Review Challange
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large group of ecosystems that share the
same climate and similar communities
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regulation of an organism’s internal
conditions to maintain life,
maintaining balance
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group of organisms that can breed and
produce fertile offspring
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a biological community and all of the abiotic
factors that affect it
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living thing
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all nonliving factors in an organisms
environment
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area where an organism lives
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study of relationships among organisms and
their interactions with their environment
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all living factors in an organisms environment
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all organisms of a single species that share
the same geographic location
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individuals moving into a population
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maximum number of individuals in a species
that an environment can support
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variety of life in an area, determined by the
number of different species in that area
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an organism’s ability to survive when
subjected to different abiotic of biotic factors
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individuals moving away from a population
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provides support and protection to plant
cells
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makes energy for all cells via cellular
respiration
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controls all activity within the cell, contains
DNA
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controls movement of substances into and
out of the cell
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change light energy into a useable food
source in plant cells
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the diffusion of water across a selectively
permeable membrane
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is the site of protein synthesis (making of
proteins)
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modifies and packages proteins so they can
be sent out of the cell
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responsible for making ribosomes
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net movement of particles from areas of high
concentration to areas of low concentration
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structures in the nucleus of a cell that contain
the cells genetic material or DNA
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controlled programmed cell death in which
the cell shrinks and shrivels
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substances and chemicals that are known to
cause cancer
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process by which a cell’s cytoplasm divides
and the cell splits into two new cells
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cell cycle in which the cell’s nucleus and
genetic material is actively dividing
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phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes
line up along the center of the cell
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phase of mitosis in which the chomatids of
each chromosome are pulled apart and move
toward the opposite poles of the cell
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phase of cell division in which DNA is
replicated and cell carries out normal
functions
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phase of mitosis in which two nuclei form at
the poles of the cell the chromosomes relax,
the cleavage furrow begins to form, two new
cells beginning to separate
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phase of mitosis in which nucleus disappears,
the chromosomes condense, and the spindle
apparatus forms
Your cat hears you open a can of cat food and
comes running to you. What is the stimulus
in this case?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the cat came running
the cat ate the food
you throw the empty can away
the cat hears the can open
Which of the following is not a characteristic of
all living things?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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all living things are made up of cells
all living things grow and develop
all living things use energy
all living things have legs
What is the name given to the layer of
permanently frozen soil in the tundra?
a.
b.
c.
d.
polar ice
taiga
Plankton
permafrost
Which of the following could be a limiting
factor to a population of lily pads growing on
a pond?
a.
b.
c.
d.
nutrient rich water
plenty of sunlight
not enough space
none of the above
Which of the following is not a densitydependent factor that might affect a
population?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
fire destroys a forest
presence of parasites
spread of disease
competition for food
A bee’s role in gathering pollen from flowers
and carrying it to other flowers is its ______.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Habitat
community
niche
species
One community replacing another as a result
of changing abiotic and biotic factors is called
_____?_____.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
endpoint
zone of tolerance
ecological succession
benthic zone
Lichens are a symbiotic relationship between
algae and fungus. As part of this relationship
both organisms benefit. The algae gets a
safe place to live, while the fungus gets a
source of food from the photosynthetic algae.
What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
commensalism
parasitism
mutualism
capitalism
A __?__ is a biome where the annual rate of
evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
temperate forest
desert
tropical rainforest
tundra
How would a population decrease in primary
consumers affect the ecosystem?
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A. primary producers would suddenly
decrease
B. Third-level consumer population would
increase
C. Third-level consumer populations would
eventually decrease
D. There would be no overall effect
Bogs, marshes, and swamps are areas of land
that are saturated with water. All of these
areas are known as ___?___.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Tundra
Wetlands
photic zone
estuaries
What is the aphotic zone of the ocean?
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A. the area that sunlight is unable to
penetrate
B. the area that sunlight is able to penetrate
easily
C. the area where the ocean meets land
D. the area of silt, sand, and dead organisms
along the ocean floor
Many different factors can have an impact on the
population of a species within an environment.
Some of these factors have different effects when
the population is small compared to when the
population is large. What is the term used to
describe these types of factors that work to limit
a populations size?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
extinction factors
density-independent factors
density-dependent factors
coincidental factors
The plasma membrane is called a ___?___
membrane because it allows some substances
to pass through it while blocking others.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
completely permeable
selectively fluid
selectively permeable
nonspecific
Which of the following compounds is used to
store energy in a cell?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Oxygen
Rubisco
DNA
ATP
What happens to a cell if it is placed in a
hypertonic solution?
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A. water moves into the cell and the cell
swells
B. water moves out of the cell and the cell
shrivels
C. there is no change in the cell
D. none of the above
Which of the following below correctly states the
first law of thermodynamics?
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A. energy is destroyed during chemical
reactions
B. energy is created during chemical reactions
C. energy cannot be created or destroyed but
it can be converted from one form to another
D. energy cannot be converted from one form to
another
During glycolysis, glucose is broken down into
what substances?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
carbon dioxide and oxygen
ATP and NADPH
ATP and pyruvate
glucose and oxygen
What happens to NADPH and FADH2 during the
electron transport step of cellular respiration?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
it is converted into glucose
it is converted into ATP
it is converted into lactic acid
it is converted to oxygen
Which of the following is not one of the three
principles of the cell theory?
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A. all living things are made of one or more
cells
B. cells are the basic unit of function and
organization of all living things
C. all organisms are multicellular
D. cells arise from existing cells and pass
their genetic material on to their daughter
cells
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A hypothesis is a testable explanation to a
problem.
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Secondary succession occurs when soil is not
present and small organisms begin growing
on bare rock.
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Animals that are r-strategists have short life
spans and produce many offspring at one
time.
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It is important to preserve biodiversity
because some undiscovered organisms could
possibly provide valuable medicines that
could be used to treat human diseases.
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Habitat fragmentation is a threat to
biodiversity but overexploitation of a species
is not.
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Density-independent factors have a greater
effect on large populations than they do on
smaller populations.
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Active transport in a cell moves molecules
from low concentration to high concentration
and requires the use of energy.
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Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast.
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Active transport in a cell moves molecules
from low concentration to high concentration
and requires the use of energy.