Science Exam

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mutualism

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A relationship between two organisms that is beneficial to both is a

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attached to the branches of trees

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Where is a good place to find epiphytes?

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leopard and vulture

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Which relationship does not belong with the other three?
a. ant and aphid
b. leopard and vulture
c. bee and flower
d. lichen (fungi and algae)

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dead bodies

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what do scavengers eat?

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neither help nor harm

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In commensalism, one population benefits while the other population is________________.

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parasitism

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Which of the following relationships is found within a population of an organism and between populations of different organisms?

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all of the above

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For which of the following might organisms compete?
a. mates
b. rank in social group
c. water
d. all of the above

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all involve competition

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Which of the following does NOT involve competition?
a. plant growth
b. pecking order
c. birds attracting mates
d. all of the above

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competition

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The struggle between organisms for some essential factor in the environment that is in short supply is called

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they are social insects

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What do ants, bees, and termites have in common?

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isolation

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Which of the following is not a benefit of living in an animal society?

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omnivore

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An organism that eats both plants and animals is called

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the snake

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If an ecological pyramid were composed of a cabbage, a cabbage-eating caterpillar, a caterpillar-eating bird, and a bird-eating snake, the first carnivore in the chain would be:

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host

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predator is to prey as parasite is to:

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caterpillar

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If an ecological pyramid were composed of a cabbage, a cabbage-eating caterpillar, a caterpillar-eating bird, and a bird-eating snake, the herbivore level would be the:

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bacteria and fungi

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Which of the following are usually decomposers?
a: parasites
b. plants
c. bacteria and fungi
d. all of the above

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made of bone or cartilage

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Vertebrate skeletons are:
a. always composed of bone
b. mostly exoskeleton
c. nonliving secretions
d. made of bone or cartilage

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red

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Deoxygenated blood in vertebrates is a shade of what color?

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cranial nerves

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The central nervous system does NOT include:
a. cranial nerves
b. the spinal cord
c. the brain
d. all of the above

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kidney

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The structure which filters the waste from blood in mammals is the:

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skin

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Which of the following is NOT an organ of respiration in amphibians?
a. skin
b. gills
c. lungs
d. none of the above

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estivation

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cold weather is to hibernation is hot, dry weather is to:

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do all of the above

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Amphibian skin may:
a. secrete distasteful substances
b. be used in respiration
c. be smooth and moist
d. do all of the above

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the different ways animals respond to environment

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Warm-blooded and cold-blooded refer to the temperature of:

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sweat

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If a cold blooded animal is too hot or too cold, it may_______.

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having air spaces

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Birds bones differ from those of other animals by:

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yolk

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The food supply provided for a developing bird inside an egg is the______.

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mammals

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Which of the following have hair on their bodies and produce milk for their young:

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feathers

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Which of the following does NOT belong with the other three?
a. mammary glands
b. hair
c. feathers
d. milk

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mammary glands

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Milk-producing glands in female mammals are called:

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carnivores

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Which of the following is not one of the three major groups of mammals?

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duck-billed platypus

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An egg-laying mammal is the:
a. kangaroo
b. opossom
c. duck-billed platypus
d. koala

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marsupial

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A mammal that has a pouch where its young develop is called

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adrenal gland

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The gland responsible for forming insulin is the

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pitutary gland

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The gland responsible for producing the growth hormone is:

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carried along nerves

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Which of the following is not true about hormones? Hormones are
a. made in one tissue and transported to the tissues they effect
b. carried along nerves
c. chemical messengers
d. highly specific in their functions

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colorblind

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A person who has certain cones that does not function properly is:

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kidneys

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The filtering organs of the excretory system are the

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antibodies

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Chemicals that are made in the body and that attack invading organisms or poisons are:

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aorta

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The main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body is the

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the maintenance of the internal conditions of your body

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Homeostasis is

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backbone

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Which of the following can an invertebrate NOT have?
a. skeleton
b. backbone
c. tissues
d. wings

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filtering it from the water

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sponges obtain food by

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capture food

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a jellyfish's tentacles and nematocysts are used to:

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hydra, coral, sea anemone

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Which group of three animals is classified in phylum Cnidaria>

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Platyhelminthes

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The flatworm is phylum:

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earthworm

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Which of the following does not belong with the other three:
a. hookworm
b. Ascaris
c. pinworm
d. earthworm

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to walk through the soil

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Earthworms use their bristles

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crop

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Which part of the earthworm serves as a temporary storage chamber for food?

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gizzard

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Which part of the earthworm grinds the food?

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closed circulatory system

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What type of circulatory system does the earthworm have?

