Ecosystem Conservation

How does the introduction of a non-native species affect the native wildlife?

• The non-native species will compete with other predators for its food

• The prey of the non-native species could become endangered

• The non-native species will cooperate with other predators

• The ecosystem will not likely be affected by the introduction of a non-native species.

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What is true about the conditions of a body of water undergoing eutrophication?

• high nutrients; low algae; low oxygen

• high nutrients; high algae, low oxygen

• low nutrients; high algae; high oxygen

• low nutrients; low algae; low oxygen

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Which of the following has a positive impact on the environment? (comparatively)

• Coal power

• Solar power

• Landfills

• Recycling

If Virginia's population continues to increase, what type of ecosystem will most likely be destroyed? (hint: think of what biome we are in)

• forest

• wetlands

• prairie

• marine

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_____are scientists who study human impacts on ecosystems.

• Chemists

• Botanists

• Virologists

• Conservation biologists

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Maintaining ________ is important to keep an ecosystem healthy.

• pollutants

• biodiversity

• sunlight

• interactions

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______ are organisms that can be used as warning signals for changes in an ecosystem.

• Sea stars

• Plants

• Bioindicators

• Animals

________ species are important to ecosystems and many ecosystems would collapse without them.

• Keystone

• Extinct

• Wild

• Living

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What term describes a community of interacting organisms and their environment?

• Resource

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Native

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________ are a keystone species found in tide pools.

• Wolves

• Plants

• Sea stars

• Animals

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