Fall Semester Final Bio Honors Review

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What are the products of the light reactions in photosynthesis?

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ATP, NADPH, and Oxygen

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What is a density-dependent limiting factor on the population of a species?

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Predation

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What condition causes a squirrel population to grow?

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The birth rate is greater than the death rate.

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True or False: In a Food Web Pyramid, consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of the energy that the plants have stored.

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True

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What is a polypeptide?

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A sequence of amino acids held together by a peptide bond.

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What is the role of ATP in cellular processes?

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ATP serves as the primary energy carrier in cells.

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Define 'carrying capacity' in an ecosystem.

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

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What is the significance of biodiversity in an ecosystem?

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Biodiversity enhances ecosystem resilience and stability.

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Explain the concept of energy transfer in a food chain.

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Energy decreases as it moves up the food chain, with only about 10% transferred to the next trophic level.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.