SOL Life Science Review

Sea anemones are poisonous. However, the clownfish has developed an outer layer of mucus which provides protection from the stinging cells of the sea anemone. The mucus is best described as -

• an adaptation

• a relationship

• an energy requirement

• a social hierarchy

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On a small island, scientist observed and graphed changes in wolf and moose populations. From 1965 to 1970, which data pattern did scientists observe?

• A drop in wolf population and a drop in moose population

• An increase in wolf population and a drop in moose population

• A drop in wolf population and an increase in moose population

• An increase in wolf population and an increase in moose population

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What is the correct level of organization from simplest to most complex

• System - Cell - Organ - Tissue

• Cell - System - Tissue - Organ

• Cell - Tissue - Organ - System

• Organ - Tissue - Cell - System

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Which of these is most likely the results of weasels and foxes depending on the same food source?

• The populations will compete with each other

• One of the populations will become herbivores

• Birthrates for both populations will increase

• New species of prey will evolve in the area

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Which is an abiotic change in an ecosystem?

• Plant photosynthesis rates increase

• Fish species populations increase

• Aquatic predator survival rates increase

• Annual rainfall totals for an area increases

White-footed mice having thicker fur than cactus mice is probably influenced most by the differences in the -

• food that they eat

• time of day they are active

• environmental climates where they live

• amount of predators they encounter

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This picture shows a zebra with two tick birds on its back. The tick birds alert the zebras that predators are near as well as remove and eat ticks found on the zebras. What is the primary type of interaction between the tick birds and the zebras.

• Mutualism

• Parastism

• Competition

• Commensalism

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The physical expression of a trait in an organism is known as the -

• chromosome

• genotype

• phenotype

• double helix

Which organisms are producers in this food web?

• Grass, Grasshopper and Shrew

• Shrub, Rabbit and Snake

• Hawk and Wolf

• Grass, Shrub and Tree

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When comparing a plant cell to an animal cell, only the plant cell will contain -

• ribosomes

• chromosomes

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria