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1
Which organisms have four legs, jaw bones, and vertebral column
Salamander and turtle
Grouper ,salamander, turtle, and wolf
Salamander turtle and wolf
All of the organisms
2
In order to keep the world in order, it needs a continuous input of
Water
Energy
Oxygen
Heat
3
If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the
Death rate may rise
Birth rate may fall
Birth rate may rise
Death rate may fall
4
What is the process that results in adaptation of a population to the biotic and abiotic environment
Genetic drift
Natural selection
Gene flow
Artificial selection
5
Homeostasis regulates all of the following bodily processes except
Breathing
Your body temp
Pulse rate
Production of gametes
6
The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable is called
Metabolism
Homeostasis
Succession
Evolution
7
Evolution occurs due to four factors, which is the exception
Mutations in body cells get passed down to offspring
Competition for limited resources
Heritable variation
Individual survive and reproduce that are best suited for the environment
8
Which of the following is NOT a part to Darwins theory
Common descent
Survival of the fittest
Acquired traits are passed on
Natural selection
9
Evolution is due to all of the following except
Random mating
Natural selection
Gene flow
Genetic drift
10
Because there’s more oxygen in the lungs than the blood around the, oxygen diffuses
From veins into lungs
From arteries into lungs
From veins in blood into arteries in blood
From lungs into veins
11
Which concept is part of the modern evolutionary theory but not Darwins original theory
The environment is responsible for eliminating less fit individuals
Better adapted individuals survive to produce more offspring
Variations in traits are caused by mutations and crossing over
Species tend to produce more offspring than can survive
12
Ecosystems change due to the effect of all of these following except
Spreading disease
Succession
Localized evolution
Migration
13
Which of the following is an example of a detritivore
Fungus
Bear
King vulture
Shrimp
14
All of the following are types of matter that get recycled through our ecosphere except
Nitrogen
Energy
Oxygen
Water
15
Sheep and pigs have more enzymes in common than sheep’s and frogs do. This finding may indicate that
Frogs are not related to pigs
None of these animals are related
Frogs are more closely related to sheep than pigs
Sheep are more closely related to pigs than frogs
16
Which of the following statements about commensalism is true
One organism benefits and the other is unaffected
One organism benefits the other benefits more
Both organisms benefit the same
One organism benefits and the other is harmed
17
A snake that eats a frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a
Carnivore
Producer
First level consumer
Herbivore
18
Which 2 things give variations in organisms
Competition and changing environments
New combinations of existing genes and mutations in gametes
Asexual reproduction and survival of the fittest
Errors during replication and homeostasis
19
How do biochemical or genetic similarities show evolutionary relationships
When organisms share the same habitat
More mutations in DNA when comparing organisms the more recent comm. Ancest
The greater the physical characteristics between 2 organisms more rec com a
Fewer mutations in DNA when comparing organisms the more recent com. Ancest
20
All of the following organisms capture sunlight for photosynthesis except
Cyanobacteria
Algae
Fungi
Plants
21
In the early stages of development, embryos of dogs, pigs and humans resemble one another this suggests the animals may
Have a similar number of chromosomes
Have the same blood components
Have similar habitat requirements
Have a common ancestry
22
All of the following can effect population size except
Gene flow
Death rates
Birth rates
Age structure
23
Which of the following is not a part of Darwins theory of natural selection
Organisms tend to over-reproduce themselves
Modifications organism acquires during its lifetime can be passed to offspr
Variations possessed by individuals of a population are heritable
Individuals of a population vary
24
What percentage of energy is passed to the next tropic level
50%
20%
30%
10%
25
How do advantageous traits become more common in a population
Artificial selection
Gene flow
Genetic drift
Natural selection
26
All of the following are involved in regulating the process of homeostasis except
Muscles
Glands
Nerves
Bones
27
Which of the following phrases best describes the results of natural selection
Unrelated but similar species living in different locations
The natural variation found in all populations
The changes in the inherited characteristics of a population
The struggle for existence undergone by all living things
28
As resources in a population become less available the population
