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HONORS BIOSPHERE TEST VERSION A -(Chapter 3 & 4-2)

(2 points each)

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST. Fill in the correct oval in pencil on your Bubble Sheet. Be sure on your Bubble Sheet to complete your Name, Subject, Period, and Date in the lower left-hand corner. Be sure to darken the A oval in KEY ID.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. The branch of biology dealing with the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called ________________________.

A. zoology

B. recycling

C. ecology

D. greenology

2. A ______________ is a group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring.

A. community

B. species

C. biome

D. ecosystem

3. An organism’s “occupation” or ________________ includes all the physical and biological conditions in which it lives, such as what it eats, what eats it, when and how it reproduces, etc.

A. niche

B. habitat

C. ecosystem

D. ecology

4. Each step in a food chain or web is called a __________________.

A. energy trap

B. food group

C. ecology group

D. trophic level

5. Only about _______ percent of the energy available within one trophic level is transferred to organisms at the next trophic level when they are eaten.

A. 1%

B. 5%

C. 10%

D. 50%

E. 100%

6. Heterotrophs are also called ________________.

A. autotrophs

B. consumers

C. producers

D. photosynthesizers

7. This is an example of ____________________

A. parasitism

B. mutualism

C. commensalism

D. predation

8. The movement of energy and matter through ecosystems are different because _____________

A. energy forms chemical compounds and matter is changed to heat

B. energy is recycled and matter flows in one direction

C. energy flows in one direction and matter is recycled

D. energy is a limiting factor in the biosphere and matter is used up and lost

[pic]

9. The ALGAE in the diagram above are _____________________

A. consumers

B. decomposers

C. predators

D. prey

E. producers

10. In the diagram above, the SMALL FISHES are _________________.

A. producers

B. primary consumers

C. secondary consumers

D. tertiary consumers

E. quaternary consumers

11. In the diagram above, the SQUID is a _________________

A. producer

B. primary consumer

C. secondary consumer

D. tertiary consumer

E. quaternary consumer

12. A wolf stalks, kills, and then eats a rabbit. What type of animal interaction describes this relationship?

A. competition

B. cooperation

C. symbiosis

D. predation

13. The Competitive Exclusion Principle states that _____________________________.

A. Too much of a limiting nutrient causes an algal bloom

B. Energy in ecosystems is recycled, but matter is not.

C. No two organisms can share the same niche at the same time.

D. Limiting factors exclude some organisms from surviving.

14. The physical or non-living factors that shape an ecosystem such as weather, nutrient availability, soil type, and sunlight are called _________________ factors.

A. biotic

B. abiotic

C. limiting

D. niche

15. What can happen after a lake receives a large input of a limiting nutrient?

A. an algal bloom occurs

B. algae die and decomposers take over

C. carbon compounds are not recycled

D. transpiration returns nitrogen to the atmosphere

__________________________________________________________________________________

Match the HETEROTROPH with the way it gets its energy:

16. absorbs energy by breaking down dead organic matter A. HERBIVORE

B. OMNIVORE

17. eats dead plant and animal remains C. DETRITIVORE

D. DECOMPOSER

18. eats only meat E. CARNIVORE

19. eats only plants

20. eat both plants and meat

__________________________________________________________________________________

MATCH THE TYPE OF SYMBIOSIS WITH ITS DEFINITION

21. The type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit

A. PARASITISM

22. The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits B. COMMENSALISM

but another is harmed C. MUTUALISM

23. The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits,

but the other is neither helped nor harmed

USE THE DIAGRAM ABOVE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ?’s:

24. The diagram above is an example of a ______________.

A. food chain

B. food web

C. food pyramid

D. biogeochemical cycle

25. An example of an herbivore in the diagram at the right is the _______.

A. pine borer

B. salamander

C. hawk

D. oak

26. All food chains/webs have_____________ as their first trophic level.

A. predators

B. decomposers

C. producers

D. consumers

27. An example of an autotroph in the diagram at the ABOVE is the _____________________

A. oak tree

B. mouse

C. salamander

D. Golden-crowned kinglet

E. fungi

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES:

28. Which of the following is NOT recycled in the biosphere?

A. energy

B. nitrogen

C. carbon

D. water

29. Which biogeochemical cycle does NOT involve a stage where the chemical enters the atmosphere?

A. carbon cycle

B. water cycle

C. phosphorus cycle

D. nitrogen cycle

30. During which process do plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

A. cellular respiration

B. photosynthesis

C. denitrification

D. transpiration

31. Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following EXCEPT ___________________

A. photosynthesis

B. transpiration

C. burning fossil fuels

D. decay of dead plants and animals

32. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A WAY CARBON IS STORED IN THE BIOSPHERE?

