Quiz about Semester 1 Biology Review

Question 1

Which of the following would be considered an abiotic factor in the lions' environment that affects their survival?

Accepted Answer

Map of Africa

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plants

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Hyena

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Zebra

Question 2

Which of the following would be considered a biotic factor in the lions' environment that affects their survival?

Accepted Answer

Zebra

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Temperature

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Map of Africa

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Sunlight

Question 3

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

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bacteria

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rain

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fungi

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car exhaust

Question 4

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

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From the food they eat

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From the air they breathe

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From the water they drink

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From the sun

Question 5

What is the monomer for proteins?

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amino acid

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monosaccharide

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glycerol & fatty acid

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nucleotide

Question 6

Unit of energy

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Kilocalorie

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Species

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Competition

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Energy

Question 7

According to the graph, how do plants obtain their nitrogen needs?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen fixing bacteria

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Denitrification bacteria

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The "breathe" it in

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Plants don't need nitrogen

Question 8

What percentage of energy gets transferred to each level in the energy pyramid?

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10

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1

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50

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100

Question 9

According to the image, what is the producer?

Accepted Answer

plant

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insect

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mouse

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snake

Question 10

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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They point to the organism that is being eaten.

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It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

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They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Question 11

Organisms of a lower trophic level have a comparatively __________ number compared to organisms of the higher trophic level in order to support them.

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larger

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smaller

Question 12

Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?

Accepted Answer

Owl

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Grasshopper

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Lilypad

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Mouse

Question 13

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen are elements in what biomolecule?

Accepted Answer

Protein

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Carbohydrate

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Lipid

Question 14

Which of the following is true about how many of each prey a lion hunts per day?

Accepted Answer

The energy cost to hunt the prey must be less than the energy the lion has stored.

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The more energy available from the prey the more of that prey they must hunt.

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The less energy cost to hunt the prey the less of that prey they must hunt.

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The more net energy the prey provides the more of that prey they must hunt.

Question 15

What is net energy gain?

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Energy gained by eating the prey minus the energy lost by hunting the prey

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Energy gained by eating the prey

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Energy gained by eating the prey plus energy lost by hunting the prey

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Number of prey hunted multiplied by the energy available from the prey

Question 16

Which of the following ways for a lion to hunt is the most energy efficient?

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Hunting larger prey less often

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Hunting smaller prey less often

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Hunting smaller prey more often

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Hunting larger prey more often

Question 17

karyotype

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the chromosomes of an individual organized by size and shape

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the genes an individual inherited organized by size

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the alleles an individual inherited organized by function

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a threadlike structure of DNA packaged with proteins

Question 18

gene

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a sequence of DNA that codes for a heritable trait

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traits inherited from the parents

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the DNA in a cell organized by size and staining pattern

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a threadlike structure of DNA packaged with proteins

Question 19

allele

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alternate forms of a gene that lead to different traits

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a sequence of DNA that codes for a heritable trait

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the DNA in a cell organized by size and staining pattern

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a threadlike structure of DNA packaged with proteins

Question 20

genotype

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the genetic traits that an individual inherited from their parents

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a sequence of DNA that codes for a heritable trait

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alternate forms of a gene that lead to different traits

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the DNA in a cell organized by size and staining pattern

Question 21

Data that is shown in number

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Quantitative

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Qualitative

Question 22

In a community of Orcas, Otters, Urchins, and Kelp which would be the secondary consumer ?

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Otters

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Orcas

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Urchins

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Kelp

Question 23

What do sea otters eat?

Accepted Answer

Sea Urchins

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Seaweed

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Crabs

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Fish

Question 24

What are the abiotic factors that impact an ocean community/system?

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temperature and sunlight

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humans

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types of fish and algae

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fishing regulations

Question 25

How have humans impacted the ocean water?

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by increasing pollution

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by increasing biodiveristy

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by decreasing temperature

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no impact

Question 26

How do humans impact ocean acidification?

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by increasing carbon dioxide emissions

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by reducing plastic use

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by planting more trees

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by using renewable resources

Question 27

What is homeostasis?

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The process by which a living organism maintains stable internal conditions despite changes in the external environment.

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The process by which a living organism digests food

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The process by which a living organism reproduces.

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The process by which a living organism grows.

Question 28

What is Diffusion?

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The movement of atoms or molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

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The process of heating a liquid to create vapor

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A type of chemical reaction

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The transfer of heat through a fluid

Question 29

What is Osmosis?

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A process by which water will pass through a semipermeable membrane from higher concentration to a lower concentration

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A process by which water will pass through a semipermeable membrane from lower concentration to a higher concentration

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A method for separating substances mixed in a liquid

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A biological process in plants for synthesizing food

Question 30

What is photosynthesis?

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A process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy

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A technique for puryifying water using sunlight

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A method by which plants absorb water

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The process animals use to digest food

Question 31

What is cellular respiration?

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a process by which cells produce energy from glucose

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the absorption of nutrients by cells

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the process of cell division

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the explustion of waste from cells

Question 32

What is carrying capacity?

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the maximum amount of a particular species an ecosytem can maintain

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the least amount of a particular species an ecosystem can maintain

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the electrical capacity of an ecosystem

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the maxium weight a species can hold

Question 33

In a coastal ecosystem, which would be the keystone species?

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Otter

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Orca

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Kelp

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Urchin

Question 34

Something that regulates the size of a population is

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a limiting factor

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carrying capacity

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a limiting measure

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biodiversity

Question 35

What is the carrying capacithy of the graph?

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around 500

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less than 300

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around 700

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more than 800

Question 36

What happens if a population grows past its' carrying capacity?

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the population starts to die off

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the entire species will go extinct

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the population keeps growing

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the carrying capacity just increases

Question 37

Using the information provided, cub belongs to Female #687.

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 38

What would be the most direct consequence of a significant decrease in the population of mice?

Accepted Answer

Decrease in the population of snakes

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Increase in the number of plants

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Increase in insect populations

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Increase in the number of eagles

Question 39

If a disease wipes out a large portion of the insect population, which of the following is an indirect effect?

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Increase in plant populations due to reduced herbivores

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Increase in eagle populations due to improved snake hunting

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Decline in snake populations due to reduced availability of frogs and birds

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No impact on the ecosystem

Question 40

If 6,000,000 kCal were available for the ant, how many would be available for the hawk at the top of the pyramid?

Accepted Answer

6,000 kCal

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600,000 kCal

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60,000 kCal

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600 kCal

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