Ecology Science Olympiad

Which of the following ecosystems is characterized by the presence of permafrost?

• Artic Forests

• Deciduous Forests

• Deserts

• Tundra

In a food web, which trophic level includes organisms that feed on both producers and consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Primary Consumers

• Primary Producers

• Tertiary Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Select the abiotic factor below

• Soils and nutrients

• predators

• The presence of decomposers

• Offspring

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Choose the list thatcontains the only biotic factors

• Coyotes, bunnies, water

• Coyotes, hare, dead rabbits

• Coyotes, water , grass

• Dead Coyotes water and rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The biological is increasing dur to increasing number of populations.

• How the biodiversity is increasing due to the increasing number of populations

• How carrying compacity of the population is decreasing

• How the potential toxins in the aquatic ecosystems gets filtered by the algae bloom

• How the toxins and other hazardous material increase though the tropic levels of the food web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Give an example of a substances, a heavy metal that can cause biomagnification in the food web

(a)  

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A TYPE OF RESOURCE PARTITONING?

• Temporal

• Spatial

• Morphological

• Mutual

Which is the smallest level of ecological organization that contains multiple species

• Individual

• Biosphere

• Community

• Population

Which of the following wound NOT be an example of clumped population distribution on into the taiga and tundra

• dandelions

• Beech trees

• Caribous

• Polar Fox

What is the doubling time of a population that experiences a 2.5% growth rate ?

• 2 years

• 27.5 years

• 28 years

• There is not enough information given to determine the doubling time of the population