Campbell Biology Final Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2024)
species - Correct Answer ✅group of similar organisms that
can breed and produce fertile offspring
population - Correct Answer ✅group of individuals of the
same species that live in the same area
autotroph - Correct Answer ✅organism that can capture
energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its
own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer
producer - Correct Answer ✅organism that can capture
energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce food
from inorganic compounds; also called an autotroph
photosynthesis - Correct Answer ✅process by which plants
and some other organisms use light energy to convert water
and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy
carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
,Campbell Biology Final Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2024)
chemosythesis - Correct Answer ✅process by which some
organisms, such as certain bacteria, use chemical energy to
produce carbohydrates
heterotroph - Correct Answer ✅organism that obtains
energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
consumer - Correct Answer ✅organism that relies on other
organisms for its energy and food supply; also called a
heterotroph
herbivore - Correct Answer ✅organism that obtains energy
by eating only plants
carnivore - Correct Answer ✅organism that obtains energy
by eating animals
detritivore - Correct Answer ✅organism that feeds on plant
and animal remains and other dead matter
,Campbell Biology Final Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2024)
decomposer - Correct Answer ✅organism that breaks down
and obtains energy from dead organic matter
food chain - Correct Answer ✅series of steps in an
ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and
being eaten
phytoplankton - Correct Answer ✅population of algae and
other small, photosynthetic organisms found near the surface
of the ocean and forming part of plankton
food vacuole - Correct Answer ✅small cavity in the
cytoplasm of protists that temporarily stores food
cilium - Correct Answer ✅short hairlike projection similar to
a flagellum; produces movement in many cells
conjugation - Correct Answer ✅form of sexual reproduction
in which paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic
information
, Campbell Biology Final Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2024)
prokaryote - Correct Answer ✅unicellular organism lacking
a nucleus
bacillus - Correct Answer ✅rod-shaped prokaryote
coccus - Correct Answer ✅spherical prokaryote
spirillum - Correct Answer ✅spiral or corkscrew-shaped
prokaryote
chemoheterotroph - Correct Answer ✅organism that must
take in organic molecules for both energy and carbon
photoautotroph - Correct Answer ✅organism that uses
energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water to
carbon compounds
obligate aerobe - Correct Answer ✅organism that requires
a constant supply of oxygen in order to live
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