Biology Fall Final Review 2024

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What is an organism that produces its own food from inorganic compounds called?

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Autotroph

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What is the name of the diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem?

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Energy pyramid

Front

What interaction helps maintain the dynamic equilibrium of a pond ecosystem?

Back

The catfish population helps control the populations of water boatman and waterfleas.

Front

What are the three reactants of photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide, sunlight, water

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What term describes where an organism lives?

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Habitat

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

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What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on other organisms for energy?

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Heterotroph

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.