Reaches carrying capacity
Increased slowly
Declines rapidly
Enters a phase of exponential growth
29
All of these organisms have what characteristics in common
Hair
Bony skeleton
Vertebrae
Eggs with shells
30
In the diagram, which organism provides nutrients for the largest number of other organisms
Grasshopper
Grasses
Fox and owl
Grains
31
The internal environment of a house to a thermostat as the human body is to
Liver
Hypothalamus
Skin
Pancreas
32
What is the digestive system regulated by
Hormones and nutrients in the blood
Nerves and hormones
Nerves and the amount of food you eat
Hormones and amount of water in the blood
33
What would letter F represent in the carbon cycle
Cellular respiration
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Eutrophication
34
All of the following are evidences of climate change except
Sea levels rising
Shrinking ice sheets
Glaciers getting thicker
Number of fires and hurricanes increasing
35
When a dog is hot, it breathes out heavily with its tongue out which cools the dog down. This is an example of
Homeostasis
Symbiosis
Speciation
Sustainability
36
Variation within a species is caused by all the following except
Mutations of genes in gametes
Crossing over
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
37
All of these factors are examples of how carbon moves through the carbon cycle except
Geochemical processes like erosion and volcanic activity
Biological processes like eutrophication and transpiration
Biological processes like photosynthesis and respiration
Human activities like mining and deforestation
38
How many animals have amniotic eggs
2
3
5
4
39
Why has group behavior evolved over time
It increases survival and reproduction of a species
It decreases fitness
It’s due to gene flow
It’s due to genetics drift
40
Variation is caused by all of the following except
Environmental mutations
Replication errors
Mitosis
Meiosis
41
Which of the following gasses is produced from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation and leads to greenhouse effect
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen
42
Why is it important to maintain a constant body temperature?
So that we don’t get cold
To stop the multiplication of bacteria in the body
So we have enough energy to move
To maintain the optimum temperature for enzyme
43
What would be step 2 in this cycle
Evaporation
Transpiration
Nitrogen fixation
Condensation
44
What is this diagram called
Punnet square
Cladogram
Food web
Molecular clock
45
Which of the following decreases carrying capacity
Predators creating competition
Predators creating commensalism
Prey creating commensalism
Prey creating competition
46
Which one of the following is not an agent of natural evolutionary change
Non random mating
Artificial selection
Genetic drift
Mutation
47
Who/what is leaving behind the greatest ecological footprint
Human
Bacteria
Viruses
Plants
48
What is essential for evolution to occur
Acquired characteristics
Organisms move towards perfection
Genetic variation
Artificial selection
49
How is a new species formed?
Large population
Random mating
Reproductive isolation
Gene flow
50
What process is letter B
Eutrophication
Nitrogen fixation
Decomposition
Transpiration
51
What expands when an organism is to hot
Stomach
Blood vessels
Sweat glands
Muscles of heart wall
52
What are 2 factors that promote natural selection
Genetic drift and gene flow
Predators and prey
Competitions and the changing environment
Producers and consumers
53
What is the percentage of the population that are female and under the age of 20
22
20
15
19
54
Which of the following statements about mutualism is true
Both organisms benefit
Both organisms are harmed
One benefits one is unaffected
One benefits one is harmed
55
A factor that is necessary for the formation of a new species is
Bottleneck effect
Genetic drift
Reproductive isolation
Succession
56
What would the snake represent in this food chain
Primary consumer
Secondary consumer
Tertiary consumer
Producer
57
What is an example of homeostasis in a multicellular organism
Regulating body temp
Inheriting a trait
Building a nest
Growing larger and stronger
58
All of the following factors affect the carrying capacity of an ecosystem except
Homeostasis
Light
Fresh water
Food and nutrient availability
59
What would be 5 in this diagram
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
Transpiration
Decomposition
60
Which factor is not used to describe a population?
Density and distribution
Predator
Geographic range
Age structure
61
All of the following are primary sources of water pollution except
Agricultural chemicals
Sewage
Industrial chemicals
Biochemicals
62
All the following are abiotic except
Water
Fungus
Air
Rocks
63
What’s this entire diagram called
Food chain
Web of organisms
Food web
Cladogram
64
What are two human actions that affect life and biodiversity?
