n a residential backyard, there could be flowers, grasshoppers, grasses, dragonflies, worms and ants.

Collectively,
these organisms represent which of the following?The correct answer is: Community A community refers to the
population of different species living in a particular habitat and interacting witheach other.2.

A cell in the stems of an eggplant contains 20 chromosomes. After this cell divides, how manychromosomes should
each resulting daughter cell contain?The correct answer is: 20 3.

Energy is obtained from food in the process of:

The correct answer is: RespirationDuring respiration, the chemical-bond energy of food is released andstored in
ATP molecules. The breakdown of ATP into ADP occurs when a phosphate group is given off andenergy is released
for the life activities of the cell.4.

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:The correct answer is:
Ecosystem 5.

Which among the following is a first

–
order consumerThe correct answer is: Herbivores are animals that feed on plants. They are first
–
order consumersbecause they feed on the producers of food.s 6.

Which of the following relationships can be observed among grasses and vegetables in a garden?The correct
answer is: Competition is the interaction among organisms seeking a common resource suchas food or light which
is in limited supply in the area occupied by the community. Grasses and vegetablesin a garden for example,
compete for soil nutrients and sunlight.7.

Which of the following is considered as a natural ecosystem?

A coral reef is a ridge or elevated part of a relatively shallow area of the seafloor, approaching the sea’s
surface. It is formed by a rocklike accumulation of calceous (calcium-containing) exoskeletons of coralanimals,
calcareous red algae and mollusks.8.

The digestive tube is composed of how many openings?The correct answer is: Two 9.

Arthropodes which has many legs are termed as:The correct answer is: Diplopods 10.

The breathing rate is increased by an increase in the content of:The correct answer is: Carbon dioxide 11.

To which phylum does an organism with a certain segment with a ventral nerve cord which is solid and hasa worm-
like body shape and exoskeleton?The correct answer is: Arthropoda like the centipede and the millipede have
these characteristics.Chordates have a dorsal nerve tube and an endoskeleton. Annelids and nematodes do not
show thesecharacteristics.12.

Which of the following genes will most likely be inherited together?The correct answer is: Genes located on the
same chromosomes 13.

Photosynthesis can be carried on by which of the following organisms.

Autotrophic organisms need sunlight to manufacture food through photosynthesis.
Heterotrophs feed onplants or autotrophs; scavengers eat dead plants or animals; while sporophytes feed on
decaying
matter
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