Biology EOC Review

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What type of symbiosis occurs when hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers and pollinate them?

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Mutualism

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks in birds?

Back

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

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If a daughter cell has 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes did the parent cell have?

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24

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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids called?

Back

Nucleotides

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How many amino acids are coded for by the nucleotide sequence: ATG GGA ACT CCA?

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4

Front

Define mutualism in ecology.

Back

A type of symbiosis where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What is the role of nucleotides in DNA?

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They are the basic units that make up DNA, consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

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Explain the process of mitosis.

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Mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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What is the significance of biodiversity in an ecosystem?

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Biodiversity contributes to ecosystem resilience, productivity, and stability.

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What is the function of enzymes in biological reactions?

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Enzymes act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions without being consumed.