Unit 1: Energy Flow & Matter Ecosystem:Vocabulary Review

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Sondra Griffin

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What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

The population keeps growing

The population starts to die off

The entire species will go extinct

The carrying capacity just increases

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What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

around 500

more than 800

less than 300

around 700

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Which of the following would INCREASE the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

increase in predators

disease

increase in available food

drought

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When death rate is equal to birth rate...

population increases

population decreases

population stays the same.

population rapidly increases then becomes stable

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If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what will happen to the carrying capacity of the prey?

Will Increase

Will Decrease

Will stay the same

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Individuals joining a population is an example of ______________

emigration

immigration

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A part of the environment that prevents a population from growing to large is a/n______________

abiotic factor

biotic factor

limiting factor

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Emigration means to "move out"

true

false

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Every food chain starts with

producers

primary consumers

secondary consumers

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Which organism is a secondary consumer?

snakes

rabbits

deer

tree

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What are organisms that break down dead animals and plants called?

producers

consumers

decomposers

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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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What is a tropic cascade?

an ecological process triggered by the removal or addition of a top predator that causes changes throughout the food chain.

an ecological process triggered by the removal or addition of a top predator that causes no changes throughout the food chain.

an ecological process triggered by the removal or addition of a vegetation that causes no changes throughout the food chain.

an ecological process triggered by the removal or addition of a primary consumer that causes changes throughout the food chain.

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Starfish are probably the most important predator in the shallow ecosystem because they eat basically anything that they can come across. Their feeding activities control the whole ecosystem. This is an example of the starfish ___.

habitat

biotic factors

tolerance level

niche

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A species that maintain biodiversity by keeping prey populations controlled are called...

Introduced Species

Apex Predators

Invasive Species

Keystone Species

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Based on the graph shown, what is the effect of removing a keystone species from an ecosystem?

biodiversity goes up

biodiversity goes down

biodiversity stays about the same

not enough information to tell

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in 1995 Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Which answer below most accurately describes a possible trophic cascade the could result from the reintroduction of wolves?

wolves reintroduced-> deer population increased -> tree and vegetation cover decreased

wolves reintroduced-> beaver population decreased -> tree and vegetation cover increased

wolves reintroduced-> deer population decreased -> tree and vegetation cover increased -> beaver population increased

wolves reintroduced-> deer population decreased -> beaver population decreased -> songbird population increased

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

Biotic are non-living things

Abiotic are living organisms

Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living

Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living

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How do biodiversity and sustainability work together?

The lower the biodiversity the greater the sustainability.

The higher the biodiversity, the less sustainable the ecosystem

The higher the biodiversity, the greater the sustainability.

Biodiversity has nothing to do with sustainability.

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Define species diversity

a variety of genes and traits within a species

a variety of ecosystems in a given area

system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area

a variety of species in an ecosystem

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

The population keeps growing

The population starts to die off

The entire species will go extinct

The carrying capacity just increases

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