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BIOLOGY

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Biology EOC Webquest
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Biology Exam Review Webquest Study Guide


Task 1: Characteristics of Life
Watch the Characteristics of Life video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube. As you watch, take
notes in the table below.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQPVXrV0GNA&t=35s
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/yy4rzt6r

Characteristics of Notes from Video


Life
1. Homeostasis

2. Reproduction

3. Metabolism

4. Response to
Stimulus

5. Growth and
Development

6. Genetic Material

7. Evolution

Task 2: Hypothesis, Theories, and Laws


Watch the Fact V. Hypothesis V. Theory V. Law video from It’s Okay To Be Smart on YouTube.
After you watch the video, decide if the following statements are True or False. If they are false,
replace the underlined term in the statement with a new term that would make the statement true.
Write that word on the line next to the statement.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqk3TKuGNBA
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/j4vvfdc

8. Hypotheses are observations about the world around us. 8.

9. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon made as a starting point for further investigation.
9.

10. A law is a scientific explanation developed through the scientific method through repeated testing,
observation, and experimentation. 10.

11. In science, a theory is a detailed description usually using math to explain how something happens.
11.

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Task 3: Scientific Method
Play the Inky the Squid and the Scientific Method game on the Bioman Biology website. Choose
Baby Squid Infinite Lives Level to complete all levels of the game. When you have completed the
game, write down three facts you reviewed and your final score in the space below.
Full URL: https://www.biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/SciMethodGames/inkysmhtml5page.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/gpomop7

12. Fact #1:

13. Fact #2:

14. Fact #3:

15. Your Score (bottom left corner of game screen):

Task 4: Properties of Water


Watch the How Polarity Makes Water Behave Strangely video by TedEd on YouTube. As you
watch the video, take notes in the table below about each property of water.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASLUY2U1M-8
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/h3ctfmb

Property of Water Description Of This Property of Water


16. Polarity

17. Hydrogen Bonding

18. Surface Tension

19. Cohesion

20. Adhesion

21. Density

Task 5: Macromolecules
Use any link below to complete the Molecules of Life Tutorial. As you complete the tutorial,
answer the following questions.
Full URL: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceStudentTutorial/Preview/111955
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/zvla6qb

22. What are the four predominant elements in biology?


23. What are the building blocks of macromolecules?
24. When monomers are linked together, the resulting molecule is called a
25. A monomer is a single . A polymer is a link of
26. In biological systems a polymer is called a
27. A train car is to a train, as a is to a polymer as a molecule is to a
28. What are two important functions of carbohydrates?

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29. What type of complex carbohydrate is cellulose and what is its role in plant cells?

30. What are three functions of lipids:


31. What are proteins made from? What cell organelle makes proteins?
32. Enzymes are an example of proteins. List some other types of proteins:
33. What are the main functions of nucleic acids?
34. How many strands make up RNA? How many strands make up DNA?
35. What are the three types of RNA?
36. What process do RNA molecules play a role in?

Task 6: Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells


Watch the Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube and answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxujitlv8wc
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/y48ur7kp

Directions: For each clue, write P for “prokaryote”, E for “eukaryote”, or B for “both” prokaryote and eukaryote.

37. Contain DNA

38. Have a nucleus

39. Bacteria and Archaea

40. Have a cell wall

41. Fungi and Protists

42. Contain ribosomes

43. Have membrane-bound organelles

44. Can be treated by antibiotics

45. Multicellular

46. Smallest type of cell

47. Compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes in the Venn diagram below.

Prokaryotes Eukaryotes

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Task 7: Eukaryotic Cells Game
Play the Cell Explorer game from the BioMan Bio website. Make sure you read EVERY screen
that pops up in order to answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/Cellgames/cellexplorerpagehtml5.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/hf4fvbu

Mission 1: Recon
Click on Mission 1 Recon. Follow the directions to answer questions in this section.
48. Shoot the Golgi Apparatus. Fill in the blanks: Golgi receives containing
that were sent by the . Then it modifies and send them where they need to
go.

49. Shoot the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton is like the of the cell. The cytoskeleton is
made of and . It helps to keep the cell’s
and shape. It also helps the cell to .

50. Shoot the Plasma Cell Membrane. The cell membrane is the of all cells. It regulates what
and the cell to help maintain homeostasis. The cell membrane is
which means it allows substances to pass through, but not others.

