Quiz about Make Up Populations and Resources Chapter 3

Question 1

What is a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive?

Accepted Answer

an energy storage molecule

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a water storage molecule

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an internal storage molecule

Question 2

A model that shows what eats what in an ecosystem is a _______________.

Accepted Answer

Food Web

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Food Energy Model

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Food Storage Chart

Question 3

What is an indirect effect?

Accepted Answer

the result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effects

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the result of one cause stopping a desired effect

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when there is a direct relationship between one organism and the next

Question 4

What is it called when two or more populations use the same resource?

Accepted Answer

Competition

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Consumer

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Indirect effect

Question 5

True or False? Consumer populations eat Resource populations to get the energy they need to reproduce.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 6

If the consumer population decreases, then the resource population will __________.

Accepted Answer

Increase

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Decrease

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Stay Stable

Question 7

Opossums and foxes eat rats. Which organisms are in competition?

Accepted Answer

Foxes and opossums

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Opossums and rats

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Rats and foxes

Question 8

In the northwestern United States, both coyotes and wolves eat deer. The sizes of the populations have been stable for the last 6 years, but recently the size of the wolf population increased. What will likely happen to the coyote population?                                                                                                                                    The size of the coyote population will . . .

Accepted Answer

The coyote population will decrease

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The coyote population will increase

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The coyote population will stay stable

Question 9

In a rainforest, both spiders and frogs eat flies. The sizes of the populations have been stable for the last 10 years, but recently the size of the frog population decreased. What will likely happen to the spider population?

Accepted Answer

The spider population will increase

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The spider population will decrease

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The spider population will stay stable

Question 10

How would a decrease in the eagle population affect the bear population?

Accepted Answer

The bear population would increase

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The bear population would decrease

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The bear population would remain stable

Question 11

How would a decrease in the eagle population affect the trout population?

Accepted Answer

The trout population would increase

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The trout population would decrease

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The trout population would remain stable

Question 12

How would an increase to the opossum population affect the fox population?

Accepted Answer

The fox population would decrease.

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The fox population would increase.

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The fox population would stay the same.

Question 13

What vocabulary word would you use to describe the relationship between the moon jelly and the walleye pollock?

Accepted Answer

competition

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consumer population

Answer

resource population

Question 14

What vocabulary word would you use to describe what the moon jelly is for the zooplankton?

Accepted Answer

consumer population

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competition

Answer

resource population

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indirect effect

Question 15

What vocabulary word would you use to describe what the zooplankton is to the moon jelly?

Accepted Answer

resource population

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consumer population

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competition

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indirect effect

Question 16

What vocabulary word would you use to describe what the algae is to the moon jelly?

Accepted Answer

indirect effect

Answer

consumer population

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competition

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resource population

Question 17

Choose a claim: What could've caused the moon jelly population to increase?

Accepted Answer

A change to the Algae or Walleye Pollock population caused the Moon Jelly population to increase.

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A change to the Kelp population caused the Moon Jelly population to increase.

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A change to the Sea Urchin and Orca population caused the Moon Jelly population to increase.

Question 18

Choose all the pieces of evidence to support the claim that the zooplankton caused the moon jellies to increase?

Accepted Answer

Algae population increased

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Kelp population increased

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Walleye Pollock population Increased

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Zooplankton population decreased

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Sea Turtle population decreased

Question 19

Choose a reason to support evidence that the zooplankton caused the moon jellies to increase.

Accepted Answer

If the resource population increases then the consumer population will also increase.

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If the consumer population increases then the resource population will also increase.

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If the consumer population increases then the resource population will decrease.

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If the resource population increases then the consumer population will decrease.

Question 20

Choose a reason to support evidence that the walleye pollocks caused the moon jellies to increase.

Accepted Answer

If the consumer population decreases then the resource population will increase.

Answer

If the resource population decreases then the consumer population will increase.

Answer

If the consumer population increases then the resource population will stay stable

Answer

If the resource population increases then the consumer population will stay stable.

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