Biology Ch 3.1/5 Test Review

The cheetah population was 100,000 now today there are less than 12,000. What type of natural resource are cheetah's considered to be if we don't practice sustainability?

• nonrenewable
• renewable
• reusable
• sustainable

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Suppose an herbicide is used to kill algae. This chemical does not break down. Inside the cells of which organism would you find the highest amount of herbicide?

• algae
• minnows
• elm trees
• cougar

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A biologist is searching for a new antibiotic. In which ecosystem would he have the best chance at finding new plants to research?

• a desert
• the tundra
• the temperate deciduous forest
• tropical rainforest

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Ecological succession is:

• an organisms ability to survive in its environment
• the number of species living in an ecosystem
• the process of one community replacing another
• the transfer of energy through a food chain

Which type of succession would follow a forest fire?

• secondary 
• primary
• old field
• lake

Which would be a direct effect caused by habitat fragmentation?

• nutrients removed from the soil
• pollutants build up in a food chain
• harvested trees result in less leaf liter for rich soil
• box turtles separated by a road and unable to mate

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An event in which a large percentage of all species become extinct in a short period of time:

• biodiversity shift
• mass extinction
• over exploitation
• background extinction

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Which of the following must a species have in order to evolve in response to a changing environment?

• the ability to hunt
• favorable selections
• favorable adaptations
• the ability to move

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What could be said about an organism that cannot meet its needs within an ecosystem?

• it may change its colors
• it may become extinct
• it will produce more offspring
• it will become an herbivore

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Killing of ocelot in high numbers for their fur in order to make money is an example of

• augmentation
• remediation
• over exploitation
• selective breeding

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