Biology Spring Final REVIEW

Identify the following mutation. "A piece of DNA that is copied one or more times."

• Translocation

• Insertion

• Inversion

• Duplication

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Buffalo compete for food with other herbivores of the Serengeti. What food do they compete for and when?

• Buffalo compete for grass with other herbivores, especially during the dry season.

• Buffalo compete for water with carnivores during the wet season.

• Buffalo compete for fruits with birds during the rainy season.

• Buffalo do not compete for food with any other animals.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Matt REALLY wants a long-haired guinea pig (hh). His best friend Emily has a male and a female about to have babies. What are the chances that these two HETEROZYGOUS (Hh) short-haired guinea pigs will have a long-haired baby for Matt to adopt?

• 50%

• 100%

• 0%

• 25%

Why is the water buffalo population in the Serengeti limited to 40?

• Hunters and poachers keep killing buffalo so that the Serengeti can have only 40 buffalo so tourists won't get bored with seeing too many buffalo.

• Since buffalo migrate frequently, the population will always be 40 in any given area.

• The water buffalo population has reached carrying capacity. 40 is the number that will be supported by the resources provided by the Serengeti.

• The mothers of the new calves can only provide milk and care for about 40 young.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What part of your body does this safety equipment protect?

• shoes

• hands

• clothing

• eyes

Carbon dioxide enters the plant through what structure?

• chlorophyll

• sunlight

• roots

• stomata

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Wildebeest, sea stars and otter are known as a ______________ species. This species is relied on by many other organisms in the ecosystem. If this species were removed, the ecosystem could change drastically.

• keystone

• invasive

• producer

• pioneer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Based on the diagram, which would be the complimentary strand of DNA?

• none of these

• G-A-A-T-G-T-C-G

• T-C-C-G-T-G-A-T

• G-T-T-A-G-A-C-G-

Is energy packaged in glucose during photosynthesis?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What makes up a single nucleotide?

• hydrogen bond, phosphate, base

• phosphate, sugar, base

• nucleic acid, base, hydrogen bond

• hydrogen bond, phosphate, sugar

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1