HONORS Biology Final... Supplement (23-24)

When populations have abundant food, mates, and shelter their populations tend to ​ (a)   . As resources become limited the population begins to struggle as they have potentially reached a point and have ​ (b)   their maximum population. In response the population begins to ​ (c)   and the population begins to shrink until the environmental presesures are reduced. Once resources become more available the pattern of growth and death repeats until it finds its ​ (d)   and population size levels off at ​ (e)   .

• grow
• overshot
• die back
• eqillibrium
• carrying capacity
• shrink
• competition
• tolerance
• exponential growth
• linear growth

The marine zone that is lit by sun and lies on the open ocean is called

• abyssal zone

• aphotic zone

• photic zone

• benthic zone

Which of the following is the most common ozone destroying pollutants?

• Chloroflurocarbons

• particular matter

• Nitrogen dioxide

• carbon monoxide

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

• mountains

• lakes

• plains

• valley

How do animals get nitrogen?

• the atmosphere 
• eating other organisms
• rainwater
• lightning 

By which of the following processes is carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere?

• Cellular respiration
• Decomposition
• Combustion
• Photosynthesis

Which of the following organisms plays a major role in all phases of the nitrogen cycle?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Plants
• Animals

Matter is recycled within and between ecosystems in __________________ cycles

• biogeochemical

• ecological

• life

• weather

What is predictable changes that occur in a community over time?

• biological shift

• geological improvement

• ecological succession

• chemical variation

Which is the correct order in primary succession?

• Rocks, Lichens & Mosses, Bushes & Shrubs, Trees
• Lichens & Mosses, Rocks, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs 
• Trees, Bushes and Shrubs, Lichens & Mosses, Lichens & Mosses
• Rocks, Grass, Trees, Bushes & Shrubs