0654 B12 Organisms and Their Environment Quiz

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Frage 1

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Which of the following is an example of a food chain?
Antworten
  • A carnivore → herbivore → producer
  • B flower → fruit → seed
  • C grass → antelope → lion
  • D starch → maltose→ glucose

Frage 2

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Which diagram shows a pyramid of biomass for a woodland?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 3

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The diagram shows the movements of water between oceans, land and the air. The figures are based on an annual mean precipitation of 100 units. What is the total of evaporation from the land and transpiration from plants at X?
Antworten
  • A 7
  • B 13
  • C 16
  • D 77

Frage 4

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What is shown in the diagram?
Antworten
  • A a food web
  • B non-cyclical energy flow
  • C the carbon cycle
  • D the water cycle

Frage 5

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The graph shows a population growth curve. Which factors would cause region X on the graph to become steeper?
Antworten
  • A decrease in predation, decrease in food supply
  • B increase in food supply, decrease in disease
  • C increase in food supply, increase in predation
  • D increase in predation, decrease in disease

Frage 6

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The diagram shows a simple food chain. If a disease causes the number of herbivores to decrease, what will be the effect on the numbers of green plants and carnivores?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

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In the food chain shown, the population of snakes is halved owing to a viral disease. What effect does this have on the other members of the food chain?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

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Which is an example of a population?
Antworten
  • A all the animals and plants living in a pond
  • B all the mahogany trees growing in a forest
  • C all the people born in a country over a period of 100 years
  • D all the species of animals in Africa

Frage 9

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The diagram represents the carbon cycle. Which process is represented by arrow X?
Antworten
  • A combustion
  • B feeding
  • C photosynthesis
  • D respiration

Frage 10

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The graph shows the increase in the human population of the world since 1630. What was the longest time taken for the population to double?
Antworten
  • A 100 years
  • B 200 years
  • C 300 years
  • D 400 years

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The diagram shows a food chain. What is the correct pyramid of numbers for this food chain?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 12

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Which process is not part of the water cycle?
Antworten
  • A condensation
  • B fossilisation
  • C precipitation
  • D transpiration

Frage 13

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Which processes are part of the carbon cycle?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 14

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The surface waters of the ocean contain a population of microscopic plants. Which factor would result in fewer of these plants?
Antworten
  • A an increase in the population of microscopic animals
  • B greater concentration of mineral nutrients
  • C higher temperature
  • D more light

Frage 15

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By which process does water enter the atmosphere?
Antworten
  • A condensation
  • B photosynthesis
  • C precipitation
  • D transpiration

Frage 16

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The diagram shows organisms feeding on a dead rat and one of the organisms which, in turn, feeds on them. What is needed to complete the food chain?
Antworten
  • A carnivore
  • B consumer
  • C predator
  • D producer

Frage 17

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The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle. Which labelled arrow represents photosynthesis?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 18

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The diagram shows a food web. Which organisms feed on the greatest variety of other organisms, as shown in this food web?
Antworten
  • A crabs
  • B limpets
  • C lobsters
  • D mussels

Frage 19

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In 2005, fifteen mice were set free on an island where mice had never lived before. The table shows how their population changed over the next three years. What caused the population change shown in the table?
Antworten
  • A lack of food
  • B lack of predators
  • C lack of space
  • D lack of water

Frage 20

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Which pathway is taken by energy from the Sun?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 21

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Which organisms remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
Antworten
  • A carnivores
  • B decomposers
  • C herbivores
  • D producers

Frage 22

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The diagram shows the water cycle. Which letter represents "transpiration"?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 23

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The diagram shows a simple water cycle. What is responsible for water loss from the tree?
Antworten
  • A evaporation
  • B respiration
  • C photosynthesis
  • D translocation

Frage 24

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A food chain shows how organisms depend on each other for their sources of energy, but all energy comes ultimately from one source. What is this energy source?
Antworten
  • A leaves of plants
  • B meat
  • C sunlight
  • D water

Frage 25

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The graphs show the number of carnivores in a habitat over a period of time. At time X the herbivores in their food chain are removed from the habitat. Which graph shows the effect of this on the number of carnivores?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 26

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Which factors affect the rate of growth of a plant population?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 27

