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Semester 1 Final Exam Review

Semester 1 Final Exam Review

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Biology

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8th - 12th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-2

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21 Slides • 94 Questions

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What is Ecology?

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The study of interactions between living things and their environment.

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living things

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A person that studies ecology

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nonliving things

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What do you call a person who studies ecology?

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Ecologist
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Meteorologist
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Geologist
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Biologist

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Creating a diagram to describe something in Ecology is an example of __________.

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observation

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experimentation

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modeling

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Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

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Sunlight

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Fungi

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Animals

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Bacteria

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Is an elephant a biotic or abiotic factor?

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biotic

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abiotic

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Is soil a biotic or abiotic factor?

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biotic

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abiotic

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Is water a biotic or abiotic factor?

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biotic

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abiotic

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Abiotic factors are ___________.

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non-living parts of an ecosystem

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living parts of an ecosystem

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things that once were alive, but now are dead

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not important parts of ecosystems.

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Biotic factors are ___________.

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non-living parts of an ecosystem

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living parts of an ecosystem

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things that once were alive, but now are dead

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not important parts of ecosystems.

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What are the biotic factors in this image?
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sunlight, elephants, and grasses
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sunlight, water,  and air
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elephants, plants, trees 

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Which of the following is a biotic factor?

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sun

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temperature

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soil

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grass

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A ____________ is a group of different populations living in the same area and interacting with each other.

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Population

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Ecosystem

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Community

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Ecosphere

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A ____________ is a community and all of the nonliving components of the environment.

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Population

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Community

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Habitat

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Ecosystem

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A ____________ is a group of the same organism living together in the same place at the same time?

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organism

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population

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community

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biome

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What are groups of different populations living togther in the same place at the same time called?
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An organism
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A population
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A community
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A biosphere

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When all the ecosystems on Earth are combined it is called...
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a community.
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a biome.
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a biosphere.
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an Earthsphere.

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What level of organization can be seen here?
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Species
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Population
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Community
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Ecosystem

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What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

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organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
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organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
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organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
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organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere

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The process of producers using sunlight to make food is called __________.

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photosynthesis

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consumer

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food web

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prey

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An organism that makes its own food is called a(n) _________. Choose all correct answers.

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autotroph

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producer

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heterotroph

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decomposer

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An organism that gets food by eating other organisms is called a ____.

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predator

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consumer

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herbivore

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carnivore

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A consumer that only eats plants is a called a(n) ________.

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consumer

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omnivore

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consumer

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herbivore

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A consumer that only eats meat is a called a(n) ________.

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carnivore

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ominvore

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scavenger

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herbivore

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Consumer that eats both plants and animals is a called a(n) ________.

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herbivore

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omnivore

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carnivore

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scavenger

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An animal that only eats dead animals is called a ____.

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consumer

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prey

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decomposer

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scavenger

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An organism that breaks down the waste or remains of other organisms is called a _______.

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prey

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consumer

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scavenger

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decomposer

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
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ecosystem
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food web
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environment
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population

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A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

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mutualism

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competition

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predator/prey

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parasitism

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
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The insects in the habitat would increase.
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The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
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The willow tree population would decrease.
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Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

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What is this called?
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Food Web
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Food Chain
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Abiotic Factors
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Energy Pyramid

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According to the energy pyramid, what percentage of energy is transferred from primary consumers to secondary consumers?

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1%

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10%

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100%

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0.1%

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What is the energy source for all food webs?

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Sun

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Water

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Food

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Rest

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Which animals give energy to the hawk? (Choose all correct answers)

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Mouse

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Wildflower

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Rabbit

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Snake

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The fox is a _______ and a _______ in this food web. (Choose all correct answers)

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Tertiary Consumer

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Producer

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Secondary Consumer

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Primary Consumer

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Which of the following is a herbivore?
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cricket
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frog
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hawk
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shrew

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Which trophic level has the most energy?

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Primary consumers

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Producers

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Secondary consumers

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Tertiary consumers

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What is the name of the process of water changing from gas to liquid? Type your answer.

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When water flows/travels over the surface of land its called _________.

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Runoff

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Transpiration

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What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

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Condensation

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Runoff

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Precipitation

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Evaporation

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When water evaporates from the leaves of plants its called ______

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Condensation

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Runoff

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Precipitation

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Transpiration

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What do you call the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas as it heats up?

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Condensation
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Runoff
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Precipitation
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Evaporation

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What step of the water cycle is shown in this picture?

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Condensation

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Runoff

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Precipitation

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Evaporation

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Which of the following removes carbon dioxide from the air?

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Photosynthesis by producers

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Fossil fuel combustion

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Animal respiration

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Plant respiration

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Select all that apply.

Which of the following processes add carbon into the atmosphere?

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fossil fuel combustion

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photosynthesis

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cellular respiration

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decomposition

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Select all that apply.

Which of the following processes remove carbon from the atmosphere?

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Photosynthesis

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Fossilization

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Compustion

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Cellular respiration

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Look at the image. What process does this equation represent?

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photosynthesis

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cellular respiration

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Look at the image. What process does this equation represent?