A. in the atmosphere as CO2

B. underground as fossil fuels and calcium carbonate rock

C. in the oceans as dissolved CO2

D. as nitrates used by plants

33. Bacteria that live on plant roots and in soil _____________________________

A. change nitrogen gas into ammonia and nitrates/nitrites

B. undergo transpiration

C. decompose fossil fuels into glucose and H2O

D. change phosphorus in soil into atmospheric phosphorus gas

34. Name the process all of the biogeochemical cycles have in common that links land and surface water.

A. denitrification

B. transpiration

C. photosynthesis

D. runoff

35. One man-made source of NITROGEN found in the SOIL is ________________________.

A. burning fossil fuels

B. farmers putting fertilizer on crops

C. respiration by humans

D. volcanic activity

36. The two ways WATER returns to the atmosphere in the water cycle is _____________________

A. nitrogen fixation and denitrification

B. burning fossil fuels and decomposition

C. condensation and photosynthesis

D. transpiration and evaporation

37. CARBON is returned to the atmosphere by __________________________.

A. burning fossil fuels

B. evaporation

C. photosynthesis

D. denitrification

38. How do humans get the NITROGEN they need?

A. photosynthesis

B. Absorbing nitrogen gas from the atmosphere when we breathe

C. Nitrogen fixing bacteria live in our digestive tract

D. We get nitrogen from the food we eat

39. Nitrogen cycles through the ecosystem in all of the following EXCEPT

A. ammonia in soil

B. nitrates and nitrites in soil

C. fertilizer used by farmers

D. transpiration from the surface of plants

40. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are found in the _________ cycle.

A. nitrogen

B. hydrologic

C. phosphorus

D. carbon

41. All of the following molecules found in living things contain PHOSPHORUS EXCEPT

A. ATP

B. protein

C. DNA

D. phospholipids

42. All of the following molecules found in living things contain NITROGEN EXCEPT _______________

A. DNA

B. proteins

C. carbohydrates

D. ATP

E. Amino acids

43. Hermit crabs find shells left behind by snails when they die and move in. This is an example of

A. mutualism

B. parasitism

C. commensalism

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION

44. All the different populations that live together in a certain area

45. the parts of the planet including land, water or atmosphere A. POPULATION

in which all life exists. B. BIOSPHERE

C. ECOSYSTEM 46. group of ecosystems that have the same climate and D. BIOME

similar dominant communities E. COMMUNITY

47. group of individuals that belong to the same species and live

in the same area.

48. All the organisms that live in a place together with their

nonliving or physical environment

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:

49. the process in which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is A. TRANSPIRATION

converted into ammonia by bacteria that live in the soil B. NITROGEN FIXATION

and on the roots of plants called legumes C. EVAPORATION

D. DENITRIFICATION

50. process in which liquid water changes into water vapor (gas)

51. the process in which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas

which is released into the atmosphere

52. the process in which water evaporates from the surface of

green plant leaves

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:

A. CHEMOSYNTHESIS

53. process in which water vapor changes into liquid water B. CONDENSATION

C. DECOMPOSITION

54. the breakdown of the remains of dead organisms and the return D. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

of nutrients to the soil by decomposers

55. the process in which autotrophs use energy from sunlight to

convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates

56. a process in which energy from the chemical bonds of inorganic

molecules is used to produce carbohydrates in the absence of light

HONORS BIOSPHERE TEST VERSION B -(Chapter 3 & 4-2)

(2 points each)

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST. Fill in the correct oval in pencil on your Bubble Sheet. Be sure on your Bubble Sheet to complete your Name, Subject, Period, and Date in the lower left-hand corner. Be sure to darken the B oval in KEY ID.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. The branch of biology dealing with the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called ________________________.

A. zoology

B. ecology

C. recycling

D. greenology

2. A ___________________ is a group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring.

A. community

B. ecosystem

C. biome

D. species

3. An organism’s “occupation” or ________________ includes all the physical and biological conditions in which it lives, such as what it eats, what eats it, when and how it reproduces, etc.

A. ecosystem

B. habitat

C. niche

D. ecology

4. Each step in a food chain or web is called a __________________.

A. energy trap

B. trophic level

C. ecology group

D. food group

5. Only about _______ percent of the energy available within one trophic level is transferred to organisms at the next trophic level when they are eaten.

A. 1%

B. 5%

C. 10%

D. 50%

E. 100%

6. Heterotrophs are also called ________________.

A. consumers

B. autotrophs

C. producers

D. photosynthesizers

7. This is an example of ____________________

A. predation

B. mutualism

C. commensalism

D. parasitism

8. The movement of energy and matter through ecosystems are different because _____________

A. energy is a limiting factor in the biosphere and matter is used up and lost

B. energy flows in one direction and matter is recycled

C. energy is recycled and matter flows in one direction

D. energy forms chemical compounds and matter is changed to heat

[pic]

9. The ALGAE in the diagram above are _____________________

A. consumers

B. decomposers

C. predators

D. prey

E. producers

10. In the diagram above, the SMALL FISHES are _________________.

A. producers

B. primary consumers

C. secondary consumers

D. tertiary consumers

E. quaternary consumers

11. In the diagram above, the SQUID is a _________________

A. producer

B. primary consumer

C. secondary consumer

D. tertiary consumer

E. quaternary consumer

12. A wolf stalks, kills, and then eats a rabbit. What type of animal interaction describes this relationship?

A. predation

B. competition

C. cooperation

D. symbiosis

13. The Competitive Exclusion Principle states that _____________________________.

A. Limiting factors exclude some organisms from surviving.

B. No two organisms can share the same niche at the same time.

C. Energy in ecosystems is recycled, but matter is not.

D. Too much of a limiting nutrient causes an algal bloom

14. The physical or non-living factors that shape an ecosystem such as weather, nutrient availability, soil type, and sunlight are called _________________ factors.

A. niche

B. limiting

C. biotic

D. abiotic

15. What can happen after a lake receives a large input of a limiting nutrient?

A. carbon compounds are not recycled

B. algae die and decomposers take over

C. an algal bloom occurs

D. transpiration returns nitrogen to the atmosphere

________________________________________________________________________________

Match the HETEROTROPH with the way it gets its energy:

16. absorbs energy by breaking down dead organic matter A. HERBIVORE

B. DETRITIVORE

17. eats dead plant and animal remains C. OMNIVORE

D. DECOMPOSER

18. eats only meat E. CARNIVORE

19. eats only plants

20. eat both plants and meat

___________________________________________________________________________________

MATCH THE TYPE OF SYMBIOSIS WITH ITS DEFINITION

21. The type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit

A. COMMENSALISM

22. The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits B. MUTUALISM

but another is harmed C. PARASITISM

23. The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits,

but the other is neither helped nor harmed

USE THE DIAGRAM ABOVE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ?’s:

24. The diagram above is an example of a ______________.

A. food chain

B. food web

C. food pyramid

D. biogeochemical cycle

25. An example of an herbivore in the diagram at the right is the _______.

A. pine borer

B. salamander

C. hawk

D. oak

26. All food chains/webs have_____________ as their first trophic level.

A. predators

B. decomposers

C. producers

D. consumers

27. An example of an autotroph in the diagram at the ABOVE is the _____________________

A. oak tree

B. mouse

C. salamander

D. Golden-crowned kinglet

E. fungi

BIOGEHEMICAL CYCLES:

28. Which of the following is NOT recycled in the biosphere?

A. nitrogen

B. energy

C. carbon

D. water

29. Which biogeochemical cycle does NOT involve a stage where the chemical enters the atmosphere?

A. carbon cycle

B. water cycle

C. nitrogen cycle

D. phosphorus cycle

30. During which process do plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

A. cellular respiration

B. denitrification

C. photosynthesis

D. transpiration

31. Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following EXCEPT ___________________

A. photosynthesis

B. decay of dead plants and animals

C. burning fossil fuels

D. transpiration

32. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A WAY CARBON IS STORED IN THE BIOSPHERE?

