Ecology

How does too much fishing in an area affect its ecosystem?

• The fish will lay many more eggs to replace fish caught
• organisms that eat fish could become endangered due to starvation
• organisms that eat the fish will become endangered
• people could eat too many fish and become ill

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What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?

• The number of herbivores would increase
• The number of plants would increase
• all organisms would adapt
• All living organisms would eventually die

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Humans are part of the ecosystem and therefore impact it.  Which of the following events in an ecosystem may produce a negative effect?

• preventing deer from depleting food resources
• restoring a natural habitat
• wildlife rangers minimizing disturbances
• a lumber company clearing a forest

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The parts of an ecosystem that are currently living or that have once lived.

• Biotic Factor
• Abiotic Factor
• Species
• Biome

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The factors in an ecoysystem that have never had the ability to live.

• Biotic Factor
• Abiotic Factor
• Biome
• Community

All ecosystems combined...

• biosphere

• community

• habitat

• population

Consists of all the biotic and abiotic factors of the environment...

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• all of the above

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A group of organisms of the same species in any given area...

• population

• community

• individuals

• community

The smallest unit of life that can sustain itself is called...

• an organism.
• the biosphere.
• a population.
• a community.

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The temperate decisuous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...

• the biopshere.
• biomes.
• ecosystems.
• communities.