients, water, oxygen, and living organisms
500
KNOW THIS SHORT ANSWER!
"List characteristics of organisms in each of the domains and kingdoms."
500
SHORT ANSWER
What would happen to organisms in the ocean if all the protists died?
Everything would die