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Unit 2 Biology Revision
Unit 2 Biology Revision
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This is an example of a:
Body system
negative feedback loop
Positive feedback loop
Thermoregulation
2
Two galahs competing over an area to build a nest is known as
mutualism
interspecific competition
predator-prey
intraspecific competition
3
Hunting at night is what type of adaptation?
reproductive
structural
behavioural
physiological
4
What shape of graph would this growth make?
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The hypothalamus is responsible for...
Metabolism
Blood glucose concentration
Thermoregulation and many other activities
Fertility and reproduction
6
Heat can be
gained
by:
Moving to the shade
Increased metabolism
Dilation of blood vessels
Piloerection (hairs standing up)
7
An ecological pyramid that accounts for all the members of an ecosystem is known as
A pyramid of numbers
A pyramid of energy
A pyramid of biomass
8
This type of behaviour is...
operant conditioning
habituation
classical conditioning
territorial
9
An effector neuron..
Will cause an organ or muscle to react
Is the same as a sensor neurone
Transports a message to the CNS
10
A Habitat is:
something that applies to terrestrial animals
The location or place where an organism lives
The community it lives in
Only to do with where an organism sleeps
11
Things that would affect the niche of an animal include all of:
Where it lives, what it eats and when it feeds
Structural adaptations, what decomposers are present
The abiotic factors such as temperature and climate
Who it has symbiosis with and what its predators are
12
Introducing a natural predator or enemy to an ecosystem is a form of:
classical biocontrol
biopesticides
Conservation biocontrol
13
This picture is an example of:
niche overlap
biggest beak is always best
strength of beak
The great insect hunt
14
Species richness is dependent on:
Size of land and distance from equator
Predators and prey
snakes and ladders
Temperature and human activity
15
The mud on the pond floor could be defined as a:
population
littoral zone
microhabitat
16
The condition of a relatively stable internal environment, maintained within narrow limits is:
Homeostasis
Thermoregulation
Autoimmunity
Endotherms
17
The best way to estimate the population of a species of butterfly in an area is:
aerial transect
transect line
Quadrats
mark and recapture
18
The intertidal zone is defined as what?
Deep sea
The space between low and high tide
Coral reefs
Shallow reef
19
Plants require what to be fertilised?
seeds
pollination
Sexual intercourse
20
The internal temperature for humans should be kept between...
31.5-39.2 Degrees C
Approx 36 - 38 Degrees C
3.6 - 6.8 mmol
35 and 37 Degrees C
21
The neurones in this picture represent a:
Dominance hierachy
Central nervous system
Reflex arc
Synaptic terminals
22
A frog which has one partner and lays many eggs would be described as..
r selected, viviparous, monogomous
r selected, oviparous, polygamous
r selected, oviparous, monogomous
23
What type of behaviour?
Innate
observational
Territorial
Imprinting
24
This picture is displaying...
Bioaccumulation
Biocontrol
The diet of aquatic animals
Rubbish build up
25
For a plant living on the rainforest floor, the limiting factor is:
Temperature
Oxygen levels
Amount of light
Soil moisture
26
The animal in the picture is a(n):
ectotherm
endotherm
mammal
lizard
27
A decomposers role in this cycle is to:
Grow in areas where other organisms do not
Feed the herbivores
Release Carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere
28
What type of behaviour?
observational
learned
communication
insight
29
Which of the two has adapted to living in a cold environment?
Right (B)
Left (A)
30
The nervous system is comprised of:
Dendrites and axons
Effector neutrons and the brain
CNS and PNS, nerves and brain
CNS and nerves
31
All communities are comprised of:
carnivores, plants and decomposers
consumers, producers, decomposers
herbivores and decomposers
32
What type of population growth is this?
carrying capacity
exponential
normal
logistic
33
A plant may survive in arid environments from having which adaptations?
Absence of a waxy cuticle on the leaf surface
Having a slow germination and flowering rate
Maximising water loss with more stomata
Maximising water uptake with deep roots
34
Ways in which prey might avoid a predator include:
mimicry, camouflage and playing dead
keeping lookout, bright colours, staying away from the group
Being slow moving and camouflage
35
____________ are chemical messengers that travel in the blood to organs and tissues
Hormones
Red Blood Cells
Enzymes
Acetylcholine
36
Which of the two fluctuates more?
external environment
internal environment
37
Is the distribution of cane toads continuous or broken?
Broken
Continuous
38
Heat can be lost from the body from:
Huddling up
Muscular activity
Panting and sweating
Metabolism
39
What organisms do the Quail-thrush eat?
Snakes
Rabbits
Plant litter
Grasses and insects
40
K-selection animals would generally also show:
high degree of parental care
minimal parental care
Many offspring
41
Which is
not
a recognised way for animals to survive in arid environments?
Building heat proof burrows
Migration/Flight
Next Generation
Dormancy
42
What rule applies to this picture?
the 10% rule
The heat rule
The energy rule
The trophic rule
43
Humpback whales moving from antarctic waters to the East coast of AUS is an example of:
Habitat biosis
Niche
Migration
Reproductive behaviour
44
Abiotic factors include:
Wind, Atmospheric gases, water chemistry
Temperature, tide, Competition,
Predators, salinity, soil type
Humans, Day length, humidity
45
The form of symbiosis that benefits one organism, but harms the other is known as
commensalism
mutualism
competition
parasitism
46
Which is the secondary consumer
in this food chain
?
Grasses and plants
wedge-tailed eagle
not pictured
yellow-footed rock wallaby
47
Insulating layers are what type of adaptation?
structural
behavioural
physiological
reproductive
48
Which behaviours are all learned?
Imprinting, observational, conditioning
Habituation, communication, territorial
Rhythmic, competitive, observational
49
The shoot in the middle is demonstrating..
positive phototropism
negative phototropism
negative geotropism
Positive geotropism
50
More organisms in a species will live:
within the tolerance range
outside the tolerance range
51
Which is
not
true regarding the niche of an organism?
It is the way of life of an organism
It is the role or status of an organism in its habitat
Animals who occupy different niches will not compete
Nocturnal animals are more successful
52
the study of animal behaviour is called:
biology
ethology
ecology
animology
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Birds who eat fruit from a tree and in return disperse their seeds is an example of:
Commensalism
Predator-prey
Mutualism
Parasitism