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. zoologyB. recyclingC. ecologyD. greenology

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

A. communityB. speciesC. biomeD. 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. habitatC. ecosystem D. ecology

4. Each step in a food chain or web is called a __________________.A. energy trapB. food groupC. ecology groupD. 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. autotrophsB. consumers C. producersD. photosynthesizers

7. This is an example of ____________________

A. parasitism B. mutualismC. commensalismD. 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 recycledD. energy is a limiting factor in the biosphere and matter is used up and lost

9. The algae in the diagram above are _____________________

A. consumersB. decomposersC. predatorsD. preyE. producers

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

A. competitionB. cooperationC. symbiosisD. predation

11. What can happen after a lake receives a large input of a limiting nutrient?A. an algal bloom occursB. algae die and decomposers take overC. carbon compounds are recycledD. transpiration returns nitrogen to the atmosphere

12. 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. abioticC. limitingD. niche

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

13. The diagram at the right is an example of a ______________. A. food chain

B. food webC. food pyramid D. biogeochemical cycle

14. An example of an herbivore in the diagram at the right is the _______. A. pine bore

B. salamanderC. hawk

D. oak

15. All food chains/webs have__________ as their first trophic level.

A. predatorsB. decomposersC. producersD. consumers

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

A. oak tree B. mouse

C. salamander D. Golden-crowned kinglet

17. What do you think would happen to the hawk population if most the salamanders in this ecosystem died?

A. it would changeB. it would stay the same

18. The Competitive Exclusion Principle states that _____________________________.A. Too much of a limiting nutrient causes an algal bloomB. 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 DEFINITION19. The type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit

A. PARASITISM20. The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits B. COMMENSALISM

but another is harmed C. MUTUALISM

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

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BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES: 22. Which of the following is NOT recycled in the biosphere?

A. energy

B. nitrogenC. carbonD. water

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

A. carbon cycleB. water cycleC. phosphorus cycle D. nitrogen cycle

24. In what process do plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?A. cellular respirationB. photosynthesisC. denitrificationD. transpiration

25. Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following EXCEPT ___________________A. photosynthesisB. transpirationC. burning fossil fuelsD. decay of dead plants and animals

26. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A WAY CARBON IS STORED IN THE BIOSPHERE?A. in the atmosphere as CO2B. underground as fossil fuels and calcium carbonate rockC. in the oceans as dissolved CO2D. as nitrates used by plants

27. Bacteria that live on plant roots and in soil _____________________________A. change nitrogen gas into ammonia and nitrates/nitrites B. undergo transpirationC. decompose fossil fuels into glucose and H2OD. change phosphorus in soil into atmospheric phosphorus gas

28. Name the cycle you learned about that connects the other three cycles.A. carbonB. nitrogenC. phosphorusD. water

29. One MAN-MADE source of NITROGEN found in the SOIL is ________________________.A. burning fossil fuelsB. farmers putting fertilizer on cropsC. respiration by humansD. volcanic activity

30. The two ways WATER returns to the atmosphere in the water cycle is _____________________A. nitrogen fixation and denitrificationB. burning fossil fuels and decompositionC. condensation and photosynthesis D. transpiration and evaporation

31. CARBON is returned to the atmosphere by __________________________.A. burning fossil fuelsB. evaporation C. photosynthesisD. denitrification

32. Humans get the NITROGEN they need from _____________________________.A. photosynthesisB. taking it from the atmosphere when we breatheC. denitrificationD. the food we eat

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION

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

34. the parts of the planet including land, water or atmosphere A. POPULATION in which all life exists. B. BIOSPHERE

C. ECOSYSTEM 35. group of ecosystems that have the same climate and D. BIOME

similar dominant communities E. COMMUNITY

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

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

MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:38. 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. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

D. DENITRIFICATION39. the process in which autotrophs use energy from sunlight to

convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates

40. the process in which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas which is released into the atmosphere

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

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

A. CHEMOSYNTHESIS42. process in which liquid water changes into water vapor (gas) B. CONDENSATION

C. DECOMPOSITION43. the breakdown of the remains of dead organisms and the return D. EVAPORATION of nutrients to the soil by decomposers

44. process in which water vapor changes back into liquid water

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *MULTIPLE CHOICE:46. Name a biomolecule you learned about that contains PHOSPHORUS. A. protein

B. ATPC. carbohydrates

Match the HETEROTROPH with the way it gets its energy: by darkening the letter of the correct match

A. HERBIVOREB. OMNIVOREC. DETRITIVORED. DECOMPOSERE. CARNIVORE

Way it gets energy? What’s it called?absorbs energy by breaking down dead organic matter 47. eats dead plant and animal remains

48.eats only meat

49.eats only plants

50.eat both plants and meat

51.

