Biosphere & Biodiversity 1

This happens when organisms occupy the exact same niche and share the exact same resources

• Competitive exclusion

• Resource partitioning

• Symbiosis

• Predator-prey cycle

What organisms do, when they do it, and where they do it.

• Niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Trophic level

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When organisms in the same ecosystem divide shared resources to avoid competition, this is occuring:

• Resource partitioning

• Competitive exclusion

• Symbiosis

• Predator-prey cycle

Which of the following statements concerning the graph is true?

• Lions predate on gazelle

• Lion populations flucuate more than gazelle populations

• Lions have larger populations than gazelle

• Gazelle populations have little change

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In a _________________ relationship, one individual benefits while the other is harmed.

• Parasitic

• Commensalistic

• Symbiotic

• Mutualistic

In a __________________ relationship, one organism benefits while the other is unimpacted.

• Commensalistic

• Mutualistic

• Parasitic

• Symbiotic

Which of the following processes brings carbon down from the atmosphere, acting as a carbon sink?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Decomposition

• Combustion of fossil fuels

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Which of the following is a major contributor to carbon in the atmosphere and is caused by human actions?

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Cellular respiration

• Combustion of fossil fuels

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Which of the following fixes nitrogen from the atmosphere into a usable form for living organisms?

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Animals

• Fungi

Where do animals get the nitrogen they need?

• From the atmosphere

• From the food they eat

• From symbiotic bacteria

• From the sun

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