Semester 1 Exam Review

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What is a scientific theory?

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A scientific theory is a well-supported and widely accepted explanation of nature.

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What should a wildlife biologist do to study competition for abiotic factors among migrating animals?

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Make observations of each animal and tally every time a fight breaks out over the drinking water.

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What role does a consumer play in a food web?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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How can an experiment be best described?

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An experiment is a procedure with controlled conditions and test and outcome variables.

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What is artificial selection?

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Artificial selection is the process by which humans breed plants and animals for specific traits.

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What is natural selection?

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Natural selection is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is an abiotic factor?

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An abiotic factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that affects living organisms.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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A consumer is an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

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What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

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A hypothesis is a testable prediction, while a theory is a well-substantiated explanation.

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What is the role of producers in a food web?

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Producers are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.