BIO 111 FINAL GOSHKE CAL POLY SLO TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
During the process of photosynthesis, plants take _______ and water and convert it into
_______ releasing oxygen as a by-product.
Carbon Dioxide ; Glucose
Carbon dioxide is deposited into the atmosphere when ________ _______ are burned.
Fossil Fuels
Select all the following that are considered to be biomolecules.
Fats, Carbohydrates and Proteins
The cycling of carbon and non carbon based molecules in the biosphere from living
components to non-living components and back is referred to as?
Carbon cycle
Select all of the components that make up one molecule of carbon dioxide.
one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms
The organelle in which photosynthesis occurs is called?
Chloroplast
,The organelle within plant cells that is responsible for photosynthesis is called?
Chloroplast
Which of the following provides the best description of global climate change?
As greenhouse gases continue to trap heat in our atmosphere, the Earth is seeing an overall
warming trend that is impacting weather patterns.
Which of the following best describes how atoms form bonds with other atoms.
Atoms share, give , or take electrons from other atoms , creating chemical bonds.
Select all of the following processes that release carbon into the atmosphere.
Cellular respiration, burning of fossil fuels, decomposition of dead plants and animals.
How many bonds can a carbon atom make?
Carbon can make between one and four bonds with other atoms.
Chemicals are always being cycled within ecosystems in pathways called ________ cycles.
Biogeochemical
,Plants take up Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through?
Photosynthesis
Biomes are terrestrial ______ characterized by their plant life, climate, and geography.
Ecosystems
Which of the following influence the distribution of biomes?
Temperature and Precipitation
Freshwater and saltwater are classified as _______ ecosystems.
aquatic
Alternative energy sources are called such because they do not produce as much (or any)
________ compared to fossil fuels.
Carbon Dioxide
Which of the following are considered to be alternative sources of energy?
Geothermal energy and Solar energy
Which of the following is considered to be a large carbon sink, or a stored reservoir of
carbon?
, Fossil Fuels
Select all of the following that are used for mass energy production in the United States?
Solar panels, wind mills
Select all of the following that are examples of a terrestrial ecosystems.
Rocky desert, woodland forest
Which of the actions described would be most likely to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide
levels?
Increase carbon sinks in the ocean and soil.
Select all the following examples of invasive species.
Kudzu and Gypsy moths
Terrestrial ecosystems are those found on/in?
Land
Select all the following that are examples of aquatic ecosystems.
riparian wetlands, deep ocean thermal vent
During the process of photosynthesis, plants take _______ and water and convert it into
_______ releasing oxygen as a by-product.
Carbon Dioxide ; Glucose
Carbon dioxide is deposited into the atmosphere when ________ _______ are burned.
Fossil Fuels
Select all the following that are considered to be biomolecules.
Fats, Carbohydrates and Proteins
The cycling of carbon and non carbon based molecules in the biosphere from living
components to non-living components and back is referred to as?
Carbon cycle
Select all of the components that make up one molecule of carbon dioxide.
one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms
The organelle in which photosynthesis occurs is called?
Chloroplast
,The organelle within plant cells that is responsible for photosynthesis is called?
Chloroplast
Which of the following provides the best description of global climate change?
As greenhouse gases continue to trap heat in our atmosphere, the Earth is seeing an overall
warming trend that is impacting weather patterns.
Which of the following best describes how atoms form bonds with other atoms.
Atoms share, give , or take electrons from other atoms , creating chemical bonds.
Select all of the following processes that release carbon into the atmosphere.
Cellular respiration, burning of fossil fuels, decomposition of dead plants and animals.
How many bonds can a carbon atom make?
Carbon can make between one and four bonds with other atoms.
Chemicals are always being cycled within ecosystems in pathways called ________ cycles.
Biogeochemical
,Plants take up Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through?
Photosynthesis
Biomes are terrestrial ______ characterized by their plant life, climate, and geography.
Ecosystems
Which of the following influence the distribution of biomes?
Temperature and Precipitation
Freshwater and saltwater are classified as _______ ecosystems.
aquatic
Alternative energy sources are called such because they do not produce as much (or any)
________ compared to fossil fuels.
Carbon Dioxide
Which of the following are considered to be alternative sources of energy?
Geothermal energy and Solar energy
Which of the following is considered to be a large carbon sink, or a stored reservoir of
carbon?
, Fossil Fuels
Select all of the following that are used for mass energy production in the United States?
Solar panels, wind mills
Select all of the following that are examples of a terrestrial ecosystems.
Rocky desert, woodland forest
Which of the actions described would be most likely to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide
levels?
Increase carbon sinks in the ocean and soil.
Select all the following examples of invasive species.
Kudzu and Gypsy moths
Terrestrial ecosystems are those found on/in?
Land
Select all the following that are examples of aquatic ecosystems.
riparian wetlands, deep ocean thermal vent
