Biology Quiz Of Chapters 1.1,1.3, 35.4, 36.1, 36.2: Living Things

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Biosphere

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The regions of the atmosphere occupied by living things

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Ecosystem

Back 2

A community of living things in one area possessing biotic and abiotic factors

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Organism

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An individual living thing

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Cell

Back 4

Life's basic unit of structure and function

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DNA

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The molecular chemical responsible for hereditary inheritance

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System

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A combination of parts that collectively form a larger united organization

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Gene

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Units of inherited information

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Interspecific Competition

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Competition within a species

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Competitive Competition

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When two species are so similar in their needs that the same resource limits both species’ development

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Niche

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The qualities that define an organism- its habitat, food sources, etc.

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Predation

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An occurrence when an organism consumes another organism

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Symbiotic Relationship

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The interaction between two populations living very close together

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Parasitism

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When one organism benefits at the expense of another in a symbiotic relationship

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Mutualism

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When both organisms in a symbiotic relationship benefit

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Commensalism

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When one organism benefits from their symbiotic relationship and the other is not affected.

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Producer

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An organism that produces its own by converting sunlight into chemical energy

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Consumer

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An organism that consumes other organisms to obtain chemical energy

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste

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Trophic Level

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Feeding level within a food chain

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Food Chain

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The path of food transfer from one trophic level to another

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What type of organism is tat the bottom of all food chains and food webs?

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Producers

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Herbivore

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A consumer that eats only producers

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Carnivore

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A consumer that eats only other consumers

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Omnivore

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A consumer that eats both producers and consumers

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Primary Consumer

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A consumer that eats only producers (Secondary consumers eat primary consumers and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers

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Detritus

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Dead, decaying matter

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Food Web

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The pattern of feeding within an ecosystem represented by interconnected and branching food chains

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Biomass

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The organic material within a certain area

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Primary Productivity

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The rate at which producers in an ecosystem produce biomass

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What is the criteria for a living thing?

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DNA
Cells
Use Energy
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Adaptation to environment
Respond to environment

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Herbivore

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A consumer that eats only producers

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Carnivore

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A consumer that eats only other consumers

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Omnivore

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A consumer that eats both producers and consumers

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Primary Consumer

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A consumer that eats only producers (Secondary consumers eat primary consumers and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers

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Detritus

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The residue of dead organisms

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Food Web

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The pattern of feeding within an ecosystem represented by interconnected and branching food chains

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Biomass

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The organic material within a certain area

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Primary Productivity

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The rate at which producers in an ecosystem produce biomass

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What is the criteria for a living thing?

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DNA
Cells
Use Energy
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Adaptation to environment
Respond to environment

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Anti-virals: Acyclovir (Zovirax)

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anti-infective
s.e.: headache, bl. dyscrasias
N.C: trmt of herpes, varicella
=IV: onset & peak immediate
=PO: absorbed minimally, onset unknown, pk 1-1/2 hrs
=do not break, crush or chew
=PO: take w/out regard to meals w/full glass water
=if does missed take asap, up to 1 hr b4 next does
=contact MD if sore throat, fever and fatique, could be signs of superinfection

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Energy Pyramid

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Shows the energy loss from one trophic level to the next

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Biomass Pyramid

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Represents the actual biomass in each trophic level

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Energy

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The ability or capacity to do work

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What is the order of energy?

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Sun goes to produces to primary consumers to secondary consumers to tertiary consumers

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How much energy on average gets transferred to the next trophic level?

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10-15 percent

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What happens to the energy that does not get passed on to the next trophic level?

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-Part gets consumed at that level
-Part converts into heat energy

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What is another name for a decomposer?

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Detrivours

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Pyramid of Numbers

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Shows number of individual organisms in each trophic level of an ecosystem, organized like energy pyramid

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Productivity

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The rate at which producers make food

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What are the two options an organism has when it shares the same niche with another organism

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Option 1= To Die
Option 2= Occupy a new area

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Levels of living things from smallest to largest

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Cells, tissue Organ, Organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem