Fall 2014 Biology Final Review

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

What is happening in a population as it decreases?

The three particles thatmake up atoms are

Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct?

A covalent bond is formed as the result of

Earth has three main climate zones because of the differences in latitude and, thus,

When individuals in apopulation reproduce at a constant rate, it is called

Biology is the study of

The nucleus is made up of

Which of the following structures is found in the cytoplasm?

A substance with a pH of 7,is said to be

The number of different species in the biosphere is called

Amino acid is to protein as

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT a function of proteins?

The main function of thecell wall is to

Prokaryotes lack

An organism that uses energy to produce its own food supply is called a(an)

The information you gather during an experiment is called your

Cell specialization inmulticellular organisms allows cells to

A solution is a(an)

The process by whichorganisms keep their internal conditions fairly constant is called

The algae at the beginning of the food chain in Figure 3–1 are

Eukaryotes usually contain

All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(an)

Symbiosis in which bothspecies benefit is called

A monosaccharide is a

Which are two ways a population can decrease in size?

What animals eat both producers and consumers?

When salt is dissolved inwater, water is the

Which organelle converts the energy stored in food into compounds, easier for the cell to use?

Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not animal cells?

When the exponential phase of a logistic growth curve of a population ceases,

When the concentration ofmolecules on both sides of a membrane is the same, the molecules will

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web?

The lowest level ofenvironmental complexity that includes living and nonliving factors is the

Which structure makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?

The symbiotic relationshipbetween a flower and an insect that feeds on its nectar is an example

Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?

A substance with a pH of 6is called

What type of ion forms when an atom loses electrons?

Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus?

The diffusion of wateracross a selectively permeable membrane is called

Which means of particle transport requires input of energy from the cell?

A hypothesis

If an atom contains 11 protons and 12 neutrons, its atomic numberis

A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect. Based on behavior, which terms describethe bird?

What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?

Different species can share the same habitat, but competition among them is reduced if they

Plants are

An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(an)

What is an organism that feeds only on plants called?

The simplest grouping ofmore than one kind of organism in the biosphere is

If a nutrient is in suchshort supply in an ecosystem that it affects an animal’s growth, the

Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?

Which will reduce competition within a species’ population?

Which term refers to cells having different jobs in an organism?

Isotopes are atoms of thesame element with the same number of protons and

In chemical reactions,atoms are

Which is a biotic factor that affects the size of a population in a specific ecosystem?

Which of the following tells you population density?

The movements of energy andnutrients through living systems are different because

Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

In the metric system, thebasic unit of length is the

What is the term for a group of organisms of one type living in the same place?

The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and their environment 

Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things?

A theory

A controlled experimentallows the scientist to isolate and test

The average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation are referred to as