Biology Final Exam Review

Front

What consists of the soil, water, weather, and organisms living in a particular area?

Back

Ecosystem or biome.

Front

Which statement correctly claims about fungi based on a phylogenetic tree?

Back

Fungi are closer to animals than plants.

Front

What do the arrows on a food web show?

Back

Where the energy is going.

Front

What is the sequence of 3 nucleotides on the mRNA strand that correspond to a particular amino acid?

Back

Codon.

Front

What controls what enters and exits the cell?

Back

Plasma membrane.

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell.

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

Back

Photosynthesis.

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

Back

Population.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients.

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity.