Quiz about Spring Final Exam Review

Question 1

What type of reproduction involves only one parent and produces genetically identical offspring?

Accepted Answer

Asexual

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Sexual

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Binary fission

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Budding

Question 2

Which cell organelle contains the genetic material?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Ribosome

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Endoplasmic reticulum

Question 3

How many total chromosomes do humans have?

Accepted Answer

46

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23

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22

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44

Question 4

What is the chromosome combination for a girl?

Accepted Answer

XX

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XY

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YY

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XZ

Question 5

Who is known as the father of modern genetics?

Accepted Answer

Gregor Mendel

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Charles Darwin

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Louis Pasteur

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James Watson

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Claws

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Migration

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Hibernation

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Venom poisoning

Question 7

What is the definition of a gene?

Accepted Answer

A unit of heredity that is transferred from parent to offspring

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The passing down of traits from one generation to another

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A threadlike structure in the nucleus containing DNA

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The way an organism acts

Question 8

Put these in order from smallest to largest: cell, gene, chromosome, nucleus, DNA.

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Gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell

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Cell, nucleus, chromosome, gene, DNA

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DNA, gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell

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Gene, chromosome, DNA, nucleus, cell

Question 9

How can hibernation be a behavioral and physiological adaptation?

Accepted Answer

It is the way an organism acts as well as having an effect on metabolism and breathing rates.

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It is the way an organism finds food.

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It is the way an organism reproduces.

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It is the way an organism migrates.

Question 10

How long do adaptations take to occur and why is that?

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Changes take many generations to appear.

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Changes happen overnight.

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Changes take a few days to appear.

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Changes take a few weeks to appear.

Question 11

How does variation within a species happen?

Accepted Answer

Traits are shared from both parents and are expressed differently in offspring, mutations can also occur causing changes for a specific trait.

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Traits are shared from one parent only.

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Traits are not shared at all.

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Traits are shared from both parents and are expressed the same in offspring.

Question 12

Explain what a mutation is, where it happens in the body.

Accepted Answer

A change that occurs in our DNA, in the nucleus of the cell.

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A change that occurs in our RNA, in the nucleus of the cell.

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A change that occurs in our DNA, in the cytoplasm of the cell.

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A change that occurs in our RNA, in the cytoplasm of the cell.

Question 13

What is the herbivore in this food chain?

Accepted Answer

Grasshopper

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Snake

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Flower

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Eagle

Question 14

What is the producer in this food chain?

Accepted Answer

Flower

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Grasshopper

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Snake

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Eagle

Question 15

What is the primary consumer in this energy pyramid?

Accepted Answer

Grasshopper

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Snake

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Flower

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Eagle

Question 16

How many food chains are in the food web below?

Accepted Answer

9+

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2

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5

Question 17

What are the producers in this food web?

Accepted Answer

Shrub, tree, grass

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Grasshopper, snake, mountain lion

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Rabbit, mountain lion, eagle

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Shrew, snake, mountain lion

Question 18

What could happen to the population of insect-eating birds if the grasshoppers become extinct?

Accepted Answer

It would decrease

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It would increase

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It would stay the same

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It would fluctuate

Question 19

What is the difference between an energy pyramid and a food chain?

Accepted Answer

An energy pyramid shows the trophic levels, while a food chain shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web.

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An energy pyramid shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web, while a food chain shows the trophic levels.

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An energy pyramid shows the flow of energy for the entire ecosystem, while a food chain shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web.

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An energy pyramid shows the flow of energy for a small part of the food web, while a food chain shows the flow of energy for the entire ecosystem.

Question 20

Explain the 10% rule. What happens to the 10% versus the other 90%?

Accepted Answer

The 10% is transferred to the next trophic level, and the other 90% is lost in the form of heat or used by the organism.

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The 10% is lost as heat, and the other 90% is transferred to the next trophic level.

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The 10% is used by the organism, and the other 90% is transferred to the next trophic level.

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The 10% is transferred to the next trophic level, and the other 90% is stored in the organism.

Question 21

What is the definition of "Biotic"?

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Any living or once-living thing

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Any non-living thing

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Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

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The total mass of organisms in an area

Question 22

What is an example of an Abiotic factor?

Accepted Answer

Sand

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Dog

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Tree

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Dead plant

Question 23

What is the definition of "Ecosystem"?

Accepted Answer

Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

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The community of plants and animals that occur naturally in an area

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Biotic and abiotic factors that support life in an area

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The total mass of organisms in an area

Question 24

What is an example of a Biome?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Rainforest

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Prairie ecosystem

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Cave for bats

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Underneath a rock

Question 25

What is the definition of "Habitat"?

Accepted Answer

Biotic and abiotic factors that support life in an area

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The total mass of organisms in an area

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All organisms of the same species

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A smaller area within a larger habitat

Question 26

What is an example of Biomass?

Accepted Answer

All the life in a forest

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2 or more bullfrogs

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Underneath a rock

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Bullfrogs, mosquitoes, butterflies

Question 27

What is the definition of "Population"?

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All organisms of the same species

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The total mass of organisms in an area

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A smaller area within a larger habitat

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Variety of life in an ecosystem

Question 28

What is an example of a Microhabitat?

Accepted Answer

Underneath a rock

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Prairie ecosystem

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Cave for bats

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Tropical Rainforest

Question 29

What is the definition of "Biodiversity"?

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Variety of life in an ecosystem

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Several different populations of animals within an ecosystem

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Living and non-living parts in a given area

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The role an animal plays in its habitat or environment

Question 30

What is an example of a Community?

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Bullfrogs, mosquitoes, butterflies

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Prairie ecosystem

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Tropical Rainforest

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Underneath a rock

Question 31

What is the definition of "Environment"?

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Living and non-living parts in a given area

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The role an animal plays in its habitat or environment

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A model that shows the flow of energy through an ecosystem

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The total mass of organisms in an area

Question 32

What is an example of a Niche?

Accepted Answer

A barn owl eats rodents and snakes

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Prairie ecosystem

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Cave for bats

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Underneath a rock

Question 33

What is the definition of "Energy pyramid"?

Accepted Answer

A model that shows the flow of energy through an ecosystem

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The total mass of organisms in an area

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The role an animal plays in its habitat or environment

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Community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

Question 34

What is compost?

Accepted Answer

Organic material added to soil to help plants grow

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A type of plant

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A type of animal

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A chemical fertilizer

Question 35

What does a food chain describe?

Accepted Answer

Who eats whom in the wild

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The relationships between various food chains in an ecosystem

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The process of photosynthesis

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The water cycle

Question 36

What is an autotroph?

Accepted Answer

An organism that makes its own food

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An organism that must eat other organisms for energy

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An organism that decomposes organic material

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An organism that eats both plants and meat

Question 37

Which of the following is an example of a producer?

Accepted Answer

Plant

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Lion

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Bear

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Worm

Question 38

What is a predator?

Accepted Answer

A hunter of other organisms

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An organism that is hunted

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An organism that cycles nutrients back into the soil

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An organism that eats only plants

Question 39

Which of the following organisms is a herbivore?

Accepted Answer

Rabbit

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Lion

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Bear

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Vulture

Question 40

What is a scavenger?

Accepted Answer

An organism that waits for their food to die or be killed and then pick at what is left

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An organism that makes its own food

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An organism that eats only plants

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An organism that eats both plants and meat

Question 41

What is a decomposer?

Accepted Answer

An organism that cycles nutrients back into the soil

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An organism that eats only meat

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An organism that must eat other organisms for energy

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An organism that is hunted

Question 42

List from simplest to most complex.

Accepted Answer

organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome

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population, organism, community, ecosystem, biome

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community, organism, population, ecosystem, biome

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ecosystem, population, organism, community, biome

Question 43

What is the source of ALL energy for life on earth?

Accepted Answer

The sun

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The moon

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The stars

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The wind

Question 44

What is the difference between an ecosystem and a community?

Accepted Answer

A community contains only biotic factors and an ecosystem contains both abiotic and biotic

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An ecosystem contains only biotic factors and a community contains both abiotic and biotic

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A community contains only abiotic factors and an ecosystem contains both biotic and abiotic

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An ecosystem contains only abiotic factors and a community contains both biotic and abiotic

Question 45

What do the arrows represent in the food web above?

