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2016 INTEGRATED SCIENCE- Ecology Pre-test Unit Three Biogeochemical Cycles, Climate Change, Ecology Community Interactions 1. The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called its a. habitat c. community b. shelter d. population 2. What is a niche? a. Characteristic that allows a species to live successfully in its environment. b. The way a species makes its living (its job). c. Process in which a species becomes better suited to its environment d. The study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment. 3. Choose the answer that explains how species are affected in the symbiotic relationship of mutualism a. Both species benefit c. One species benefits; the other species is unharmed b. Neither species benefits d. One species benefits; the other species is harmed 4. Choose the answer that names the type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other species is unharmed. a. mutualism c. parasitism b. commensalism d. symbiosis 5. Choose the answer that names the type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other species is harmed. a. mutualism c. parasitism b. commensalism d. symbiosis 6. Which of the following best describes the competitive exclusion principle? a. One organism cannot survive unless another organism is with it. b. Two organisms cannot survive if both are using the same resource. c. When resources are abundant, there will only be one species. d. None of the above. 7. An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another is called: a. predation c. adaptation b. symbiosis d. competition 8. An organism that changes the environment that it lives in is called a(n) a. Ecosystem Engineer b. builder c. destroyer d. A and C Nitrogen Cycle 9. Which process describes nitrogen fixation? a. animals eat plants containing nitrogen and return it to the soil through urination b. bacteria take nitrogen from the air and convert it to a form usable by plants c. organisms die and are decomposed into ammonia in the soil d. plants take nitrogen from the air and store it in their leaves. 111 10. Which of the following are ways that nitrogen can be fixed? a. lightning b. nitrogen fixing bacteria c. brush fire d. A and B 11. How can fixed nitrogen be returned to the ground? a. fertilizers b. plant and animal waste c. plant and animal decomposition d. all of the above 12. Nitrogen is a limiting nutrient. a. True b. False Carbon Cycle Complete the matching A. Photosynthesis B. Respiration C. Diffusion D. Weathering and Erosion E. Volcanic Eruption 13._____ Atmosphere to Biosphere 14._____ Lithosphere to hydrosphere 15._____ Biosphere to Atmosphere 16._____ Hydrosphere to Atmosphere 17._____ Lithosphere to Atmosphere Climate Change 18. Climate change is not the same as global warming. A. True B. False 19. The term greenhouse effect refers to a glass structure where plants are grown. A. True B. False 20. Which statement describes the greenhouse effect the best. A. The warming of the earth due to incoming heat energy transformed into solar energy. B. The warming of the earth due to incoming solar energy transformed into heat energy. C. The cooling of the earth due to incoming solar energy transformed into heat energy. D. The changing of our climate due to changing weather patterns. 21. The greenhouse gases allow solar energy to pass but not heat energy. A. True B. False 22. Climate change can be defined as: A. The warming of the earth. B. Solar flares from the sun changing the temperature on earth. C. Changing weathering patterns due to the warming of the earth. D. None of the above. 23. An increase in the average temperature on Earth is called: A. Climate Change B. Greenhouse Effect C. Global Warming D. B and A Greenhouse Gases 24. The link between increasing CO2 concentration and increasing global temperature is: A. Strong B. Weak C. CO2 isn’t a greenhouse gas D. None of the above 25. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? A. CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) B. O2 (Oxygen) C. CH4 (Methane) D. Water Vapor 26. If the concentration of greenhouse gases continues to increase: A. We can expect climate change B. We can expect global warming C. Nothing D. A and B Water Cycle Complete the matching A. Evaporation 27._____ B. Condensation 28._____ C. Precipitation 29._____ D. Transpiration 30._____ Solid or liquid water falling from the atmosphere. Liquid water moving through plants and evaporating at the leaves. Liquid water transforming into water vapor. Water vapor transforming into liquid water. 31. Which of the following provides the energy to drive the water cycle? A. Air B. Sun C. Electrical D. Thermal Tucson Water 32. What does CAP stand for? A. Canal Arizona Project C. Central Arizona Project B. Central Aqueduct Project D. None of the above 33. Where does Tucson get its water from? A. Colorado River C. The ocean B. Underground D. A and B 34. When the land has dropped in elevation due to underground water pumping, what has happened? A. The “drops” B. Subsidence C. Avoidance D. Dropance 35. In Tucson, water that travels the sewage system is treated and cleaned. This reclaimed water is then sent where? A. Back to people’s homes B. The ocean C. Irrigation Systems D. B and C 36. Water is a renewable resource. A. True B. False Ecology 37. What is ecology? A. Characteristic that allows a species to live successfully in its environment. B. The way a species makes its living C. Process in which a species becomes better suited to its environment D. The study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment. 38. The process in which plants and algae make food using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide is called A. Photosynthesis B. Solar Genesis C. Abiogenesis D. Respiration 39. The non-living parts of a habitat are called____________________________ factors. A. foundation B. biotic C. abiotic D. abnegating 40. Consumers that eat producers to get energy are called ____________. A. Primary consumers B. Tertiary consumers C. Secondary consumers D. Transformers 41. Organisms that cannot make their own food are called __________. A. producers B. heterotrophs C. autotrophs D. A and C Use the diagram below to answer questions 42 and 43. 42. Which organisms are the producers in this ecosystem? A. algae B. water fleas C. minnows D. bass 43. At which level of this energy pyramid is the LEAST energy available? A. level A B. level C C. level B D. level D Use the diagram below to answer question 44 and 45. 44. Which organism in this food web fills the role of producer? A. mouse B. grass C. rabbit D. deer 45. In this food web the mountain lion is A. a producer B. a primary consumer B. a secondary consumer D. a tertiary consumer 46. What is the name of an organism that eats both plant and animals? A. Omnivore B. Carnivore C. Herbivore D. Vegan 47. How much energy is passed between each trophic level in a food chain? A. 5% B. 10% C. 15% D. 20% 48. Which of the following is the correct order of levels of organization? A. Organism → Community → Population → Ecosystem B. Biosphere → Population → Organism → Organ System C. Molecules→ Cells → Tissue → Organ D. Biome → Ecosystem → Community → Biosphere