51. Shoot the Mitochondria. What do mitochondria make?

52. What is ATP? The process of making ATP in cells is called


Respiration uses the you eat and the you breathe to make
, , and

53. Shoot the Ribosomes. Ribosomes make .

54. Shoot the Smooth ER. Smooth ER makes and performs other
It also poisons. It does not have so it does not make

55. Shoot the Nucleus. The nucleus holds and protects the cell’s . The DNA is the
for the cell and carries the and that directs the cell. The dark spot in
the nucleus is the . The nucleolus makes .

56. Shoot the Rough ER. The rough ER is covered with . The rough ER is involved
with transporting . The proteins are sent away from the rough ER in
that transport them to the .

57. Shoot a lysosome. The lysosome has hydrolytic that break down or digest things in
the cell. They also destroy and other invaders. They also digest particles and
recycle .

58. Shoot a vesicle. A vesicle transports substances to where they need to go in the
cell.

Mission 2: Escape
Click on Mission 2 ESCAPE from the main menu. Follow the directions to answer questions in this section.
59. Follow the directions to play the game. At the end of the game, you will receive a final score.
Write it here:
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Mission 3: Defense
Click on Mission 3 DEFENSE from the main menu. Follow the directions to answer questions in this section.
60. Follow the directions to play the game. At the end of the game, you will receive a final score.
Write it here:

Mission 4: Construct
Click on Mission 4 CONSTRUCT from the main menu. Answer questions in this section.
61. Follow the directions to play the game. At the end of the game, you will receive a final score.
Write it here:

Task 8: Photosynthesis
Watch the Simple Story of Photosynthesis & Food video by TedEd on YouTube and answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo5XndJaz-Y
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/llmtp2m

62. What are the pores in a plant’s skin called?


63. What light absorbing pigment is found in chloroplasts?
64. The sun helps covert carbon dioxide into a simple carbohydrate called:
65. What is another name for cellulose?
66. What does starch do for a plant?
67. When we break down glucose, what energy molecule is produced?
68. What are two ways we use ATP?
69. How is ATP like dollars?
70. Which organelle is responsible for breaking down carbohydrates into useable energy?
71. Do plants have mitochondria? Why?

Task 9: Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration


Use any link below to watch the Respiration video by Free Animated Education on YouTube and
answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsqP1O7388g
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/3fd32pkt

72. What is the difference between respiration and breathing?

73. What does aerobic respiration require?


74. What is more efficient? - Anaerobic or Aerobic Respiration?
75. The buildup of lactic acid causes:

Task 10: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Game


Play the Photosynthesis & Respiration Game by Bioman Bio and answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/PhotoRespgames/photoresphtml5page.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/h47ql88

76. What molecule does the fruit represent?


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77. The molecules you use in a chemical reaction are called the:
78. The molecules you produce in a chemical reaction are called the:
79. How many ATP molecules are produced in one reaction during cell respiration?
80. What are the reactants in respiration?
81. What are the reactants in photosynthesis?
82. What are the products in cellular respiration?
83. What are the products in photosynthesis?

Task 11: Active and Passive Cell Transport


Use any link below to watch the Cell Membrane and Cell Transport video by the Amoeba Sisters.
As you watch, answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptmlvtei8hw
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/h47j98b

84. Keeping a stable environment inside cells is also known as keeping


85. The important cell organelle structure that controls what goes in and out of the cell
is the
86. The cell membrane is made of a phospholipid . A bilayer means it has two layers of
.
87. Phospholipids have a head that is and a tail that is
88. What two gases easily diffuse through the phospholipid bilayer?
and
89. In a concentration gradient, molecules move from a concentration to an area of
concentration.

90. Stop the video at 3:51. Copy the information into the Venn Diagram below.
Simple Diffusion Facilitated Diffusion

91. Force against the concentration gradient flow from low to concentration takes
because it is against the flow and typically requires energy.

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92. ATP has phosphates and powers which forces molecules to
go against the concentration gradient.
93. If a cell needs a large molecule, such as a polysaccharide, it must fuse with the cell membrane to bring it
inside the cell in a process known as . “Endo” in the word endocytosis means

94. The three main type of endocytosis are , , and

95. The process that is the reverse direction of endocytosis when the cell moves material out of the cell is

96. Exocytosis helps the cell get rid of and moves out valuable
materials the cell has made.

Task 12: Energy Transport and Osmosis Game


Play the Cell Defense game by Bioman Bio. You will only complete the Energy and Transport
Challenge and Osmosis Challenge in this game.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/Cellgames/celldefensehtml5page.html
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/govdvv5

97. Click Energy and Transport Challenge. What is your mission?

98. How many ATP did you use your first trial?
99. How can you use less ATP?
100. Click Osmosis Challenge. What is osmosis?

