SiR-01: Ecology

According to this food web, mice are -

• producers.

• herbivores.

• omnivores.

• carnivores.

What do humans release back into the atmosphere by burning things that came from underground?

• carbon

• nitrogen

• water

• energy

Every species of fig has its own species of fig wasp to pollinate its flowers. Without the fig wasp, there would be no fig seeds. Without the fig, the wasp could lay no eggs. What is the relationship between these two organisms?

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

• commensalism

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What would happen to the eagle if the green fish died out?

• the eagle population would grow

• the eagle population would die out

• the smaller fish will die out

• the algae will die out

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The banana slug eats detritus and needs relatively warm, moist surroundings. In which biome would you expect to find it?

• Coniferous forest

• Tropical rain forest

• Desert

• Temperate grassland

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What is most responsible for keeping panda subpopulations from interbreeding?

• weather

• fragmentation

• bamboo availability

• panda hunting

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Part of a forest is clear-cut to make room for new buildings and roads as part of a housing development. This decreases the available habitat for all species, making it a -

• density-independent limiting factor

• density-dependent limiting factor.

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What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

• The population keeps growing

• The population starts to die off

• The entire species will go extinct

• The carrying capacity just increases

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What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

• 1000

• 8000

• 800

• 600

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What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• C
• D
• A
• B

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