Question 1

Which of the following is not a major factor determining the natural distribution of giant pandas on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) the evolutionary history of giant pandas 
B) the distribution and abundance of bamboo in China 
C) the type and abundance of giant panda parasites 
D) the success rates of giant panda captive breeding programs 
A) the evolutionary history of giant pandas 
B) the distribution and abundance of bamboo in China 
C) the type and abundance of giant panda parasites 
D) the success rates of giant panda captive breeding programs

Question 2

Which of the following best represents potential energy?

Accepted Answer

A) cars stopped at an intersection 
B) sunlight shining on people on a beach 
C) a charged battery in a flashlight 
D) a breeze blowing across the top of a lake 
A) cars stopped at an intersection 
B) sunlight shining on people on a beach 
C) a charged battery in a flashlight 
D) a breeze blowing across the top of a lake

Question 3

Within a community,species of

Accepted Answer

A) plants rarely interact with fungi or bacteria. 
B) bacteria,plants,animals,and fungi all interact. 
C) plants and animals interact,but not with bacteria or fungi. 
D) bacteria and fungi interact with plants but not animals. 
A) plants rarely interact with fungi or bacteria. 
B) bacteria,plants,animals,and fungi all interact. 
C) plants and animals interact,but not with bacteria or fungi. 
D) bacteria and fungi interact with plants but not animals.

Question 4

A single ecosystem will include

Accepted Answer

A) an interactive complex of communities but not the abiotic environment. 
B) the abiotic environment but not an interactive complex of communities. 
C) many species of living organisms and may include humans. 
D) either a plant community or an animal community,but not both. 
A) an interactive complex of communities but not the abiotic environment. 
B) the abiotic environment but not an interactive complex of communities. 
C) many species of living organisms and may include humans. 
D) either a plant community or an animal community,but not both.

Question 5

The muddy Mississippi River,transporting soils that have eroded from farm fields,represents a mixing of the

Accepted Answer

A) lithosphere and hydrosphere. 
B) biosphere and atmosphere. 
C) atmosphere and lithosphere. 
D) hydrosphere and biosphere. 
A) lithosphere and hydrosphere. 
B) biosphere and atmosphere. 
C) atmosphere and lithosphere. 
D) hydrosphere and biosphere.

Question 6

After a winter storm,bright sunlight returns and the snow and ice on the road melts into liquid water.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) light energy converted to heat energy changing the state of water. 
B) movement changing the position of snow and ice. 
C) matter changing the heat of the atmosphere. 
D) movement generating heat that changes the position of ice and snow. 
A) light energy converted to heat energy changing the state of water. 
B) movement changing the position of snow and ice. 
C) matter changing the heat of the atmosphere. 
D) movement generating heat that changes the position of ice and snow.

Question 7

Compared to all of the organisms in a phylum,organisms that share the same family

Accepted Answer

A) share a more recent common ancestor. 
B) are more widely distributed in the world. 
C) have more genetic differences. 
D) are more likely to occur near the equator. 
A) share a more recent common ancestor. 
B) are more widely distributed in the world. 
C) have more genetic differences. 
D) are more likely to occur near the equator.

Question 8

Which of the following are products of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide and water 
B) water and oxygen 
C) light and heat 
D) oxygen and sugar 
A) carbon dioxide and water 
B) water and oxygen 
C) light and heat 
D) oxygen and sugar

Question 9

As global climate change warms certain mountain ranges,the temperature optima for the insect species living on the mountain is causing these insects to

Accepted Answer

A) move higher up the mountain. 
B) move down the mountain. 
C) move to a new biome. 
D) become parasitic. 
A) move higher up the mountain. 
B) move down the mountain. 
C) move to a new biome. 
D) become parasitic.

Question 10

Sometimes people say that plants make energy from the sun.However,plants make sugars using sunlight.Stating that plants make energy is actually

Accepted Answer

A) a violation of the law of the conservation of momentum. 
B) a violation of the first law of thermodynamics. 
C) a violation of the law of inertia. 
D) a violation of the second law of thermodynamics. 
A) a violation of the law of the conservation of momentum. 
B) a violation of the first law of thermodynamics. 
C) a violation of the law of inertia. 
D) a violation of the second law of thermodynamics.

Question 11

Firewood burns better than rocks because

Accepted Answer

A) firewood has more potential energy. 
B) firewood has more kinetic energy. 
C) rocks have more potential energy. 
D) rocks have more kinetic energy. 
A) firewood has more potential energy. 
B) firewood has more kinetic energy. 
C) rocks have more potential energy. 
D) rocks have more kinetic energy.

Question 12

Driving along a highway,you start noticing plants with tiny blue flowers.Several miles later,these flowers are very abundant.Then even further,the flowers become less abundant,until finally,you do not see them at all.The regions with just a few of these plants represented the plant's

Accepted Answer

A) optimal range. 
B) zones of stress. 
C) resource reservoirs. 
D) optimal habitats. 
A) optimal range. 
B) zones of stress. 
C) resource reservoirs. 
D) optimal habitats.

