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Chapter 3 Biosphere Review
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A review of Chapter 3 The Biosphere
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1
The ultimate energy source is
the sun
primary producers
Earth's core
chemicals
2
The __________ consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth where life exists.
atmosphere
troposphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
3
What happens to this food web if a disease kills off the grains?
only the mice will die since the don't eat anything else
only the grasshoppers, birds and mice will die
only birds will starve
all the organisms on the food web will be affected
4
Organisms need nutrients in order to
Carry out essential life functions
Utilize hydrogen and oxygen
Recycle chemical compounds
Carry out nitrogen fixation
5
Which process happens deepen the ocean?
photosynthesis
evaporation
transpiration
chemosynthesis
6
About ____ % of energy available at one trophic level is passed to the next level
100
10
50
5
7
Autotrophs are also called
primary producers
primary consumers
herbivores
secondary consumers
8
The repeated movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called
Precipitation
The condensation cycle
The water cycle
Evaporation
9
An organism that produces its own food is
a heterotroph
an autotroph
a consumer
a detritivore
10
Another word for consumer
Heterotroph
Detritus
Autotroph
Producer
11
Organisms need _____ for growth and metabolic processes
consumers
energy
tools
matter
12
Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT
Plant life
Soil type
Temperature
Rainfall
13
Mites, snails, and earthworms are
decomposers
herbivores
detritivores
producers
14
The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level
organic mass
biomass
trophic mass
energy mass
15
The bottom level on an ecological pyramid is always the
primary producers
decomposers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
16
Which of the following is not correct?
Carnivore= kill and eat other animals
Herbivore = eats both plants and animals
scavenger = consume carcasses killed by predators
decomposers= feed by chemically breaking down organic matter
17
Consumers are classified by
how much they can eat
size
how much energy they store
the ways they acquire energy and nutrients
18
Only 10% of energy is passed on to the next trophic level. The rest is
Stored as fat
Eliminated as waste heat
Stored as body tissue
Used for an organism's life processes
19
During what part of the water cycle does the sun heat up liquid water and change it to gas
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
20
Which organism cannot capture its own energy from the sun
primary producer
heterotroph
plants
autotroph
21
The grass at the beginning of the food chain are
Primary consumers
Primary producers
Secondary producers
Heterotrophs
22
____ help scientists to understand events that occur over long periods or large distances
Biology
experiments
observations
Models
23
A ___ ___ shows the more realistic feeding relationship because animals eat more than one food
food web
food chain
number pyramid
energy pyramid
24
Energy passes in a food chain from ____ ______ to consumers
primary consumers
apex predators
a food web
primary producers
25
Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by
Bacteria
Humans
Consumers
Plants
26
Which is not an herbivore
brown bear
gorilla
cow
horse
27
Which is not a type of ecological pyramid?
matter
energy
biomass
numbers
28
The lowest level of organization in ecology is
species
population
biome
ecosystem
29
How do most primary producers make their own food?
Chemosynthesis
Photosynthesis
Changing water into CO2.
Breaking down remains to make carbohydrates.
30
Plant eating animals such as cows are
Herbivores
Omnivores
Detritivores
Carnivores
31
The next level higher in ecology after population is
community
individual
ecosystem
biome
32
Why can matter recycle through the biosphere?
Biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen
Biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it
Matter does not change into new compounds
Matter is assembled into chemical compounds
33
Which is correct?
A food chain consists of many food webs
A food chain shows complex feeding relationships.
A food web consists of many food chains
A food web shows simple, linear feeding relationships.
34
__________ chew or grind detritus particles into smaller pieces
scavengers
detritivores
decomposers
carnivores
35
Organisms within an ecosystem are _____ factors in that ecosystem
Abiotic
Carnivores
Biotic
Decomposers
36
How is energy transferred in a food chain?
By eating and being eaten
by recycling nutrients
in a pyramid
water cycle
37
A biotic factor is
any non-living part of the environment
any living part of the environment
38
The movements of energy and nutrients through living systems are different because
Energy flows in one direction and nutrients recycle
Nutrients flow in one direction and energy recycles
nergy is limited and nutrients are always available
Energy forms chemical compounds/nutrients lost as heat
39
The study of interactions between and among organisms and the physical environment is
zoology
geology
Biology
Ecology
40
We rely on photosynthesis to produce _____ for us to breathe.
energy
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
41
All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food
network
chain
interaction
web
42
Decomposers include
bacteria and fungi
termites and mushrooms
bacteria and viruses
bacteria and phytoplankton
43
During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and water are converted to
nitrogen and carbon
carbohydrates and oxygen
carbohydrates and proteins
oxygen and nitrogen
44
Primary producers use the process of _________ to capture solar light energy.
hydrolysis
photosynthesis
transpiration
chemosynthesis
45
A worm is a type of decomposer called a
scavenger
detritivore
herbivore
carnivore
46
Which of the following organisms does NOT require sunlight to live?
Lichens
Chemosynthetic bacteria
Trees
Algae
47
Plants are
Primary producers
Primary consumers
Omnivores
Herbivores
48
Another term for consumer is __, meaning it must get its energy from consuming another organism
scavenger
producer
detritivore
heterotroph
49
Which is not an autotroph?
certain bacteria
plants
Algae
mice
50
What is at the base of all ecological pyramids?
Scavengers
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
51
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web
Energy path
Food chain
Trophic level
Food pyramid
52
Decomposers and detritivores are
scavengers
consumers
autotrophs
producers
53
What is stored in inorganic chemical compounds?
mechanical energy
sunlight
kinetic energy
chemical energy
54
What are nature's recyclers?
Consumers
Decomposers
Primary producers
predators
55
An abiotic factor includes
plants
fungi
humidity
animals
56
What animals eat both producers and consumers
Ominivores
Chemotrophs
Autotrophs
Herbivore
57
What are the three kinds of ecological pyramids
Energy, nutrient, and trophic
Biotic, abiotic, and nutrient
Producer, consumer, and decomposer
Energy, biomass, and numbers
58
Biogeochemical cycling ensures that
Living organisms will not become limited in any one nutrient
Nutrients will be circulated through the biosphere
Human activity has no effect on matter
Many nutrients will not reach toxic concentrations
59
Which is not a carnivore?
lion
cheetah
dolphin
elephant
60
Animals that get energy by eating the carcasses of animals that were already dead
Scavengers
Heterotrophs
Detritivores
Omnivores
