Final Benchmark Review

DNA is responsible for storing information that cells need. How is information stored in the

DNA typically expressed?

• Sugars

• proteins

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The microorganisms found inside the termites get the resources they need to survive by living in the termite. The relationship between termites and the microorganisms found in their digestive systems is best described as:

• mutualism

• parasitism

Which of the following levels of ecosystem organization would include the most organisms?

• population

• species

Weather is the sum of conditions such as temperature, precipitation, and wind in an area at

a given time.

• abiotic

• biotic

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The introduction of a nonnative species can result in an invasive population. Which of the following best explains why an introduced species may be considered invasive?

• It can reproduce quickly.

• It negatively impacts a native population.

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Which of the following best describes the process of natural selection?

• Individuals have traits that are passed on to their offspring that allow them to survive

  and/or reproduce better than other individuals.

• Individuals have traits that are passed on to their offspring.

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What term is used to refer to the variety of life found in Earth’s ecosystems?

• abundance

• biodiversity

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Sea snakes are a venomous family of snakes that inhabit marine environments for most of

their lives. Unlike land-dwelling, terrestrial snakes, they have a paddle-like tail. The paddle shape allows them to swim more easily. Which of the following explains the process that would have resulted in these snakes having this type of tail.

• An ancestor of modern sea snakes likely had a mutation that caused its tail to be more flattened. This mutation provided a survival advantage that allowed the trait to be passed onto future generations. In future generations, sea snakes with flat tails were also better able to survive, leading to the evolution of flat tails in sea snakes through the process of natural selection.

• The snakes tail is random and the process is random.

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What are Punnett squares used to model?

• The inheritance of traits from parents to offspring.

• The rate at which genes mutate.

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The clown fish attracts prey for the poisonous anemone, while the sea anemone provides protection for the clown fish. This

relationship is an example of

• parasitism

• Mutualism

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