Biology

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

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The type of nitrogen that can be used by producers is called _____.

• free nitrogen
• nitrous oxide
• nitrogen gas
• nitrogen compounds

Where are denitrifying bacteria found?

• In the soil
• Root nodules
• In dead things
• In the atmosphere

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Where are nitrogen-fixing bacteria found?

• In the soil
• Root nodules
• In dead things
• In the atmosphere

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What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• combustion
• cellular respiration
• photosynthesis
• decomposition

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What 2 things does a plant make during photosynthesis?

• oxygen, glucose
• glucose, carbon dioxide
• useable energy, glucose
• oxygen, carbon dioxide

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What 3 things are made during cellular respiration?

• useable energy, water, glucose
• glucose, water, carbon dioxide
• oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose
• carbon dioxide, water, useable energy

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The theory of natural selection was a hypothesis first proposed by

• Gregor Mendel
• James Waston and Francis Crick
• Charles Darwin
• Robert Hooke

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1000 red and 1000 white ground beetles are placed in a cage on red clay containing beetle eating birds.  The beetles are counted after 2 days. What is expected? 

• Equal number of red and white beetles are left
• More red beetles are left
• More white beetles are left. 
• All the beetles are gone.

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Which statement best describes evolution.

• evolution is a predictable change from simple to complex organisms
• evolution is a process of change through time
• evolution causes organisms to develop characteristics they need
• evolution often proceeds from complex to simpler organisms. 

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