Evolution and Ecology

What is the greenhouse effect?

• It is a phenomenon where the sun’s rays are absorbed by clouds.

• It is a phenomenon that occurs when heat escapes into space.

• It is when heat is trapped by gases, then sent back to earth’s surface.

• It describes the atmosphere’s composition.

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Barnacles are animals that cannot move. In order to get food, they attach to whales and catch any floating plankton in the water. The whale is neither helped nor harmed in the interaction. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Neutralism

In the wild, some alligators gets their teeth cleaned by birds. The birds gets their food from the alligators' teeth.

What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Neutralism

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In an ecosystem, there are populations of moose, rabbits, grass, and pine trees. Suddenly, a fire blazes through the area, which kills all of the populations. As the months go on, new species of grass begin to take root. This attracts animals, and eventually the ecosystem is restored.

What type of ecological succession happened?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Tertiary succession

• None of the above

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In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

• Deer

• Grass

• rain

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What Biome is covered in permafrost (frozen subsoils)?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

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Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

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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Volcano erupting would be an example of what type of succession?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

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All of the biotic and abiotic factors.

• community

• ecosystem

• population

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