Biology semester 1 review #3

Which option is abiotic?

• Plants
• Bacteria
• Water
• Fungi

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What are some ways we can help in maintaining biodiversity?

• Get involved with ecological restoration in your area.

• Prevent invasive species from overpopulating.

• Don't use chemical pesticides on crops.

• All of the above

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What is an invasive species?

• A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. 
• A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 
• A keystone species in an environment
• none of the above

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A stable ecosystem typically has high biodiversity.

• True

• False

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Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.

• mutualism
• commensalism
• competition
• parasitism

What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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What factor describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?

• Emigration
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Exponential Growth

All living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact are called ______

• ecosystem
• community

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Which organisms in the food web shown to the right are predators that compete for the same prey in this environment?

• Coyotes and rabbits
• White-tailed deer and rabbits
• Leafy weeds and cotton rats
• Bobcats and coyotes

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On a safari at night, a lion hunts and feeds on an antelope. In this relationship, the lion is the ____________________ and the antelope is the _________________.

• Parasite/host
• Predator/prey
• Prey/Predator