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An ecologist might conduct research to answer which of the following questions? a. How do tapeworms cope with life in the human intestine? b. How do genes specify protein construction? c. How does the uneven heating of Earth's surface cause the movement of air and water masses? d. How does caffeine affect the transmission of nerve impulses in humans? e. How are different species of fish related (in an evolutionary sense) to each other? |
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Which of these would be considered a biotic component of your environment? a. temperature b. rocks c. your friend d. oxygen e. water |
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Which of these is a population? a. you b. a tropical rain forest c. all of the people living in your state d. you and all of the prokaryotes living in and on you e. you, all of the prokaryotes living in and on you, and the clothes you are wearing |
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The specific place in which an organism lives is its _____. a. environment b. community c. ecosystem d. habitat e. biome |
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What is the ultimate source of energy for nearly all surface terrestrial and shallow water ecosystems? a. organic compounds b. wind c. hydrothermal vents d. sunlight e. water |
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Which of the following is an example of a biome that is transitional between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems? a. river b. lake c. stream d. pond e. wetland |
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Which of the following are key factors for determining the biome of a specific region? a. rainfall b. temperature c. nitrogen cycle d. tropical rain forests e. both temperature and rainfall |
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The dominant greenhouse gas is _____. a. oxygen b. sulfur oxides c. nitrogen oxides d. carbon dioxide e. glucose |
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Which of these is a community? a. all of the Staphlococcus aureus (a species of bacteria) living on your skin b. all of the people living in your neighborhood c. all of the students in your class d. all of the organisms living in your home e. all of the nut grass (considered a weed) in my backyard |
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A graduate student is studying the influence of territory size on reproductive success in northern shrike. Which hierarchical level is she studying? a. community ecology b. organismal ecology c. biosphere ecology d. population ecology e. ecosystem ecology |
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