Grade 7IG
Revision sheet
I. Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Why do heavy metals like mercury and certain pesticides cause significant problems in food chains?
a. They are excreted very quickly through the digestive system
b. They are non-biodegradable and remain in the body tissues
c. They provide extra energy to the top predators
d. They are easily broken down by the organism’s liver
2. What name best describes the period of time between around 110000 years ago and around 20000
years ago?
a. Time of global warming b. Interglacial period
c. Glacial period d. Cold age
3. Which of the following best describes the process of bioaccumulation?
a. The decreases of toxin levels as you move up the food chain
b. The movement of energy from one trophic level to the next
c. The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy
d. The increase of the concentration of a pollutant in a single organism over time
II. Fill in the blanks:
[Link] eat plants and insects, so they are called ___________________
5________________ is a non-native species that damages an ecosystem.
6. Earth’s climate changes naturally over time, involving __________ periods and ice age.
III. Answer the following questions:
[Link] do you mean by ice age cycle?
[Link] one effect of mercury bioaccumulation in birds.
9Name one specific heavy metal that is known to bioaccumulate in aquatic food chain.
[Link] is the difference between a biodegradable substance and a nonbiodegradable substance?
[Link] two reasons why invasive species often grow in number very quickly.
[Link] the following:
A. Trophic level: _______________________________________________
[Link] the three types of evidence that show how the earth experiences glacial periods during the
ice age?
[Link] 1950s, a plastic factory was putting mercury into the sea in Minamata Bay (Japan). Suggest
why 70 people who lived along the shore of the bay died.
15. Explain why a plant needs water to survive.
[Link] do plants get their energy from?