Ecology Test Review

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth 
• predator-prey cycle
• boom-bust curve

Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  

• carrying capacity
• population crash
• lag phase
• mutualism

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

• 1.8 million
• 1.25 million
• 1.6 million
• 1.o million

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

A __________ includes the INTERACTIONS between all living and non-living things in an environment. 

• population
• niche
• abitotic
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the first source of energy for all food webs?

• Plants
• Sunlight
• Mineral in the soil
• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly

• 1%
• 10%
• 100%
• 1000%

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?

• Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
• Frog, trout and dragon fly
• Frog, salamander and trout
• Frog and phytoplankton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

In this food web, which two organisms could be harmed if the mouse population were to decrease?

• Deer and caterpillar
• Wolf and snake
• Oak and grass
• Hawk and songbird

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

• Continues to grow
• The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
• The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
• The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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