Unit 3 - Ecosystems (Final Exam Review)

The non living parts of an ecosystem (ex/ moisture, oxygen, carbon dioxide, light, minerals, rocks)

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• relationships

• soil

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The table provided shows the yield of vegetable in a school's garden for 3 years. The yield is the number of pounds of vegetables harvested. What is the most likely reason for the decrease in the vegetables yield in 2006?

• an increase in the size of the garden area

• an increase in the amount of sunlight

• a decrease in the rabbit population near the garden

• a decrease in the average yearly rainfall

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An abiotic part of an ecosystem that is the main source of energy

• water

• soil

• sunlight

• oxygen

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The study of the interaction of living and nonliving things in the environment.

• biology
• ecology
• zoology
• psychology

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What is one consumer in this pond environment?

• water

• frog

• aquatic plant

• rock

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Which term best describes the interactions between the physical and living factors shown in the diagram below.

• a biosphere

• an ecosystem

• a community

• a biome

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Which type of organism that usually lives in a lake would not be found in level B because of the lack of light?

• decomposer

• scavengers

• carnivores

• producers

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Which graph shows what most likely would happen to the population of a certain animal if a new predator were introduced at time A?

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Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore
• decomposer

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Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore
• decomposer