Ecology 2 Accelerated

Deer ticks spread Lyme disease and feed on blood of humans and other mammals. They are best described as

• autotrophs

• herbivores

• parasites

• decomposers

This diagram represents a population of flies. The carrying capacity is represented by letter

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The number of individuals of a species that an ecosystem can support with the available resources is the

• succession rate

• climax community

• carrying capacity

• biodiversity

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• algae

• sunlight

• water

• carbon dioxide

Which of the following is not a decomposer?

• bacteria

• dung beetle

• fungus

• algae

Which of the following describes a population?

• the American toads living in Hubbard Park

• the deer ticks in deciduous forest ecosystems

• a lion at Beardsley Zoo

• macaws in rainforests

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The community in this diagram is represented by

• the gravel and water

• the water and fish

• the aquatic plants and animals

• the water, plants, and snails

The process represented by the changes in the ecosystem shown in this diagram is

• evolution

• ecological succession

• photosynthesis

• change in carrying capacity

The changes to the ecosystem shown in this diagram most likely took about

• 6 weeks

• 6 months

• 6 years

• 60 years

The organism least likely to be found at level a is

• algae

• oak tree

• berry bushes

• wolf