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If a population of rabbits experiences exponential growth, what might happen to the population of coyotes in the area? A: decrease B: remain the same C: might grow exponentially D: nothing
What is C: might grow exponentially
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Which interaction occurs when one organism has a positive effect on another, but the second has a negative effect on the first? A: Mutualism B: Commensalism C: Parasitism D: Symbiosis
What is C: Parasitism
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What interaction occurs when one organism benefits from the other, but the second organism is not affected? A: Predation B: Parasitism C: Symbiosis D: Commensalism
What is D: Commensalism
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What relationship occurs when both organisms benefit from their interaction? A: Mutualism B: Commensalism C: Parasitism D: Symbiosis
What is A: Mutualism
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Algae --> Zooplankton --> Small Fish --> Squid --> Shark The arrows that connect the organisms illustrate the flow of: A. energy B. matter C. food D. water
What is A: energy
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Algae at the beginning of a food chain are: A. consumers B. decomposers C. producers D. heterotrophs
What is C. producers
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MOST of today's environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history? A. hunter-gatherer period B. Agricultural Revolution C. Industrial Revolution D. Both A and C
What is C. Industrial Revolution
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Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource? A. building wooden furniture B. burning coal in a power plant C. mining copper D. filling a car with gasoline
What is A. building wooden furniture
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Which of the following describes precipitation and temperature in an ecosystem? A. unnecessary factors B. biotic factors C. abiotic factors D. selection factors
What is C. Abiotic factors
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Estuaries are very productive ecosystems because they receive fresh nutrients from: A. rivers and oceans B. streams and springs C. lakes and ponds D. marshes and swamps
What is A. rivers and oceans
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During the agricultural revolution, A. plants and animals were domesticated B. fossil fuel use increased C. human populations decreased due to disease D. Both A and C
What is A. plants and animals were domesticated
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Which of the following best describes a population? A. all types of organisms living in the same place B. all the red birds in an area C. members of the same species living in the same area at the same time D. all members of the same species
What is C. members of the same species living in the same area at the same time
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Which of the following is not an ecosystem? A. oak forest B. coral reef C. Wal-mart D. lake
What is C. wal-mart
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During the _____ period(s), humans altered their habitats. A. Industrial Revolution B. Agricultural Revolution C. Hunter-Gatherer D. All of the above
What is D. All of the above.
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The bacteria that live within the roots of a soybean plant are a critical part of the nitrogen cycle because they: A. provide the plant with sugars needed for growth B. change atmospheric nitrogen into a useable form C. release nitrogen by decomposing dead plant parts D. transform nitrates into nitrogen gas for release
What is B. change atmospheric nitrogen into a useable form
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One way that bacteria and mushrooms are important to the environment is that they: A. produce oxygen B. are a major food source in many ecosystems C. break down dead organisms D. use the sun's energy to make their own food
What is C. break down dead organisms
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Which of the following is an example of secondary succession? A. lichen growing on volcanic rock B. pioneer plants begin to grow after glacial melting C. growth of plants after a forest is destroyed by fire D. breaking down of bare rock by fungi and mosses
What is C. growth of plants after a forest is destroyed by fire
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Taiga is: A. a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees B. A dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America C. a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles D. found mostly in Africa
What is A. a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees
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Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it health again describes: A. earth science B. environmental science C. ecology D. social science
What is B. environmental science
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The energy in most ecosystems comes from: A. wind B. the sun C. green plants D. all of the above
What is B. the sun
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What kind of natural disaster helps some forest communities by allowing some trees to release their seeds, by clearing away deadwood, and by encouraging new growth? A. flood B. fire C. windstorm D. drought
What is B. fire
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Which of the following are photosynthetic organisms? A. marine algae B. aphotic worms C. intestinal bacteria D. fungal decomposers
What is A. marine algae
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Which of the following is a developing nation? A. United States B. France C. Canada D. Mexico
What is D. Mexico
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The tundra: A. has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen called permafrost B. is resistant to environmental damage because it is usually frozen C. is too cold to support insect life D. All of the above
What is A. has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen called permafrost
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Which organism produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem? A. fish B. phytoplankton C. zooplankton D. barnacles
What is B. phytoplankton
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