Biology Midterm Review

The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

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Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas
• planting trees
• burning wood
• riding in a bus

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The diagram represents solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's land and water surfaces and is changed into heat that radiates back into the atmosphere.What is this process called?

• ozone
• radiation
• greenhouse effect
• evaporation

_{^{The  number of individuals a habitat can sustain with the resources it has available}}

• Carrying capacity
• Limiting factors
• Resources
• Population

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Burning fossil fuels results in which of the following:  

• ozone layer depletion
• global climate change
• deforestation
• pollution of ocean waters

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How do enzymes speed up chemical reaction?

• Increasing activation energy

• Decreasing activation energy

• Increasing deactivation energy

• Decreasing deactivation energy

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph?

• The optimum pH of the enzyme is 6.6.
  
• The optimum pH of the enzyme is 5.8
  
• The enzyme’s activity increases as pH increases 5.0 to 9.0
  
• The enzyme’s activity is greater around pH of 8.0 .
  

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Proteins are made of monomers called ___________

• Nucleotides
• Monosaccharides
• Amino Acids
• Glycerol and fatty acids

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Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?

• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates
• nucleic acids

Another name for fats and oils

• proteins
• sugar
• lipids
• nucleic acids