stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
1st Trimester Review C Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
1st Trimester Review C
1st Trimester Review C
51 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
46 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
51 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
51
Answers
1
Population size generally increases if the birth rate is greater than the death rate.
False
True
2
The study of the interactions between living things and their environment is called
symbiosis
ecology
classification
ecosystem
3
Active immunity is
When your body receives antibodies from another organism.
When carcinogens start to be affect cells
When pathogens start to be on your body
When your body makes its own antibodies to fight antigens.
4
The girl is sad because the other children won't play with her.
Inference
Observation
5
_________________ is the process by which individuals that are better adapted are more likely to survive.
Metabolism
Evolution
Response
Natural selection
6
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?
making observations
making a hypothesis
interpreting data
drawing conclusions
7
Organisms that use the sun's energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into food molecules are called
consumers.
decomposers.
producers.
pioneer species.
8
NOT part of normal prevention strategies
wearing a mask
Social distancing
Hand washing
shaving your head
9
Immunity is...
Ability to resist a craving
A disturbance
Ability to destroy pathogen before it causes disease
Ability to let a disease take over your body
10
Which of the following terms best describes green plants?
multicellular prokaryotes
multicellular heterotrophs
unicellular heterotrophs
multicellular autotrophs
11
Because turkey vultures feed mainly on animalsthat they have not killed, they are known as
predators.
autotrophs.
scavengers.
omnivores.
12
How do pathogens get around
Contaminated objects
Water/food
All of these
Animals
13
All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called
manipulated variables
responding varibles
controlled experiments
controlled variables or constants
14
The part of an ecosystem where an organism lives and feeds is called the organism’s
community
population
biotic factors
habitat
15
Which biotic factor would limit the size of a herd of deer?
lack of summer rain
predation
oxygen levels
heavy winter snow
16
Matter is not recycled in ecosystems.
False
True
17
Prokaryote is the scientific study of how organisms are classified and named.
False
True
18
The dog is wet because he was swimming.
Observation
Inference
19
What is the term for the members of a single species living in a given area?
population
ecosystem
organisms
community
20
The process of obtaining info by using the senses is?
conclusion
observation
scientific methed
inquiry
21
Define epidemic
I don't know
prevalent of a disease over a whole country or the world
a disease outbreak
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a specific area
22
Bees and flowers are biotic factors in an ecosystem.
True
False
23
An extremely cold, dry land biome is the
deciduous forest.
tundra.
boreal forest.
desert.
24
Similar organisms that are NOT related is an example of
natural selection
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
common ancestor
25
Scavengers break down wastes and dead organisms and return raw materials to the environment.
False
True
26
Wind, water, and living things are three means of
decomposition.
dispersal.
succession.
continental drift.
27
The dog ran into the road and caused a car accident.
Observation
Inference
28
If 2 populations that feed on the same things live in an area, what will likely result?
competition
commensalism
predation
mutualism
29
What is an infectious disease?
Diseases caused by antibodies that cannot be passed on
A disease carrying organism that develops the disease
Diseases caused by pathogens and can be passed on
Aa allergen transmitted from one to another
30
A bird fluffs its feathers to trap body heat to keep warm during winter months. This is an example of
spontaneous generation
observation
homeostasis
asexual reproduction
31
An important abiotic factor affecting a shrub community is the
availability of autotrophs
type of shrub species present
amount of rainfall
number of predators
32
How are noninfectious diseases spread?
By indirect or direct contact with the infected person.
Eating infected foods.
Through vaccines.
They don't spread.
33
The type of biome that exists in an area is determined by its
climate conditions.
exotic species.
food webs.
weather conditions.
34
Allergies can best be described as:
A reaction to the influenza virus during spring months
Sneezing, itching, watery eyes, scratchy throat
The onset of a cold during spring months
overreaction from the immune system to a foreign sunstance
35
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
scietific method
observation
hypothesis
experiment
36
Multicellular organisms that eat their food can belong to the __________ kingdom.
eubacteria
plant
none of these
fungi
37
The dog has brown fur.
Observation
Inference
38
What are examples of an infectious disease?
diabetes
HIV
allergy
Brain cancer
39
Organizing rocks according to their similarities is an example of the process of
evolution.
kingdom.
stimulus.
classification.
40
Which sequence shows the flow of energy from producer to herbivore to carnivore?
cricket to frog to grass
tree to mountain lion to squirrel
lion to bush to rabbit
grass to mouse to owl
41
An organism reacts to a stimulus with a
homeostasis.
response.
variable.
classification.
42
In science, an educated guess is called a/an
conclusion
hypothesis
observation
question
43
Which of the following is NOT a chemical of life?
nucleic acid
carbohydrate
water
mineral
44
The process of change during an organism’s life that results in a more complex organism is called
homeostasis
development.
growth.
response.
45
In an experiment, the one varible that is changed is called the
controlled variable
responding variable
experimental variable
manipulated variable
46
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in an ecosystem is called a(n)
food web.
natural selection.
food chain.
energy pyramid.
47
For life to continue to exist, the matter of the Earth must be
made into fossil fuels.
recycled among organisms in the environment.
changed to nonrenewable resources.
continually supplied by the sun.
48
How can I avoid pathogens?
Never wash your hands when you get out of restroom
Cook food thoroughly to kill any pathogens that may be in it
There is no way to avoid it
Hardly cook your food and never wash your hands when cooking
49
In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
conclusion
controlled variable
responding variable
manipulated variable
50
An organism’s particular role in its habitat, or when and how it survives, is called its
ecosystem.
carrying capacity.
niche.
competition.
51
Which shows the interactions between the community and nonliving factors?
ecosystem
population
habitat
symbiosis
