9.29.F - Sci Test: Module Nine

Question 1

Large regions that are characterized by climate and communities of species are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  ecology 
  biomes 
  ecosystems 
  populations

Answer 1

biomes

Question 2

The day-to-day change in temperature and precipitation is called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  weather 
  climate 
  ecology 
  wind

Answer 2

weather

Question 3

Nonliving factors are called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  biotic factors 
  ecosystem 
  abiotic factors 
  ecology

Answer 3

abiotic factors

Question 4

An organism’s adaptation to its _____ determine ____.

.

Answer 4

habitat

niche

Question 5

Match the term with the description.
organisms that are closely related and can produce fertile offspring

species
population
community
ecosystem
biome

Answer 5

species

Question 6

Match the term with the description.
a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same place at the same time

species
population
community
ecosystem
biome

Answer 6

population

Question 7

Match the term with the description.
made up of all the different populations of species that will live and interact in an area

species
population
community
ecosystem
biome

Answer 7

community

Question 8

Match the term with the description.
all of the living and nonliving things in the environment

species
population
community
ecosystem
biome

Answer 8

ecosystem

Question 9

Match the term with the description.
large regions that are characterized by climate and communities of species

species
population
community
ecosystem
biome

Answer 9

biome

Question 10

Water is found in how many forms around Earth?
  2 
  4 
  3 
  1

Answer 10

3

Question 11

How much water makes up the human body?
  2/3 
  1/2 
  97% 
  3/4

Answer 11

2/3

Question 12

How much of the Earth is covered with water?
  about 1/2 
  approximately 1/4 
  less than 50% 
  over 2/3

Answer 12

over 2/3

Question 13

Match the term with the definition.
process in which a liquid changes into a gas 
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
groundwater
surface water
watershed

Answer 13

evaporation

Question 14

Match the term with the definition.
process in which plants will release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves

evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
groundwater
surface water
watershed

Answer 14

transpiration

Question 15

Match the term with the definition.
process where gas changes into a liquid

evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
groundwater
surface water
watershed

Answer 15

condensation

Question 16

Match the term with the definition.
any form of water that falls to the earth’s surface

evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
groundwater
surface water
watershed

Answer 16

precipitation

Question 17

Match the term with the definition.
any water that flows underneath the surface or inside the ground

evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
groundwater
surface water
watershed

Answer 17

groundwater

Question 18

Match the term with the definition.
any water that is on the surface of the ground

evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
groundwater
surface water
watershed

Answer 18

surface water

Question 19

Match the term with the definition.
an area of where all of the water that is on or under it drains off of it and collects into the same place

evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
groundwater
surface water
watershed

Answer 19

watershed

Question 20

Plants need _______ . People make ___________

.

Answer 20

carbon dioxide

carbon dioxide

Question 21

The resources in an area that limit its population are called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  limiting factors 
  food source 
  food chains 
  trophic levels

Answer 21

limiting factors

Question 22

The energy not transferred to the next level is ___________.
used in life processes and transferred to heat
is absorbed in the ground
is used
disappears

Answer 22

used in life processes and transferred to heat

Question 23

A diagram of the energy transfer among organisms in an ecosystem is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  food pyramid 
  ecosystem 
  food web 
  food chain

Answer 23

food chain

Question 24

Match the prefix or suffix with its meaning.
photo

light
to make
self
feeding
other

Answer 24

light

Question 25

Match the prefix or suffix with its meaning. synthesis ``` light to make self feeding other ```

Answer 25

to make

Question 26

Match the prefix or suffix with its meaning. auto ``` light to make self feeding other ```

Answer 26

self

Question 27

Match the prefix or suffix with its meaning. troph ``` light to make self feeding other ```

Answer 27

feeding

Question 28

Match the prefix or suffix with its meaning. hetero ``` light to make self feeding other ```

