Science Final Exam

Question 1

Monkeys cry out a warning when a predator is near, giving the other members of the troop a chance to escape. This is an example of

Answer 1

Auditory Communication

Question 2

Living or once living organisms are referred to as______factors

Answer 2

Biotic

Question 3

This is the only biome with four seasons. This is the biome in which we live in Hendersonville. Name this biome

Answer 3

Temperate deciduous forest

Question 4

The largest number of individuals of the same species that an ecosystem can support over time is known as

Answer 4

Carrying Capcity

Question 5

Also called prairies, meadows, savanna’s. This biome is dominated grasses and herbivores. Name this biome

Answer 5

Grassland

Question 6

Biotic factors can be categorized as producers, consumers, and

Answer 6

Decomposers

Question 7

An oxpecker, small bird, cleans the teeth of a rhino which then provides protection for the oxpecker

Answer 7

Mutualism

Question 8

A _____ is a model of energy transfer that can show how food chain relationships in an ecosystem are interconnected

Answer 8

Food web

Question 9

A large geographic area that contains similar climate as well as abiotic antibiotic factors is known as

Answer 9

Biome

Question 10

This dry spot biome receives very little rain less than 10 inches per year and is found on every continent

Answer 10

Desert

Question 11

A ______is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated, competitive for resources and often harms the ecosystem

Answer 11

Invasive species

Question 12

A mosquito bites a human human and uses their blood as a food source. What type of relationship is this?

Answer 12

Temporary parasitism

Question 13

A close, long-term relationship between two organisms that usually involves the exchange of food or energy is known as a _______ relationship

Answer 13

Symbiotic

Question 14

A bird makes a nest in a tree which hides their young, but the tree is unaffected. What type of relationship is

Answer 14

Commensalism

Question 15

Why are coil, oil, and natural gas considered non-renewable resources

Answer 15

Once these resources are used up, they cannot be replaced. Million of years to form

Question 16

Greatest amount of biodiversity of any biome. Receives a heavy rainfall. Name this biome.

Answer 16

Tropical rainforest

Question 17

Several brown bears, living in the same place as known as a

Answer 17

Pack

Question 18

This is one reason why population may increase.

Answer 18

More babies are being born than people are dying

Question 19

Energy from the wind is used to turn windmills. These windmills then spin a generator and produce electricity. What type of resource is wind energy?

Answer 19

Renewable energy source

Question 20

What are some negative effects of climate change

Answer 20

Hotter, temp, more severe storms, increase drought, a warm, rising ocean, loss of species, not in a food, more health, risks, poverty