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3rd Nine Weeks Exam
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Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called
List a herbivore?
If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is
called a(n)
In an energy pyramid, which level has the most available energy?
An organism that can make its own food is called a
The first organism in a food chain is always a
What do producers release as a result of photosynthesis?
What are the products of photosynthesis?
What happens during photosynthesis?
How does photosynthesis benefit heterotrophs?
What happens during respiration?
How are photosynthesis and respiration related?
What captures energy from sunlight during photosynthesis?
What is the total magnification of a microscope with two lenses when one lens has a magnification of 15, and
the other lens has a magnification of 30?
List the three principles of the cell theory?
What is the function of a cell membrane?
Which organelle is the control center of a cell?
Cells in many-celled organisms are often quite _______ from each other.
What is the function of a cell wall?
Which organelles store food and other materials needed by the cell?
Which organelles release chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that all living things share?
a. a cellular organization
b. using energy
c. movement
d. reproduction
A change in an organism’s surroundings that causes it to react is called
What is taxonomy?
Why do scientists organize living things into groups?
An organism’s scientific name consists of
The more classification levels that two organisms share, the more characteristics they ___________.
Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs?
a. protists
b. bacteria
c. plants
d. animals
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The source of energy for most autotrophs is
Which domain(s) include(s) only prokaryotes?
All plants are
Vascular plants differ from nonvascular plants in how they ________ materials.
What parts of a fern grow underground?
You would expect to find spores on the ___________ of fern fronds.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a plant’s vascular tissue?
a. It transports water and food inside the plant.
b. It supports the plant’s stems and leaves.
c. It exposes the plant’s leaves to the sun.
d. It transports egg and sperm cells for reproduction.
A fern’s fronds are
What happens in the phloem?
Which of the following is NOT a part of a seed?
a. stored food
b. the embryo
c. the cotyledon
d. the fruit
What part of a woody stem forms rings that indicate the tree’s age?
What characteristic do gymnosperms share?
The reproductive structures of most gymnosperms are called
All angiosperms produce ________.
What is a characteristic of a monocot?
A flower’s female reproductive parts are called
How are angiosperms different from gymnosperms?
Gases pass in and out of a leaf through the
What is NOT a root function in plants?
a. to absorb water
b. to store food
c. to anchor plants
d. to produce food
Which of the following is a biotic factor in the prairie ecosystem?
a. water
b. sunlight
c. soil
d. grass
The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organism needs is called its
Give an example of a population in a northern forest.
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species is called
The Escherichia coli that live in your intestine and help break down food are an example of which type of
interaction?
a. competition
b. mutualism
c. parasitism
d. predation
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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called
To carry out photosynthesis, algae and plants use the abiotic factors sunlight, carbon dioxide, and
All the different populations that live together in an area make up a(n)
Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three types of
Describe the root structures of both monocots and dicots:
Which cellular organelle is known as the “solar cells” of plant cells?
To be considered food, a substance must provide organisms with:
A bag of fertilizer has the following chemical analysis: 13-10-20. What percentage of the fertilizer is consists
of phosphorous?
List 10 micronutrients for plants?
What are the 3 parts of the pistil?
Which macronutrient aids plants in withstanding dramatic temp. changes and diseases?
The transfer of pollen from anther to egg is known as:
An apple forms from the _________ of a flower.
Which structure produces pollen grains?
Which of the following organisms is an autotroph?