Final Exam Review –
Part 1
2nd 9 weeks
Chapter 1-4
Final Exam Review – Part 1
A species that once lived on Earth but died
out is a(n) _____.
A. Threatened species
B. Captive population
C. Extinct species
D. Endangered species
Answer = extinct species
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_________ allows increased amounts of UV
radiation to reach Earth’s surface.
A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Water Vapor
C. Acid Rain
D. Ozone depletion
Answer = ozone depletion
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If you know an insect is a butterfly but don’t
know its scientific name, it would be best to
use a(n) ______ to find out.
A. Biology textbook
B. Dichotomous key
C. Dictionary
D. Encyclopedia
Answer = dichotomous key
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The movement of individuals into or out of a
population provides a source of ____ to a
population.
A. Mutations
B. Punctuated equilibrium
C. Camouflage
D. Variation
Answer = variation
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A species that is likely to become endangered
in the near future is considered a(n) _______.
A. Endangered species
B. Threatened species
C. Captive population
D. Extinct species
Answer = threatened species
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_____ forms when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen
oxide combine with water vapor in the air.
A. Ozone
B. Conservation
C. Biodiversity
D. Acid rain
Answer = acid rain
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A(n) ___ is a group of organisms that look
alike and can reproduce among themselves.
A. Family
B. Species
C. Genus
D. Order
Answer = species
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The first name of the organism’s scientific
name is the _____.
A. Species
B. Order
C. Family
D. Genus
Answer = genus
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In undisturbed areas, older rock layers lie
____ younger rock layers.
A. Above
B. On top of
C. In between
D. Below
Answer = below
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Scientists can estimate the age of a fossil by
comparing the amount of ____ with the amount of
____.
A. Radioactive element; nonradioactive element
B. Sediment; radioactive element
C. Sediment; fossils
D. Fossils; variation
Answer = radioactive element; nonradioactive
element
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Linnaeus’s major contribution to organism
classification was ___.
A. Grouping by class, order and family
B. A six-kingdom system
C. Binomial nomenclature
D. Grouping kingdoms and phylums
Answer = binomial nomenclature
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The ____ preserves biodiversity by making it
illegal to harm threatened or endangered
species.
A. Endangered Species Act
B. Fifth Amendment
C. Native Species Act
D. Clean Air Act
Answer = Endangered Species Act
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___ usually have less biodiversity than ____.
A. Sunny woods, sidewalks
B. Small patches of habitat, large areas
C. Forests, lawns
D. Large patches of habitat, small areas
Answer = Small patches of habitat, large
areas
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A species that is likely to become extinct is
considered a(n) ____.
A. Extinct species
B. Threatened species
C. Endangered species
D. Captive population
Answer = Endangered species
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The original organisms in an ecosystem are
the ____ species.
A. Extinct
B. Introduced
C. Threatened
D. Native
Answer = Native
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The theory that living things come only from
other living things is called ___.
A. Spontaneous generation
B. Adaptation
C. Biogenesis
D. Homeostasis
Answer = biogenesis
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Which of the following is a reason NOT to keep
threatened or endangered animals in captivity?
A. It can be expensive to provide proper food.
B. It can be costly to provide adequate space.
C. Captive animals sometimes lose their wild
behavior.
D. All of the above
Answer = all of the above
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What is habitat restoration?
A. The placement of endangered species in
captivity
B. The process of harming the environment
C. The creation of national parks
D. The process of bringing a habitat back to
a healthy condition
Answer = the process of bringing a habitat
back to a healthy condition.
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The explanation that species evolve by
keeping traits that their parents developed
during their lives was proposed by ____.
A. Lamarck
B. Darwin
C. Laughlin
D. Slaughter
Answer = Lamarck
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Which climate would you expect to have the
highest biodiversity?
A. Warm, moist
B. Hot, dry
C. Cold, dry
D. Cold, moist
Answer = warm, moist
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A ____ is a prediction that can be tested.
A. Scientific law
B. Theory
C. Hypothesis
D. Variable
Answer = Hypothesis
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An organism’s ability to maintain a steady
condition is called ____.
A. Osmosis
B. Respiration
C. Biogenesis
D. Homeostasis
Answer = Homeostasis
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Where would you expect to find the most
mammal species?
A. United States
B. North Pole
C. Mexico
D. Canada
Answer = Mexico
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To solve a problem, scientists follow a series
of steps called ____.
A. Classification
B. A dichotomous key
C. Scientific method
D. Systems or units
Answer = scientific method
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____ are remains of life from an earlier time.
A. Fossils
B. Sedimentary rocks
C. Variations
D. Limestones
Answer = fossils
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The SI unit of mass is the ____.
A. Kilogram
B. Liter
C. Meter
D. Cubic meter
Answer = kilogram
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What is a divided habitat?
A. An area divided by roads, cities, or farms
B. An area that is partly forest and partly meadow
C. An area that is partly river and partly land
D. An area where only two kinds of species live
Answer = an area divided by roads, cities, or farms
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Dichotomous keys are divided into steps with
____ descriptions at each step.
A. Four
B. Two
C. Three
D. Five
Answer = two
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Most fossils are found in ____.
A. Mollusk shells
B. Wood
C. Sedimentary rock
D. Bones
Answer = sedimentary rock
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Change in the hereditary features of a type of
organism over time is ____.
A. Evolution
B. Growth
C. Biogenesis
D. Spontaneous generation
Answer = evolution
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The theory of ____ states that organisms with
traits best suited to their environment are
more likely to survive and reproduce.
A. Natural selection
B. Survival of the smartest
C. Acquired characteristics
D. Embryology
Answer = natural selection
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A(n) ____ is an explanation of things or
events based on many observations.
A. Hypothesis
B. Control
C. Experiment
D. Theory
Answer = theory
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One problem with introduced species is that
they can ____.
A. Crowd out native species
B. Cause ozone depletion
C. Cause acid rain
D. Crowd out captive population
Answer = crowd out native species
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Most living things are made up of more than
____ percent water.
A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. 50
Answer = 50
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The most common measure of biodiversity is
the ____.
A. Average temperature of an area
B. Amount of rainfall of an area
C. Number or species that live in an area
D. Human population of an area
Answer = Number of species that live in an
area
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The study of the development of the embryos
of organisms is ____.
A. Embryology
B. Camouflage
C. Homologous structures
D. Vestigial structures
E. Species
Answer = embryology
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What is it called when an organism blends
into its environment.
A. Embryology
B. Camouflage
C. Homologous structures
D. Vestigial structures
E. Species
Answer = camouflage
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What are body parts that are reduced in size
with no apparent function?
A. Embryology
B. Camouflage
C. Homologous structures
D. Vestigial structures
E. Species
Answer = vestigial structures
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What are body parts that are similar in origin
and structure?
A. Embryology
B. Camouflage
C. Homologous structures
D. Vestigial structures
E. Species
Answer = homologous structures
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What is a group of organisms that share similar
characteristics and can reproduce among
themselves?
A. Embryology
B. Camouflage
C. Homologous structures
D. Vestigial structures
E. Species
Answer = Species
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What is the SI unit of mass?
A. Measurement
B. Kilogram
C. Meter
D. Mass
E. Kelvin
Answer = kilogram
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What is a way to describe the world with
numbers?
A. Measurement
B. Kilogram
C. Meter
D. Mass
E. Kelvin
Answer = measurement
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What is the SI unit of length?
A. Measurement
B. Kilogram
C. Meter
D. Mass
E. Kelvin
Answer = meter
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What measures the amount of matter in an
object?
A. Measurement
B. Kilogram
C. Meter
D. Mass
E. Kelvin
Answer = mass
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What is the SI scale used to measure
temperature?
A. Measurement
B. Kilogram
C. Meter
D. Mass
E. Kelvin
Answer = Kelvin
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What term describes evolution as a slow
change of one species to another?
A. Radiometric dating
B. Natural selection
C. Gradualism
D. Punctuated equilibrium
E. Relative dating
Answer = gradualism
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What is a rapid evolution with few
intermediate forms?
A. Radiometric dating
B. Natural selection
C. Gradualism
D. Punctuated equilibrium
E. Relative dating
Answer = punctuated equilibrium
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What is another term for survival of the
fittest?
A. Radiometric dating
B. Natural selection
C. Gradualism
D. Punctuated equilibrium
E. Relative dating
Answer = natural selection
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What is it called when you are telling age by the
amount of change in a radioactive element?
A. Radiometric dating
B. Natural selection
C. Gradualism
D. Punctuated equilibrium
E. Relative dating
Answer = radiometric dating
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What is it called when you estimate the age of
fossils using sedimentary rocks?
A. Radiometric dating
B. Natural selection
C. Gradualism
D. Punctuated equilibrium
E. Relative dating
Answer = relative dating