Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 1 - Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected
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Which of the following is an ecosystem?
a. | vacant lot | b. | oak forest | c. | coral
reef | d. | all of the above |
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The energy in most ecosystems comes from
a. | green plants. | b. | the sun. | c. | wind. | d. | the soil. |
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The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are
a. | people at a football game. | b. | bacteria inside a person’s
body. | c. | birds in a forest. | d. | organisms in a
pond. |
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Which of the following statements about an organism’s habitat is
not true?
a. | Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their
habitat. | b. | An organism’s habitat is the place where it lives. | c. | A habitat has
specific characteristics that an organism needs to live there. | d. | A habitat contains
biotic and abiotic factors. |
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The community of a pond is made up of all the
a. | biotic and abiotic factors. | b. | resources organisms need. | c. | habitats in and
around the water. | d. | populations of fish, insects, and other living
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Section 2 - Evolution
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Organisms can adapt
a. | to their physical surroundings. | b. | to other organisms. | c. | to selective
breeding. | d. | Both a and b |
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The process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term
interactions with each other is
a. | artificial selection. | b. | coevolution. | c. | selective
breeding. | d. | resistance. |
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For evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is
“naturally selected for” must
a. | live a long time. | b. | leave the area. | c. | reproduce. | d. | coevolve. |
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An organism is resistant to a chemical if it
a. | has a gene that enables it to break down the chemical. | b. | has been exposed to
a small amount of the chemical over time. | c. | was not in the area where the chemical was
applied. | d. | did not eat anything with the chemical on it. |
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Some organisms are more likely to survive because they
a. | have certain physical traits. | b. | lack certain physical
traits. | c. | have certain behaviors. | d. | All of the
above |
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Section 3 - The Diversity of Living Things
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Most scientists classify organisms into
a. | five kingdoms and two domains. | b. | four kingdoms and three
domains. | c. | three kingdoms and four domains. | d. | two kingdoms and four
domains. |
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Most land animals depend on angiosperms for
a. | reproduction. | b. | water. | c. | food. | d. | warmth. |
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Which of the following can convert nitrogen in the air into a form plants can
use?
a. | bacteria | b. | fungi | c. | protists | d. | animals |
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Which of the following protists is a type of algae that uses energy from the sun
to make food?
a. | seaweed | b. | phytoplankton | c. | giant
kelp | d. | all of the above |
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Which of the following animals is successful because it moves quickly,
reproduces rapidly, and has a waterproof external skeleton?
a. | ant | b. | mouse | c. | bird | d. | squirrel |
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Matching
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Section 1 - Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected
Choose
the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | habitat | d. | species | b. | abiotic factors | e. | biotic factors | c. | population |
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air, water, and rocks
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living organisms and dead organisms
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place where an organism lives
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black widow spiders
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all the black widow spiders in a certain area
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Section 2 - Evolution
In the space provided, write the
letter of the description that best matches the term or phrase.
a. | natural selection | d. | adaptation | b. | evolution | e. | resistance | c. | artificial
selection |
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Humans breed corn with specific characteristics.
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Genetic characteristics of a population of deer change.
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Insects eating crops are not killed by insecticide.
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Thick fur keeps deer warm in cold environments.
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More deer with thick fur survive.
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Section 3 - The Diversity of Living Things
Choose the
letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | bacteria | d. | plants | b. | fungi | e. | animals | c. | protists |
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unicellular and multicellular organisms that may be plantlike, animal-like, or
funguslike
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multicellular organisms that must ingest food and whose cells have no cell
wall
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unicellular organisms that lack nuclei
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multicellular organisms that have cell walls and make their own food
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organisms whose cells have nuclei and cell walls, but no chlorophyll
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