Ecosystem Stability Exit

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
• There would be a decrease in the mice population.
• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?

• The number of herbivores would increase
• The number of plants would increase
• all organisms would adapt
• All living organisms would eventually die

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Examples of how humans negatively affect local ecosystems are

• Building dams, deforestation (cutting down trees), adding point sources to nearby streams to allow for run-off, building roads and structures, and salting roads.
• Creating laws to prohibit fishing from local streams.
• Planting trees and other plants to attract native species.
• Removing non-native species from the environment.

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How would the biodiversity of this ecosystem be affected if the lantern fish disappeared?

• The ocean sunfish population would increase.
• The large shark population would die out.
• The squid would die out.
• There would be no change.

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Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

• Hawk
• Spider
• Grasshopper
• Shrew

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.
• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
• The willow tree population would decrease.
• Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

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Which answer is true regarding biodiversity?

• As long as there are enough producers, an ecosystem is considered to have a good amount of biodiversity.

• The rain forest has an unhealthy ecosystem because its biodiversity is too great.

• An ecosystem is healthier when the biodiversity is great.

• Biodiversity is positively affected when non-native species are introduced into an environment

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Which 2 answers are true about stable ecosystems?

• Healthy ecosystems have a stable balance between producer and consumer populations.

• Stable ecosystems have more consumers than they can support.

• If one species dies out due to disease in a stable ecosystem, the ecosystem should still remain stable.

• Stable ecosystems have too many producers.

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Which ecosystem below describes a stable ecosystem?

• An invasive species decreased the amount of biodiversity by half

• This ecosystem’s deer have increased due the loss of a predator population, now the producer population has decreased by ¼.

• This ecosystem suffered a tornado, but due to great biodiversity, it was able to be restored.

• This ecosystem is impacted by overfishing, causing 3 fish species to become extinct.

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Describe what would happen to the zebra population and the plant population if the cheetah and hyena both left the ecosystem.

• The zebra population would decrease with the absence of predators; the plant population would stay the same.

• The zebra population would greatly increase, causing the plant population to decrease.

• The zebra population would decrease, causing the plant population to increase.

• The zebra population would greatly increase, causing the plant population to also increase.

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