BIOSPHERE TEST (Chapter 3 & 4-2)

NAME ______

BIOSPHERE TEST (Chapter 3 & 4-2) 2 points each

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the answer that best completes the statement on the blank to the left.

______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

______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

______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

______Each step in a food chain or web is called a ______. A. energy trap B. food group C. ecology group D. trophic level

______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%

______Heterotrophs are also called ______. A. autotrophs B. consumers C. producers D. photosynthesizers ______This is an example of ______A. parasitism B. mutualism C. commensalism D. predation

______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

______The algae in the diagram above are ______A. consumers B. decomposers C. predators D. prey E. producers

______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

______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 recycled D. transpiration returns nitrogen to the atmosphere

______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 USE THE DIAGRAM AT THE RIGHT TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ?’s:

______The diagram at the right is an example of a ______. A. food chain B. food web C. food pyramid D. biogeochemical cycle

______An example of an herbivore in the diagram at the right is the ______A. tree B. wolf C. shrew D. deer

______All food chains/webs have______as their first trophic level. A. predators B. decomposers C. producers D. consumers

______An example of an autotroph in the diagram at the ABOVE is the ______A. corn B. deer C. grasshopper D. rabbit

______What do you think would happen to the shrew population if most the rabbits in this ecosystem caught rabbit fever and died? A. it would change B. it would stay the same; shrews don’t eat rabbits.

______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.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MATCH THE TYPE OF SYMBIOSIS WITH ITS DEFINITION

______The type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit A. PARASITISM ______The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits B. COMMENSALISM but another is harmed C. MUTUALISM

______The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits, but the other is neither helped nor harmed BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES:

______Which of the following is NOT recycled in the biosphere? A. energy B. nitrogen C. carbon D. water

______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

______In what process do plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? A. cellular respiration B. photosynthesis C. denitrification D. transpiration

______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

______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

______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

______Name the cycle you learned about that connects the other three cycles. A. carbon B. nitrogen C. phosphorus D. water

______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 ______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

______CARBON is returned to the atmosphere by ______. A. burning fossil fuels B. evaporation C. photosynthesis D. denitrification

______Humans get the NITROGEN they need from ______. A. photosynthesis B. taking it from the atmosphere when we breathe C. denitrification D. the food we eat

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MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION

_____ All the different populations that live together in a certain area

_____ the parts of the planet including land, water or atmosphere A. POPULATION in which all life exists. B. BIOSPHERE C. ECOSYSTEM _____ group of ecosystems that have the same climate and D. BIOME similar dominant communities E. COMMUNITY

_____ group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.

_____ All the organisms that live in a place together with their nonliving or physical environment

PUT THESE WORDS IN ORDER FROM LEAST TO MOST COMPLEX

BIOME BIOSPHERE COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM POPULATION

Organism →______→______→______

→ ______→ ______* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:

______the process in which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is A, EVAPORATION converted into ammonia by bacteria that live in the soil B. TRANSPIRATION and on the roots of plants called legumes C. NITROGEN FIXATION D. DENITRIFICATION ______the process in which autotrophs use energy from sunlight to E. PHOTOSYNTHESIS convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates F. CHEMOSYNTHESIS G. CONDENSATION ______the process in which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas H. DECOMPOSITION which is released into the atmosphere

______the process in which water evaporates from the surface of green plant leaves

______process in which liquid water changes into water vapor (gas)

______the breakdown of the remains of dead organisms and the return of nutrients to the soil by decomposers

______process in which water vapor changes back into liquid water

______a process in which energy from the chemical bonds of inorganic molecules is used to produce carbohydrates IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT

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Match the HETEROTROPH with the way it gets its energy:

HERBIVORE OMNIVORE DETRITIVORE DECOMPOSER CARNIVORE

Way it gets energy? What’s it called? absorbs energy by breaking down dead organic matter eats dead plant and animal remains eats only meat eats only plants eat both plants and meat SHORT ANSWER:

Tell TWO WAYS ORGANISMS INTERACT IN AN ECOSYSTEM

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Give an example of a RESOURCE: ______

Name a biomolecule you learned about that contains PHOSPHORUS ______

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BONUS QUESTION:

Tell the kind of plants that live in symbiotic relationship with bacteria in the nitrogen cycle. ______

Give an example of a decomposer ______MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the answer that best completes the statement on the blank to the left.

