Ecology

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Which of these organisms are least likely to be producers? Options: algae, bacteria, plants, fungi

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fungi

Front

Which is an example of an abiotic factor that would strongly affect the population of water lilies in a pond? Options: sunlight, fish, insects, rocks

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sunlight

Front

Cleaner fish are fish that eat the parasites on larger fish. Which term best describes the relationship between the cleaner fish and the larger fish?

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mutualism

Front

How do animals obtain the carbon and nitrogen they need for building materials? Options: by eating food, by breathing, by performing photosynthesis, by performing cellular respiration

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by eating food

Front

What would happen to the populations of the rabbits' predators and competitors if most of the rabbits in an area suddenly die from a disease?

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Populations of predators would decrease, and those of competitors would increase.

Front

What effect did European settlers clearing land for farms and raising sheep and cattle have on space, competition, and populations of Eastern elk and wood bison?

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Space decreased, competition increased, and bison and elk populations decreased.

Front

Which term best describes an organism that lives in or on another organism?

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parasite

Front

Which of these organisms is a decomposer? rainbow trout, button mushroom, northern cardinal, flowering dogwood

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button mushroom

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Which condition is most likely to result in a species being unable to adapt to a changing environment? Options: low competition, high population, low genetic variation, high reproductive rate

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low genetic variation

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