Integrated Science B Final Exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between
organisms and their environment is called - CORRECT ANSWERS
ecology.
The part of Earth in which all living things exist is called the - CORRECT
ANSWERS biosphere.
All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an) -
CORRECT ANSWERS population.
Green plants are - CORRECT ANSWERS producers
What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems? -
CORRECT ANSWERS sunlight
The algae at the beginning of the food chain in Figure 3-1 are - CORRECT
ANSWERS producers.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is
called a(an) - CORRECT ANSWERS autotroph.
Which of the following organisms does NOT require sunlight to live?
chemosynthetic bacteria
algae
,trees
photosynthetic bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS chemosynthetic
bacteria
An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(an) - CORRECT
ANSWERS heterotroph.
In which way are green plants in a sunny mountain meadow and sulfur bacteria
in a deep-sea volcanic vent alike? - CORRECT ANSWERS They both
produce carbohydrates.
Organisms that break down and feed on wastes and dead organisms are called -
CORRECT ANSWERS decomposers.
What is an organism that feeds only on plants called? - CORRECT ANSWERS
herbivore
All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food -
CORRECT ANSWERS web.
The total amount of tissue of all the organisms in a food chain is called the
organic mass.
trophic mass.
energy mass.
, biomass. - CORRECT ANSWERS biomass.
What is an ecological model of the relationships that form a network of
complex interactions among organisms in a community from producers to
decomposers? - CORRECT ANSWERS food web
What animals eat both producers and consumers? - CORRECT ANSWERS
omnivores
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a
biological community? - CORRECT ANSWERS trophic level
A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which
ecological terms describe the bird?
herbivore, decomposer
producer, heterotroph
carnivore, consumer
autotroph, herbivore - CORRECT ANSWERS carnivore, consumer
A snake that eats a frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a -
CORRECT ANSWERS third-level consumer.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between
organisms and their environment is called - CORRECT ANSWERS
ecology.
The part of Earth in which all living things exist is called the - CORRECT
ANSWERS biosphere.
All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an) -
CORRECT ANSWERS population.
Green plants are - CORRECT ANSWERS producers
What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems? -
CORRECT ANSWERS sunlight
The algae at the beginning of the food chain in Figure 3-1 are - CORRECT
ANSWERS producers.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is
called a(an) - CORRECT ANSWERS autotroph.
Which of the following organisms does NOT require sunlight to live?
chemosynthetic bacteria
algae
,trees
photosynthetic bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS chemosynthetic
bacteria
An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(an) - CORRECT
ANSWERS heterotroph.
In which way are green plants in a sunny mountain meadow and sulfur bacteria
in a deep-sea volcanic vent alike? - CORRECT ANSWERS They both
produce carbohydrates.
Organisms that break down and feed on wastes and dead organisms are called -
CORRECT ANSWERS decomposers.
What is an organism that feeds only on plants called? - CORRECT ANSWERS
herbivore
All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food -
CORRECT ANSWERS web.
The total amount of tissue of all the organisms in a food chain is called the
organic mass.
trophic mass.
energy mass.
, biomass. - CORRECT ANSWERS biomass.
What is an ecological model of the relationships that form a network of
complex interactions among organisms in a community from producers to
decomposers? - CORRECT ANSWERS food web
What animals eat both producers and consumers? - CORRECT ANSWERS
omnivores
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a
biological community? - CORRECT ANSWERS trophic level
A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which
ecological terms describe the bird?
herbivore, decomposer
producer, heterotroph
carnivore, consumer
autotroph, herbivore - CORRECT ANSWERS carnivore, consumer
A snake that eats a frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is a -
CORRECT ANSWERS third-level consumer.
