Integrated Science TEST: Ecology, Cycles, Biomes and Chapter 1 (2010 Mrk)

Integrated Science TEST: Ecology, Cycles, Biomes and Chapter 1 (2010 mrk)

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region is the region’s a. weather. b. latitude. c. ecosystem. d. climate. ____ 2. Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT a. plant life. b. soil type. c. rainfall. d. temperature. ____ 3. Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost? a. desert b. temperate forest c. tundra d. tropical dry forest ____ 4. Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation? a. tropical rain forest and temperate grassland b. tropical savanna and tropical dry forest c. tundra and desert d. boreal forest and temperate woodland and shrubland ____ 5. All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an) a. biome. b. population. c. community. d. ecosystem. ____ 6. Green plants are a. producers. b. consumers. c. herbivores. d. omnivores. ____ 7. What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems? a. carbohydrates b. sunlight c. water d. carbon Figure 3-1

____ 8. The algae at the beginning of the food chain in Figure 3-1 are a. consumers. b. decomposers. c. producers. d. heterotrophs. ____ 9. An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(an) a. heterotroph. b. chemotroph. c. autotroph. d. producer. ____ 10. Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals are called a. decomposers. b. omnivores. c. autotrophs. d. producers. ____ 11. What is an organism that feeds only on plants called? a. carnivore b. herbivore c. omnivore d. detritivore ____ 12. All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food a. interaction. b. chain. c. network. d. web. ____ 13. What animals eat both producers and consumers? a. herbivores b. omnivores c. chemotrophs d. autotrophs ____ 14. A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which ecological terms describe the bird? a. herbivore, decomposer b. producer, heterotroph c. carnivore, consumer d. autotroph, herbivore

Figure 3-2

____ 15. The trophic levels in Figure 3-2 illustrate a. the relative amount of energy at each level. b. the amount of living organic matter at each level. c. the relative number of individual organisms at each level. d. the producers outnumber first-level consumers. ____ 16. In which way does Figure 3-2 differ from a typical model of trophic levels? a. Second-level consumers outnumber first-level consumers. b. Third-level consumers outnumber second-level consumers. c. First-level consumers outnumber producers. d. First-level consumers outnumber second-level consumers. ____ 17. Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. Of the remaining energy, some is used for the organism’s life processes, and the rest is a. used in reproduction. b. stored as body tissue. c. stored as fat. d. eliminated as heat. ____ 18. Rocks are classified as a. sandstone, limestone, or granite. b. organic, intrusive, or clastic. c. igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary. d. sedimentary, intrusive, or metamorphic. ____ 19. A series of processes in which rocks are continuously changed from one type to another is called a. a volcanic eruption. c. geology. b. the rock cycle. d. melting.

Figure 23-1

____ 20. In Figure 23-1, what process does the arrow labeled A represent? a. transpiration c. evaporation b. condensation d. precipitation Figure 1-1

____ 21. What type of graph is represented by Figure 1-1? a. bar graph c. circle graph b. line graph d. none of the above ____ 22. In which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses? a. drawing conclusions c. analyzing data b. making observations d. revising a hypothesis ____ 23. What happens when the data in an investigation do not support the original hypothesis? a. The scientist gives up and starts an investigation on a new topic. b. The data must be incorrect and are thrown out. c. The hypothesis is revised. d. The data are altered so that they support the original hypothesis. ____ 24. What is a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature? a. a scientific law c. a scientific theory b. a fact d. a hypothesis ____ 25. Which of the following statements is true about scientific theories? a. Scientific theories become scientific laws. b. Scientific theories are never proven. c. Scientific theories become hypotheses. d. Scientific theories summarize patterns found in nature. ____ 26. What is a physical or mental representation of an object or an event? a. a theory c. a model b. a hypothesis d. a scientific law ____ 27. Why are scientific models important? a. They prove scientific theories. b. They help visualize things that are very complex, very large, or very small. c. They make it harder to understand things. d. They never change. ____ 28. What is the most important safety rule? a. Never work with chemicals. b. Always use unbreakable glassware. c. Always follow your teacher’s instructions and textbook directions exactly. d. Never do experiments that involve flames or hot objects. ____ 29. Which of the following is an example of a safe laboratory procedure? a. tying back long hair and loose clothing b. eating or drinking from laboratory glassware c. touching hot objects with your bare hands d. testing an odor by directly inhaling the vapor ____ 30. How is 0.00069 written in scientific notation? a. 69  10–5 c. 0.69  10–3 b. 6.9  104 d. 6.9  10–4 ____ 31. What are 6 centimeters equal to? a. 600 meters c. 60 millimeters b. of a millimeter d. 600 millimeters

