Cycle 3 Benchmark Review

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

• Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population, while emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population

• Emigration is the movement of individuals into a population, while immigration is the movement of individuals out of a population

• Immigration is the movement of individuals within a population, while emigration is the movement of individuals between populations

• Emigration is the movement of individuals within a population, while immigration is the movement of individuals between populations

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Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative

• quantitative

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A reaction caused by adrenaline that prepares one to either fight the stressor or take flight and escape.

• courtship
• fight or flight
• trial and error
• habituation

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The interaction between animals of the same species.

• innate behavior

• response

• reflex

• social behavior

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Which equation is the correct balanced equation for photosynthesis?

• C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O

• 6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

• C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O

• 6O₂ + H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6CO₂

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What is a main product of Photosynthesis?

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• ATP

• NADPH

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What is the name of the pigment molecule that absorbs light energy and makes plants green?

• chloroplast

• glucose

• mitochondria

• chlorophyll

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Where does photosynthesis occur?

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• animal cells

• ribosomes

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Type of growth that occurs when disease and parasites are present...

• exponential
• J-shaped
• predator-prey
• logistic

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Which type of growth is best illustrated by this rabbit population?

• exponential
• logistic
• S-shaped
• predator-prey

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Which limiting factor would increase due to the number of individuals in a population?

• Unusual weather
• Natural disaster
• Disease

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What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 1.8 million
• 1.25 million
• 1.6 million
• 1.o million

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The root ¨bio¨ means...

• living

• nonliving

• rocks and plants

• water and animals

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Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?

• Chloroplast
• Cell Wall
• Large Central Vacuole
• Cell Membrane

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A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...

• Cytoskeleton

• Cilia

• Cell Wall

• Flagella

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Mitocondria

• Is known as the powerhouse of the cell or power outlet. This is where all the energy is created.

• Shaped like small spheres. Make protein. Can be found in the cytoplasm or attached to rough E.R. look like small polka dots.

• Storage containers that hold water, chemicals, or food for the cell. They are larger in plant cells and smaller in animal cells.

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To convert the energy of glucose into the usable form of ATP is a function of _________.

• Cell Wall

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

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What happens in the Golgi apparatus?

• Proteins are created

• Proteins are sorted, packaged, and tagged

• Stores proteins and other substances

• Deposits contents outside of the cell

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Which organelles are filled with enzymes that aid in intra-cellular digestion, breaking down wastes and old organelles?

• mitochondria
• Golgi body
• lysosomes
• ribosomes

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how many types of ER are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Rough ER are found in the cells which are actively synthesizing..

• Lipids

• Cholesterol

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

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Where are the ribosome's sub-units created?

• outside of the cell

• in the cytoplasm

• in the nucleolus

• in the endoplasmic reticulum

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What important material is contained in the nucleus?

• Jeans

• Digestive enzymes

• DNA

• Nuclear ladders

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Tiny holes in the nuclear membrane that allow different cellular materials to come in and go out of the cell.

• nucleus

• nucleoplasm

• nucleolus

• nuclear pores

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Monomers of Proteins are

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Amino Acids

• Peptide Bonds

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What is the purpose  of an enzyme?

• give permission for the reaction
• raise activation energy
• speed up reactions
• control how many reactions occur

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DNA and RNA are examples of...

• proteins
• nucleic acids
• carbohydrates
• lipids

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Which of the following is true for ALL living things? 

• All living things eat other organisms to survive.

• All living things have muscle fibers.

• All living things need oxygen.

• All living things reproduce.

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Which type of cell?

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

• Mixed

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What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

• Phospholipid and bi-layer

• Chloroplasts and cell walls

• Mitochondria and flagella

• cell wall and cell membrane

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The Greenhouse Effect __________________________.

• Traps all of the heat from the Sun

• Repels sunlight away from the atmosphere

• Traps some heat and releases some heat back to space

• only works in the summer months

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All of the following are known as heat-trapping gases, EXCEPT:

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water Vapor

• Oxygen

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___________________ is the average long-term (30+ years) atmosphere conditions for a specific region. It includes temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds.

• Weather

• Climate

• Forecast

• Global Warming

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Which kind of organisms are decomposers?

• Bacteria and Fungi

• Fungi and Insects

• Bacteria and Insects

• Fungi and fruit trees

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Carbon is used by plants during which process?

