ECOLOGY TEST

the greenhouse effect can cause an increase in

• temperature

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

in the tropical rainforest the dense covering formed by the leafy tops of trees is known as

• canopy

• boreal

• niche

• understory

the average year after year conditions of temperature and precipitation within a particular area

• weather

• climate

• greenhouse effect

• biotic factors

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

what is a population?

• a group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring

• groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

• an assemblage of different population that live together in a defined area

• a collection of all organisms that live in a particular place

an herbivore is classified as a

• predator

• consumer

• producer

• detrivore

autotrophs are organisms that rely on _______ for their food supply

• other organisms

• plants, animals, and dead organic matter

• energy from the environment

• plants

nutrients move through an ecosystem in biogeochemical cycles EXCEPT

• water

• energy

• carbon

• phosphorus

Too much agricultural runoff can result in which of the following?

• thriving ocean habitats

• slowing of coral bleaching

• increased fish populations

• algae blooms

symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected

• competition

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

a series of steps where organisms transfer energy by eating or being eaten is known as

• the food web

• the food chain

• the biomass pyramid

• the biogeochemical cycle