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• The interactions between organisms of two different species, in which each organism benefits from each other.

Environmental awareness was defined as:

• The process of reforestation and habitat restoration

• Having an understanding of the environment, the impacts of human behaviors on it, and the importance of its protection

• The scientific study of natural resource conservation

• A branch of ecology that deals with the preservation of biodiversity

Ecological biodiversity refers to the diversity of ecosystem, natural communities and habitats.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT listed as a cause of natural resource depletion?

• Overpopulation

• Poor farming practices

• Conservation biology

• Overconsumption of natural resources

• Also known as biodiversity, it is defined as the variety of life present in an ecosystem. 

Natural resource depletion was defined as:

• When resources are being used at a sustainable rate

• When resources are being used faster than they can be replaced

• When renewable resources are converted to non-renewable resources

• When conservation biology practices are implemented

Primary succession is a very slow process of creating and developing an ecosystem in an area that was previously uninhabited.

• TRUE

• FALSE

This is an example of what kind of ecological relationship

An effect of the depletion of natural resources.

• Increased biodiversity

• Improved soil quality

• Enhanced forest growth

• Extinction of species

These variations of organisms are not passed down from parents to offspring.

• TRUE

• FALSE