Semester 1 Lab Bio Final

Question 1

What step of the scientific method proposes a possible explanation for a problem or question?

Accepted Answer

Hypothesis

Question 2

What is known as the largest number of individuals an ecosystem can support?

Accepted Answer

Carrying Capacity

Question 3

What organelle would most likely be very large in size in a desert plant?

Accepted Answer

Vacuole

Question 4

What type of chemical reaction releases energy?

Accepted Answer

exergonic

Question 5

At which trophic level do we find the largest number of organisms?

Accepted Answer

Producers

Question 6

One producer is eaten by a consumer, who is eaten by another consumer. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Food Chain

Question 7

What is the MAIN difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Accepted Answer

presence of nucleus

Question 8

What organelle functions to package and release proteins outside of the cell?

Accepted Answer

Golgi Complex

Question 9

When step of cellular respiration uses O2 as the final electron acceptor to create water?

Accepted Answer

ETS

Question 10

What is defined as the amount of living organic matter in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Biomass

Question 11

A cell that must be very mobile will have what type of structure?

Accepted Answer

Flagella

Question 12

What organic compound is stored in the form of Glycogen?

Accepted Answer

Carbohydrates

Question 13

Which term means a broad scientific explanation supported by much evidence but can change?

Accepted Answer

Theory

Question 14

What type of food is a good source of amino acids?

Accepted Answer

steak

Question 15

What organic compound forms a ring structure of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms?

Accepted Answer

Carbohydrate

Question 16

Endocytosis is an example of what type of cellular transport?

Accepted Answer

Active transport

Question 17

What type of lipid has at least one double bond in its fatty acid tail?

Accepted Answer

unsaturated

Question 18

What process releases nitrogen back into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Denitrification

Question 19

Which variable in an experiment is graphed on the x-axis?

Accepted Answer

Independent Variable

Question 20

A human heart will likely have a large amount of what type of organelle?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 21

What type of reactants are involved in catabolic reactions?

Accepted Answer

high energy

Question 22

What gas is produced by the process of Cellular Respiration?

Accepted Answer

CO2

Question 23

In the lab, H2O2 was mixed with liver for a chemical reaction. What was the substrate?

Accepted Answer

H2O2

Question 24

What is the process by which water transfers from the biotic to abiotic world?

Accepted Answer

Transpiration

Question 25

What is one result of increased atmospheric carbon?

Accepted Answer

climate change

Question 26

What cycle involves a gas being "fixed" by either lightening or bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen

Question 27

What is the monomer for lipids?

Accepted Answer

glycerol and fatty acid

Question 28

When a population reaches its carrying capacity, it will experience this type of growth.

Accepted Answer

Logistic

Question 29

What is a complex network of feeding relationships found in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Food Web

Question 30

What cycle involves the process of combustion?

Accepted Answer

Carbon

Question 31

Each step in a food chain or web is called a

Accepted Answer

Trophic Level

Question 32

What type of population growth produces a J curve when graphed?

Accepted Answer

Exponential

Question 33

A producer has 5000 calories to transfer. How many calories transfer to the tertiary level?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 34

What are the raw materials for the light dependent reactions of Photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Light & H2O

Question 35

What is an example of sustainable development in human society?

Accepted Answer

use of bamboo for building

Question 36

What percent of energy is used up by organisms and lost as heat at each trophic level?

Accepted Answer

90%

Question 37

In Biological Magnification, how do toxin levels change as they rise through trophic levels?

Accepted Answer

Increase

Question 38

Fire, wind, and water are all examples of

Accepted Answer

abiotic factors

Question 39

Where on Earth do we find large amounts of dissolved carbon dioxide gas?

Accepted Answer

Oceans

Question 40

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

Accepted Answer

10cm long

Semester 1 Lab Bio Final

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Semester 1 Lab Bio Final

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