Biology EOC Review

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What are scientific theories based on?

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Large amounts of data collected over time.

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What is the term for the attraction between water droplets?

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Cohesion.

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What is the term for the attraction between water and a penny?

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Adhesion.

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True or False: Darwin viewed the fossil record as useful support of his theory of evolution.

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True.

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What includes all living and non-living things in an environment?

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Ecosystem.

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What do we call an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism?

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Prey.

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What is the term for the role and position a species has in its environment?

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Niche.

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What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are non-living components, while biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem.

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What is natural selection?

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The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems?

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The Sun.