Question 13

The burners on an electric stove convert

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A) electricity into heat,which cooks the food. 
B) heat into electricity,which cooks the food. 
C) matter into heat to generate electricity that transforms the matter in food into energy. 
D) matter into electricity that generates heat that transforms the energy in food into matter. 
A) electricity into heat,which cooks the food. 
B) heat into electricity,which cooks the food. 
C) matter into heat to generate electricity that transforms the matter in food into energy. 
D) matter into electricity that generates heat that transforms the energy in food into matter.

Question 14

The American beaver is Castor canadensis.Which of the following is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The first part of the name,Castor,is the species name. 
B) The second part of the name,canadensis,is the genus name of beavers. 
C) Both parts of the name are necessary to designate the American beaver. 
D) The Eurasian Beaver,Castor fiber,belongs to the same species. 
A) The first part of the name,Castor,is the species name. 
B) The second part of the name,canadensis,is the genus name of beavers. 
C) Both parts of the name are necessary to designate the American beaver. 
D) The Eurasian Beaver,Castor fiber,belongs to the same species.

Question 15

Uncertain about the best way to keep his new lizard alive,Jerome places a heat lamp at one end of the long lizard cage.Over several days,Jerome notices that the lizard tends to sit in a certain place when the lamp is on.The lizard's selection of a particular place to stay represents its

Accepted Answer

A) range of tolerance. 
B) temperature optimum. 
C) biotic conditioning. 
D) use of a limited resource. 
A) range of tolerance. 
B) temperature optimum. 
C) biotic conditioning. 
D) use of a limited resource.

Question 16

Which one of the following is a proper scientific name of an animal?

Accepted Answer

A) white oak tree 
B) Homo sapiens 
C) bamboo 
D) American alligator 
A) white oak tree 
B) Homo sapiens 
C) bamboo 
D) American alligator

Question 17

On land,the carbon used today in photosynthesis to form carbon atoms of plant tissues is mostly returned to the air because of

Accepted Answer

A) respiration in plants,animals,and organisms in the soil. 
B) plate tectonics. 
C) additional photosynthesis in the same plants. 
D) erosion,decay,and general weathering. 
A) respiration in plants,animals,and organisms in the soil. 
B) plate tectonics. 
C) additional photosynthesis in the same plants. 
D) erosion,decay,and general weathering.

Question 18

In which form are water molecules most closely bonded to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) water vapor 
B) liquid water 
C) solid ice 
D) water vapor and ice have the same,closest bonds 
A) water vapor 
B) liquid water 
C) solid ice 
D) water vapor and ice have the same,closest bonds

Question 19

On a vacation,you spend much of the day walking along the water's edge on an ocean beach soaking up the sun.The place where you are walking is a good example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) landscape. 
B) ecotone. 
C) biome. 
D) population. 
A) landscape. 
B) ecotone. 
C) biome. 
D) population.

Question 20

In a greenhouse,it would be best to position a plant so that its exposure to sunlight would be

Accepted Answer

A) within its limits of tolerance. 
B) within its optimal range. 
C) at its zones of stress. 
D) at the photosynthetic limit. 
A) within its limits of tolerance. 
B) within its optimal range. 
C) at its zones of stress. 
D) at the photosynthetic limit.

Exam 3: Basic Needs of Living Things

Which of the following is not a major factor determining the natural distribution of giant pandas on Earth?

Which of the following best represents potential energy?

Within a community,species of

A single ecosystem will include

The muddy Mississippi River,transporting soils that have eroded from farm fields,represents a mixing of the

After a winter storm,bright sunlight returns and the snow and ice on the road melts into liquid water.This is an example of

Compared to all of the organisms in a phylum,organisms that share the same family

Which of the following are products of photosynthesis?

As global climate change warms certain mountain ranges,the temperature optima for the insect species living on the mountain is causing these insects to

Sometimes people say that plants make energy from the sun.However,plants make sugars using sunlight.Stating that plants make energy is actually

Firewood burns better than rocks because

Driving along a highway,you start noticing plants with tiny blue flowers.Several miles later,these flowers are very abundant.Then even further,the flowers become less abundant,until finally,you do not see them at all.The regions with just a few of these plants represented the plant's

The burners on an electric stove convert

The American beaver is Castor canadensis.Which of the following is accurate?

Uncertain about the best way to keep his new lizard alive,Jerome places a heat lamp at one end of the long lizard cage.Over several days,Jerome notices that the lizard tends to sit in a certain place when the lamp is on.The lizard's selection of a particular place to stay represents its

Which one of the following is a proper scientific name of an animal?

On land,the carbon used today in photosynthesis to form carbon atoms of plant tissues is mostly returned to the air because of

In which form are water molecules most closely bonded to each other?

On a vacation,you spend much of the day walking along the water's edge on an ocean beach soaking up the sun.The place where you are walking is a good example of a(n)

In a greenhouse,it would be best to position a plant so that its exposure to sunlight would be

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