Answer 28

other

Question 29

Identify the parts of this food chain. The sun produces provides the energy for grass to grow. A grasshopper eats the grass. A bird swoops down and eats the grasshopper. A bobcat captures and eats the bird. Mushrooms breakdown the bobcat when it dies. grass ``` producer primary consumer secondary consumer tertiary consumer decomposer ```

Answer 29

producer

Question 30

Identify the parts of this food chain. The sun produces provides the energy for grass to grow. A grasshopper eats the grass. A bird swoops down and eats the grasshopper. A bobcat captures and eats the bird. Mushrooms breakdown the bobcat when it dies. grasshopper ``` producer primary consumer secondary consumer tertiary consumer decomposer ```

Answer 30

primary consumer

Question 31

Identify the parts of this food chain. The sun produces provides the energy for grass to grow. A grasshopper eats the grass. A bird swoops down and eats the grasshopper. A bobcat captures and eats the bird. Mushrooms breakdown the bobcat when it dies. bird ``` producer primary consumer secondary consumer tertiary consumer decomposer ```

Answer 31

secondary consumer

Question 32

Identify the parts of this food chain. The sun produces provides the energy for grass to grow. A grasshopper eats the grass. A bird swoops down and eats the grasshopper. A bobcat captures and eats the bird. Mushrooms breakdown the bobcat when it dies. bobcat ``` producer primary consumer secondary consumer tertiary consumer decomposer ```

Answer 32

tertiary consumer

Question 33

Identify the parts of this food chain. The sun produces provides the energy for grass to grow. A grasshopper eats the grass. A bird swoops down and eats the grasshopper. A bobcat captures and eats the bird. Mushrooms breakdown the bobcat when it dies. mushrooms ``` producer primary consumer secondary consumer tertiary consumer decomposer ```

Answer 33

decomposer

Question 34

``` The organism that kills the other organism is the ___________. prey carnivore host predator ```

Answer 34

predator

Question 35

``` Deer that alert each other of predators is an example of a type mutualism called ___________. cooperation competition symbiosis commensalism ```

Answer 35

cooperation

Question 36

``` An organism that is eaten is called the ____________. predator prey host herbivore ```

Answer 36

prey

Question 37

``` Match the example with the type of symbiosis. clownfish and anemone mutualism commensalism parasitism ```

Answer 37

mutualism

Question 38

Match the example with the type of symbiosis. waffled starling bird and buffalo mutualism commensalism parasitism

Answer 38

mutualism

Question 39

Match the example with the type of symbiosis. whale and barnacle mutualism commensalism parasitism

Answer 39

commensalism

Question 40

Match the example with the type of symbiosis. bird and tree mutualism commensalism parasitism

Answer 40

commensalism

Question 41

Match the example with the type of symbiosis. flea and dog mutualism commensalism parasitism

Answer 41

parasitism

Question 42

Match the example with the type of symbiosis. leech and human mutualism commensalism parasitism

Answer 42

parasitism

Question 43

``` Match the term and definition. a close, long term relationship between different species in a community symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism ```

Answer 43

symbiosis

Question 44

``` Match the term and definition. a relationship in which both organisms benefit symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism ```

Answer 44

mutualism

Question 45

``` Match the term and definition. a relationship in which one organism benefits and another organism is unaffected symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism ```

Answer 45

commensalism

Question 46

``` Match the term and definition. a relationship in which one organism benefits and another is harmed symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism ```

Answer 46

parasitism

Question 47

Explain how organisms have adapted to live in either the Tropical Rain Forest or the Tundra. Your Answer:

Answer 47

Organisms adapt to the tundra by having long thick hair so they won't freeze to death and have adapted their diet to the limited food sources.

Question 48

Why is water important? Your Answer: Water is important because it helps up live, and not to mention it also helps plants live, and if they die, it means no more oxygen then we will die.

Answer 48

Water is important because it helps up live, and not to mention it also helps plants live, and if they die, it means no more oxygen then we will die.