Ecology: Module 6 Review (Biodiversity)

____ are sections of DNA that code for traits. Analysis of this type of biodiversity is chemical.

• genes

• nucleotides

• macromolecules

• chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The ____ biodiversity in an ecosystem, the ____ stable the ecosystem.

• more, more

• more,less

• less, more

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Biodiversity is the _____ of life on Earth.

• number

• variety and variability

• mass and variety

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When land is cleared for timber and agriculture, the the loss of an ecosystem can have dramatic effects in other areas such as clean water and air. This effect of continued change is called a _____ effect.

• shuffle

• jump

• ripple

• bounce

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

As found from the 2016 study: If climate change leads to reduced species or reduced genetic diversity, then there could be a _____ capacity for ecosystems to respond to additional stresses.

• increased

• reduced

• unaffected

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

The loss of wild species related to a crop can mean the loss of potential in crop improvement. Maintaining the _____ of wild species helps ensure our continued food supply.

• structures

• hardiness

• hydration rate

• genetic biodiversity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Air pollutants are often referred to as emissions when _____.

• the substances are removed from the air

• the substances are discharged into the air

• the substances form organic molecules

• the substances form inorganic molecules

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The term _____ means resulting from or relating to the influence of human beings on nature.

• anthropometry

• anthropogenic

• anthropology

• anthropomorphic

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Some pollutants can be both primary and secondary pollutants.

• False

• True

_____ smog is a type of smog of produced when ultraviolet light from the sun reacts with atmospheric primary pollutants.

• Photochemical

• Photooptical

• Photoaqueous

• Photocurrent

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2