Environment Interactions

How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

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A farmer is reading a guide to learn about how to make changes to a pond so it will support native wildlife. The guide give the following suggestions...

-Reduce soil erosion by keeping grazing animals away from the banks of the pond.

-Add large rocks to provide sunning sites for turtles.

-Allow plants to grow along the shoreline to provide cover, nests, and food for wildlife.

-Float logs near the edge of the water to provide habitats for salamanders.

Which suggestion below involves interactions between two groups of living organisms?

• Reduce soil erosion by keeping grazing animals away from the banks of the pond.

• Add large rocks to provide sunning sites for turtles.

• Allow plants to grow along the shoreline to provide cover, nests, and food for wildlife.

• Float logs near the edge of the water to provide habitats for salamanders.

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Which of the following obtains energy without depending on another organism?

• Mushroom

• Elm tree

• Mountain lion

• Cottontail rabbit

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Which of the following observations describes this agama lizard interacting with the living elements in its environment?

• The agama rested on one of the rocks and lifted its head toward the light.

• The agama jumped from the rock and scattered sand with its tail.

• The agama drank some water and then ran across the sand.

• The agama climbed the plant and then ate a cricket off one of the leaves.

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What is made up of all the living and nonliving things which an organism interacts with?

• Atmosphere

• Water Supply

• Environment

• Soil

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Environmental Science is the study of:

• The interaction between humans and the environment

• The history of Earth

• The types of rocks on Earth

• The solar system

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Which type of science seeks to understand how the Earth works to determine the interactions between humans and the environment?

• Earth Science

• Environmentalism

• Ecology

• Environmental Science

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Environmental science is the study of the interaction of humans with the environment. Which of these would NOT be included as part of the environment?

• What the soil is made of.

• The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors.

• 
  Animals and plants in the region and surrounding areas.

• All of these would be considered part of the environment.

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all of the interacting populations in a particular area

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• drought

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Mr. Salgado observed birds in a park and recorded some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All of the following observations are ways that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment EXCEPT...

• feeding insects to its chicks

• drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water

• responding to cold weather by fluffing its feathers

• reacting to morning sunlight by singing

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