The passing down of traits from parents to children

A trait you inherit from your parents

What is one way humans are trying to positively impact the ocean?

Transporting goods in ocean vessels

The arctic hare in the picture is shown camouflaged in the snow from possible predators. What would happen if the arctic hare was introduced into a new environment without snow and ice?

The chance of young hares surviving to adulthood and reproducing would be greatly diminished.

The species would become overpopulated.

The hare would be a popular target for game hunters.

What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

The number of plants would increase.

There would be more food for secondary consumers.

The number of primary consumers would increase.

The number of secondary consumers would increase.

Which of the following characteristics best describe the animal kingdom ?

heterotrophic, eukaryotic, multicellular

heterotrophic, prokaryotic, unicellular

autotrophic, eukaryotic, multicellular

heterotrophic, prokaryotic, multicellular

The picture below shows how runoff from an urban location is routed to the ocean. Pollution in the runoff can damage ocean ecosystems. A likely cause of the runoff is:

pavement and concrete prevents water from entering the groundwater

larger amounts of farmland to support more people

increased rainfall in urban areas

sediments being deposited in the streams and rivers around urban areas

An ecosystem that is not sustainable can break down when a natural disaster occurs. This can lead to organisms in the ecosystem either leaving the area or dying off. Increased biodiversity results in a more sustainable ecosystem because —

a greater variety of species present allows more organisms to adapt after changes occur

a greater number of plant species means that there is less barren land

the transition area between two ecosystems is narrower

there are fewer species to be affected by environmental stresses

Wheat was one of the first plant crops that humans domesticated. In the process of domestication, the wild form of wheat was eventually changed into a form more suited to human agricultural practice. Early farmers most likely used seeds only from wheat plants with —

larger grains that could produce more food per plant

taller stems that could block sunlight from weeds growing at ground level

larger flowers that could be sold for additional income

thinner stems that could endure heavy winds

Which sentence best describes how energy flows through this pyramid?

Energy is transferred from organisms in one level to those in the level above.

Energy is transferred down each level of the energy pyramid.

The energy lost at each level is consumed by organisms in the top level.

The organisms at the bottom level provide energy directly to organisms in all the other levels.

Which would result in the most diverse offspring ?

Bees bringing pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of another

An orchid with a slower structure that forces self-pollination

Planting a cutting from a potato to grow a new potato plant

An amoeba in a fresh water pond reproducing through binary fission

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Which ecosystem is probably healthier?

An ecosystem with only a few species of animals

An ecosystem with MANY different animals

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An organism that hunts for its food ...

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Gather

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Hunter

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A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources or food within an ecological community ...

Population

Competition

Ecosystem

Community

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The place where an organisms lives ...

Home

Habitat

Community

Population

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Eats plants (example: deer)

Herbivore

Carnivore

Omnivore

Decomposer

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Eats other animals (example: tiger)

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STAAR REVIEW - Ecology

Which ecosystem is probably healthier?

An organism that hunts for its food ...

An organism that is hunted for food ...

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources or food within an ecological community ...

The place where an organisms lives ...

Eats plants (example: deer)

Eats other animals (example: tiger)

Eats plants and animals (example: humans)

AUTOTROPHS
- Use sun's energy to make their own food
- Plants (grass)

If a habitat experiences a drought, the available resources will ...

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STAAR REVIEW - Ecology

Which ecosystem is probably healthier?

An organism that hunts for its food ...

An organism that is hunted for food ...

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources or food within an ecological community ...

The place where an organisms lives ...

Eats plants (example: deer)

Eats other animals (example: tiger)

Eats plants and animals (example: humans)

AUTOTROPHS - Use sun's energy to make their own food - Plants (grass)

If a habitat experiences a drought, the available resources will ...

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AUTOTROPHS
- Use sun's energy to make their own food
- Plants (grass)