Mississippi Biology

What is an ecosystem made up of?

• Only living things

• Only nonliving things

• Living and nonliving things

• An ecosystem does not exist

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The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

• organism

• cell

• response

• stimulus

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Some organisms, called __________, can get energy from sunlight in a process known as photosynthesis.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

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A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.

• species

• domain

• genus

• taxonomy

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Which type of scientist studies the human body, organs, and cells?

• geologist

• biologist

• meteorologist

• astronomer

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Which is the correct order of the food chain of the channel catfish?

• A,B,C,D

• B,C,D,A

• C,D,A,B

• D,B,A,C

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Which statement identifies the most likely outcome if the rabbit population suddenly reduced?

• Owls would become extinct because they have no food

• Hawks would have less food available so their population would decrease

• Grasshoppers would have less food available so their population would decrease

• Grasses in the area would die and all of the animals would have to move to another area to survive

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The model shows a process that occurs in a tomato plant

A process Occurring in a Tomato Plant

Which labels correctly complete the model to help describe this process?

• water sunlight stored energy

• sunlight stored energy water

• sunlight water stored energy

• stored energy water e.sunlight

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A student is identifying properties of chemical particles by using the chart below. Complete the chart by selecting boxes to identify each property as a description of an atom, a molecule, or both

Properties of Particles

Which is the smallest particle of an element with properties of that element?

• atom

• molecule

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According to the model, what is the original source of energy for organisms in the food web?

• the sun

• the fox

• the fungi

• the green plant

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