SC Biololgy EOC Practice Test 4

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What is a moraine?

Back

A moraine is the rocky material left behind by a retreating glacier.

Front

What role do lichens play in primary succession on a moraine?

Back

Lichens help create soil by breaking down bare rock.

Front

What are the four most abundant elements in biomolecules?

Back

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen.

Front

What evidence supports that Ambulocetus natans is an ancestor of Basilosaurus isis?

Back

Homologous structures occur in each fossil.

Front

What is an energy pyramid?

Back

An energy pyramid shows the energy available at each trophic level in an ecosystem.

Front

How much energy is typically found at the secondary consumer level in an energy pyramid?

Back

Typically, 10% of the energy from the primary producers is available to secondary consumers.

Front

What is the endocrine system?

Back

The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and release hormones to regulate various body functions.

Front

How does the endocrine system interact with the nervous system?

Back

Hormones provide feedback that affects neural processing.

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What are homologous structures?

Back

Homologous structures are anatomical features in different species that share a common ancestry.

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What is primary succession?

Back

Primary succession is the process of ecological change that occurs in an area where no soil exists.