Quiz about LE Midterm Vocab Review

Question 1

The movement of molecules from high to low concentration

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Diffusion

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Active Transport

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Photosynthesis

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Cellular Respiration

Question 2

The movement of molecules from low to high concentration

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Active Transport

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Photosynthesis

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Diffusion

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Cellular Respiration

Question 3

Making food (glucose) from sunlight

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Photosynthesis

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Active Transport

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Diffusion

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Cellular Respiration

Question 4

Breaking down food (glucose) into energy

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Cellular Respiration

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Active Transport

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Photosynthesis

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Diffusion

Question 5

This organelle contains DNA

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Nucleus

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Cell Membrane

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Ribosome

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Mitochondria

Question 6

This organelle breaks down glucose into energy

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Mitochondria

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Cell Membrane

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Ribosome

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Nucleus

Question 7

This organelle monitors what enters and leaves the cell

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Cell Membrane

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Ribosome

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Mitochondria

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Nucleus

Question 8

This organelle synthesizes proteins

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Ribosome

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Cell Membrane

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Mitochondria

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Nucleus

Question 9

This organelle holds all other organelles in place

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Cytoplasm

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Cell Wall

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Chloroplast

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Cell Membrane

Question 10

This organelle provides rigid support for the cell

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Cell Wall

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Chloroplast

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Cell Membrane

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Cytoplasm

Question 11

This organelle turns sunlight into glucose (food)

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Chloroplast

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Cell Wall

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Cell Membrane

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Cytoplasm

Question 12

All cells have this organelle

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Cell Membrane

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Cell Wall

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Chloroplast

Question 13

Enzymes are a type of...

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Protein

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Carbohydrate

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Lipid

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Nucleic Acid

Question 14

Starch and glucose are types of...

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Carbohydrate

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Protein

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Lipid

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Nucleic Acid

Question 15

Oils and waxes are types of...

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Lipid

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Protein

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Carbohydrate

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Nucleic Acid

Question 16

DNA and RNA are types of...

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Nucleic Acid

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Protein

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Carbohydrate

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Lipid

Question 17

These are the building blocks of carbohydrates.

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Simple sugars (like glucose)

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Amino Acids

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Nucleic Acids

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Fatty acids

Question 18

These are the building blocks of proteins.

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Amino Acids

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Nucleic Acids

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Simple sugars (like glucose)

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Fatty acids

Question 19

These are the building blocks of lipids.

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Fatty acids

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Amino Acids

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Nucleic Acids

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Simple sugars (like glucose)

Question 20

Carbohydrates provide this for the body.

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Quick energy

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Long-term energy

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Structure like muscles

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Genetic code

Question 21

Proteins provide this for the body.

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Structure like muscles

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Quick energy

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Long-term energy

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Genetic code

Question 22

Lipids provide this for the body.

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Long-term energy

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Quick energy

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Structure like muscles

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Genetic code

Question 23

Nucleic acids provide this for the body.

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Genetic code

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Quick energy

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Long-term energy

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Structure like muscles

Question 24

Enzyme function can be affected by...

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Temperature & pH

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Temperature & hormones

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pH & color

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pH & hormones

Question 25

This happens when an enzyme loses its shape due to not optimal conditions.

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Denaturation

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Dismantling

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Diffusion

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Saturation

Question 26

The variable that we choose to test in an experiment

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Independent Variable

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Dependent Variable

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Constant Variable

Question 27

This is a state of balanced levels in the body like a stable temperature

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Homeostasis

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Metabolism

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Hormones

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Respiration

Question 28

This includes all of the life functions - all the reactions keeping you alive

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Metabolism

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Homeostasis

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Hormones

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Respiration

Question 29

This chemical indicator tests for starch

Accepted Answer

Iodine

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Benedict's Solution

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Biuret's Reagent

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Sudan Red

Question 30

This chemical indicator tests for simple sugars like glucose

Accepted Answer

Benedict's Solution

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Biuret's Reagent

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Sudan Red

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Iodine

Question 31

Iodine turns this color in the presence of starch

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Blue/black

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Brick red

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Amber

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Light blue

Question 32

What do you have to do to Benedict's solution to test for glucose?

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Heat it

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Shake it

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Compliment it

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Stir it

Question 33

What is the purpose of an enzyme?

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Speeds up chemical reactions

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Carries oxygen

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Waterproofs the cell

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Allows transport of molecules

Question 34

After an enzyme does its job...

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It gets recycled to use again

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It gets destroyed

Question 35

Your body regulating blood sugar levels back to normal after eating is an example of...

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Homeostasis

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Diffusion

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Absorption

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Metabolism

Question 36

This describes the cell membrane's ability to let only certain molecules pass through it

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Selectively Permeable

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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Metabolism

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Nutrition

Question 37

A heterotroph...

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Has to hunt/get its food

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Wishes for food

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Can make its food

Question 38

An autotroph...

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Can make its food

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Wishes for food

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Has to hunt/get its food

Question 39

What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

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sunlight

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carbohydrates

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water

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carbon

Question 40

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

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Abiotic factors

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Biotic factors

Question 41

The living portions of the ecosystem.

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Biotic factors

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Abiotic factors

Question 42

Organisms that break down decaying material are

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decomposers

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consumers

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producers

Question 43

Which of the following are all biotic?

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Dogs, Meat, Cats, Catnip

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Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat

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Water, Fish, Insects, Lily Plants

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Lion, Pride Rock, Warthog, Meerkat

Question 44

Which of the following are all abiotic?

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Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat

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Water, Fish, Insects, Lily Plants

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Dogs, Meat, Cats, Catnip

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Lion, Pride Rock, Warthog, Meerkat

Question 45

A consumer that eats only animals.

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Carnivore

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Omnivore

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Organism

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Habitat

Question 46

A diagram that shows how energy moves from one feeding level to the next in a food chain.

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Energy Pyramid

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Decomposer

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Consumer

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Food Web

Question 47

Animals that hunt and eat on other animals.

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Predator

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Population

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Ecosystem

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Biome

Question 48

A place where an organism lives.

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Habitat

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Food Chain

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Herbivore

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Symbiosis

Question 49

Role filled by an organism in an ecosystem (How it makes its living)

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Niche

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Habitat

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Adaptation

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Environment

Question 50

When a stable forest community is destroyed by fire, the community usually is

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restored in a series of successive changes

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not restored

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restored only if humans reforest the area

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changed into a permanent grassland

Question 51

The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called

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competition.

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symbiosis.

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predation.

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parasitism.

Question 52

A tapeworm living inside a wolf's body is a

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parasite.

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predator.

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host.

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prey.

Question 53

The smallest level of organization of life in an organism

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cell

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tissue

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organ

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organ system

Question 54

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

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a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

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a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

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a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

Question 55

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

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the number of different species in a given area

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the same species in a general location

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the number of animal species in a given area

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the number of plant species in a given area

Question 56

The _____ is a tiny opening on the surface of plant leaves that allows for the exchange of gases during photosynthesis.

Accepted Answer

Stomata

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Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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Glucose

Question 57

The green coloring in leaves that absorbs energy from the sun

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Chorophyll

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Leaves

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Oxygen

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Phtosynthesis

Question 58

Stomata are made of specialized cells called ______ which surround a tiny pore/opening

Accepted Answer

guard cells

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stoma

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dermal cells

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diffusion channels

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