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Chapter Test
The Organization of Life
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the term that best matches the
description.
_____ 1. One species causes malaria.
a. bacteria
_____ 2. Some cause diseases such as athlete’s foot.
b. fungi
_____ 3. These organisms are the source of most
food humans eat.
c. protests
_____ 4. E. coli is one of these.
e. animals
d. plants
_____ 5. Some of these organisms have vertebrae.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes
each statement or best answers each question.
_____ 6. Which of the following
organisms does not belong
with the rest?
a. moss
b. grass
c. algae
d. wild flower
_____ 9. 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.
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describes soil and
temperature in an
ecosystem?
a. abiotic factors
b. biotic factors
c. unnecessary factors
d. selection factors
d. Organisms in a population
differ in their traits.
_____ 10. 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.
_____ 8. Which of the following is
part of an organism’s
habitat?
a. shelter
b. food
c. water
d. all of the above
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COMPLETION
Write the answer to the following questions in the space provided.
11. If an insect is no longer killed by an insecticide, it has developed a(n)
______________________ to the chemical.
12. Most bacteria, including the kinds that cause disease and those found in garden
soil, belong to the kingdom ______________________
13. The initial source of food in most ocean and freshwater ecosystems are
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14. The initial source of food in most land ecosystems are
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15. Pine trees and other conifers are classified as ______________________
because they are woody plants whose seeds are not enclosed in fruits.
SHORT ANSWER
Write the answers to the following questions in the spaces provided.
16. Angiosperms and animals depend on each other. Using an apple tree and bees
as examples, explain how these organisms depend on each other.
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17. More insects exist on Earth than any other type of animal. Describe the
characteristics insects have that make them so successful.
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18. Choose any organism and describe its adaptations. Explain how each
adaptation might help it survive.
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19. Explain the difference between a community and a population. Provide a
specific example of each.
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20. Imagine a population of small birds that feed only on snails. They use their
hooked, needle-like beaks to pull snails from their shells. Explain how these
birds might have evolved their specialized beaks.
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21. Predict what might happen to birds with beaks specialized for eating snails if
the snail’s habitat were destroyed? Explain your answer.
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22. List the five components that an ecosystem must contain to survive.
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23. List the six kingdoms of organisms and characteristics of each kingdom.
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24. What would happen to organisms in the ocean if all the protists died? Explain
your answer.
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25. Your neighbor is bothered by insects and wants to spray his yard and garden
with insecticide to get rid of them. Explain how you would convince your
neighbor that this is not a good idea.
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SECTION: EVOLUTION
Matching
1. c
2. b
3. e
4. d
5. a
Multiple Choice
6. d
7. b
8. c
9. a
10. d
18.
SECTION: THE DIVERSITY OF
LIVING THINGS
Matching
1. c
2. e
3. a
4. d
5. b
19.
Multiple Choice
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. d
10. a
Chapter Test General
MATCHING
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. e
5. a
6. d
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. a
MULTIPLE CHOICE
11. d
12. b
13. a
14. c
15. d
16. d
17. c
18. b
19. a
20. d
20.
21.
Chapter Test Advanced
MATCHING
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. e
MULTIPLE CHOICE
6. c
7. a
8. d
9. c
10. b
22.
COMPLETION
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
resistance
eubacteria
phytoplankton (or protists or algae)
angiosperms (or plants)
gymnosperms
SHORT ANSWER
16. An apple tree depends on bees to pollinate
its flowers. The flowers must be
pollinated for the flowers to make seeds
and fruit. The bees depend on the nectar
for food.
17. Insects have a waterproof external
23.
skeleton, they move quickly, and they
reproduce quickly. They also are small,
can hide easily, and require little food.
Many insects can fly.
Answers may vary. Sample answer: A
hummingbird has wings that allow it to
hover near a flower. It has a long beak and
tongue that allow it to reach into a flower
to get nectar for food.
A population is made up of all the
members of one species that live in the
same place at the same time. A
community is made up of all the
populations living in the same place at the
same time. A population is made up of
one species, while a community is made
up of many species. All the squirrels
living in a forest are a population. The
community is made up of all the squirrels,
plants, other animals, and other organisms
living in the forest.
Answers may vary. Sample answer: Birds
with more curved beaks were better able
to extract snails from their shells, and this
ability helped them produce more
offspring than their straighter-beaked
relatives. These off-spring inherited the
curved beaks of their parents, and over
time the entire species evolved curved
beaks.
The snails would die out without their
habitat, and the birds would probably not
survive in the area because they wouldn’t
have a food source.
archaebacteria: single celled, lack cell
nuclei, usually have cell walls, found in
harsh environments; eubacteria: single
celled, lack cell nuclei, usually have cell
walls, incredibly common; fungi: some
one-celled, but most many-celled, have
cell nuclei, have cell walls, have no
chlorophyll; protists: most single celled
but some many celled, have cell nuclei, no
cell walls, some can make their own food;
plants: many celled, have cell nuclei, have
cell walls, make their own food; animals:
many celled, no cell walls, have cell
nuclei, ingest their food
energy, mineral nutrients, water, oxygen,
and living organisms
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even if that ecosystem contains someone’s
home, yard, and garden. As a part of an
ecosystem, insects can be linked to other
organisms in a complex web that we might not
be aware of. By removing insects, we may be
harming other parts of the ecosystem. Also,
insecticides kill beneficial insects as well as
insect pests and can encourage the selection of
insect pests that are resistant to insecticides.
.24. Most of the other organisms would also
die because the one-celled phytoplank ton
are protists that use the sun’s energy to
make food. Phytoplankton are the initial
source of food in most ocean ecosystems,
so if they died, other organisms would
lose their food source.
PROBLEM SOLVING
25. Answers may vary. Possible answer:
Insects are a part of an ecosystem
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