Semester Exam Review Spring 2025

Based on the temperature measurements above, which of the following best represents what the weather map for Texas on November 27, 2015 would look like?

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The air mass over the northwest part of Texas is an area of​ (a)   ; therefore, the weather associated with it is ​ (b)   .

According to the above diagram, which words complete the sentence above?​

• High Pressure
• Low Pressure
• Stormy
• Clear

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Where do hurricanes typically form?

• In oceans further away from the equator because the water stays relatively cool

• In oceans near the equator because the water stays relatively cool

• In oceans further away from the equator because the water stays relatively warm

• In oceans near the equator because the water stays relatively warm

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Which African city is most likely to experience the most severe storms throughout the year?

• Mombasa

• Cape Town

• Lagos

• Tangier

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Which of the following sequences most likely represents ecological succession on a recently abandoned wheat field?

• Grasses → flowering plants → shrubs → native trees

• Native trees → shrubs → flowering plants → grasses

• Shrubs → grasses → native trees → flowering plants

• Flowering plants → native trees → shrubs → grasses

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A flower bed is created at a school so flowers can be planted in autumn. Over the summer, the flower bed is ignored. Which of the following should the students expect to find when they come back to school?

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If the grasses in each ecosystem are attacked or killed by a disease, which ecosystem will most likely survive?

• The prairie ecosystem, because fewer organisms eat grass

• The tundra ecosystem, because there is a variety of producers

• The prairie ecosystem, because there are fewer top predators

• The tundra ecosystem, because it has more herbivores

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Which statement below best describes how biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem?

• A variety of plant and animal species allows for more survivors of a natural disaster.

• Having more species in an ecosystem allows the human population to increase in size.

• Low biodiversity reduces the competition for resources, which helps native species survive.

• Fewer species in the ecosystem reduces the likelihood that disease spreads through the ecosystem.

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You make a model of a cell in a large, rectangular, clear, plastic container filled with the following: gelatin; green M&Ms™; red licorice; several beans; one large, inflated balloon; candy sprinkles; and an avocado seed. If the M&Ms™ in the cell model above represent mitochondria, how could the model be improved to demonstrate the function of mitochondria?

• Do not replace the M&Ms™ because they demonstrate that mitochondria provide food for the cell.

• Replace the M&Ms™ with lights to demonstrate that mitochondria provides usable energy to the cell.

• Replace the M&Ms™ with harder candy to demonstrate that mitochondria provide structure to the cell.

• Replace the M&Ms™ with a remote control to demonstrate that mitochondria controls cellular functions.

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The purpose of the cell wall is to —

• regulate what goes into and out of a cell

• control the functions of a cell

• convert energy from food into energy for a cell

• provide structure for a cell

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