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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
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
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)
C. Both (a) and (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.
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
C. Has a gene that
protects it from the
chemical
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
A. Coevolution
In order for evolution to occur in
a population, individuals with a
trait that is “naturally selected
for” must
 A.
 B.
 C.
 D.
Leave the area
Live a long time
Coevolve
reproduce
D. reproduce
Which of the following is
not an ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Vacant lot
Oak forest
Coral reef
Utility pole
d. Utility pole
Most scientists classify
organisms into
A.
B.
C.
D.
Three kingdoms
Five kingdoms
Six kingdoms
Two groups
C. Six kingdoms
Which of the following
converts nitrogen in the air
into a form plants can use?
 A.
 B.
 C.
 D.
Bacteria
Fungi
Protists
Animals
A. Bacteria
A gymnosperm is a(n)
A. Fungus
B . Plant
C. Animal
D. Protist
B . Plant
Which of the following is not
an algae that uses energy
from the sun to make food?
 A.
 B.
 C.
 D.
Phytoplankton
Giant kelp
Gymnosperm
Seaweed
C. Gymnosperm
Most land animals depend
on angiosperms for
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reproduction
Water
Food
All of the above
C. Food
Which of the following
describes soil & temperature
in an ecosystem?
 A.
 B.
 C.
 D.
Unnecessary factors
Selection factors
Biotic factors
Abiotic 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
B. Trying to control pests
with chemicals
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
D. Break down dead
organisms
Which of the following is not
a biotic factor in an
ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Roots
Insects
Leaves
Air
D. Air
Single-celled organisms with
cell walls but no nuclei are
 A.
 B.
 C.
 D.
Protists
Bacteria
Fungi
All of the above
B. Bacteria
Which two kingdoms contain
organisms that can use
energy from the sun to make
food?
 A.
 B.
 C.
 D.
Eubacteria and plants
Protists and plants
Plants and animals
Fungi and protists
B. Protists and
plants
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
A. They usually have
cell walls
Most bacteria,
including the kinds
that cause disease
and those found in
garden soil, belong to
the kingdom
__________
Eubacteria
Pine trees and other
conifers are classified
as _____ because they
are wood plants, the
seeds of which are not
enclosed in fruits.
Gymnosperms
The living and once
living parts of an
ecosystem, including
all the plants and
animals, are ____
factors in the
ecosystem.
Biotic factors
The nonliving parts of
an ecosystem, such as
rocks, light, air, and
temperature, are ___
factors in the
ecosystem.
Abiotic factors
The place where an
organism lives and
that has the
resources the
organism needs is
its _____
Habitat
An inherited trait that
increases an
organism’s chance of
survival and
reproduction in a
certain environment is
a(n) ______
adaptation
A collie is a
breed of dog that
exists because
of ____
selection.
artificial
Yeasts that
make bread rise
belong to the
_____ kingdom.
Fungi
Many-celled
organisms that have
cell walls and make
their own food are
known as ____.
Plants
The leaves and roots
of trees and other
plants are connected
by ___ tissue, a
system of tubes that
carry water and food.
Vascular
Animals that
lack backbones
are called ____.
Invertebrates
Animals that
have
backbones are
called ___.
Vertebrates
If an insect can no
longer be killed by
particular insecticide,
it has developed a(n)
________ to the
chemical.
Resistance