____ 32. Timers at a swim meet used four different clocks to time an event. Which recorded time is the most precise? a. 55 s c. 55.25 s b. 55.2 s d. 55.254 s ____ 33. Which of the following clocks offers the most precision? a. a clock with only one hand to measure the hour b. a clock with only one hand to measure the minutes c. a clock with a hand to measure the hour and a hand to measure the minutes d. a clock with a hand to measure the hour, a hand to measure the minutes, and a hand to measure the seconds ____ 34. On the Celsius scale, at what temperature does water boil? a. 0° c. 100° b. 212° d. 32° ____ 35. Approximately how many kelvins are equal to 60°F? a. 333 c. 413 b. 323 d. 289 ____ 36. The type of graph used to show how a part of something relates to the whole is which of the following? a. circle graph c. line graph b. bar graph d. direct proportion ____ 37. How do scientists communicate the results of investigations? a. by publishing articles in scientific journals b. by giving talks at scientific conferences c. by exchanging e-mails d. all of the above ____ 38. How do scientists who speak different languages make their data understandable to one another? a. They all use different systems of measurement. b. They all use SI. c. They communicate through a universal translator. d. They all must speak French. ____ 39. What is a peer review? a. a process in which only close friends of a scientist review the scientist’s work b. a process in which scientists examine other scientists’ work c. a process in which scientists copy other scientists’ work d. a process in which scientists keep their work secret ____ 40. If the relationship between the manipulated variable and the responding variable is a direct proportion, what will a line graph of this relationship look like? a. a straight line c. a jagged line b. a curved line d. none of the above

USING SCIENCE SKILLS

Figure 22-2

41. Classifying What type of rock would fit into Figure 22-2 at the location shown by the letter F? a. igneous b. sedimentary c. metamorphic

42. Interpreting Graphics In Figure 22-2, what processes are represented by the arrow labeled A? a. heat b. pressure c. both (a) and (b) d. none of the above

43. Interpreting Graphics In Figure 22-2, what process(es) is represented by the arrow labeled D? a. weathering b. melting c. erosion d. both (a) and (c)

44. Drawing Conclusions Use Figure 22-2 to describe how an igneous rock could turn into a sedimentary rock and then into a metamorphic rock. a. An igneous rock would undergo weathering and erosion to form sediment. b. The sediment would undergo compaction and cementation to form a sedimentary rock. c. Heat and pressure would change the sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock. d. all of the above

45. Using Models Use Figure 22-2 to describe the process involved in the formation of a sedimentary rock. a. Weathering and erosion form sediment, which piles up. b. Over time, this sediment is squeezed and cemented together to form sedimentary rock. c. Rocks melt and then form a sediment. d. Both (a) and (b) USING SCIENCE SKILLS

Figure 23-2

46. Inferring Which rock layer is the youngest layer shown in Figure 23-2? a. F b. G c. H d. I

47. Analyzing Data In Figure 23-2, would a fossil in layer D be younger or older than fossils found in layer B? a. older b. younger c. not enough information

48. Analyzing Data In Figure 23-2, is the fault older or younger than the dike? a. older b. younger c. not enough information

49. Interpreting Graphics In Figure 23-2, on either side of the fault, which rock layers were a single layer before the faulting? a. A and C b. B and C c. D and E d. E and G

50. Drawing Conclusions In Figure 23-2, what can be concluded about the relative ages of the rock layers below layer F? What can be concluded about the absolute ages of these layers? a. The layers are older than layer F, with layer A–K being the oldest, and E–G the youngest. b. All of the layers except F are older than 200 million years because they are cut by the dike, which is 200 million years old. c. both (a) and (b) d. not enough information Integrated Science TEST: Ecology, Cycles, Biomes and Chapter 1 (2010 mrk) Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 4.1.1 2. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 4.2.1 3. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 4.3.2 4. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A OBJ: 4.3.2 5. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 3.1.1 6. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 3.2.1 7. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 3.2.1 8. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A OBJ: 3.2.2 9. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 3.2.1 10. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 3.2.2 11. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 3.2.2 12. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: B OBJ: 3.2.2 13. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: A OBJ: 3.2.2 14. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E OBJ: 3.2.2 15. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: A OBJ: 3.2.3 16. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: E OBJ: 3.2.3 17. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: A OBJ: 3.2.3 18. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 22.3.1 19. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 22.3.2 20. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 23.1.1 STA: III.9.7 21. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.4.1 22. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.2.1 23. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.2.1 24. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.2.2 25. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.2.2 26. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.2.3 27. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.2.3 28. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.2.4 29. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.2.4 30. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.3.1 31. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.3.2 32. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.3.3 33. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.3.3 34. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.3.4 35. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.3.4 36. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.4.1 37. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.4.3 38. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.4.3 39. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 1.4.4 40. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 1.4.2

41. ANS: C metamorphic rock

PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 22.3.1 42. ANS: C

PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 22.3.2 43. ANS: D

PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 22.3.2 44. ANS: D An igneous rock would undergo weathering and erosion to form sediment. The sediment would undergo compaction and cementation to form a sedimentary rock. Heat and pressure would change the sedimentary rock to a metamorphic rock.

PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 22.3.1 45. ANS: D Weathering and erosion form sediment, which piles up. Over time, this sediment is squeezed and cemented together to form sedimentary rock.

PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 22.3.1 46. ANS: A Layer F

PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 23.6.1 47. ANS: B younger

PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 23.6.1 48. ANS: A The fault is older than the dike. The fault must be older than the dike because the fault is cut by the dike.

PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 23.6.2 49. ANS: D layers A and K, layers B and J, layers C and I, layers D and H, and layers E and G

PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 23.6.1 50. ANS: C The layers are older than layer F, with layer A–K being the oldest, and E–G the youngest. All of the layers except F are older than 200 million years because they are cut by the dike, which is 200 million years old. PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 23.6.1