Biology Vocabulary Terms

What is the process that produces water by combining monomers?

• Concentration gradient

• Dehydration synthesis

• Electron Transport Chain

• Passive transport

What is a monomer?

• A large molecule made up of many monomers

• A small, single molecule

• A very large polymer

• A molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web is called _________.

• Bioaccumulation

• Biological magnification

• Biomagnification

• Biodegradation

The sum total of all the different forms of genetic information carried by a particular species, or by all organisms on Earth, is called _________.

• Genetic diversity

• Species diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The term for the splitting of ecosystems into pieces is (a)  

• Habitat Fragmentation

• Ecological Hot Spot

• Aquaculture

• Global Warming

A place where significant numbers of species and habitats are in immediate danger of extinction is called a(n) ________.

• Ecological Footprint

• Ozone Layer

• Ecological Hot Spot

• Aquaculture

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which term describes the total area of functioning land and water ecosystems needed to provide resources and absorb wastes?

• Ozone Layer

• Ecological Footprints

• Global Warming

• Habitat Fragmentation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water is known as:

• Nutrient

• Pollutant

• Pesticide

• Fertilizer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The protective layer in the atmosphere that shields Earth from UV radiation is known as the (a)   .

• Ozone Layer

• Ecological Hot Spot

• Global Warming

• Aquaculture

Plants, water, solar energy are all examples of what kind of resources?

• renewable

• soil and land

• nonrenewable

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4