Accepted Answer

The transfer of energy

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The transfer of matter

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The transfer of water

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The transfer of nutrients

Question 46

List the producers found in the food web.

Accepted Answer

Grass and cattails

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Frogs and snakes

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Eagles and crows

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Grasshoppers and snakes

Question 47

List the autotrophs found in the food web.

Accepted Answer

Grass and cattails

Answer

Frogs and snakes

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Eagles and crows

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Grasshoppers and snakes

Question 48

List the heterotrophs found in the food web.

Accepted Answer

Grasshopper, frog, snake, crow and eagle

Answer

Grass and cattails

Answer

Frogs and snakes

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Eagles and crows

Question 49

List all primary consumers in the food web.

Accepted Answer

Grasshopper

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Frog

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Snake

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Eagle

Question 50

List all secondary consumers.

Accepted Answer

Frog and crow

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Grasshopper and snake

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Eagle and snake

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Grass and cattails

Question 51

List all tertiary consumers.

Accepted Answer

Snake and eagle

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Frog and crow

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Grasshopper and snake

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Grass and cattails

Question 52

What would happen if a disease killed off all of the cattails?

Accepted Answer

It would affect everyone in the food web

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There would be more frogs

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There would be more snakes

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There would be more eagles

Question 53

What would happen if eagles and snakes were killed by disease?

Accepted Answer

There would be more frogs and crows

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There would be more grasshoppers

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There would be more cattails

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There would be more grass

Question 54

Which are the carnivores in the food web?

Accepted Answer

Eagle and snake

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Cattails and grass

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frog and crow

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grasshopper and frog

Question 55

Can an omnivore be a primary consumer?

Accepted Answer

Primary consumers eat producers and omnivores can be primary consumers if they are eating the producer in a food chain.

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Primary consumers eat only meat and omnivores cannot be primary consumers.

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Primary consumers eat only plants and omnivores cannot be primary consumers.

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Primary consumers eat only decomposers and omnivores cannot be primary consumers.

Question 56

What are some benefits of biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

Keeps an ecosystem healthy, balanced and survive environmental changes

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Causes environmental changes

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Reduces the number of species

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Increases pollution

Question 57

Which biome do you think has the most biodiversity and why is it so?

Accepted Answer

Terrestrial biome-rainforest Aquatic biome- ocean, because of the many different species present in both.

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Desert biome, because of the extreme conditions.

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Tundra biome, because of the cold climate.

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Grassland biome, because of the vast open spaces.

Question 58

The water table is located:

Accepted Answer

Between the unsaturated zone (zone of aeration) and zone of saturation

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Below the zone of saturation

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Above the unsaturated zone (zone of aeration)

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Within the unsaturated zone (zone of aeration)

Question 59

Water is pulled downward through soil and gravel by what force?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Magnetism

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Friction

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Buoyancy

Question 60

During a period of drought, what happens to the water table?

Accepted Answer

Falls

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Rises

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Stays the same

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Disappears

Question 61

During a period of heavy rains, the water table:

Accepted Answer

Rises

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Falls

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Stays the same

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Disappears

Question 62

An area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place is called:

Accepted Answer

Watershed

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Basin

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Reservoir

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Aquifer

Question 63

Water that doesn't soak into the ground or evaporate but instead flows across the Earth's surface is called:

Accepted Answer

Run-off

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Groundwater

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Permeable water

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Surface water

Question 64

Describes rock and soil that have connecting pore spaces through which water can pass:

Accepted Answer

Permeable

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Impermeable

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Saturated

Answer

Unsaturated

Spring Final Exam Review

85 questions

What type of reproduction involves only one parent and produces genetically identical offspring?

Which cell organelle contains the genetic material?

How many total chromosomes do humans have?

What is the chromosome combination for a girl?

Who is known as the father of modern genetics?

Which of the following is an example of a structural adaptation?

What is the definition of a gene?

Put these in order from smallest to largest: cell, gene, chromosome, nucleus, DNA.

How can hibernation be a behavioral and physiological adaptation?

How long do adaptations take to occur and why is that?

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