101. Compare the amount of solute to identify the correct term.


a. Hypertonic =
b. Hypotonic =
c. Isotonic =
102. What is the name of the protein that allows water to pass through the membrane?
103. Is osmosis active or passive transport?

Task 13: Mitosis, the Cell Cycle, and Cancer


Watch the Mitosis video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube and answer the following
questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ldPgEfAHI
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/2p94d2jf

104. Mitosis produces ONLY what type of cells?


105. Why is it important that during mitosis, your cells only make identical cells?

106. Do cells divide all the time? What is cancer?


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107. In what phase of cell division to cells spend the most of their time?
108. What 3 things do cells do during interphase?
109. What percentage of time do cells spend in Interphase?
What percent of time do they spend in mitosis?
110. What two things are chromosomes made of?
111. How many chromosomes do human body cells contain?

In the table below, draw what each phase of mitosis looks like. Be sure to draw the chromosomes, spindle
fibers, and nuclear membrane in the appropriate phases. (If completing the document online, paste a
screenshot in the appropriate box).
Interphase Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis
112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117.

Task 14: Meiosis and Genetic Diversity


Complete the Snurfle Meiosis and Genetics 2 game by BioMan Bio. Read the introduction to the
game by clicking through the first two screens until you come to the main menu. Click on the
Crossing Over tab and fill in the blanks as you move through this activity.
Full URL:
https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/Genegames/snurflemeiosis2diversityhtml5page.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/zkc9hno
Crossing Over
118. At the start of meiosis, you have cell. At the end of Meiosis I, you have
. At the end of Meiosis II, you have
119. If there is no crossing over, the gametes are identical. What is true about
such a cell that does not cross over during meiosis?

120. Remember, the letters shown represent alleles for specific genes. G and g represent two different
alleles for fur color. B and b represent two different alleles for the butterfly wing trait.
a. G = B=
b. g = b=
121. Since the fur color and butterfly wing are the same
and are inherited together, we say the genes are .
122. Crossing over occurs during of Meiosis I. Homologous chromosomes trade
information.
123. What trades genetic information during crossing over?

124. More results because there is more in the possible


due to
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125. Recombination allows for more potential of offspring.

Independent assortment - Return to the Main Menu. Click on the Independent Assortment tab. Fill in the
blanks and answer the questions below as you move through this section of the game.

126. Independent assortment also produces of gametes during meiosis.


Independent assortment refers to how the chromosomes during
Metaphase and Metaphase .
127. The homologous chromosomes are the size and have the same
.
128. During Metaphase I of Meiosis I, these homologous pairs of chromosomes can line up in several
ways. This is known as
129. The way that one pair of chromosomes line up does affect the way that any other pair
.
130. Each pair lines up , hence the name independent assortment.
131. Independent assortment can also happen in cells during meiosis II, specifically during

132. Independent assortment produces many possible genetic


in the gametes produced by an individual. This genetic in produces
genetic in the population.

Task 15: Mendelian Genetics and Punnett Squares


Watch the Monohybrid Crosses video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube and answer the
following questions. Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-0rSv6oxSY&t=1s
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/y3b8wp2n

133. What is the difference between phenotype and genotype?

134. What is the difference between a dominant and recessive gene?

135. What is the difference between a heterozygous and homozygous genotype?

136. Complete the Punnett square.


137. What percent of offspring will inherit a dominant allele?
138. What percent of offspring are homozygous?
139. What percent of offspring are heterozygous?
140. What percent of offspring are homozygous recessive?

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Task 16: DNA
Complete the Interactive DNA Discovery activity on the 23andMe website. Click Get Started to
begin and Next to move through the activity. As you move through the activity, answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://education.23andme.com/dna-discovery/#
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/u4e8z6e

141. In which organelle is most DNA found?


142. How many chromosomes do you inherit from your father?
How many from your mother?
143. If you are male, what combination of chromosomes do you have?
If female?
144. What does DNA contain instructions for?
145. What is the role of proteins?
146. What are the sections of DNA that contain instructions for making proteins called?
147. What does T pair with? What does G pair with?
148. If a DNA sequence is A-T-G-A-C, write the sequence of base pairs that would pair with it.

