Bio_ Chapter 4 Review

The earth’s ability to maintain its balance indefinitely by cycling water and other resources is known as (a)   .

• biogeochemical cycles

• ecological stasis

• recycling theory

• sustainability

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Most free oxygen (O2) in the earth’s atmosphere is produced by (a)   .

• burning fossil fuels

• decomposing organic matter

• photosynthesis in plants and algae

• volcanic eruptions

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Trout growth is determined by food availability. A young wild trout might grow three or four inches during its first year of life, while a well-fed hatchery trout can reach nine inches in the same amount of time. in this example, food availability is a(n)​ (a)   .

• carrying capacity

• exponential resource

• inhibitor

• limiting factor

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Which of the following does NOT increase biodiversity?

• abundant resources

• a greater birth rate than death rate in many populations

• a surge in one specific population

• high food availabilty.

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Under ideal conditions, a single E. coli bacterium can grow into a colony of over two million in less than seven hours. Scientists call this _______ growth.

• explosive

• exponential

• logistic

• successive

Eurasian collared doves have been rapidly expanding their range throughout the Northern Hemisphere. As doves move into new areas, their numbers grow rapidly. However, their population growth rate eventually tapers off as competition for resources increases. At this point, the doves are approaching the _______ of their new territory.

• A carrying capacity

• B limiting factor

• C population density

• D stable point

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The species that occupy an ecosystem at the end of secondary succession are called _______ species.

• A climax

• B indicator

• C pioneer

• D terminal

Which of the following is (are) considered a greenhouse gas?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• water vapor

• all of the above

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Which of the following statements exhibits bias?

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor are greenhouse gases.

• Each human produces an ecological footprint.

• Human activities such as burning fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide.

• Unchecked carbon emissions will lead to runaway global warming.

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Which of the following would reduce a society’s ecological footprint?

• a concentration of populations in cities

• a growing human population

• using less technology

• using more natural resources

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