Biology SOL review - 1st 9 weeks

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What does a food web represent?

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All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

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What type of symbiosis is characterized by one organism benefiting at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

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What is data in a scientific context?

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Information organized for analysis.

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What property of water makes it the 'universal solvent'?

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It is a polar molecule.

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True or False: A hypothesis must be stated in a way that is testable.

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True

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit.

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Define commensalism.

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A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is the role of producers in a food web?

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Producers convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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Explain the term 'ecosystem'.

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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What is the significance of a hypothesis in scientific research?

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It provides a testable statement that can be investigated.