Cause and Effect Relationships

If the earthworm population disappeared from a food web, which animal would likely be most affected?

• Grasshopper

• Centipede

• Spider

• Ant

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What effect does the loss of trees in a forest have on animals?

• Increases food supply for animals

• Decreases available habitats

• Makes food easier to find

• Increases animal populations

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What is the most likely effect of building a parking lot on a field ecosystem?

• Animals will adapt to living in the new environment

• Plants will increase food production for animals

• Water will become more abundant for wildlife

• Fewer plants will reduce the food supply

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What is a likely consequence of logging in a forest?

• Reduced soil erosion and increased water runoff

• Increased soil erosion and reduced water runoff

• Increased soil erosion and water runoff

• Reduced soil erosion and water retention

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Why might invasive zebra mussels harm local ecosystems?

• They only live in land-based habitats

• They eat all native plant species

• They crowd out native mollusks

• They improve the diversity of organisms

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Why do the leaves of deciduous trees in the temperate forest biome fall to the ground during winter?

• The tree has finished its life cycle.

• The tree cannot survive well in this biome.

• The tree has stopped absorbing water.

• The tree is not producing food at this time.

Events have causes, sometimes simple, sometimes multifaceted. Deciphering causal relationships, and the mechanisms by which they are mediated, is a major activity of science and engineering.

• Cause and effect

• Controlled variable

• Investigation

• Science

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What is the main cause-and-effect relationship being studied?

• The effects of resource availability on organisms

• The growth of individual organisms

• The numbers of organisms in ecosystems

• The cause-and-effect relationships between resources and growth of individual organisms

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What does the emphasis of the analysis and interpretation of data include?

• The effects of resource availability on organisms

• The growth of individual organisms

• The numbers of organisms in ecosystems

• The cause-and-effect relationships between resources and growth of individual organisms

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What is the primary cause-and-effect relationship in photosynthesis?

• The conversion of light energy into chemical energy

• The absorption of water by roots

• The release of oxygen into the atmosphere

• The growth of plant roots

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