Biology Semester 1 Review

Choose a limiting factor that affects all populations in a similar way regardless of their size (density-independent)

• drought

• disease

• predation

• crowding

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Which of the following would be a limiting factor of giant panda populations in China?

• Programs that educate people about endangered species

• A disease that kills bamboo plants, which giant pandas eat

• Increasing the range of giant pandas by rewilding public lands

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The maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support is the

• Population

• Community

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

Which of the following is an example of an ABIOTIC limiting factor?

• Diseases

• Predators

• Weather

• Food Availability

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What type of interaction occurs when an organism eats another non-producer as a food source?

• competition

• parasitism

• predation

• commensalism

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Which organism below is a PRODUCER?

• grasshopper

• mouse

• tree

• fox

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In an ecosystem does energy move in one direction or in a cycle?

• one direction

• cycle

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Which group of organisms are on the bottom level of an energy pyramid?

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

• producers

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Which type of diagram shows the feeding relationships between all the organisms in an ecosystem?

• food chain

• food web

• energy pyramid

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Which type of diagram shows the energy passed from one organism to another in one linear path?

• food chain

• food web

• energy pyramid

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