Conceptual Biology Midterm Review

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Organisms that can make their own food through photosynthesis are called?

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Autotrophs

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What type of succession occurs after a volcano erupts leaving only rock?

Back

Primary succession

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What type of organism contains prokaryotic cells?

Back

Bacteria

Front

What type of consumer eats dead or decaying organisms?

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Decomposer

Front

What is the function of an enzyme?

Back

To speed up chemical reactions

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What are heterotrophs?

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Organisms that cannot make their own food and rely on other organisms for nutrition.

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Define primary succession.

Back

The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where no soil exists, such as after a volcanic eruption.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the soil.

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What distinguishes prokaryotic cells from eukaryotic cells?

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Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

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What is the difference between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?

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Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat animals, and omnivores eat both.