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The diagram shows a food web. What type of organism is X?
Antworten
  • A a carnivore
  • B a decomposer
  • C a herbivore
  • D a producer

Frage 28

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What can be continuously recycled in ecosystems?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 29

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Which of the following is an example of a food chain?
Antworten
  • A carnivore → herbivore → producer
  • B flower → fruit → seed
  • C grass → antelope → lion
  • D starch → maltose → glucose

Frage 30

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Which pair of statements about energy flow in ecosystems is correct?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 31

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Herbivores take in carbon atoms from plants. How do carbon atoms leave the herbivores?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 32

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In which natural cycles do photosynthesis and respiration both play a part?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 33

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In which stages in the water cycle is the water in vapour form?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

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The diagram shows a pyramid of biomass for all organisms in an ecosystem. Which organisms are carnivores?
Antworten
  • A P and Q
  • B P and R
  • C Q and R
  • D R and S

Frage 35

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Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
Antworten
  • A combustion
  • B decomposition
  • C photosynthesis
  • D respiration

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The three-toed sloth is a mammal that lives in the forests of Central America. Sloths are eaten by wild cats such as jaguars and also by snakes. The sloths mainly eat leaves. What is the original source of the energy supplied to the jaguars?
Antworten
  • A leaves
  • B sloths
  • C snakes
  • D Sun

Frage 37

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The graphs show the changes in the populations of predator and prey over a period of time. Which point on the graph shows a decrease in predator population?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 38

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Which statement explains why the energy flow in a food chain is in one direction?
Antworten
  • A Decomposers recycle nutrients for plants.
  • B Energy is not recycled.
  • C Plants convert light energy to chemical energy.
  • D The number of organisms decreases at each level in the food chain.

Frage 39

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The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle. Which letter represents photosynthesis?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 40

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The numbers in the diagram below show the amount of energy, in kJ, transferred through a part of an ecosystem. How much energy, in kJ, is transferred from herbivores to carnivores?
Antworten
  • A 15000 + 13200
  • B 15000 - 13200
  • C 88000 + 15000
  • D 88000 - 15000

Frage 41

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The diagram shows the positions of four farms and the concentrations of nitrate at different points in a river. Which farm is likely to have been using too much fertiliser on its land?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

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The diagram shows a food chain. rice plant → caterpillar → song bird → hawk How many decomposers are shown in this food chain?
Antworten
  • A 0
  • B 1
  • C 2
  • D 3

Frage 43

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The diagram shows the positions of four farms and the concentrations of nitrate at different points in a river. Which farm is likely to have been using too much fertiliser on its land?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

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The table shows some information about two closely related species of sea bird. Sewage pollution at the mouth of a river destroys its fish stocks. What is likely to happen to local populations of these birds?
Antworten
  • A There will be no change to either species.
  • B Species X numbers will decrease, species Y will remain constant.
  • C Species Y numbers will decrease, species X will remain constant.
  • D Both species numbers will increase.

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Three human activities are listed. 1 burning fossil fuels 2 deforestation 3 overusing fertilisers Which activities can cause the change shown in the graph?
Antworten
  • A 1, 2 and 3
  • B 1 and 2 only
  • C 1 only
  • D 2 and 3 only

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What is a reason for conserving plant species?
Antworten
  • A to absorb oxygen from the air
  • B to decrease rainfall
  • C to obtain drugs for medicinal use
  • D to release carbon dioxide into the air

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What is reduced after deforestation?
Antworten
  • A force of rain hitting the ground
  • B rainwater run-off
  • C soil erosion
  • D soil fertility

Frage 48

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The diagram shows four positions on a river where water samples were taken. Which graph shows oxygen concentrations in the river?
Antworten
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Frage 49

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A large amount of herbicide is applied to a field. Heavy rainfall carries much of it into a nearby lake. What will be the effect of this on the lake?
Antworten
  • A Herbicide decreases the growth of water plants.
  • B Herbicide decreases the number of bacteria.
  • C Herbicide increases the rate of evaporation from the lake.
  • D Herbicide kills the fish.

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Which two gases both contribute to global warming?
Antworten
  • A carbon dioxide and methane
  • B methane and oxygen
  • C oxygen and sulfur dioxide
  • D sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide
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