First Semester Final Exam Review- 2024 Scaccia

Branch of biology dealing w/ interactions among organisms & between organisms their environment

The sulfur and nitrogen compounds in smog combine with water to form

Which has become the most important source of environmental change on Earth?

What is the combined portions of Earth called in which all living things exist?

In science, a hypothesis is useful only if

Green plants are

The various growth phases through which most populations go are represented on a(an)

A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on its behavior, which ecological terms describe the bird?

Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals:

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT:

As resources in a population become less available, the population

Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable?

Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?

What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?

Biology is the study of

The concept of using natural resources at a rate that does not deplete them is called

emigration is movement into an area

The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its nectar is

What animals eat both producers and consumers?

Primary succession can begin after

Which is NOT a unit of measurement in the metric system?

An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(an)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

a factor that controls the growth of a population

Scientists publish the details of important experiments so that

All of the members of a particular species that live in the same area are called a(an)

Biodiversity is important to human society because it

Which should a scientist conclude about data that are inconsistent with the current, scientific understanding ?

population density

A resource, such as air or parts of the oceans, that is open to anyone is often preserved and protected by

Which biome is characterized by low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost?

The repeated movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called

exponential growth is shapes like a/an

The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions fairly constant is called

If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the

Which helps maintain a dog’s homeostasis?

An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism is called

Unlike weather this is description of year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation.

Land is a resource that provides

Ponds and lakes are

Which of the following is NOT a part of how scientists work?

examples of density-dependent limiting factors

A disease resulting in the deaths of one third of a dense population of bats in a cave would be a

The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time is called

A well written hypothesis should...

A controlled experiment allows the scientist to isolate and test

The average year-after-year temperature & precipitation in a particular region is the region's

In a logistic growth curve, exponential growth is the phase in which the population

Symbiosis in which both species benefit is called

All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food

An endangered species is

The independent variable is...

The work of scientists usually begins with

What must occur in a population for it to grow?

Which of the following tells you population density?

What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?

Some scientists think that global warming may be

Only 10% of the energy stored in an organism can be passed to the next level, the rest is

Using renewable resources while ensuring that they are not depleted is a practice called

The number of different species in the biosphere is called