______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

______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

______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

______Each step in a food chain or web is called a ______. A. energy trap B. trophic level C. ecology group D. food group

______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%

______Heterotrophs are also called ______. A. consumers B. autotrophs C. producers D. photosynthesizers

______This is an example of ______A. predation B. mutualism C. commensalism D. parasitism ______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

______The algae in the diagram above are ______A. producers B. decomposers C. predators D. prey E. consumers

______A wolf stalks, kills, and then eats a rabbit. What type of animal interaction describes this relationship? A. competition B. predation C. symbiosis D. cooperation

______What can happen after a lake receives a large input of a limiting nutrient? A. transpiration returns nitrogen to the atmosphere B. algae die and decomposers take over C. carbon compounds are recycled D. an algal bloom occurs

______The physical, or non-living factors that shape an ecosystem such as weather, nutrient availability, soil type, and sunlight are called ______factors. A. limiting B. biotic C. abiotic D. niche NAME ______

BIOSPHERE TEST (Chapter 3 & 4-2) 2 points each

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of the answer that best completes the statement on the blank to the left. USE THE DIAGRAM AT THE RIGHT TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ?’s:

______The diagram at the right is an example of a ______. A. food pyramid B. food web C. food chain D. biogeochemical cycle

______An example of an herbivore in the diagram at the right is the ______A. deer B. wolf C. shrew D. tree

______All food chains/webs have ______as their first trophic level. A. predators B. producers C. decomposers D. consumers

______An example of an autotroph in the diagram at the ABOVE is the ______A. rabbit B. grasshopper C. deer D. corn

______What do you think would happen to the shrew population if most the rabbits in this ecosystem caught rabbit fever and died? A. it would stay the same; shrews don’t eat rabbits B. it would change

______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. Limiting factors exclude some organisms from surviving. D. No two organisms can share the same niche at the same time. BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES:

______Which of the following is NOT recycled in the biosphere? A. nitrogen B. energy C. carbon D. water

______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

______In what process do plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? A. cellular respiration B. denitrification C. photosynthesis D. transpiration

______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

______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

______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

______Name the cycle you learned about that connects the other three cycles. A. carbon B. water C. phosphorus D. nitrogen

______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 ______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

______CARBON is returned to the atmosphere by ______. A. denitrification B. evaporation C. photosynthesis D. burning fossil fuels

______Humans get the NITROGEN they need from ______. A. photosynthesis B. taking it from the atmosphere when we breathe C. the food we eat D. denitrification

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:

______the process in which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is A, TRANSPIRATION converted into ammonia by bacteria that live in the soil B. EVAPORATION and on the roots of plants called legumes C. DENITRIFICATION D.NITROGEN FIXATION ______the process in which autotrophs use energy from sunlight to E. CHEMOSYNTHESIS convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates F. PHOTOSYNTHESIS G. DECOMPOSITION ______the process in which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas H. CONDENSATION which is released into the atmosphere

______the process in which water evaporates from the surface of green plant leaves

______process in which liquid water changes into water vapor (gas)

______the breakdown of the remains of dead organisms and the return of nutrients to the soil by decomposers

______process in which water vapor changes back into liquid water

______a process in which energy from the chemical bonds of inorganic molecules is used to produce carbohydrates IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION

_____ All the different populations that live together in a certain area

_____ the parts of the planet including land, water or atmosphere A. POPULATION in which all life exists. B. BIOSPHERE C. ECOSYSTEM _____ group of ecosystems that have the same climate and D. BIOME similar dominant communities E. COMMUNITY

_____ group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.

_____ All the organisms that live in a place together with their nonliving or physical environment

PUT THESE TERMS ABOVE IN ORDER FROM LEAST TO MOST COMPLEX

BIOME BIOSPHERE COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM POPULATION

Organism →______→______→______

→ ______→ ______

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MATCH THE TYPE OF SYMBIOSIS WITH ITS DEFINITION

______The type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit A. PARASITISM ______The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits B. MUTUALISM but another is harmed C. COMMENSALISM

______The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits, but the other is neither helped nor harmed

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * SHORT ANSWER:

Tell TWO WAYS ORGANISMS INTERACT IN AN ECOSYSTEM

______

Give an example of a RESOURCE: ______Name a biomolecule you learned about that contains PHOSPHORUS ______Match the HETEROTROPH with the way it gets its energy:

HERBIVORE OMNIVORE DETRITIVORE DECOMPOSER CARNIVORE

Way it gets energy? What’s it called? absorbs energy by breaking down dead organic matter eats only meat eats only plants eat both plants and meat eats dead plant and animal remains

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * BONUS QUESTION:

Tell the kind of plants that live in symbiotic relationship with bacteria in the nitrogen cycle. ______

Give an example of a decomposer ______