Florida Biology EOC Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Biotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Living
Abiotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-living
carrying capacity - CORRECT ANSWER - when a population size reaches its limit due to
a limiting factor
biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER - different types of life forms in a given area
limiting factor - CORRECT ANSWER - a resource that limits the growth of a population
(food, water space)
density-dependent limiting factor - CORRECT ANSWER - depends on the density of a
population (food, water, shelter, disease)
density-independent limiting factor - CORRECT ANSWER - does not depend on the
density of a population (usually a natural disaster)
primary succession - CORRECT ANSWER - starts on bare rock. no soil present
secondary succession - CORRECT ANSWER - starts with soil present (usually after a fire)
pioneer species - CORRECT ANSWER - first plants to establish residence in either
primary or secondary succession (grass, moss, lichen)
, If decomposes are removed from a food web... - CORRECT ANSWER - there will be no
balance, system will crash
describe ecological succession - CORRECT ANSWER - from small plants like grass to
shrubs to large forests
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the most biomass? - CORRECT ANSWER -
bottom (producers)
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the least amount of energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - top (tertiary consumers)
an example of a prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWER - bacteria
most important property of water - CORRECT ANSWER - polarity
part of the cell theory states... - CORRECT ANSWER - cells come from other cells
where is the DNA in a prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWER - free-floating / not in a
nucleous
what does the plasma membrane consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER - mostly a bilayer of
lipids with some proteins (pumps/channels)
active transport needs to use _______ to move molecules across a cell membrane - CORRECT
ANSWER - energy
facilitated diffusion does not use energy, but utilizes __________ ______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - protein channels
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Biotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Living
Abiotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-living
carrying capacity - CORRECT ANSWER - when a population size reaches its limit due to
a limiting factor
biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER - different types of life forms in a given area
limiting factor - CORRECT ANSWER - a resource that limits the growth of a population
(food, water space)
density-dependent limiting factor - CORRECT ANSWER - depends on the density of a
population (food, water, shelter, disease)
density-independent limiting factor - CORRECT ANSWER - does not depend on the
density of a population (usually a natural disaster)
primary succession - CORRECT ANSWER - starts on bare rock. no soil present
secondary succession - CORRECT ANSWER - starts with soil present (usually after a fire)
pioneer species - CORRECT ANSWER - first plants to establish residence in either
primary or secondary succession (grass, moss, lichen)
, If decomposes are removed from a food web... - CORRECT ANSWER - there will be no
balance, system will crash
describe ecological succession - CORRECT ANSWER - from small plants like grass to
shrubs to large forests
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the most biomass? - CORRECT ANSWER -
bottom (producers)
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the least amount of energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - top (tertiary consumers)
an example of a prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWER - bacteria
most important property of water - CORRECT ANSWER - polarity
part of the cell theory states... - CORRECT ANSWER - cells come from other cells
where is the DNA in a prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWER - free-floating / not in a
nucleous
what does the plasma membrane consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER - mostly a bilayer of
lipids with some proteins (pumps/channels)
active transport needs to use _______ to move molecules across a cell membrane - CORRECT
ANSWER - energy
facilitated diffusion does not use energy, but utilizes __________ ______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - protein channels
