What does the apical meristem do?

Creat new cells for the growth of the plants.

Homologous and analogous traits differ because:

analogous traits arise through convergent evolution

In order for two groups to be considered separate species, they should not ____.

interbreed and produce fertile offspring

The mass of living material in a area

is the cycling through the atmosphere, soil, water and organic matter

A soil horizon consists of:

the horizontal layers in mature soil

An example of potential energy is:

A rock sitting on the edge of a cliff

Archaea and bacteria both ____.

have a single circular chromosome

What is ecological succession?

changes in community structures over time

Which is true of an ancestor of two extant species?

one species may resemble the common ancestor more than the other

The trends in plant evolution are the following EXCEPT:

sporophyte dominant to gametophyte dominant

What is transpiration?

The loss of water vapour from the leaves and stems of plants

a natural change of global temperatures and climates over geologic time

Nitrogen fixation is the process in the nitrogen cycle that...

Bacteria in the roots of plants turn N2 gas into usable form

Evolution occurs when

average value of trait in a population changes over generations

Why are fungi important decomposers?

They recycle carbon and inorganic minerals by the process of decomposition.

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1
Density-independent factors that limit populaiton size include:
Weather
Competition
Disease
Parasitism
2
What does the apical meristem do?
Control gass exchange
produce nectars and auxins.
Retains water loss
Creat new cells for the growth of the plants.
3
Homologous and analogous traits differ because:
analogous traits arise through convergent evolution
analogous traits reflect shared ancestry
analogous traits perform the same function in different species
homologous traits arise through convergent evolution
4
Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?
precipitation
transpiration
freezing
evaporation
5
Benefits of biodiversity include:
Helps with storing fruit in trees
Creates good equipment for tech company’s
Promotes water potential
Maintenance of ecosystems
6
Some closely related species do not interbreed because the timing of their reproduction differs. Type of isolation?
genetic
temporal
behavioral
mechanical
7
Related species often look very similar to each other. What creates phenotypic variation between species?
allopatry
mutation
genetic drift
premating barriers
8
Below are characteristics of living organisms EXCEPT:
development
diversity
energy use
response to stimuli
9
An ecosystem includes...
only feeding relationships
only abiotic factors
only biotic factors
biotic and abiotic factors
10
The carrying capacity of a habitat is
amount of species that can survive in one area
the most organisms in an environment
affected by limiting factors
all of the above
11
In order for two groups to be considered separate species, they should not ____.
interbreed and produce fertile offspring
interact
reproduce
be colocated
12
In Protostomes the blastopore becomes the__ during development.
Mouth
Coelom
Embryo
Anus
13
The phosphorus cycle includes erosion and weathering of rocks
false
true
14
Eukaryotes differ from archaea and bacteria because:
some are capable of sexual reproduction
all of the above
they contain a nucleus
they contain mitochondria
15
What is biomass?
Dead plant and animal material that can be used as energy
Dead plants and animals
The process in which living or ganisms produced energy
The mass of living material in a area
16
The Sulfur Cycle...
is the cycling through the atmosphere, soil, water and organic matter
is the cycling of sulfur through the atmosphere and organic matter
doesn't matter
is the cycling of sulfur through the atmosphere and soil
17
What is tropism?
All of the above
A plant's reaction to sunlight
A plant's reaction to water
A plant's reaction to gravity
18
Which process describes the ability of living organisms to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range?
respiration
homeostasis
development
metabolism
19
If an animal migrates from one population to another but dies before it mates, did gene flow occur?
yes
no
20
A soil horizon consists of:
the rocks and water that make up Earth's crust
the surface litter layer
the top layer of soil in which plants live
the horizontal layers in mature soil
21
The first land plants that did not require water for reproduction were the ____.
ferns
mosses
gymnosperms
flowering plants
22
What biome is this?
Desert
Grasslands
Forest
Savanna
23
What is causing the current rapid Global Climate Change?
Factory emissions being released into the atmosphere
Greenhouse Gasses
Industrial agriculture practices
All of the above
24
An example of potential energy is:
A rock sinking in water
A rock sitting on the edge of a cliff
A rock rolling down a hill
A rock crashing through a window
25
Which of the following is NOT a level of biological organization?
atom
phylum
organ system
cell
26
the germ layers are
ectoplast, mesoderm, endoderm
ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
sneeze, bacteria, cold
ectoderm, mesomiss, endoderm
27
relationship in which both species benefit
commensalism
interspecific competition
mutualism
Parasitism
28
Trophic levels are organized based off of...
Types of biomes
Population of a species
Where energy is transferred
Amount of biomass
29
A allele has a frequency of 0.5. What is the frequency of the AA genotype?
0.5
0.75
0.25
0.1
30
Archaea and bacteria both ____.
grow larger than typical eukaryotic cells
have a single circular chromosome
use similar cell wall components
reproduce sexually
31
How can spiders walk on water?
kinetic molecular theory
vicosity
surface tension
force compels them.
32
On average, how much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
1%
100%
10%
0.1%
33
What is ecological succession?
same community structures over time
community structures built over time
community structures destroyed over time
changes in community structures over time
34
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution?
natural selection
mutation
phenotypic variation
genetic drift
35
Which is true of an ancestor of two extant species?
one species can be more closely related to the common ancestor
one species may resemble the common ancestor more than the other
it may still be alive
one species may be genetically the same as ancestor
36
The trends in plant evolution are the following EXCEPT:
nonvascular to vascular
released spores to specialized gametes
sporophyte dominant to gametophyte dominant
haploid to diploid dominance
37
What is transpiration?
The movement of water around a plant
The opening and closing of stomata
The loss of water vapour from the leaves and stems of plants
The process of water being transported from soil to roots
38
Climate change is:
a natural change of global temperatures and climates over geologic time
happening in other parts of the world but not in the US.
only happening because of human involvement
only happening in extreme circumstances (i.e. Meteors impacts)
39
What type of selection?
disruptive
sexual
balancing
directional
40
All the members of one species
ecosystem
population
organisms
community
41
As part of the scientific method, a scientist proposes and tests _____.
the truth
facts
laws
hypotheses
42
Nitrogen fixation is the process in the nitrogen cycle that...
Nitrogen is removed from dead organisms to be used
Bacteria in the soil turn nitrogen back into N2 gas
Bacteria in the roots of plants turn N2 gas into usable form
Nitrogen is fixed into the atmosphere
43
A scientific name consists of the ____.
species name only
family name and genus name
genus name only
genus name and species name
44
Evolution occurs when
traits are variable in a population
individuals in a population change in response to the environment
species want to adapt to their environment
average value of trait in a population changes over generations
45
Why are fungi important decomposers?
They recycle carbon and inorganic minerals by the process of decomposition.
They can grow in many different environments.
They produce many spores.
They produce mycelia.

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