AB Qtr 1 Review

Question 1

What is the lowest level of environmental complexity that has both living and nonliving factors

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

Question 2

the range of physical and biological conditions where an organism lives and what it needs

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niche

Question 3

which biome has very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost

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tundra

Question 4

what is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit

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mutualism

Question 5

A food web shows

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interdependence in nature

Question 6

Which of the following organisms does NOT require sunlight to live

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chemosynthetic bacteria

Question 7

In a controlled experiment

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one variable is tested

Question 8

Cells have different sizes and shapes. This is cell specialization which allows cells to

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perform different functions

Question 9

Earth's climate is affected by all of the following factors EXCEPT

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longitude

Question 10

what animals eat both producers and consumers

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omnivores

Question 11

What is change over time?

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evolution

Question 12

Information gathered from observing a plant grow over a period of time is

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data

Question 13

Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by

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bacteria

Question 14

the total amount of living tissue within a trophic level is

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biomass

Question 15

what is the greenhouse effect

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natural phenomenon that maintains Earth's temperature

Question 16

a wetland that contains a mixture of fresh water and salt water is called

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an estuary

Question 17

the tendency of warm air to rise and cool air to sink results in

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global wind patterns

Question 18

During a controlled experiment, a scientist isolates and tests

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a single variable

Question 19

Which kind of biologist would most likely use satellite technology?

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global ecologist

Question 20

A hypothesis is

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a testable explanation

Question 21

Which of the following is not a goal of science?

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establish unchanging truths

Question 22

The process by which organisms keep everything inside their bodies within certain limits is

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homeostasis

Question 23

When a person wonders how a bee finds a flower, this is the scientific attitude of

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curiosity

Question 24

the competitive exclusion principle states that

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2 species can't occupy the same niche at the same time

Question 25

A theory

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may be revised or replaced

Question 26

primary succession would most likely occur after

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a lava flow

Question 27

The work of scientists usually begins with

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careful observations

Question 28

Based on observations, you suggest water accelerates the growth of mold, this is a(n)

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hypothesis

Question 29

Plants are

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primary producers

Question 30

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

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ability to move

Question 31

A personal preference or point of view is a(n)

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bias

Question 32

What is the basic unit of length in the metric system?

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meter

Question 33

Orcas live in the ocean. The ocean is their

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habitat

Question 34

Science is best described as

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way of knowing

Question 35

Biologists who work in the fields of genomics and molecular biology study

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DNA

Question 36

which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor

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plants

Question 37

which is an example of a human caused disturbance

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forest-clearing

Question 38

The combination of reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials is

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metabolism

Question 39

what is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter in a food web

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trophic level

Question 40

a symbiotic relationship where 1 organism is harmed and the other benefits is

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parasitism

AB Qtr 1 Review

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AB Qtr 1 Review

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