Mississippi Biology State Test Review

Tadpoles, the infant state of frogs, sometimes eat foods that adult frogs do not. One such example is algae with the chemical AlphaBeta. A scientist has measured the amounts of AlphaBeta in algae and in ADULT frogs to try and prove that the chemical sticks around even after the tadpoles grow into frogs. Which piece of evidence from the graph SUPPORTS this conclusion?

• The AlphaBeta has made the algae and frogs grow bigger

• The AlphaBeta concentration in algae is related to the algae concentration in frogs

• The amount of AlphaBeta in algae and frogs are unrelated

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Which microscope could be used to see the INNER PARTS of dead cell's organelles (smaller parts)?

• Dissecting Microscope

• Compound (Light) Microscope

• Scanning Electron Microscope

• Transmission Electron Microscope

Which microscope could be used to see the OUTER PARTS of dead cell's organelles (smaller parts)?

• Dissecting Microscope

• Compound (Light) Microscope

• Scanning Electron Microscope

• Transmission Electron Microscope

Which of these inferences BEST suits the graph of species 5?

• A population of bacteria goes through periods of activity and inactivity

• A population of mice increases and becomes stable

• A population of birds increases in the spring, but decrease 2 weeks later

• A population of wolves slowly increases and then rapidly increases

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Ending with a familiar graph. What is the BEST conclusion that can be drawn directly from this data?

• Embanked ponds produce healthier damselflies

• Protozoa infection isn't dependent on pond type

• The rate of infection in Creek-fed ponds has remained constant

• The rate of infection in embanked-fed ponds has increased over time

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The accelerating growth that produces a J-shaped curve

when the population is graphed over time

• Limiting Factor

• Exponential Growth

• Carrying Capacity

• Food Chain

Organisms that can make their own food from basic

nutrients and sunlight

• Heterotroph

• Population

• Autotroph

• Biotic

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The size of a population that can be supported

indefinitely by the resources of a given ecosystem

• Limiting Factor

• Carrying Capacity

• Population

• Sustainability

Food chains which interlock with each other to form a

feeding relationship

• Population

• Food Web

• Biodiversity

• Population

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All the interacting parts of a biological community and its

environment

• Sustainability

• Population

• Ecosystems

• Food Webs

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