A grasshopper is the primary consumer because it eats primary producers like leafy plants.

Individuals in a population of small lizards in an area have different coloration. While 80% of the lizard population is a light tan, 20% is a dark reddish-black. A city planner is allowing a new subdivision to be built in the area, but wants to protect the lizard population as much as possible. Which of the following themes for concrete colors should the city planner suggest be used, and why?

Energy flows through an ecosystem from one organism to another. Which of the following depicts the correct order in this cycle?

In a temperate forest ecosystem, which of the following organisms is a primary consumer?

An animal species is consuming resources at the same rate they are being produced.

Which region of the logistic population curve represents this situation?

Small ticks often live on deer. The ticks pierce the skin of the deer and drink its blood for nutrition. This relationship between the ticks and deer can best be described as:

Mice thrive on acorns in New England forests. Deer tick larvae thrive on mice. Every 3-4 years, oak trees in the New England forests product a bumper crop, or overabundance, of acorns. Mice are the primary vector for the bacteria which produces Lyme disease.

Which of the following statements could be true?

Sea otters eat sea urchins. This keeps the number of sea urchins in check and protects kelp forests, which are vital to their ecosystem. Which of the following best describes the most important role of the sea otter?

A bee flies to a flower and gathers the nectar, which the bee will make into food. While the bee gathers the nectar, pollen from the flower covers the body of the bee. When the bee flies to another flower, the pollen rubs off into another plant. This relationship between the bees and flowering plants can best be described as:

Which of the following is a correct order of ecological organization, from smallest to largest?

Which of the following pairs of organisms lists a primary producer and a secondary consumer in an ecosystem?

Six pairs of wolves are released into a large national park in which wolves did not previously live. The national park is overrun with deer and moose. Which of the following can be expected with regard to the wolf population in the national park?

Which of the following in the food chain below is a producer?

grass → antelope → lion

Which of the following terms refers to the process of pioneer plants breaking rock into soil, leading to the growth of small grasses, then small trees, large trees, and finally a variety of plant and animal species?

is typically a slow process and it takes place where no plants previously lived.

Clownfish live in the ocean. While the clownfish hatch their eggs, they hide them in and around sea anemones. When the eggs develop, the clownfish explore the ocean in search for food. If the sea anemones were damaged by strong ocean currents, what would most likely be the first thing to happen to the clownfish?

How do a population and a community differ?

If the producer trophic level of a food web had 10,000 KJ of energy, what level would you expect at the secondary consumer level?

The amount of energy at each trophic level goes down by 10%.

What is the primary and ultimate source of energy for most life on earth?

When two different species of animals live in the same habitat and occupy the same niche, what will most likely occur?

Honey badgers like to eat honey. Honeyguide birds lead honey badgers to beehives, and the badgers break the hives open. Honeyguide birds feed on the honey, as well. Which type of relationship is this?

To complete the cycle of life, dead plants and animals must be broken down to return nutrients to the soil. What is the term for organisms that complete this process of the food chain?

The remora is a fish that attaches itself to a shark by using a suction disk on its head. The sharks do not like to eat the remora, and the remora feeds on parasites that live on sharks' skin as well as the shark's leftovers. This is an example of which of the following?

Floating plants on a lake can have a higher primary productivity than algae-rich areas in the same lake. Which of the following best explains why?

An increase in the population of which of the following will most likely cause a population increase in every other level of the food chain?

Which of the following in the food chain below is a consumer?

grass → mouse → owl

Which of the following terms refers to the process of grasses and small shrubs beginning to grow where fertile soil already exists?

A forest was cleared and turned into a field of organic soybean plants. Which of the following most likely occurred?

In the savannah, a pride of lions stalk antelope. When they spot a weak one, they work together to kill it. This relationship between the lions and antelope can best be described as:

Ticks are mites that attach themselves to animals, such as dogs, and suck blood. In doing so, ticks transmit diseases, such as Lyme disease, to the animals. Which type of interaction does this describe?

Consider the following chart:

This diagram represents energy in each trophic level of a prairie ecosystem. There are many species of plants like grasses, shrubs, and wildflowers, as well as bison, coyotes, bobcats, birds, and other animals.

Which of the following statements is true of this ecosystem?

A new species of jellyfish is carried into an isolated fjord ecosystem in the ballast water of shipping vessels. The new jellyfish has no natural predators and eats plankton faster than the smaller, native jellyfish species. How does this situation affect biodiversity in the fjord ecosystem?

