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The part of the earth's air, soil, and water where life is found is called the
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organism
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biosphere
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population
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ecosystem
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Groups of different species living together in a particular place with a potential for interacting with one another is called
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organism
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population
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community
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ecosystem
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Which of the following is not a type of consumer?
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decomposer
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producer
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omnivore
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carnivore
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detrivore
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Organisms that feed only on plants are called
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detrivores
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omnivores
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carnivores
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herbivores
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decomposers
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The very necessary process of breaking down the dead bodies of organisms is a function of
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detrivores
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omnivores
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carnivores
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herbivores
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producers
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Complex networks of interconnected food chains are
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food webs
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food chains
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trophic levels
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pyramids of energy
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The typical percentage of high quality energy loss in transfers from one trophic level to the next is about
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90%
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1%
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60%
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5%
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If grass stores 1,000 energy units received from the sun, the ecological efficiency of the ecosystem is 10%, and the trophic levels are grass → cow → human, how many units of energy does the human receive of the original 1,000 units?
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900
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200
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100
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10
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1
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Some individuals in a population have genetic traits that are favored by environmental conditions because the trait enhance their ability to survive and produce offspring, a process called
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natural selection
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adaptibility
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genetic drift
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mutation
Frage 10
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Mutations are not caused by which of the following?
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ultraviolet light
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a physical accident to a parent
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radioactivity
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X rays
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For natural selection to occur, an adaptive trait
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must be to a physical trait
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must be to a psychological trait
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must be a physiological trait
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must be to a heritable trait
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Biological evolution by natural selection is when genes ____, individuals ____, and populations ____.
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evolve; mutate; are selected
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evolve; are selected; mutate
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mutate; are selected; evolve
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are selected; mutate; evolve
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From a scientific point of view, which of the following is true?
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evolution leads to survival of the strongest
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evolution leads to survival of the most valuable
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organisms develop traits because they need them
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evolution follows a plan of nature
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Biodiversity is believed to be the result of the interaction between
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geographic isolation and reproductive isolation
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speciation and extinction
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speciation and genetic engineering
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reproductive isolation and extinction
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The role a species plays in its ecosystem is the
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function
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habitat
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ecological niche
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ecological job
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A species with a broad niche is considered a(n)
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endemic species
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specialist species
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native species
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generalist species
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Which of the following would not be considered a generalist species?
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humans
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cockroaches
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pandas
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raccoons
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Which of the following is another name for a nonnative species?
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native
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invasive
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keystone
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indicator
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A species in an ecosystem that plays a central role in the health of that ecosystem, and whose removal may cause the collapse of the ecosystem, is called a(n)
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foundation species
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indicator species
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keystone species
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specialist species
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A species in an ecosystem that shapes communities by creating and enhancing habitats in ways that benefit other species is called
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foundation species
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indicator species
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keystone species
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native species
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If multiple species find themselves competing for the same resource, the competition can be reduced by which of the following?
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camouflage
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resource partitioning
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resource expansion
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cooperation
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Which of the following is said to occur when an interaction benefits one species but has little, if any, effect on the other?
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interspecific competition
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predation
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commensalism
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mutualism
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Which of the following is said to occur when members of two or more species interact to gain access to the same limited resources?
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interspecific competition
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predation
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parasitism
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mutualism
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Which of the following is not a method predators use to capture prey?
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pursuit
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protective shells
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chemical warfare
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ambush
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Which of the following is not a method prey species use to avoid capture?
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highly developed sense of sight or smell
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ambush
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chemical warfare
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camouflage
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A group of interbreeding individuals of the same species in the same geographic region is called a(n)
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community
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population
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ecosystem
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biome
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Fundamental types of matter that have unique sets of properties and can not be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means are called
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mixtures
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elements
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atoms
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isotopes
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Protons, neutrons, and electrons are all
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forms of energy
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equal in mass
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subatomic particles
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charged particles
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The measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions compared to the concentration of hydroxide ions in a solution is called
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ionization
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pH
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alkalinity
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covalent bonding
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The first law of thermodynamics tells us that
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doing work always creates heat
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altering matter is the best source of energy
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energy is neither created nor destroyed
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energy cannot be converted
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The matter and energy laws tell us that we can recycle
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both matter and energy
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matter but not energy
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energy but not matter
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none of these
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The hydrologic cycle is driven primarily by
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solar energy
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lunar tides
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solar tides
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chemical energy
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Which of the following is a primary link between photosynthesis and aerobic respiration?
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phosphorus
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sulfur
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carbon
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hydrogen
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Nitrogen is a major component of all of the following except
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proteins
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nucleic acids
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groundwater
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ammonia
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Which of the following is not a part of the phosphorus cycle?
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soil
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atmosphere
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organisms
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rocks
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Sulfur is added to the atmosphere in all the following ways except
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from volcanoes
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anaerobic decomposition
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eating meat
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sea spray
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