2012-13 6th Grade Final Exam Study Guide
Unit 8 Ecosystems:
1) Study the diagram above and know the levels of organization from
a) Complex to simplest =
2) What would happen to a species of bullfrogs if their environment suddenly changed like the
temperature and of lack of rain?
3) Give at least two examples of these levels of organization below:
A) population =
B) community =
4) Here are some abiotic factors and biotic factors of the following environments: Know them!
Sand dunes – abiotic = sand/soil, temperature/climate, air, sunlight, and water.
biotic = snakes, insects, mice, plants like cactus, grasses.
Mountain - abiotic = temperature/climate, air, sunlight, water, and soil.
biotic = plants like berry vines, trees, fungi, bear, beaver, and birds
An aquarium abiotic = rocks, water, temperature
biotic = algae, fish
5) Know the term for organism in a food chain and what role they represent. consumer or producer
PAP Extension:
Which is a more complete model of a feeding relationship? Circle the answer;
food web or food chain
Define abiotic factors and biotic factors:
PAP Extension: Be able to identify producers and consumers by looking at a food chain.
Be able to identify the level of organization by looking at a diagram.
Unit 7 Classification, Cells, and Taxonomy:
1) Which is the broadest area of classification? Circle you answer below:
domain
kingdom
phylum
class
family
genus
2) Where do Archaebacteria thrive?
3) What do all organisms have in common?
species
4) What are the two terms used to describe organism by their energy source (how they get their
food)?
5) Other than a microscope; what two tools would you use to examine pond water?
6) How do you calculate total magnification when using a compound microscope?
7) Is graphing change over time an example of classification?
PAP Extension:
8) How do cilia and flagellum help microscopic organisms that live in pond water?
9) Define cells:
10) Organisms are classified by
Unit 6 Solar System & Space Travel/Technology:
Comparison of Venus and Earth
Planet
Diameter (km)
Mass compared
Density
to Earth
Venus
12,104
0.82
Earth
12,756
1.00
1) Using the table above how is Venus and Earth most different?
5.24
5.50
Highest
Temperature at
Surface
470°C
56°C
2) What are some difference between the inner and outer planets?
3) What can be seen when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and why?
4) List the following in correct order from smallest to largest : Earth, Milky Way, our Solar System & Sun.
5) What do we called a manned spacecraft for long-term missions to gather information about space?
6) What country was first to put a man in space?
7) What keeps the moon from changing its orbit?
8) List 3 ways future mission could impact science and technology:
a. To better understand propulsion and zero gravity
b.To be able to explore space at greater distances
c. Adapt space technology for use on Earth.
PAP Extension Unit 6 Solar System:
9) What did the Viking Lander accomplish in 1976?
10) Why does the Sun have a gravitational interaction with Earth?
11) The Apollo missions in the 1960s lead to what advancements?
Unit 5 Earth’s Systems:
1) What does a volcano leave on Earth’s surface to build up new land?
2) Below write the Earth’s layers from the inside out.
3) Describe subduction and the feature it might form on Earth’s surface.
4) What geological feature could result in the plate tectonic movement in Letter D below?
5) Which letter above best represents a sliding tectonic plate boundary?
6) What type of rock forms from other rocks when it is under extreme heat and pressure?
7) Draw the steps in the rock cycle, and explain why this cycle never stops. Draw below:
8) Using the chart above, can calcite scratch topaz? Does diamond scratch quartz?
all?
9) What rock is most common in Hawaii?
10) Why do tectonic plates move on top of the mantle?
PAP Extension:
11) What do the arrows represent in the diagram above?
12) How do islands form in the Pacific Ocean?
13) How to sediments form in the rock cycle?
14) Why were the same fossils discovered on separate continents?
15) Why is the inner core of Earth solid?
16) What type of plate boundary occurs at the San Andreas Fault?
Can diamond scratch