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Carrying capacity is the result of which of the following:

• Different populations living in the same place interact with one another.

• Within a community every species has a particular niche

• While living organisms have the capacity to produce populations of infinite size, environments and resources are limited.

• Most energy pyramids can continue for only four or five trophic levels and can support only a few top-level consumers.

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What is groundwater?

• Water absorbed by plants and released slowly into waterways

• Water that soaks into the ground

• Water that flows over the land

• Water frozen in glaciers, snowpacks, and polar ice caps

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How does water pollution affect aquatic life?

• Cloudy water blocks light and slows plant growth

• Too much fertilizer causes overgrowth of algae

• Toxic chemicals are poisonous to living things

• All of the above

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Overfishing can lead to:

• Population collapse

• Reduction in average catch size

• Increase in aquatic tourism

• Both A and B

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Aquatic resource conservation is:

• Best left to professionals

• Limited to certain times of the year

• Unnecessary because Texas has plenty of water

• A citizen's responsibility

Which of the following statements about invasive species is true?

• The invasive species may compete with native species for habitat or food.

• Invasive species are not subject to natural selection.

• Invasive species play an important role by keeping populations of prey species below their carrying capacity.

• None of the above

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Why are fish coated with slime?

• To absorb up to 85 percent of the oxygen available in the water

• To help them blend in to the dark bottom when seen from above, and with the bright surface when seen from below

• To reduce friction as fish swim through the water and to protect them from disease

• None of the above

Which of the following statements about adaptations is true?

• Creatures can choose adaptations that will provide them with survival advantages.

• Species' adaptations provide them with survival advantages in a particular environment.

• All aquatic species have the same adaptations.

• Both B and C

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What is surface water?

• Water absorbed by plants and released slowly into waterways

• Water that soaks into the ground

• Water that flows over the land

• Water frozen in glaciers, snowpacks, and polar ice caps

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A balanced ecosystem _________.

• Is always changing.

• Doesn't change.

• Changes in response to natural and human caused events.

• A and C

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