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photosynthesis

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cellular respiration

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What organism changes nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?

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bacteria

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rain

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fungi

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car exhaust

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The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

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The nitrogen cycle

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The carbon cycle

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The water cycle

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The phosphorus cycle

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A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

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air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

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animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

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bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals

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air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

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Which gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere?

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Hydrogen

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Carbon Dioxide

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Fill in the blank: Interspecific competition happens between ___ species.

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The two male birds of the same species compete for mates. This is an example of ________.

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interspecific competition

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intraspecific competition

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Predators of different species might compete for the same prey. This is an example of ________.

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unique competition

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interspecific competition

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territorial competition

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intraspecific competition

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what type of competition is that?

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intraspecific

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interspecific

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what type of competition is that?

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intraspecific

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interspecific

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According to the competitive exclusion principle, what happens when two species try to occupy the same niche at the same time?

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One species will be forced to change its niche or move away

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Both species will coexist peacefully

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Both species will go extinct

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The environment will change to support both species

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sharing resources to avoid competition is called ______.

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character displacement

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climax community

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resource partitioning

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pioneer species

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between a predator and its prey?

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The predator hunts and eats the prey for food.

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The prey hunts and eats the predator for food.

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Both predator and prey benefit equally.

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Neither is affected by the other.

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What is a predator?

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An animal that is killed and eaten by other animals

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An animal that kills and eats other animals

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What is prey?

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An animal that is killed and eaten by another animal.

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An animal that kills and eats other animals.

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Alligator

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Predator

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Prey

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Wild Pig

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Predator

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Prey

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Shark

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Predator

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Prey

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Seals

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Predator

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Prey

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Which of the following are types of symbiosis? select all that apply.

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Mutualism

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Commensalism

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Parasitism

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Predation

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A bird makes a nest in a tree.  The bird gets a house, but the tree is unharmed.
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Commensalism
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Mutualism
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Parasitism

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Clown fish live among anemones, acting as a lure for the sea anemone's prey. The clown fish get protection and shelter from the anemone. This is an example of which type of symbiosis?

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Commensalism

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

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When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.
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host, hostess
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parasite, host
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host, parasite
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prey, predator

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A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat and absorbs nutrients from the cat's food. This makes the cat very sick. which type of symbiosis is this?

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mutualism

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parasitism

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commensalism

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competition

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Which type of population growth is limited by carrying capacity?

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Exponential growth

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Logistic growth

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Linear growth

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Unlimited growth

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What are four factors that affect population size?

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Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail

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Birth Rate, Immigration, Location, Community

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Emigration, Immigration, Species Size, Death Rate

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Immigration, Emigration, Death Rate, Birth Rate

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The number of individuals in a population

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birth rate

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immigration

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population size

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emigration

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The population size is 200 turtles.  20 turtles were born. 7 new turtles moved into the population. 15 turtles died. 8 turtles moved out of the population.

PG = (Birth Rate + Immigration) - (Death Rate + Emigration)

Did the population increase, decrease, or stay the same?


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Increase

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Decrease

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Stay the Same

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No Change

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In the jungle, there is a population of 50 gorillas. Over the past year, 10 gorillas moved into the population, 20 gorillas moved out of the population, 25 gorillas were born and 50 gorillas died.

PG = (Birth Rate + Immigration) - (Death Rate + Emigration)

Did the population increase, decrease, or stay the same?


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Increase

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Decrease

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Stay the Same

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No Change

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Birth rate: the number of __________ in a population over a certain time

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births

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deaths

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animals moving INTO

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animals moving OUT OF

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The number of animals moving into a population

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What is the amount of animals moving out of a population

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Which term describes the number of organisms that have died in a population?

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Death Rate

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Birth Rate

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Immigration

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Emigration

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What does population density measure?

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The number of individuals per unit area

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The number of births in a population

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The amount of food available

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The rate of population growth

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Which of the following best describes a population with high population density?

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A large number of individuals packed closely together

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A small number of individuals spread out

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Individuals living in isolation

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Individuals living in different habitats

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Which of the following are examples of density-dependent limiting factors? Select all that apply.

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Competition

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Disease

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Extreme weather

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Predation

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What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

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exponential growth

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logistic growth

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predator-prey cycle

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boom-bust curve

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

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carrying capacity

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population

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biome

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mutualism

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What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

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2.0 million

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1.0 million

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1.5 million

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0.5 million

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If a disease is destroying wheat plants in a field, what would happen to the bird population that eats the wheat?

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The bird population would stay the same

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The bird population would increase

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The bird population would decrease

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Which of the following limiting factors is density independent? Select all that apply.

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water

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food

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natural disasters

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human activity

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

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Unusual weather

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Natural disaster

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Disease

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When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity it's called overshoot. What happens after overshoot?

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Continues to grow
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The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
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The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
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The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

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In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is the best example of a limiting factor for a rabbit population?
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Squirrel Population
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Sunlight
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Grass available

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The way in which individuals of a population are spread out or organized is called ____.

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population density
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survivorship
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population dispersion
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logistic curve

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Which image below shows uniform dispersion?

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Which image below shows clumped dispersion?

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Which image below shows random dispersion?

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