Environmental Science Midterm

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What pattern of population distribution does a school of fish represent?

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Clumped

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What is the process of regrowth in an ecosystem after a forest fire?

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Secondary succession

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What is salinity?

Back

The amount of salts dissolved in the water.

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What is the correct order of taxonomy from largest to most specific?

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Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

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What is a mutation?

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Any change in the sequence of DNA.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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What is primary succession?

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The process of ecological recovery that occurs in lifeless areas where soil has not yet formed.

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What is secondary succession?

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The process of ecological recovery that occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed an existing ecosystem but left the soil intact.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Define biodiversity.

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What are limiting factors in an ecosystem?

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Environmental conditions that restrict the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4