Climate Changes Quizizz

A small group of goats are kept in the petting section of a local zoo. Competition would occur between goats in this area if which of the following changes were made?

• They spend more of the day sleeping.

• Their bodies slow down and require less food.

• Their brown fur changes to white.

• They must search longer to find vegetation.

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The Dead Sea has a salt concentration of 33%, which makes it inhospitable for aquatic plants and animals. During rainy seasons, the concentration of salt decreases and some kinds of algae begin to grow. What changes could be expected when the salt concentration returns to normal?

• Plant life flourishes

• Increased Algae Growth

• Algae dies off.

• Animals return to the area.

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When two species with similar needs share a habitat with limited resources, the likely outcome is that -

• the resources will increase over time.

• the organisms will compete for the resources.

• both populations will increase.

• new populations will enter the habitat.

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The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) is a plant, and like all other green plants, gets its energy from the Sun through photosynthesis. This plant, however, catches flies and breaks down their bodies using chemicals to meet its needs. Which environmental condition has led to this adaptation?

• Excessive insect populations

• Soil with few nutrients

• Increased average daily temperatures

• Low atmospheric oxygen

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Three-toed tree sloths are mammals which live in the jungle trees of Central and South America. The majority of a sloth’s diet consists of leaves and buds from trees. As rainforest habitats are being destroyed, how will these organisms most likely be affected?

• Most sloths will become carnivores.

• A cave-dwelling population will appear.

• Some sloths will start to hibernate.

• The sloth population will likely decrease.

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Some individuals of the species, Crocodylus niloticus, the Nile Crocodile, have been found living in caves deep underground. The cave dwelling population of crocodiles is thriving, while their counterparts living outside the caves have been almost completely eliminated. Which of the following changes most likely led to these crocodiles relocating to a new habitat?

• Temperatures have steadily increased over time.

• The food sources of these animals are more scarce.

• Expansion of the habitat has led to less competition.

• Annual rainfall levels have changed greatly.

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The strangler fig is a vine that starts out as a seed in the tree canopy of the rain forest. It drops its roots down from the canopy to the forest floor. By sprouting in the rain-forest canopy, the strangler fig seedling is exposed to more-

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Nutrients

• Consumers

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In Austin, Texas, a well-known salamander inhabits the waters of the spring out flows of Barton Springs. This is the perfect habitat for the Barton Springs salamander since it thrives in fresh and pure continuous flowing water. What is the most likely way that humans could have a damaging impact on the Barton Springs salamander?

• Polluting the water.

• Floating down the river.

• Adding new water vegetation.

• Adding new animals to the environment.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of how biotic factors interact with abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

• A lion preys on a herd of gazelle.

• Plants remove carbon dioxide from the air and add oxygen.

• Animals cause erosion by digging in the dirt.

• A lizard raises its body temperature by using heat from the Sun.

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The Texas blind salamander lives exclusively in San Marcos, Texas and has the following characteristics. Which abiotic resource is not likely present in the Texas blind Salamander?

• Oxygen

• Water

• Plants

• Sunlight

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