Ecology Review

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Which biome is located near the equator, is warm year round, is the habitat for several varieties of trees and animals, and accumulates the most precipitation?

Back

Rain forest

Front

Which biome is located closest to the poles, is the coldest biome, and has almost no trees due to a short growing season and permafrost?

Back

Tundra

Front

Neritic zone of the marine biome

Back

Found in the shallow waters of the ocean, generally corresponds with the continental shelf.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and the nonliving factors they interact with.

Front

Order the vocabulary terms from most specific to most broad: Individual, population, ecosystem, community, biome, biosphere.

Back

Individual → population → community → ecosystem → biome → biosphere

Front

True or False? Leaves still attached to a live tree are considered biotic, but the leaves that have fallen off the tree are considered abiotic.

Back

False

Front

How are changes in populations related to the availability of an ecosystem's resources?

Back

Population sizes are limited by the amount of resources that are available.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is most likely NOT a limiting factor for a population of deer in a forest ecosystem? Options: the number of perching birds present, the number of mountain lions present, the amount of edible plants available, the amount of space in the forest.

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the number of perching birds present

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

What might happen when a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the land?

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The population uses up its resources faster than they are replenished.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What might happen to a marine ecosystem if non-native populations of smelt and alewife increase greatly?

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The smelt and alewife may out-compete the native fish by consuming all of the zooplankton.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4