Task 17: RNA and Protein Synthesis


Play the Protein Synthesis Race Video Game by BioMan Biology. Click Start a New Game to
begin. Read the screens and follow the directions to complete the game. As you complete the
game, answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/LifeChemgames/protsynthracehtml5page.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/ccgfrky

Transcription in the Nucleus


149. Transcription is the process of copying a gene to create
150. Transcription is the first process that must happen in order to make a
151. In order for transcription to happen, DNA must
152. How many strands of DNA are used for transcription?
153. What is the name of the enzyme used to make RNA nucleotides?
154. What type of molecule did you create when you transcribed all of the nucleotides?
155. What does the messenger RNA (mRNA) do?
156. What happens to the DNA molecule after transcription?
157. Where does the messenger RNA have to travel to after transcription?
158. Transcription - Did You Get It? Answer the 9 multiple choice questions in the game.
Write down your score here

Translation in the Ribosome


159. A protein is a chain of

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160. The of amino acids in the chain and the of the chain
determine what kind of protein it will be.
161. Codons are triplets of nitrogenous bases on mRNA that code for a specific
162. Which type of RNA is responsible for translation of mRNA?
163. What is another name of a chain of amino acids?
164. What happens to the ribosome after translation?
165. What does the shape of a folded polypeptide indicate?

Translation - Did You Get It?


Click on the correct term where the arrow or bracket is indicating.
166. How many did you get correct?
167. Answer the 8 multiple-choice questions. Write your score here:

Task 18: Mutations


Watch the Mutations video by Bozeman Science on YouTube and answer the following
questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDbK0cxKKsk
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/h9qebqx
168. What are some causes of mutations?
Fill in notes in the following table as you learn about each type of mutation.
Topic Notes
169. Point Mutation

170. Substitution

171. Insertion

172. Deletion
173. Frameshift
Mutation
174. Duplication

175. Translocation

176. Inversion

Task 19: Endosymbiotic Theory


Watch the How We Think Complex Cells Evolved video by TedEd on YouTube and answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7kAt97XYU
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/h3qq8u7

177. What type of organisms do scientists think were on Earth 2 billion years ago?

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178. What is the process of cells living together called?
179. List three pieces of evidence that support endosymbiotic theory.
1)
2)
3)

Task 20: Evolution, Natural Selection, and the Tree of Life


Complete the Evolution Lab on the PBS Nova website. Answer the questions below as you
complete the lab.
Full URL: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/evolution/research#/chooser
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/qj2flyl

Watch the Evolution 101 video to answer the following questions.


180. Which two scientists are the great minds behind natural selection?
181. What is natural selection?

182. What two key “ingredients” does natural selection depend on?

183. What is survival of the fittest?


184. What does the phylogenic tree of life show?

Click on Mission One Training Trees. Watch the video to learn how to complete the lab.
Complete All Three Parts of The Training Trees Lab
185. Part 1: Red, Green, and Gecko
What trait does a gecko, fungus, and palm tree share?
Is an animal or plant more closely related to a fungus?
186. Part 2: Familiar Faces
What are amniotes? Which organism(s) is/are not amniotes?

What trait does all these organisms have in common?


187. Part 3: Tree of Life Vegetarian Edition
Is a banana more closely related to a lemon or an onion?

Task 21: Classification and Taxonomy


Watch the Classification of Living Things by MooMoo Math and Science on YouTube and answer
the following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8znhBuIwr4
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/ms4urxb4

188. What is another name for taxonomic classification ?


189. Who invented the taxonomic classification system?

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190. Labe the taxonomic levels on the diagram (left).
191. What are the 3 domains of life?

192. What are the 5 kingdoms of life?

193. What 2 taxonomic groups are used to make up a scientific name?

194. What is the scientific name of a fox?

Task 22: Dichotomous Keys


Watch the Dichotomous Key video by Mark Drollinger on YouTube and answer the following
questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M51AKJqx-7s
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/kxzjbax

195. Write out step-by-step directions for using a dichotomous key in the space below.

Use the dichotomous key to find the scientific name of


each organism below.
Common Name Scientific Name
196. dog

197. shark

198. rose

199. skunk

200. turkey

201. dolphin

202. eagle

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Task 23: Human Body Systems
Watch the Human Body Systems video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube. Identify which body
system that best fits each description below and write it on the line provided next to the
description.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEUu-A2wfSE
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/gtdklxw

203. Coordinates and controls all voluntary and involuntary actions.


204. Support the body, protect organs, and makes blood cells.
205. Breaks down and absorbs nutrients.
206. Provides ability to reproduce.
207. Intakes oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
208. Keeps the body safe against pathogens.
209. Excretes waste, such as urine.
210. Exchanges gases and transports nutrients.
211. Secretes hormones.
212. Largest and most protective organ system.
213. Includes skeletal, smooth, and cardiac tissues.

