Student Questions on Chapter 15

Place your practice question for Chapter 15 in this exam. You can write a multiple choice, matching, or essay question. Be sure your question is original. Remember to put your name in parentheses at the end of the question field.

  1. Organisms that use a source of energy to make their own chemical compounds from inorganic chemicals are called?
    procaryotes
    eucaryotes
    autotrophs
    organelles

  2. Organisms that use a source of energy to make their own chemical compounds from inorganic chemicals are called?(Monica Anderson-Brown)
    procaryotes
    eucaryotes
    autotrophs
    organelles

  3. How many kingdoms are there?(Brenda Bartling)
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6

  4. Which of the following is NOT an essential property of living organisms? (Bona Wingen)
    Reproduction
    Cell Division
    Evolution
    Metabolism
    Growth

  5. Herbivores eat___________and Carnivores eat_______________.(Kristine Pederson)
    bacteria, protazoa
    protazoa, bacteria
    Plants, animals
    small animals, coniferous trees
    animals, plants

  6. Bacteria, Protozoans, Fungi, Plants, and Animals are the 5_______. (Elizabeth williams)
    Orders
    Classes
    Phylums
    Kingdoms
    Families

  7. When a population grows at a fixed rate, the growth is called what? (Tammy Christensen)
    fixed
    closed
    exponential
    none of the above

  8. Which is the order of the hierarchical taxonomy from least specific to most specific? (Laura Anderson)
    Phylum, Order, Kingdom, Class, Family, Genus, Species
    Phylum, Kingdom, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species
    Phylum, Kingdom, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
    Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Genus, Family, Species
    Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Famiy, Genus, Species

  9. What are the two minimum requirements for life? (Erica Schlimgen)
    Metabolism and DNA
    Nutrients and Energy
    Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
    Metabolism and Reporduction
    None of the above.

  10. Molds are an example of this type of kingdom. (Terra Hofer)
    Animals
    Bacteria
    Fungi
    Plants
    Protozoans

  11. Most populations are kept at carrying capacity due to predation and...? (emily du bray)
    environmental factors
    limited food supply
    climate

  12. What is actually a complex Food Web with many "eating pathways?" (John Uhl)
    Energy
    Food Chain
    Nutrients
    Raw Materials
    None of the above

  13. An organism that uses an outside energy source to produce food is a? (gina Odegaard)
    hevbivore
    autotrophs
    carnivores
    omnivores
    decomposers

  14. The Urey and Miller Experiment mimicked early oceans. What did this form? (Sarah Brown)
    simple prokaryotic cells
    eukaryotic cells
    proteinoid molecules & microspheres
    all of the above

  15. All life forms except bacteria are built of? (Kara Montgomery)
    prokaryotic cells
    eukaryotic cells
    hierarchical cells
    trophic cells
    thermodynamic cells

  16. Prokaryotic cells have:
    (Emily Dickschat)
    chromosomes
    nucleus
    organelles
    none of the above

  17. Match the following types of live and what they eat.
    Herbivores
    Carnivores
    Decomposers     		Plants
    Animals
    Dead Tissues

  18. Match the following types of live and what they eat.
    Decomposers
    Herbivores
    Carnivores     		Animals
    Dead Tissues
    Plants

  19. Match the following types of live and what they eat(Joanna HOffman)
    Herbivores
    Carnivores
    Decomposers     		Plants
    Animals
    Dead Tissues

  20. The total amount of organic matter on Earth or in any particular ecosystem or area is known as ______________. (michelle davidson)
    net production
    biomass
    population size
    biospheric content
    trophic pyramid

  21. T/F While raw materials can be recycled throughout the ecological cycle, energy cannot? (conni calvird)
    True
    false
    population size

  22. Which of the following five kingdoms is prokaryotic? There is only one answer.(Laura Keiser)
    Bacteria
    Protozoans
    Fungi
    Plants
    Animals

  23. Which of the following are characteristics of Eukaryotic cells? (Susan Manas)
    Small and simple in structure, has chromosomes, nucleus, but no organelles, includes anmimals, plants, and fungi
    Small and simple in structure, no chromosomes, no nucleus, no organelles, includes bacteria
    larger and more complex cells, no chromosomes, no nucleus, has organelles, includes animals, plants, and fungi
    larger and more complex cells, has a membrane, has organelles, has organelles, includes animals, plants, and fungi
    none of the above

  24. Chemical reactions that convert food to work is known as? (Tonya Kneifl)
    Reproduction
    The Urey and Miller Experiment
    Chemosynthesis
    Metabolism
    None of the above

  25. What basically made up the earliest fossils? (Nick Carlson)
    Very large bones
    Chemoautotrophs
    Simple Bacteria
    All of these above

  26. Which of the following is not one of the five kingdoms? (Erica Olsen)
    Plants
    Fungi
    Bacteria
    Species
    Animals

  27. The definition of metabolism is: (Holly Sheehan).
    groups that are capable of interbreeding and ocasionally exchanging genes.
    chemical reactions converting food to work.
    process by which certain individuals in a population leave more offspring than others.
    the organ that is in your upper brain
    the creation of new individuals to perpetuate the species.

  28. Many bacteria are __________, and most organisms are ______________. (Amanda Phipps)
    prokaryotic, eukaryotic
    unicellular, multicellular
    eukaryotic, prokaryotic
    multicellular, unicellular

  29. ____________ break down dead tissues. (Holly Olson)
    Herbivores
    Carnivores
    Decomposers
    all of the above
    none of the above

  30. Prokaryotic cells ____________ and Eukaryotic cells ____________. (Alane Larson)
    appeared 1.4 BYA, appeared 3.5 BYA
    are simple, are complex
    are complex, are simple

  31. What is the study of population growth and change? (Sara Wakeman)
    Gross Production.
    Biomass.
    Population Dynamics.
    Growth Rate.
    Stable Population.

  32. nutrients are recycled by....and used over and over again (sara nelson)
    protozoans
    decomposers
    carnivores
    herbivores

  33. __________ is/are a molecular coding device making up all cells. (Trevor Soyk)
    Metabolism
    Reproduction
    DNA
    Prokaryotes
    Eukaryotes

  34. T or F Reproduction is the creation of individuals to perpetuate the species. (Lanette Dell)
    True
    False
    DNA

  35. Out of these which one uses an outside energy source to produce food? (Melissa AEikens)
    Autotrophs
    Heterotrophs
    Photoautotrophs
    Decomposers

  36. Which of the following terms refers to the amount of living material, both as live and dead material? (Michelle Benton)
    Biome
    Gross Production
    Biomass
    Net Mass

  37. What is a complex grouping of chemical compounds enclosed in a membrane, with a high degree of structure called? (gina Odegaard)
    genus
    species
    cell
    organlles
    eucaryotes

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