Which of the following behaviors would most reduce someone's impact on the environment?

Which of the following is not a way that humans have impacted Florida's ecosystems?

How does removing a keystone predator such as wolves or pacific sea otter affect biodiversity?

Putting a hydroelectric dam on a river will most likely cause which of the following?

Enzymes are an example of which macromolecule?i

Which of the following normally act to increase the rate of a chemical reaction?

Select all answers that apply.

Cellular respiration breaks bonds in glucose to produce carbon dioxide, water, and chemical energy in the form of ATP. Which of the following will increase the yield of ATP at equilibrium?

Which of the following is the basic unit of matter?

Which of the following characteristics allows phospholipids to form bilayer membranes?

Which of the following biological molecules is metabolized the quickest in cellular respiration?

Which specific biological molecules lower the activation energy for metabolic reactions in the body?

When is the best time to teach lab safety rules?

Which of the following is generally the most significant cause for an aquifer's depletion?

This is the correct way to place a slide on microscope mounts.

provides a general explanation for phenomena.

a proven and documented description of observations surrounding a phenomenon. (Tells you what will happen, not how.)

Scientific theories become scientific laws.

conditions of early earth with a gaseous prebiotic soup containing methane, ammonia, hydrogen, and water vapor. They applied energy to the system in the form of electric sparks to simulate lightning strikes. After 24 hours, the researchers identified several amino acids in the solution.

solutions are read at eye-level in glassware at the top of the meniscus

"Bipedalism and big brains are independent evolutionary processes.

Make sure that when starting to look at a slide, the stage is ____________.

Make sure that when starting to look at a slide,the magnification is set to ___________.

Make sure that when starting to look at a slide, the light is at __________.

Make sure that when starting to look at a slide, the aperture is fully _________.

Inference...

The dependent variable is....

The independent variable is....

sun is at the center of the solar system, not the Earth (heliocentricity)

Made a good telescope, discovered Jupiter's moons, and furthered idea of heliocentricity. Also talented at math and credited with the scientific method.

laws of motion and discovery of gravity

theory of relativity (related to gravity)

principle to explain the conservation of energy in fluids

father of genetics

father of genetics

discovery of airborne diseases and vaccines

theory of evolution

discovered Radium and Polonium

used x-ray crystallography in her research on the DNA molecule

Conservation of mass

Conservation of energy (first law of thermodynamics)

A changing magnetic field can generate an electric current (electromagnetic induction)

A changing magnetic field can generate an electric current (electromagnetic induction)

discovered that all matter is composed of atoms.

Discovery of the electron

Charge on the electron

Discovery of the atomic nucleus

Discovery of electron orbits

Light waves can travel through a vacuum (space)

Germ theory and no spontaneous generation

Wave nature of light

White light is composed of many colors (frequencies).

the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

For wet mount slides, sealing the outer edge of the coverslip with petroleum jelly may extend the life of the slide.

Wet slide specimens last longer than dry slide specimens.

Mixing acid and water is a/an ____________reaction.

created the basis for today's periodic table

Amino acids, the building blocks of protein, formed when an electric spark was applied to carbon compounds (methane, water, ammonia, and hydrogen).

Created the "Cell Theory"

created compound microscope and first to see cells under a microscope

investigate the natural world, both in the classroom and outdoors. The methods of inquiry require proper planning and implementation of these investigations. The safe use of tools, materials, and equipment is a primary focus.

Teachers should check for any students having allergies before choosing a classroom pet.

Students should be taught to wash hands before and after any activity involving plants, animals, or soil.

Extra hours of sun causes darker leaves and taller heights:

Inference is a proposed reason given for an observation

Which of the following pieces of information can not be found in a substance's Material Safety Data Sheet?

irrigation means to give supply of water to something.

If sound can travel at approximately 0.21313 miles per second, how many miles could sound travel in 1 year?

Ms. Sanchez orders 221 feet 8 inches of string to cut and use for manipulatives in her math class. How much string will each student receive if she cuts the entire length into 28 equal pieces?

Joseph owns a distributing company that repackages cornmeal from bulk quantities into smaller packages. If Joseph wants to fill 100,000 bags that each hold 10 grams of cornmeal, how many kilograms of cornmeal should he buy?

Which plant absorbs CO2 at night?

A doctor prescribed a 250 mg capsule of a common antibiotic for strep throat. The pharmacist had only 1 gram of the antibiotic in stock. How many capsules of medicine can the patient get from the pharmacist?

When would a science teacher be liable?