Florida Biology EOC Review Exam
2025 Questions and Answers
Biotic - ANSWER✔✔-Living
Abiotic - ANSWER✔✔-Non-living
carrying capacity - ANSWER✔✔-when a population size reaches its limit due to a limiting factor
biodiversity - ANSWER✔✔-different types of life forms in a given area
limiting factor - ANSWER✔✔-a resource that limits the growth of a population (food, water space)
density-dependent limiting factor - ANSWER✔✔-depends on the density of a population (food,
water, shelter, disease)
density-independent limiting factor - ANSWER✔✔-does not depend on the density of a population
(usually a natural disaster)
primary succession - ANSWER✔✔-starts on bare rock. no soil present
secondary succession - ANSWER✔✔-starts with soil present (usually after a fire)
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, pioneer species - ANSWER✔✔-first plants to establish residence in either primary or secondary
succession (grass, moss, lichen)
If decomposes are removed from a food web... - ANSWER✔✔-there will be no balance, system will
crash
describe ecological succession - ANSWER✔✔-from small plants like grass to shrubs to large forests
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the most biomass? - ANSWER✔✔-bottom (producers)
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the least amount of energy? - ANSWER✔✔-top
(tertiary consumers)
an example of a prokaryote - ANSWER✔✔-bacteria
most important property of water - ANSWER✔✔-polarity
part of the cell theory states... - ANSWER✔✔-cells come from other cells
where is the DNA in a prokaryote - ANSWER✔✔-free-floating / not in a nucleous
what does the plasma membrane consist of? - ANSWER✔✔-mostly a bilayer of lipids with some
proteins (pumps/channels)
active transport needs to use _______ to move molecules across a cell membrane - ANSWER✔✔-
energy
facilitated diffusion does not use energy, but utilizes __________ ______________ -
ANSWER✔✔-protein channels
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2025 Questions and Answers
Biotic - ANSWER✔✔-Living
Abiotic - ANSWER✔✔-Non-living
carrying capacity - ANSWER✔✔-when a population size reaches its limit due to a limiting factor
biodiversity - ANSWER✔✔-different types of life forms in a given area
limiting factor - ANSWER✔✔-a resource that limits the growth of a population (food, water space)
density-dependent limiting factor - ANSWER✔✔-depends on the density of a population (food,
water, shelter, disease)
density-independent limiting factor - ANSWER✔✔-does not depend on the density of a population
(usually a natural disaster)
primary succession - ANSWER✔✔-starts on bare rock. no soil present
secondary succession - ANSWER✔✔-starts with soil present (usually after a fire)
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, pioneer species - ANSWER✔✔-first plants to establish residence in either primary or secondary
succession (grass, moss, lichen)
If decomposes are removed from a food web... - ANSWER✔✔-there will be no balance, system will
crash
describe ecological succession - ANSWER✔✔-from small plants like grass to shrubs to large forests
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the most biomass? - ANSWER✔✔-bottom (producers)
where on an ecological pyramid do you find the least amount of energy? - ANSWER✔✔-top
(tertiary consumers)
an example of a prokaryote - ANSWER✔✔-bacteria
most important property of water - ANSWER✔✔-polarity
part of the cell theory states... - ANSWER✔✔-cells come from other cells
where is the DNA in a prokaryote - ANSWER✔✔-free-floating / not in a nucleous
what does the plasma membrane consist of? - ANSWER✔✔-mostly a bilayer of lipids with some
proteins (pumps/channels)
active transport needs to use _______ to move molecules across a cell membrane - ANSWER✔✔-
energy
facilitated diffusion does not use energy, but utilizes __________ ______________ -
ANSWER✔✔-protein channels
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
