First Semester Final Exam Review- 2024 Scaccia

A controlled experiment allows the scientist to isolate and test

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

The number of different species in the biosphere is called

What animals eat both producers and consumers?

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

Which helps maintain a dog’s homeostasis?

emigration is movement into an area

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

Primary succession can begin after

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

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

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

An endangered species is

Scientists publish the details of important experiments so that

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Symbiosis in which both species benefit is called

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

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

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

Biology is the study of

In science, a hypothesis is useful only if

Which of the following tells you population density?

population density

a factor that controls the growth of a population

Biodiversity is important to human society because it

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

Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?

A well written hypothesis should...

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

Some scientists think that global warming may be

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

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

Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable?

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

What must occur in a population for it to grow?

Ponds and lakes are

What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?

The independent variable is...

Green plants are

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

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

Land is a resource that provides

As resources in a population become less available, the population

exponential growth is shapes like a/an

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

examples of density-dependent limiting factors

The work of scientists usually begins with