Farming and working in factories
Racing animals on farms and eating them
Weather and natural disasters
Deforestation and pollution
65
Which level of organization is in the correct order from smallest to largest
Population, ecosystem, biosphere, biome
Population, community, ecosystem biosphere
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population
Community, biome, ecosystem, biosphere
66
One benefit of wetlands is that they support a wide variety of plants and animals, which means wetlands have great
Symbiosis
Biodiversity
Homeostasis
Sustainability
67
What system controls the balance of internal and external environments
Circulatory
Excretory
Nervous
Endocrine
68
Matter is different from energy because
Matter is used up an energy gets recycled
Matters used up an energy changes forms
Matter is formed into different forms an energy is released as heat
Matter is released as heat and energy is formed into different forms
69
What should there be the most of in a pyramid of biomass?
Decomposers
Producers
Secondary consumers
Primary consumers
70
Which process is letter K
Nitrogen gas
Transpiration
Eutrophication
Dentrification
71
What do the arrows in the diagram represent?
Fundamental niche
Direction of energy flow
Parasitism
Evolutionary relationships
72
What Group of tortoises has approximately 5% of the population
Males age 41-60
Females ages 81- 100
Males age is 81 through 100
Females ages 41-60
73
A frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is
First level producer
Third level consumer
First level consumer
Second level consumer
74
On hot days how does the plant respond to not having enough water in the plant
Opens stomata to bring in more oxygen so water can be made
Closes stomata so transpiration can not occur
Closes stomata which creates more pressure to bring water up from roots
Opens stomata so transpiration can occur
75
Of the remaining energy that is not passed on to the next tropic level, where does it go
Stored as fat
Stored as body tissues
Used for reproduction
Eliminated as heat
76
Which of the following is not a way that invasive species affects an ecosystem
Reduce the amount of sunlight for other plants
Add nutrients to an ecosystem
Take nutrients away from other organisms
Reduce the amount of habitat for other organisms
77
Why do you sometimes shiver when you’re cold?
Your muscles are shaking off excess water to release heat
The lack of heat causes your skin to tighten and become stiff
It causes blood to rush to the surface of your skin and release heat
Your muscles are contracting and creating friction to give off heat
78
Changes in environmental conditions may result in all of these except
Invasive species
Extinction of other species
Emergence of new species
Increase in number of individuals of the same species
79
Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals are called
Omnivores
Producers
Autotrophs
Decomposers
80
In this food chain, what percentage of the original energy gathered by the producer would the frog receive
0.1%
100%
1%
0.01%
81
Which of the following is not evidence used to show probable evolutionary relationships & common ancestry in classifica
Homologous structures
Embryological development
Fossil record
Physical characteristics
82
Which concept includes the other 3
Competition
Survival of the fittest
Overproduction of offspring
Natural selection
83
The ____ carries water and nutrients up the plant and ____ carries sugars down the plant
Xylem, phloem
Hypha, xylem
Xylem, hypha
Phloem, xylem
84
Which is not a potential threat or danger to biodiversity
Invasive species
Habitat destruction
Mutations
Pollution
85
According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have
Characteristics that plant and animal breeders value
Characteristics their parents acquired by use and disuse
Variations best suited to the environment
The greatest number of offspring
86
What systems are involved in maintaining pH balance in our body
Excretory and reproductive
Circulatory and respiratory
Digestive and muscular
Integumentary and endocrine
87
Bacteria in a persons digestive system feeds and breaks down the food, which the person is then able to absorb
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Predation
88
What happens to a population that lacks advantageous heritable traits
Stats the same
Increases then decreases
Increases
Decreases
89
What systems are involved in maintaining water balance
Reproductive and respiratory
Digestive and muscular
Skeletal and integumentary
Circulatory and excretory
90
Which phrase best defines evolution by natural selection
A process of change in species over time
Sudden replacement of one population by another
Change in a species as it becomes more perfect
An adaptation of a species to its environment