Biology GT Midterm Study Guide with Prerequisite Continued

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Biology GT Midterm Quiz

Test your knowledge on key concepts in biology with our engaging midterm quiz. This quiz covers essential topics such as ecosystems, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and genetics.

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Which of the following statements about ecological pyramids is true?

Ecological pyramids are difficult to disrupt.

Ecological pyramids depict the total biomass of an ecosystem minus the total energy stored.

Ecological pyramids show that carnivory is more efficient than herbivory.

Ecological pyramids demonstrate a 90% loss in energy at each step up the pyramid.

The process of cellular respiration

occurs before plants are able to carry out photosynthesis.

breaks down food molecules to release stored energy.

occurs only in animals.

is performed only by organisms that are incapable of photosynthesis.

Based on the cycle of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, one can say that the ultimate original source of energy for all living things on Earth is

water.

Carbohydrates.

The sun.

Carbon dioxide.

Choose the factor that is unlikely to limit population growth.

Plants can transform the energy in sunlight into organic molecules such as sugars, in a process called ________.

nitrogen fixation

Photosynthesis

Decomposition

cellular respiration

Heterotrophs are organisms that can

survive without energy.

consume other organisms for energy.

produce food from inorganic molecules and sunlight.

carry out either photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

If Earth did not have an atmosphere the temperature of earth would become

too hot to survive

abnormally hot

too cold to survive

abnormally cold

Certain gases in the atmosphere – water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are called: __________ .

ozone gases

solar gases

greenhouse gases

stomach gases

A parent with the dominant trait of brown eyes (BB) has offspring with a parent that has the recessive trait of blue eyes (bb). What is the likelihood that the offspring will have blue eyes.

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