A foreign insect is introduced into the Texas. It eats a lot of leaves, and trees start to become leafless . Many different animals feed on the new insect, but even they cannot control its numbers. Eventually, trees begin to die. Why would a rapid increase of the new insect population cause certain species of herbivores to vanish or be fewer in number?

They would not have enough to eat.

They would not have enough space to live.

They would not have tree bark to eat.

A manatee is a water-dwelling herbivore on the list of endangered species. If manatees were to become extinct, what would be the most likely result in areas where they had lived?

Certain producer organisms would become more abundant in the area.

Other manatees would move into the area and restore balance.

Predators in the area would have more food to eat.

The area would not be affected.

Scientists are concerned about overfishing of shark populations. Sharks feed on rays and rays feed on scallops. Without sharks, rays consume all the scallop beds. This situation demonstrates that:

humans can upset an ecosystem by removing species.

humans can improve an ecosystem by removing predators.

reducing the shark population increases the quantity of scallops that can be taken.

sharks are not important for the stability of the ecosystem.

Highways allow people to travel between towns and cities, but it also divides ecosystems into smaller pieces. Animals can become separated from lakes they use for food and shelter. For example, tiger salamanders use lakes for these reasons. How could the building of highways affect animals such as the tiger salamander?

Tiger salamanders may be cut off from important resources.

Tiger salamanders could improve lake ecosystems.

Tiger salamander habitats may have less pollution.

Tiger salamander habitats within ecosystems would become larger.

Which of the following is a true statement about deforestation?

Animals lose their habitats when too many trees are cut down

Once trees are cut down, they can never grow back again

Trees provide humans with the carbon dioxide we need to breathe

Wood and paper products cannot be recycled

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What is an ecosystem?

A group of animals that are the same species.

Soil, water, air and sunlight

All the living and non living things that interact in an area.

North America

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Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?

Rainforest

A city

Desert

Deep ocean

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Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?

Sunlight

Air

Water

All of these

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An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.

Villian

Predator

Prey

Fred

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An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .

Victim

Sally

Predator

Prey

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The non living parts of an ecosystem

abiotic factors

biotic factors

oxygen

soil

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An abiotic part of an ecosystem; required by plants to perform photosynthesis.

water

soil

sunlight

oxygen

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Ecosystems

What is an ecosystem?

Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?

Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?

An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.

An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .

The non living parts of an ecosystem

An abiotic part of an ecosystem; required by plants to perform photosynthesis.

the living parts of an ecosystem

A species that is in danger of becoming extinct.

Which is a biotic factor?

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