Environmental and Genetic Factors that Influence Growth

Which factor(s) are environmental conditions that can influence the growth of organisms?

• availability of food

• birth rate

• availability of space

• availability of water

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Overall, the oyster population has what type of trend?

• Nothing

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• All over the place

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Overall, what is happening to the population in Sooner, OK?

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Staying the same

• Not enough data

What can you infer about incubation temperature and the gender of the hatchlings?

• 24.5 degrees produces more males than females

• 26.5 degrees produces more males than females

• The incubation temperature doesn't affect the gender.

• 24.5 degrees produces more hatchlings

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

An environmental changes drastically reduced the population of Lavender plants. The Lavender plants provided the only source of food for a nearby population of bees. Which statement describes the likely effect of this change?

• The number of bees will decrease because they will not have enough food.

• The number of bees will stay the same.

• The number of bees will stay the same because they will find food elsewhere.

• The number of bees will increase.

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If a disease destroying red oak trees swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the acorn eating squirrel population?

• Nothing

• It would increase

• It would decrease

• All of the above.

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If the amount of resources increases, the population would

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

• go extinct

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If a trait varies within a pair of identical twins, it is most likely caused by

• genetic traits

• inherited traits

• what you eat

• the environment

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Which fox is best adapted for a colder climate?

• Both

• Neither

• The red fox

• The white fox

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Termites are tiny insects that can cause severe damage to homes and other structures that consist of wood. Termites are an example of what type of factor.

• Biotic

• Abiotic