Mississippi Biology Review

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After a wheat field is cleared, wild grasses and weeds begin growing. This process is considered —

• primary succession because pioneer species appear 

• primary succession because there are no large trees

• secondary succession because soil is already present

• secondary succession because the field contains inorganic matter

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• Biosphere

• Organelle

• Ecosystem

• Community

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Identify two organelles that are present in plant cells that are absent from animal cells.

Explain why one of the organelles identified in the previous question is not necessary for animal cells to survive.

Which is not a characteristic of living things?

• Homeostasis - Self Regulation

• Cells

• Movement

• DNA

• Growing and Reproducing

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What is the study of Biology?

• The study of extinct animals

• The study of traits

• The study of life

• The study of matter

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What are cells?

• The part where wastes get destroyed

• The Instructions for developing or growing new organisms

• The batteries for the body

• The building block of which all living things are made of.

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Which answer is something cells do not do?

• They provide structure for the body

• Create new elements found on the periodic table

• Break down and remove waste

• Make copies of themselves divide and grow

• Take in nutrients from food and convert those into energy

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The cell membrane...

• Digests unwanted waste materials

• Regulates what goes in and out of the cell

• Provides instructions for growth

• Creates proteins

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