EOC Review 2 - Ecology

The most famous pollinator is the ______________. 

• honeybee
• bat
• water
• wind

 What is the function of autotrophs in the carbon cycle?

• to use oxygen to produce glucose
• to take in excess water
•  to use carbon dioxide to produce glucose
• to feed on herbivores

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 Which environmental factor would cause the greatest decrease in the number of species of plants and animals living in some of the lakes in the United States? 

•  increase in dissolved oxygen levels
•  global warming
• ozone destruction
• acid rain

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 Which sequence shows increasing ecological levels of organization?

• organism, population, community, ecosystem
• ecosystem, population, organism, community
• community, ecosystem, population, organism
• population, organism, ecosystem, community

Choose the one item in the list which would NOT be an abiotic component of a wetland ecosystem.

• Water
• Air temperature
• Rocks
• Fish

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This graph represents changes in human population over a period of 2,000 years.  What can be concluded from the graph?

• Human population grew at a constant rate over the last 2,000 years.
• Human population grew exponentially over the past 200 years
• Human population reached its carrying capacity around the year 1900
•  Human population will begin to level off around 2010

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1.  Which substance is considered to be a factor affecting Earth’s ozone layer?

• chlorofluorocarbons
•  ethyl alcohol
•  nitrogen gas
• water vapor

A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

Water temperature would be an example of ...

• A biotic factor
• An abiotic factor

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A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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