Biology Midterm

Front

What did Jill most likely observe to correctly identify the cells: Cell 1 (plant cell) and Cell 2 (animal cell)?

Back

Cell 1 had a cell wall and Cell 2 did not.

Front

Which property of water enables it to move from the roots to the leaves of plants? Options: Water expands as it freezes., Water is an excellent solvent., Water exhibits cohesive behavior, Water is able to moderate temperature.

Back

Water exhibits cohesive behavior

Front

Large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans, do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. What is the reason for this phenomenon?

Back

Water has a high heat capacity.

Front

What properties of water allow it to be such a versatile solvent?

Back

polarity and cohesion

Front

How can Jake change his experimental design to improve the validity of his results after concluding that tap water is not good for plants? Options: carry out multiple trials, and increase the number of plants that are given each type of water, establish a control group that includes different types of plants, establish another dependent variable to generate more data, carry out multiple trials that include fewer plants, and increase the types of water given

Back

carry out multiple trials, and increase the number of plants that are given each type of water

Front

What is the best description of coyotes' role in the food web? Options: herbivore, carnivore, detrivore, omnivore

Back

omnivore

Front

A food chain is illustrated below: The arrows represented as most likely indicate

Back

The absorption of energy from the environment that has been created.

Front

If several species of carnivores are removed from an ecosystem, what is the most likely effect on the ecosystem?

Back

decrease in population stability

Front

The removal of which group would cause an immediate decrease in the amount of energy flowing through the ecosystem? Options: Consumers, Producers, Decomposers, Inorganic nutrients

Back

Producers

Front

What level of energy receives the most absorbed energy? Options: Producer, consumer, primary consumer, apex predator

Back

Producer