Science Midterm Exam - Semester 1 (2023-2024)

Student name: __________________ Score ________/30

Subject: Biology GR9 Class ____________

Multiple Choice ( 1point each)

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. All areas where all living organisms are found, anywhere on Earth, are collectively referred
to as the ______.

a. community c. ecosystem
b. range d. biosphere

____ 2. Which of the following could be biotic factors? select all that apply .

a. fish d. turtle
b. soil e. temperature
c. algae f. tree

____ 3. Which of the following could be abiotic factors? Select all that apply .

a. flower d. temperature
b. rabbit e. Bee
c. rainfall f. Rocks

____ 4. Which is any abiotic or biotic factor that restricts the numbers, reproduction, or distribution
of organisms?

a. ecology factor c. living factor

b. limiting factor d. tolerance factor

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____ 5. A(n) ______ refers to a group of organisms of a single species that share the same
geographic location at the same time.

a. ecosystem c. population
b. biological community d. none of the above

____ 6. Cows consume grasses and other plants to survive. In this relationship, cows are which of the
following? Select all that apply

a. Carnivore c. Heterotroph
b. Autotroph d. Herbivore

____ 7. What is the foundation of all ecosystems because they make energy available for all other
organisms in the ecosystem?

a. Herbivores c. Carnivores
b. Heterotrophs d. Autotrophs

____ 8. Another name for an organism that gets its energy requirements by consuming other
organisms is ______.

a. photosynthesizer. c. autotroph.
b. producer. d. heterotroph.

____ 9. Which animal is an herbivore?

a. Hawk c. Rabbit
b. Shark d. Tick

____ 10. What organism is a heterotroph?

a. apple tree c. Bird

b. algae d. Grass
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____ 11. An animal that exclusively eats plants is a(n)

a. herbivore. c. carnivore.
b. insectivore. d. piscivore .

____ 12. Which terms can be used to describe carnivores? Select all that apply .

a. Omnivores c. Consumers
b. Heterotrophs d. Autotrophs

____ 13. An organism that can consume both plants and animals is a(n) ______.

a. omnivore c. herbivore
b. carnivore d. None of the above

____ 14. An example of a decomposer is a ............. .

a. tomato plant. c. grass.

b. fish. d. fungus.

____ 15. Which of the following describe detritivores? Select all that apply

a. Eat fragments of dead matter c. Return nutrients to soil, air, and

water
b. Prey on injured organisms d. Are classified as autotrophs

____ 16. Which is defined as anything that takes up space and has mass?

a. food web c. matter

b. ecosystem d. nutrients

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____ 17. Biogeochemical cycles involve .........

a. geological processes. c. chemical processes.

b. chemical processes. d. living organisms.

____ 18. Water moves from the atmosphere to Earth's surface through the process of _________.

a. transpiration c. precipitation
b. percolation d. evaporation

____ 19. Which of the following describe nutrients? Select all that apply

a. found only in autotrophs d. chemical substance

b. obtained from the environment e. obtained directly from the Sun
c. found only in heterotrophs f. required to sustain life

Short Answer

20. Label the processes in the water cycle. (1point each)

- precipitation

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 - condensation
- groundwater
- runoff
- percolation
- evaporation
- transpiration

21. Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. (1 point each)
Match the correct term to its description.

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Biology
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: D PTS: 1

2. ANS: A PTS: 1

3. ANS: C PTS: 1

4. ANS: B PTS: 1

5. ANS: C PTS: 1

6. ANS: D PTS: 1

7. ANS: D PTS: 1

8. ANS: D PTS: 1

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 9. ANS: C PTS: 1

10. ANS: C PTS: 1

11. ANS: A PTS: 1

12. ANS: B PTS: 1

13. ANS: A PTS: 1

14. ANS: D PTS: 1

15. ANS: A PTS: 1

16. ANS: C PTS: 1

17. ANS: A PTS: 1

18. ANS: C PTS: 1

19. ANS: D PTS: 1

SHORT ANSWER

20. ANS:
water

PTS: 1

21. ANS:
x

PTS: 1

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