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Term that defines the greatest number of a certain species that an area can support.

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carrying capacity

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Carrying capacity for black bears in Pickens County after 2002 ursine virus?

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1,180

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What change would move the herbivore population growth line from position f to point g on the y-axis?

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the introduction of a new plant species

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In Yellowstone National Park, grizzly bears feed on elk, trout, roots, and berries. If the grizzly bear population began to decrease over time, which graph most likely shows the reaction of the elk population during those years?

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Graph D

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What is a harmful effect of clearing rainforests for farmland?

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removes valuable habitat for local species

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In a forest ecosystem, spotted owls make their homes in the cavities of dead trees. This same habitat is home to the rodents that the owls feed on. Human activities, such as logging, have caused the population of the spotted owl to decline. From this information, what statement best explains the relationship between humans and the spotted owl?

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Humans have taken away resources needed by the owls, so there are fewer owls.

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Why have laws and regulations been established for building a golf resort above an aquifer?

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To minimize the impact of pollution on the environment.

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What happens to a population when it grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity?

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The population starts to die off to return to carrying capacity.

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Correct order of taxonomic ranks in biological classification from broadest to most specific?

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Characteristic used to classify organisms into the domain Eukarya.

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Presence of a nucleus