NAME:_______________________________

Hand-graded Portion of Biosphere Test (Chapter 3 & 4-2)SHORT ANSWER:

Tell TWO WAYS ORGANISMS INTERACT IN AN ECOSYSTEM

________________________________ __________________________________

Give an example of a RESOURCE: ___________________________________

PUT THESE WORDS IN ORDER FROM LEAST TO MOST COMPLEX

BIOME BIOSPHERE COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM POPULATION

Organism →___________________ →_________→_________

→ ____________→ ___________

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

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

Give an example of a decomposer _______________________________

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. zoologyB. ecology C. recyclingD. greenology

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

A. communityB. ecosystemC. biomeD. 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. ecosystemB. habitatC. niche D. ecology

4. Each step in a food chain or web is called a __________________.A. energy trapB. trophic level C. ecology groupD. 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. autotrophsC. producersD. photosynthesizers

7. This is an example of ____________________A. predation

B. mutualismC. commensalismD. 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 directionD. energy forms chemical compounds and matter is changed to heat

9. The algae in the diagram above are _____________________

A. producers B. decomposersC. predatorsD. preyE. consumers

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

A. competitionB. predation C. symbiosisD. cooperation

11. 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 overC. carbon compounds are recycledD. an algal bloom occurs

12. The physical or non-living factors that shape an ecosystem such as weather, nutrient availability, soil type, and sunlight are called _________________ factors.A. limitingB. bioticC. abioticD. niche

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

13. The diagram at the right is an

example of a ______________. A. food pyramid

B. food webC. food chain D. biogeochemical cycle

14. An example of an herbivore in the diagram at the right is the _______. A. oak

B. hawkC. salamander

D. pine bore

15. All food chains/webs have__________ as their first trophic level.A. predatorsB. producersC. decomposersD. consumers

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

A. Golden-crowned kinglet B. mouse

C. salamander D. oak tree

17. What do you think would happen to the hawk population if most the salamanders in this ecosystem died?

A. it would changeB. it would stay the same

18. The Competitive Exclusion Principle states that _____________________________________.A. Too much of a limiting nutrient causes an algal bloomB. 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:

19. Which of the following is NOT recycled in the biosphere?A. nitrogenB. energy C. carbonD. water

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

A. carbon cycleB. water cycleC. nitrogen cycleD. phosphorus cycle

21. In what process do plants take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?A. cellular respirationB. denitrificationC. photosynthesis D. transpiration

22. Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following EXCEPT ___________________A. photosynthesisB. decay of dead plants and animals C. burning fossil fuelsD. transpiration

23. 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 rockC. in the oceans as dissolved CO2D. in the atmosphere as CO2

24. Bacteria that live on plant roots and in soil _____________________________A. change phosphorus in soil into atmospheric phosphorus gas B. undergo transpirationC. decompose fossil fuels into glucose and H2OD. change nitrogen gas into ammonia and nitrates/nitrites

25. Name the cycle you learned about that connects the other three cycles.A. carbonB. water C. phosphorusD. nitrogen

26. One MAN-MADE source of NITROGEN found in the SOIL is ________________________.A. burning fossil fuelsB. respiration by humansC. farmers putting fertilizer on crops D. volcanic activity

27. The two ways WATER returns to the atmosphere in the water cycle is _____________________A. transpiration and evaporationB. burning fossil fuels and decompositionC. condensation and photosynthesis D. nitrogen fixation and denitrification

28. CARBON is returned to the atmosphere by __________________________.A. denitrificationB. evaporation C. photosynthesisD. burning fossil fuels

29. Humans get the NITROGEN they need from _____________________________.A. photosynthesisB. taking it from the atmosphere when we breatheC. the food we eat D. denitrification

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

MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:30. the process in which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is A. TRANSPIRATION

converted into ammonia by bacteria that live in the soil B. DENITRIFICATION and on the roots of plants called legumes

C. NITROGEN FIXATIOND. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

31. the process in which autotrophs use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and carbohydrates

32. the process in which soil bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas which is released into the atmosphere

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

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

MATCH THE PROCESS WITH ITS DESCRIPTION:A. CHEMOSYNTHESIS

34. process in which liquid water changes into water vapor (gas) B. CONDENSATION

C. EVAPORATION35. the breakdown of the remains of dead organisms and the D. DECOMPOSITION return of nutrients to the soil by decomposers

36. process in which water vapor changes back into liquid water

37. 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

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

39. the parts of the planet including land, water or atmosphere A. POPULATION in which all life exists. B. BIOSPHERE

C. ECOSYSTEM40. group of ecosystems that have the same climate and D. BIOME

similar dominant communities E. COMMUNITY

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

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

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

MATCH THE TYPE OF SYMBIOSIS WITH ITS DEFINITION43. The type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit

A. PARASITISM44. The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits B. MUTUALISM

but another is harmed C. COMMENSALISM

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *MULTIPLE CHOICE:46. Name a biomolecule you learned about that contains PHOSPHORUS. A. carbohydrates

B. ATPC. proteins

Match the HETEROTROPH with the way it gets its energy: by darkening the letter of the correct match

A. HERBIVOREB. OMNIVOREC. DETRITIVORED. DECOMPOSERE. CARNIVORE

Way it gets energy? What’s it called?absorbs energy by breaking down dead organic matter 47. eats only meat

48.eats only plants

49.eats both plants and meat

50.Eats dead plant and animal remains

51.