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Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?

• Population
• Resources
• Community
• Competition

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What would happen if the grass died?

• Only the grasshopper would die

• The grasshopper and frog would die

• All the animals would die

• Only the snake would die

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Click on the map to help answer this question. What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?

• There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.

• There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010

• There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.

• There will be no change in feral swine population.

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Scientists have been studying the size of three populations in a region. In this ecosystem, lions eat wild pigs, and wild pigs eat frogs. The data showed that all three populations were stable. Then the frog population decreased suddenly. What will likely happen to the size of the wild pig population as a result?

The size of the wild pig population will . . .

• increase

• stay the same

• decrease

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Pitcher plant traps insects because it grows in soils which lack in ---------

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Plants compete for air, water, ________ within ecosystems.

• space, and sound
• sunlight, and wind
• space, and sunlight

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What is NOT an example of limiting factors?

• Predation

• Food Source

• Space

• Migration

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In some environments, wolves prey on deer for their source of food. If all of the wolves were taken from the environment, what would most likely happen to the deer population?

• The deer population would increase and begin to compete for food.

• The deer population would become larger and healthier animals.

• The deer population would decrease, because there would be an increase in disease.

• The deer population would change color, because they would not have to hide from wolves.

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If wolves prey on deer for food, what will most likely happen to the deer population if wolves are removed from an area where deer live?

• The population of deer will increase.

• The population of deer will decrease

• The population of deer will remain the same

• The population of deer will become extinct

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In some environments, wolves prey on deer for their source of food. If all of the wolves were taken from the environment, what would most likely happen to the deer population?

• The deer population would increase and begin to compete for food.

• The deer population would become larger and healthier animals.

• The deer population would decrease, because there would be an increase in disease.

• The deer population would change color, because they would not have to hide from wolves.

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