Midterm Review 2018 B Question Preview (ID: 45172)


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The lysosome is to the cell as the _______ is to a factory.
a) the boss
b) the security fence
c) janitor
d) the factory floor

What term refers to the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?
a) collision
b) diffusion
c) active transport
d) concentration

Which term refers to the diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane?
a) osmosis
b) engulfing
c) active tansport
d) passive transport

Which term refers to the movement of materials through a cell membrane without using the cell’s energy?
a) concentration
b) collision
c) active transport
d) passive transport

consumers that eat both plants and animals are called
a) herbivores
b) omnivores
c) carnivores
d) scavengers

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)
a) a food web
b) niche
c) energy pyramid
d) feeding level

All plants are
a) unicellular
b) heterotrophs
c) eukaryotes
d) prokaryotes

The smallest unit of ecological organization is a single
a) population
b) organism
c) community
d) ecosystem

The largest population that an environment can support is called its
a) carrying capacity
b) limiting factor
c) birth rate
d) death rate

Which organism is likely to be at the beginning of a food chain for a pond ecosystem?
a) sunfish
b) freshwater shrimp
c) paramecium
d) green algae

We get energy from food. The energy in the food first comes from
a) nutrients in the soil left by decomposers
b) the fertilizers used by farmers to make plants grow faster
c) the vitamins and minerals added by food manufacturers
d) the sun's energy trapped in food by producers

Which of the following is NOT used to make glucose in photosynthesis?
a) H2O
b) O2
c) CO2
d) light energy

The equation: CO2 + H2O + light energy ------- C6H12O6 + O2 is
a) cellular respiration
b) photosynthesis
c) fermentation
d) exocytosis

_________ trees produce seeds in cones and do NOT lose their leaves in the fall.
a) Tropical
b) Coniferous
c) Deciduous
d) Biotic

When a flea is living on a dog, the dog is the
a) parasite
b) host
c) predator
d) prey

Parasitism occurs when one organism benefits from an interaction and the other organism:
a) also benefits
b) is not affected
c) is negatively affected or killed
d) always dies

Grass that gains energy from the sun is an example of a
a) consumer
b) decomposer
c) parasite
d) producer

A major factor used to classify biomes is
a) the climate in the region
b) the sources of water present
c) the surface area of the region
d) the number of people that live there

Which organelle is the control center of a cell?
a) mitochondria
b) ribosome
c) nucleus
d) chloroplast

Animals that eat a variety of meats, fruits, and vegetables are
a) producers
b) herbivores
c) omnivores
d) carnivores

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