• Photosynthesis

• respiration

• combustion

• none of the above

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What does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Animal respiration

• Burning fossil fuels

• Photosynthesis

• Decaying plants

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Combustion is another word for _______________.

• Growing trees

• burning

• a fast train

• when water goes into the air

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What is one of the reactants of cellular respiration?

• energy
• glucose
• carbon dioxide
• water

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Cellular Respiration's goal is to

• make water
• make ATP
• make glucose
• make  oxygen

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Please select who performs cellular respiration: 

• Animals 
• Both animals and plants 
• plants 

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Cellular respiration is...

• the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 
• the process by which cells break light down into energy. 
• the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 

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Which type of organism would MOST likely benefit directly from increased levels of CO2?

• mushroom

• tree

• bird

• fish

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True or False:

Only eukaryotic cells have DNA.

• True

• False

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What do you see?

• a white blood cell

• an eukaryotic cell

• DNA

• a prokaryotic cell

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Check the boxes that tell the cell theory.

• all organisms are composed of one or more cells

• all cells are the basic unit of life

• All cells are plant cells

• All cells come from pre-existing cells

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What type of cells do animals have?

• prokaryotic cells

• bacteria cells

• eukaryotic cells

• none of the above

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1) All the following elements are contained in carbohydrates EXCEPT:

• A: Carbon

• B: Nitrogen

• C: Hydrogen

• D: Oxygen

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2) All the following statements are TRUE EXCEPT:

• A: Simple sugars can be found in nutritious foods.

• B: Complex sugars are often found in nutritious foods.

• C: Complex carbohydrates can also be called sugars.

• D: Vitamins and minerals are needed for good health.

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3) Complex carbohydrates can be found in all the following foods EXCEPT:

• A: Past

• B: Bread

• C: Crackers

• D: Candy

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5) Which of the following hormones is released by the pancreas?

• A: Carbs

• B: Insulin

• C: Starch

• D: Sugar

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6) Which of the following food is least likely to be healthy for the body?

• A: Oatmeal

• B: Vegetables

• C: White rice

• D: Whole-grain wheat bread

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Populations that are introduced to an area and “take over.”

• Abiotic Population

• Biotic Potential

• Native Species

• Invasive species

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A population of an organism will only grow exponentially if:

• The resources are unlimited
• They want to
• The resources are limited
• They do not like to compete

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What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

• pioneer species
• soil
• climax community
• lichens

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What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

• primary succession
• eutrophication
• secondary succession
• intermediate

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After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• climax community
• limiting factors

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Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?

• A tornado
• A volcanic eruption
• A flood
• A drought

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succession that occurs in an area with no soil

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

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If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what would most likely be the first plants to return?

• trees

• shrubs

• mosses

• grasses

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How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

• Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
• Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
• Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
• Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

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What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

• pioneer species
• volunteer species
• founder species
• conqueror species

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After a volcanic eruption, lava covers the land. What is the order that plants grow to repopulate the area?

• Lichens → Shrubs → Grasses → Trees

• Lichens → tree → shrubs→Grasses

• Grasses → Lichens → Shrubs → Trees

• Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees

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Passive transport is called "passive" because it occurs WITHOUT

• cause.
• energy.
• a concentration gradient.
• a cell wall.

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Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a membrane

• glucose
• NaCl
• proteins
• water

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Which of the following is NOT a type of passive transport?

• Osmosis
• Diffusion
• Endocytosis

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Active transport allows a cell to move molecules from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.

• True
• False

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_____________ allows some things to enter and leave cells, while keeping other things out of the cell.

• Nucleus control center of the cell

• Selectively Permeable golgi apparatus

• A selectively permeable membrane
• Non Permeable membrane

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Cells sometimes use energy to transport materials across the cell membrane.  This is called

• Simple Diffusion

• osmosis
• Facilitated diffusion

• active transport

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When the concentration of solutes on both sides of a membrane is the SAME, the solution is

• isotonic
• hypertonic
• hypotonic

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A process for removing large quantities toxins and waste from the cell is

• exorcism
• exocytosis
• endocytosis
• endoplasmic reticulum

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Facilitated diffusion involves movement of molecules across a membrane when they bond to 

• channel proteins
• lipid proteins
• a protein pump (carrier protein)
• sticky proteins

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A cell contains 25% NaCl and is placed in a solution that has 5% NaCl.  Which of the following is correct about what will happen to the cell?

