Ecosystem Stability & Biodiversity

What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?

• 1000

• 8000

• 800

• 600

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Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
• There would be a decrease in the mice population.
• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?

• The number of herbivores would increase
• The number of plants would increase
• all organisms would adapt
• All living organisms would eventually die

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Examples of how humans negatively affect local ecosystems are

• Building dams, deforestation (cutting down trees), adding point sources to nearby streams to allow for run-off, building roads and structures, and salting roads.
• Creating laws to prohibit fishing from local streams.
• Planting trees and other plants to attract native species.
• Removing non-native species from the environment.

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How would the biodiversity of this ecosystem be affected if the lantern fish disappeared?

• The ocean sunfish population would increase.
• The large shark population would die out.
• The squid would die out.
• There would be no change.

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Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

• Hawk
• Spider
• Grasshopper
• Shrew

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.
• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
• The willow tree population would decrease.
• Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

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What effect will an invasive species have on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

• The carrying capacity will increase
• The carrying capacity for everyone will decrease
• The carrying capacity will only decrease for those in competition for same resource
• The carrying capacity for all animals will stay the same

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A species that is not native to an area is called: 

• Native Species
• Natural Species
• Invasive Species
• Symbiotic Species

Which answer is true regarding biodiversity?

• As long as there are enough producers, an ecosystem is considered to have a good amount of biodiversity.

• The rain forest has an unhealthy ecosystem because its biodiversity is too great.

• An ecosystem is healthier when the biodiversity is great.

• Biodiversity is positively affected when non-native species are introduced into an environment

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