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REVIEW. CHAPTER 4. The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are. A. Organisms in a pond B. Birds in a forest C. Bacteria inside a person’s body D. People at a football game. D. People at a football game.
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REVIEW CHAPTER 4
The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are • A. Organisms in a pond • B. Birds in a forest • C. Bacteria inside a person’s body • D. People at a football game
Which of the following statements about an organism’s habitat is not true • A. A habitat has specific characteristics that an organism needs in order to live there • B. Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their habitat • C. A habitat contains biotic and abiotic factors • D. An organism’s habitat is the place where it lives.
B. Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their habitat
The community of a pond is made up of all the • A. Abiotic factors in the water • B. Resources organisms need • C. Habitats in and around the water • D. Populations of fish, insects, and other living organisms
Organisms can adapt • A. To their physical surroundings • B. To other organisms • C. Both (a) and (b) • D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Some organisms are more likely to survive because they • A. Have certain physical traits • B. Lack certain physical traits • C. Engage in certain behaviors • D. All of the above.
An organism is resistant to a chemical if it • A. Did not eat anything with the chemical on it • B. Has been exposed to a small amount of the chemical over time • C. Has a gene that protects it from the chemical • D. All of the above
The process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term interactions with each other is • A. Coevolution • B. Resistance • C. Selective breeding • D. Artificial selection
In order for evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is “naturally selected for” must • A. Leave the area • B. Live a long time • C. Coevolve • D. reproduce
Which of the following is not an ecosystem? • A. Vacant lot • B. Oak forest • C. Coral reef • D. Utility pole
Most scientists classify organisms into • A. Three kingdoms • B. Five kingdoms • C. Six kingdoms • D. Two groups
Which of the following converts nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use? • A. Bacteria • B. Fungi • C. Protists • D. Animals
A gymnosperm is a(n) • A. Fungus • B . Plant • C. Animal • D. Protist
Which of the following is not an algae that uses energy from the sun to make food? • A. Phytoplankton • B. Giant kelp • C. Gymnosperm • D. Seaweed
Most land animals depend on angiosperms for • A. Reproduction • B. Water • C. Food • D. All of the above
Which of the following describes soil & temperature in an ecosystem? • A. Unnecessary factors • B. Selection factors • C. Biotic factors • D. Abiotic factors
Humans have inadvertently promoted the evolution of insects that are resistant to insecticides by • A. Using the wrong insecticide • B. Trying to control pests with chemicals • C. Using insecticides that are outdated • D. All of the above
Which of the following describes a population? • A. Members of the same species living in the same place at the same time • B. All the red birds in an area • C. All types of organisms living in the same place • D. All members of the same species
A. Members of the same species living in the same place at the same time
One way that bacteria and fungi are important to the environment is that they • A. Are a major food source in many ecosystems • B. Produce oxygen • C. Use the sun’s energy to make their own food • D. Break down dead organisms
Which of the following is not a biotic factor in an ecosystem? • A. Roots • B. Insects • C. Leaves • D. Air
Single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are • A. Protists • B. Bacteria • C. Fungi • D. All of the above
Which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food? • A. Eubacteria and plants • B. Protists and plants • C. Plants and animals • D. Fungi and protists
Which of the following characteristics is usually shared by bacteria, fungi, and plants? • A. They usually have cell walls • B. They have cell nuclei • C. They are single-celled • D. They have the ability to make their own food
Most bacteria, including the kinds that cause disease and those found in garden soil, belong to the kingdom __________
Pine trees and other conifers are classified as _____ because they are wood plants, the seeds of which are not enclosed in fruits.
The living and once living parts of an ecosystem, including all the plants and animals, are ____ factors in the ecosystem.