Task 24: Human Reproductive Systems


Read the Reproductive Systems Review article by Khan Academy. Then, identify and write the
functions of each part of the male and female reproductive system below.
Full URL: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-human-body-
systems/hs-the-reproductive-system/a/hs-the-reproductive-system-review
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/y366ofxz

FEMALE MALE

Name of Part Function


1 214.
2 215.
Female

3 216.
4 217.
5 218.

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Name of Part Function
A 219.
B 220.
Male

C 221.
D 222.
E 223.

Task 25: Human Development During Pregnancy


To the Google! Do a safe Internet search to research each of the three trimesters of human pregnancy.
Describe what occurs in each stage in the table below.

Trimester # Weeks Describe the Development of the Human in This Trimester.

224. 1st Trimester

225. 2nd Trimester

226. 3rd Trimester

Task 26: Biogeochemical Cycles


Watch the Biogeochemical Cycling video by Bozeman Science and answer the following
questions.
Full URL: http://www.bozemanscience.com/biogeochemical-cycling
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/q682z4o

227. What elements cycle between living and non-living organisms?

228. What is a mnemonic device to help you to remember the elements that life needs to survive?

229. True or False: Nutrients are recycled again and again in the biogeochemical cycles.

Complete the table below about how each element is stored and cycled between living and non-living things.

230. Water 231. Carbon 232. Nitrogen 233. Phosphorus

Where is it stored?

How does it get into


animals?

How does it get into


plants?

How does it get


recycled again?

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Task 27: Ecological Succession
Complete the Ecological Succession interactive by Bioman Bio and answer the following
questions as you complete this activity.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/EcoGames/succession_interactive.html
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/yc42zszl

Click on Start a New Game. Then click the Primary Succession Tab. Press Continue.
234. Describe the features of the volcanic island after it cools.

235. The changes in species composition in an area over time is called what?
236. When succession happens in a place with no life or soil, is it primary or secondary succession?

Click on Return to Main Menu and then click on the Secondary Succession tab.
237. What triggers secondary succession on the island?
238. 224. What is the process of rebuilding a community that is disrupted called?
239. Why can your pioneer species be different in secondary succession?

240. Why can flowers rapidly germinate?


241. Why do bushes populate the island after grasses and flowering plants?

242. Why are tree seeds already on the island?


243. What is the difference between primary succession and secondary succession?

Task 28: Biodiversity and Biomagnification


Play the Eco-Detectives: The Peril River Problem game from BioMan Biology. Click Start a New
Game to begin. Read the screens and follow the directions to complete the game and answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/EcoGames/ecodetectiveshtml5page.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/jc4yn4s

List 3 facts you learned while playing this game.


244. Fact 1:
245. Fact 2:
246. Fact 3:
247. In your own words, describe biodiversity.

248. In your own words, describe biomagnification.

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Task 29: Food Webs and Energy Pyramids
Watch the Food Webs and Energy video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube and answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oVavgmveyY
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/okmbkx8

249. Why do the arrows in a food chain point to the organism doing the eating?

250. What trophic level contains the most amount of energy?


251. What is the energy lost between trophic levels go?
252. What percentage of energy is gained as you move up trophic levels?
253. What is the difference between a food chain and food web?

254. How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem?

255. Choose any ecosystem and draw a food web below. Ecosystem:

Task 30: Human Impact on the Environment


Watch the 5 Human Impacts on the Environment video by Crash Course on YouTube. As you
watch, take notes in the table below.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eTCZ9L834s
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/b6aymyk

Human Impact Implications and Details


256. Deforestation

257. Desertification

258. Global Warming

259. Invasive Species

260. Overharvesting

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Bonus Biology Exam Review Resources

Below are listed online resources to help you review and practice for your end of course
biology exam. You are encouraged to have paper and a writing utensil to take notes during
these review activities. Write down facts you learn or topics you need to study more about.

Biology Review Video


A Stroll Through the Playlist by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xeFP0SEDdc
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/yxjea7fg

Biology Review Quizlet


Play and review in this fun Quizlet!
Full URL: https://quizlet.com/140466867/biology-eoc-review-flash-cards/
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/lkely5t

Biology Exam Practice Tests


Free diagnostic practice tests by Varsity Tutors!
Full URL: https://www.varsitytutors.com/high_school_biology-practice-tests
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/j3e96c8w

5 Rules for Acing Multiple Choice Tests Video


Learn tips and tricks for choosing the best answers for your multiple-choice
standardized exams!
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1y8c_MZYvE&t=312s
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/yyn8fj24

Biology Review Games


Choose your topics that you need to focus on and review them in a fun way!
Full URL: https://biologyjunction.com/biology-games/
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/ycke48p6

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