Unit 8 Honors Biology Test

Which of the following biomes has the longest growing season?

• Tundra

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Taiga

• Tropical Rainforest

Which biome is found in southern California and the Mediterranean area?

• Savanna

• Chaparral

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Grassland

Which aquatic ecosystem has brackish water and is the nursery for the ocean?

• Intertidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Estuary

• Abyss

In which marine zone would you find the angler fish and deep sea vents?

• Oceanic Pelagic Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Abyss

What is the name of region B in the figure at left?

• The abyss

• The photic zone

• The aphotic zone

• The benthic zone

In the figure at left, where would most of the photosynthetic algae live?

• Region A

• Region B

• Region C

Which is an example of predation in the figure at left?

• The duck breathing oxygen

• A deer eating grass

• The tree doing photosynthesis

• The fish eating a dragonfly

In the figure at left, if a fish were to eat a worm, that would make the fish a/an _____________

• producer

• secondary consumer

• primary consumer

• decomposer

Which of the following descriptions about the orginization of an ecosystem is correct?

• Communities make up a species, which make up populations

• Populations make up a species, which make up communities

• Species make up communities, which make up populations

• species make up populations, which make up communities

The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called _________________

• Economy

• Zoology

• Ecology

• Botany