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Which is an abiotic factor that most limits the number of frogs living in a pond? 

• the color of the water 
• the number of predators 
• the temperature of the water 
• the populations of producers 

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What happens to a population and to competition when there is a reduction of living space?

• The population expands and competition intensifies 
• Competition strengthens while the population contracts.
• The population increases as competition decreases 
• Competition weakens and the population decreases 

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

• There would be more food for secondary consumers.
• The number of primary consumers would increase.
• The number of plants would increase.
• The number of secondary consumers would increase.

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In this image, if the Grasshopper population decreased, what would happen?

• The plant population would decrease

• The plant population would increase

• The bird population would increase

• The bird population would decrease

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When the availability of water impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food the interaction is between the ______________ and ___________ .

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and geosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

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Who could be affected if the number of leaves decreased?

• only the caterpillars

• only the grasshoppers and rabbits

• only the grass

• all of the organisms shown

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Upwelling is causes

• a decrease in access to nutrients for phytoplankton

• cooler, nutrient-rich waters to be pushed up from deeper ocean waters

• temperature gradients moving water from the equator to the poles

• an increase in human fatalities

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An environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing or decrease in size. (food, water, climate, space, predators,etc.)

• predators

• human impact

• natural disasters

• limiting factors

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An organism’s habitat provides _____________________.

• food, water, shelter, and space.

• food, water, and clothes.

• only food.

• video games, ninjas, and baked beans.

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What is the carrying capacity shown on the graph?

• 90 Rabbits

• 0.9 Rabbits

• 9 Rabbits

• 9 Years

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