Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health

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Effect of introducing a nonnative plant species on an ecosystem in Texas

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It could take over the habitats of the native plant species.

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Food pyramid diagram showing energy flow in the Indian River Lagoon

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The food pyramid includes egrets, flounders, clam worms, and phytoplankton, illustrating energy transfer.

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The removal of clam worms from the ecosystem

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The phytoplankton population will increase.

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The Sun is the primary energy source for the hydrologic cycle.

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Energy to drive the hydrologic cycle comes from the Sun.

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A diagram of the nitrogen cycle is shown.

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The nitrogen cycle involves processes like nitrogen fixation, nitrification, and denitrification.

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The population size stabilized around the 1980s.

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Since the 1980s, the mammal population size stayed around its carrying capacity.

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The removal of a predator in 1990 is not supported by the graph.

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Option B is not supported by the data.

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Low immigrant rates are not indicated as a cause for population decrease.

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Option C is not supported by the data.

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Saltwater marshes are found along the Texas Gulf Coast.

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Information about the location of saltwater marshes.

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The role of the Herring gull in its ecosystem.

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Explanation of the Herring gull's ecological role.