Ecosystem Resilience

The variety of life in an ecosystem.

• Ecology

• Environment

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Resilience

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The ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly and resist damage after disasters

• Ecology

• Environmental Science

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Resilience

Mice eat seeds, small fruits and berries, beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, and an underground fungus. What happens if all the grasshoppers die?

• The mice die because of a food source being removed

• The mice survive due to biodiversity

• The beetles and caterpillars increase in population

• The beetles and caterpillars decrease in population

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The area around Earth where all life exists.

• atmosphere

• troposphere

• biosphere

• stratosphere

An accurate definition of Sustainability is

• meeting population needs

• meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to survive

• meeting the needs of the future without worrying about todays

• meeting the food needs of animals

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What will happen to a population if they do not have enough resources?

• The population will grow bigger

• The population will all die

• The population will have to move away or they will die

• The population will sit and wait for new resources

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TRUE OR FALSE?

The sun is the main source of energy for all of life on earth.

• True

• False

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What does it mean when an animal is endangered?

• Something once lived but no longer exists.
• Animals that is at risk of extinction.
• Place that protects animals at risk.

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What does it mean when an animal is extinct?

• Something once lived but no longer exists.
• Animals that is at risk of extinction.
• Place that protects animals at risk.

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What is a NON-NATIVE species?

• a plant or animal that is in its right place

• a plant or animal that has been moved to a new place where it doesn't belong

• a kind of plant that no animals eat

• a kind of plant or animal that doesn't live anywhere

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