Ecology

Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

Consumer that eats plants

• heterotroph
• herbivore
• producer
• community

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Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

• foodweb
• consumer
• food chain
• omnivore

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Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

• herbivore
• decomposer
• heterotroph
• species

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All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

• ecosystem
• carnivore
• niche
• population

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What does fungi do to dead plants and animals?

• Leave them there
• Decompose them
• Wait for other animals to eat them
• Move away

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.
• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
• The willow tree population would decrease.
• Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

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Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity?

• protection of ecosystems
• pollution control
• selective cutting
• introduction of exotic or invasive species

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___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• Runoff
• Peak flow
• Groundwater
• Municipal sewage

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Which of the following is the most likely cause of algal bloom?

• Humans dumped their trash directly into the pond, causing the water to become unclean

• A seasonal algal cycle caused the water to have too many organisms living in it

• Fertilizers from nearby fields drained into the pond, causing an excess of nutrients

• Acid rain transported pollution from nearby bodies of water through the water cycle.

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