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Midterm Exam ReviewUnit 1 Food Chains/Food Webs/Energy Pyramids:
Define the following terms:
1. Food Chain –
2. Autotroph –
3. Heterotroph –
4. Abiotic –
5. Biotic –
6. Food Web –
7. Energy pyramid –
8. Producer –
9. Secondary Consumer –
10. Tertiary Consumer –
11. Quaternary Consumer –
12. What is the percentage of energy that is passed on in an energy pyramid?
13. What is a trophic level?
14. Can an organism hold more than 1 trophic level in a food web? Why?
15. What is the primary energy source for ALL food chains/webs?
16. Draw an example of a food chain
17. Draw an example of a food web
Nitrogen Cycle:18. Draw the Nitrogen cycle –
19. Nitrogen is in the air in what form?
20. What is the role of decomposers in the nitrogen cycle?
Photosynthesis:
21. Define photosynthesis –
22. What is the formula?
23. Where does it take place (Organelle)?
24. What are the products? Reactants?Tropism:
Define the following terms:
25. Hydrotropism –
26. Thigmotropism –
27. Geotropism –
28. Phototropism –
29. Stimulus (Internal and External)
Unit 2Biomes:30. What is a biome?
31. What are the 3 characteristics we use to define biomes?1.2.3.
32. What is a microhabitat?
33. Define Biodiversity-
34. Which habitat has the most biodiversity? Which has the least?
Most- Least-
Catastrophic Events:
35. What is the cause of each of the following natural disasters?
Tornado-
Wildfire-
Tsunami-
Earthquake-
Volcano-
36. What are some effects of the following catastrophic events?
Hurricane-
Drought-
Tornado-
Wildfire-
37. What types of natural disasters could cause primary succession? Secondary succession?
Primary-
Secondary-Succession:
Define the following terms:
38. Primary Succession –
39. Secondary Succession –
40. Pioneer Species –
41. Climax Community –
Watershed:
42. What is a watershed?
43. What is Point Source Pollution?
44. What is Non-Point Source Pollution?
45. Label the parts below:
Unit 3Levels of organization/Cell Theory:
46. List the levels of organization.
47. Know the 3 parts of cell theory –
1.
2.
3.
Cells and Organelles:
48. Write the functions of the following organelles:
*Nucleus-
*Ribosomes-
*Endoplasmic Reticulum-
*Cell Wall-
*Chloroplast-
*Cell Membrane-
*Cytoplasm-
*Mitochondria-
*Vacuole-
49. Label the following organelles on the diagrams:Plant Cell: Nucleus, Ribosomes, ER, Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Vacuole, ChloroplastAnimal Cell: Nucleus, Ribosomes, ER, Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Vacuole
Plant Cell Animal Cell
Unit 4
Homeostasis:
50. What are the 4 Themes of homeostasis?1.
2.3.
4.
51. Define Homeostasis-
Turgor Pressure and Osmosis:
Define the following terms:
52. Osmosis-
53. Turgor Pressure-
54. Hypertonic-
55. Hypotonic-
56. Isotonic-
57. Solute-
58. Solvent-
Cellular Respiration:
59. Define Cellular respiration –
60. What is the formula for cellular respiration?
61. Where does cellular respiration occur (organelle)?