• The solution is hypotonic and the cell will swell.
• The solution is hypotonic and the cell will shrink
• The solution is hypertonic and the cell will swell
• The solution is hypertonic and the celll will shrink.

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An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will

• Shrink
• Swell
• Stay the same

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Silverfish live and hunt with army ants. They share the prey.  They neither help nor harm the ants. 

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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A wrasse fish feeds on the parasites found on the black sea bass's body. Both species benefit. 

• Mutualism 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the tree's detriment (harm). 

• Mutualsim 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.

• Mutualsim 
• Parasitism 
• Commensalism 

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A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• neutralism
• parasitism

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Which of the following describes the cell membrane?

• controls what enters and exits the cell

• protects and provide structure to the cell

• provides energy for the cell

• transports proteins and lipids throughout the cell

• helps the cell to move around

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The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

• compensating
• homeostasis
• balancing
• routine

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Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a: 

• the brain only

• solar feedback loop
• the muscles

• negative feedback loop

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The "cause" for something to happen is the

• response
• effect
• stimulus
• homeostasis

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What is carrying capacity in an ecosystem?

• The maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support

• The minimum number of individuals an ecosystem can support

• The average number of individuals in an ecosystem

• The number of individuals that immigrate to an ecosystem

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How does an invasive species affect other species in an ecosystem?

• It competes with native species for resources

• It preys on native species

• It disrupts the natural balance of the ecosystem

• All of the above

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Which of the following are all abiotic?

• Temperature, Light, Rain, Gravity, Heat

• Water, Fish, Insects, Lily Plants

• Dogs, Meat, Cats, Catnip

• Lion, Pride Rock, Warthog, Meerkat

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Which definition best fits the term biotic?

• The study of the interactions between animals and their environment

• Factors in the environment that are considered not alive

• the environment in which an organism lives.

• Factors in the environment that are considered living or the remains of living things

• The role a species plays in the ecosystem.

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Which definition best fits the term community?

• A group or organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another.

• A group of many populations (of different species) that live and interact with one another

• A group of populations of many different species that live and interact with both one another and all of the abiotic factors in their environment.

• A set of different ecosystems that acer connected by similar geographic features and share the same or similar climate.

• Anywhere on earth that life exists.

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Which definition best fits the term ecosystem?

• A group or organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another.

• A group of many populations (of different species) that live and interact with one another

• A group of populations of many different species that live and interact with both one another and all of the abiotic factors in their environment.

• A set of different ecosystems that acer connected by similar geographic features and share the same or similar climate.

• Anywhere on earth that life exists.

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Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Biosphere

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Which level of organization is depicted in this image?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Biosphere

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The biotic and abiotic factors that work together in an area

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Organism

• Population

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What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth 
• predator-prey cycle
• boom-bust curve

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What growth pattern describes a population whose growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth?

• logistic growth
• population growth
• exponential growth
• predator-prey cycle

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Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

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What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 1.8 million
• 1.25 million
• 1.6 million
• 1.o million

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Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population from getting too large.

• True
• False

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Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.

• a limiting measure
• a limiting factor
• factorization
• materialization of precipitation

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Which statement best explains section X?

• competition does not occur between members of different species in the same habitat

• energy is used for interbreeding between members of different species

• the population has reached the carrying capacity of its environment

• a predator recycles the remains of dead organisms

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What is the carrying capacity of this population?

• 100
• 200
• 300
• 400

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If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what will happen to the carrying capacity of the prey?

• Will Increase
• Will Decrease
• Will stay the same
• Will fluctuate

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The graph of logistic growth can be described as...

• S-shaped
• J-shaped
• U-shaped

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The term ecologists use to describe the number of individuals moving away from a population is

• Emigration

• Immigration

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A species form that supports an entire ecosystem.

• Keystone Species

• Herbivores

• Umbrella Species

• Predators

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If a blue catfish is introduced and eats the large fish who eat the smaller fish, what will happen to the population of the smaller fish?

• Increase
• Decrease
• Stay the same
• No affect on smaller fish

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What is a native specie?

• A specie that is local and has lived in the same place
• A specie who has come from another state or country
• A specie that has no "home" and travels for its whole life
• None of the above

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What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area

• An organism that is new to an environment and has a negative effect on that environment.

• A keystone species in an environment

• none of the above