Biology 110 – Survey of Biology FINAL EXAM

The sum of all Earth's ecosystems is called the __________. a. stratosphere b. lithosphere c. biosphere d. hydrosphere e. troposphere 2. The specific place in which an organism lives is its _____. a. ecosystem b. biome c. habitat d. community e. environment 3. What is the ultimate source of energy for nearly all surface terrestrial and shallow water ecosystems? a. sunlight b. wind c. organic compounds d. water e. hydrothermal vents 4. Which of these types of organisms produce the biosphere's food supply? a. autotrophs b. consumers c. heterotrophs d. prokaryotes 5. . All living things come from… a. Asexual Reproduction b. Too Much Sexual Reproduction c. Plants And Their Decay d. Protists e. Fungi ab. Outer Space ac. Volcano’s ad. Other Living Things ae. Dead Stuff 6. What is the molecular commonality that is the basis of life's variety? a. protein b. DNA c. the ecosystem d. natural selection e. mutation Page 1 of 23 WorkfileContents.docx Biology 110 – Survey of Biology FINAL EXAM Session: Section: Class Location: Days / Time: Instructor: Summer 2015 67163 4 Units NVC 2231 MTWTh 12:20 PM – 4:20 PM RIDDELL 7. Which of the following properties or processes do we associate with living things? A) evolutionary adaptations B) energy processing C) responding to the environment D) growth and reproduction E) all of the above 8. Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the least to the most complex level? A) organelle, tissue, biosphere, ecosystem, population, organism B) cell, community, population, organ system, molecule, organelle C) organism, community, biosphere, molecule, tissue, organ D) ecosystem, cell, population, tissue, organism, organ system E) molecule, cell, organ system, population, ecosystem, biosphere 9. Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the most to the least complex level? A) organelle, cell, organ system, population, community, ecosystem B) ecosystem, community, organism, tissue, cell, organelle C) biosphere, population, organism, cell, tissue, molecule D) biosphere, community, tissue, organ system, molecule, organelle E) organism, population, organ system, tissue, molecule, cell