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through its skin

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An earthworm exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide

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nephridia

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The structures in the earthworm responsible for collecting wastes are:

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spongin and spicules

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The two types of materials serve as sponge skeletons are:

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nematocysts

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The tiny cells a jellyfish uses to stun and kill small animals are called:

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centipede

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Which of the following does NOT have an exoskeleton that it must molt?
a. centipede
b. cicada
c. lobster
d. clam

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centipede

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Which of the following does NOT have an exoskeleton that it must molt?
a. centipede
b. cicada
c. lobster
d. clam

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arthropoda

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Which phylum has the most animal species?

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exoskeletons and jointed appendages

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Arthropods have

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tentacles

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Which of the following does NOT belong with the other three?
a. six legs
b. compound eyes
c. exoskeleton
d. tentacles

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Malpighian tubules

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An insects system for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide includes

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incomplete metamorphosis

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When an insect molts repeatedly during its life and each time looks almost the same as it did before, the insect is said to have

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grasshoppper

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Which of the following develops by incomplete metamorphosis?
a. beetle
b. fly
c. moth
d. grasshopper

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sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils

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The four appendages of a flower are:

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pollen

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Which of the following does NOT belong with the other three?
a. ovary
b. style
c. pollen
d. stigma

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all of these

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Which of the following make(s) up the pistil?
a. ovary
b. style
c. stigma
d. all of these

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ovary

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Stamen is to pollen as pistil is to:

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all of the above are pollinators

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Which of the following cannot be a pollinator?
a. honeybee
b. bird
c. wind
d. all of the above are pollinators

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wind

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Flowers that lack showy petals, nectar and odors are likely pollinated by:

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petals

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Which of the following is NOT Necessary for pollination?
a. anther
b. stigma
c. pollen
d. petals

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seed development, pollination, fertilization

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Which of the following lists the events in the order in which they occur?
a. fertlization, pollination, seed development
b. seed development, pollination, fertilization
c. pollination, fertilization, seed development
d. pollination, seed development, fertilization

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seeds

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The ovules of a plant develop into:

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fruit

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The ovaries develop into:

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ovary

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The fruit is a mature:

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scattering dandelion seeds

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As Katrina enjoys blowing the fluffy hairs off dandelion stalks, she is actually:

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cultivated behavior

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Which of the following does not belong with the other three
a. innate behavior
b. learned behavior
c. cultivated behavior
d. intelligent behavior

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a reflex

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The panting of a dog is considered

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intelligent behavior

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The ability to communicate with symbols is an example of:

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ovary

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Which of the following is not a gamete?
a. ovary
b. egg
c. sperm
d. all are gametes

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diploid

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A zygote is a
a. diploid
b. an egg that's been fertilized
c. a kind of gamete
d. haploid

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how to limit ecosystems

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Which of the following is not one of the three basic areas of study in ecology?
a. how organisms in an ecosystem affect each other
b. how nonliving factors of the exosystem affect the organisms of the ecosystem
c. how the organisms in an ecosystem affect the nonliving factors of the ecosystem
d. how to limit ecosystems

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a fox chasing a rabbit

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Which of the following cannot be an ecosystem?
a. a fox chasing a rabbit
b. a mountain valley
c. David's aquarium
d. Turner's pond

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habitat

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The area where a white-tailed deer lives is its

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a fox chasing and then eating a rabbit

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Which of the following is an example of a niche?
a. a fox chasing and then eating a rabbit
b. sunlight illumination a forest floor
c. fog rising from a cold mountain lake
d. a deer standing motionless at the forest's edge

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Jenny's garden

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An example of an artificial ecosystem is:
a. Sumter National Forest
b. Lake Huron
C. Jenny's garden
D. Juniata River

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how ecosystems change as time passes

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Succession is:

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found early in succession

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Pioneer species are those populations that are:

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include some that consume producers, some that consume consumers, and some that consume both

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Consumer organisms
a. consume only producers
b. consume only consumers
c. include some that consume producers, some that consume consumers, and some that consume both
d. include only those organisms that can obtain their energy directly from the sun

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members of one kind of organism that live in a particular ecosystem

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The term population refers to:

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consumer organisms

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Organisms that are unable to manufacture their own foods are called:

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involves photosynthesis and cellular respiration that go on in an ecosystem

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The carbon-oxygen cycle:

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at night

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Nocturnal organisms are active:

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diurnal

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An organism that is active during the day is:

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migrate somewhere else for the winter

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Summer resident birds in the village of Waterfall, Pennsylvania:

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easy waking

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Hibernation does not involve:
a. a lowered body temperature
b. seasonal rhythms
c. slowed metabolism
d. easy waking