Biology Final

Organisms that feed on other organisms and cause harm describe a

• Mutualistic relationship

• Parasitic relationship

• Commensal relationship

• Viral relationship

Which best summarizes the relationship shown in the graph? Refer to the diagram showing the relationship between rates of transpiration and water intake in a plant.

• An increase in transpiration from the leaves is followed by increased water intake in the roots.

• Water intake from the roots suppresses transpiration from the leaves.

• An increase in water intake in the roots is followed by increased transpiration from the leaves.

• Transpiration from the leaves suppresses water intake from the roots.

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Janet is a paleontologist and finds a fossil of a bony fish in the sediment on the coast. After observing and recording several key features of the fossil as well as the area, what conclusion might she be able to make?

• Shells are 5 million years old

• Bony fish fossils are younger than the fern fossils

• Earth was once completely covered with water

• Bony fish are not native to this area

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Which of the following functions at the same organizational level as the stomach in the human digestive system?

• cardiac cell

• skin cell

• the liver

• liver tissue

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A marine ecosystem is represented in the diagram. What is lost to the environment at each of the trophic levels of this ecosystem?

• Nutrients from the soil

• Living space for the organisms

• Food sources

• Heat

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The diagram above illustrates the change that occurred in the physical appearance of a rabbit population over a 10-year period. Which condition would explain this change over time?

• a decrease in the mutation rate of the rabbits with black fur

• a decrease in the advantage of having white fur

• an increase in the advantage of having white fur

• an increase in the chromosome number of the rabbits with black fur

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What do the arrows in the diagram represent?

• an increase in population

• the flow of energy

• the evolution of organisms

• ecological succession

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The teeth of carnivores are pointed and good for puncturing and ripping flesh while the teeth of herbivores are flat and good for grinding and chewing. How can the difference in their teeth be explained?

• Herbivores eat meat.

• Carnivores eat plants.

• Nutrients in the food determine teeth shape.

• The different teeth evolved because of natural selection.

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A doctor who wanted to determine the cause of a patient's delay in the development of secondary sex characteristics performed a blood test. Why can a blood test provide information about interactions between the endocrine system and the reproductive system?

• Hormones are transported in the bloodstream.

• Hormones are produced in the bloodstream.

• The bloodstream is the target of the action of these hormones.

• The bloodstream generates secondary sex characteristics.

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Which organ in Figure B would most likely be the place this specimen was produced?

• 6

• 1

• 4

• 3