A. as nitrates used by plants

B. underground as fossil fuels and calcium carbonate rock

C. in the oceans as dissolved CO2

D. in the atmosphere as CO2

33. Bacteria that live on plant roots and in soil _____________________________

A. change phosphorus in soil into atmospheric phosphorus gas

B. undergo transpiration

C. decompose fossil fuels into glucose and H2O

D. change nitrogen gas into ammonia and nitrates/nitrites

34. Name the process all of the biogeochemical cycles have in common that links land and surface water.

A. denitrification

B. transpiration

C. photosynthesis

D. runoff

35. One man-made source of NITROGEN found in the SOIL is ________________________.

A. burning fossil fuels

B. respiration by humans

C. farmers putting fertilizer on crops

D. volcanic activity

36. The two ways WATER returns to the atmosphere in the water cycle is _____________________

A. transpiration and evaporation

B. burning fossil fuels and decomposition

C. condensation and photosynthesis

D. nitrogen fixation and denitrification

37. CARBON is returned to the atmosphere by __________________________.

A. denitrification

B. evaporation

C. photosynthesis

D. burning fossil fuels

38. How do humans get the NITROGEN they need?

A. Nitrogen fixing bacteria live in our digestive tract

B. Absorbing nitrogen gas from the atmosphere when we breathe

C. We get nitrogen from the food we eat

D. Photosynthesis

39. Nitrogen cycles through the ecosystem in all of the following EXCEPT

A. ammonia in soil

B. nitrates and nitrites in soil

C. fertilizer used by farmers

D. transpiration from the surface of plants

40. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are found in the _________ cycle.

A. nitrogen

B. hydrologic

C. phosphorus

D. carbon

41. All of the following molecules found in living things contain PHOSPHORUS EXCEPT ____________

A. ATP

B. protein

C. DNA

D. phospholipids

42. All of the following molecules found in living things contain NITROGEN EXCEPT__________________

A. DNA

B. proteins

C. Amino acids

D. ATP

E. amino acids

43. Hermit crabs find shells left behind by snails when they die and move in. This is an example of

A. commensalism

B. parasitism

C. mutualism

MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION

44. All the different populations that live together in a certain area

45. the parts of the planet including land, water or atmosphere A. POPULATION

in which all life exists. B. BIOSPHERE

C. ECOSYSTEM 46. group of ecosystems that have the same climate and D. BIOME

similar dominant communities E. COMMUNITY

47. group of individuals that belong to the same species and live

in the same area.

48. All the organisms that live in a place together with their

nonliving or physical environment

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:

49. the process in which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is A. TRANSPIRATION

converted into ammonia by bacteria that live in the soil B. NITROGEN FIXATION

and on the roots of plants called legumes C. EVAPORATION

D. DENITRIFICATION

50. process in which liquid water changes into water vapor (gas)

51. the process in which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas

which is released into the atmosphere

52. the process in which water evaporates from the surface of

green plant leaves

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:

A. CHEMOSYNTHESIS

53. process in which water vapor changes into liquid water B. CONDENSATION

C. DECOMPOSITION

54. the breakdown of the remains of dead organisms and the return D. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

of nutrients to the soil by decomposers

55. the process in which autotrophs use energy from sunlight to

convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates

56. a process in which energy from the chemical bonds of inorganic

molecules is used to produce carbohydrates in the absence of light

SHORT ANSWER NAME ____________________________

PUT THESE WORDS IN ORDER FROM LEAST TO MOST COMPLEX

BIOME BIOSPHERE COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM POPULATION

Organism → ____________________ → _______________________→ ________________________

→ __________________________ → __________________________

You learned several ways organisms interact in ecosystems.

Circle one of the following and give an example.

(You can’t use the same example that was used on the test you just took)

cooperation competition mutualism commensalism

____________________________________________________________________________

[pic]

THINK ABOUT IT:

What do you think will happen to the rabbit population in this community if all the mice were killed off by a disease?

It would increase It would decrease It wouldn’t change… rabbits don’t eat mice

EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER:

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EXTRA CREDIT:

Give an example of a legume. ____________________________

Give an example of a decomposer. ___________________________

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