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39 Cards in this Set
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When sea stars are removed from the ecosystem the number of species in the ecosystem is reduced true or false |
true |
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An organism's Niche includes its habitat true or false |
true |
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The world's climate is warming as large amounts of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere true or false |
true |
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Acid rain has a high concentration of nitric acid, true or false |
true but just in case he turns it into false make it sulfuric acid |
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Very small populations are less likely to become extinct than larger populations true or false |
true |
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About 1/2 of Earth's tropical rainforest have been destroyed true or false |
true |
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Renewable and nonrenewable resources are distinguished by the rate of replacement true or false |
true |
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Sources of air pollution include runoff from farms factories and roads, true or false |
False, water pollution |
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If the niches of two organisms overlap |
The organisms may have to compete directly |
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Refer to the illustration above because the two species of barnacles attempt to use the same resources they are |
competitors |
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Better sanitation, hygiene, and disease control have had which effect on the human population |
Decreased the death rate |
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Refer to the illustration above during which time period are the birth rate and death rate equal |
Period C |
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Refer to the illustration above the time period during which the rate of growth of a population would have having negative value is |
Period D |
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Refer to the illustration above the relationship shown in diagram 2 is |
Competition |
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Refer to the illustration above the relationship shown in diagram for is |
Parasitism |
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Research illustration above the relationship shown in diagram 1 is |
mutualism |
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Ozone in the atmosphere |
Absorbs harmful radiation from the Sun |
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Refer to the illustration above according to the graph the human population |
Changed very little for thousands of years |
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When two species compete the Niche that each species ultimately occupies is its |
Realized niche |
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Which resource is considered renewable |
Wind |
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Which is a biotic factor that affects population size |
Food |
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Refer to the table above the table represents three types of |
Symbiosis |
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Renewable sources of energy |
Can replenish themselves naturally |
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In solving environmental problems which of the following is not a part of public education |
Sending out technical Earth shares which complex data so everyone can become an expert |
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Which of the following is not an effective way to reduce resources use |
Driving faster to reach your destination sooner |
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The caterpillar of a monarch butterflies are the only insects that can eat milkweed plants because they |
Have evolved to use plants toxins as a defense against predators |
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The (blank) is a population size that can be sustained by an environment over time |
Carrying compacity |
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The symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor suffers harm is called |
Commensalism |
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The movement of individuals from one population to another is called |
immigration or migration |
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A ( blank) consists of all individuals part of a particular species in a particular place |
population |
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The difference between the birth rate and death rate of a population is its |
Growth rate |
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The formation sulfuric acid in the atmosphere cause |
Acid rain |
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In a parasitic relationship, the organism that provides benefits to another organism at its own expense is called |
Host |
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Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide and |
water vapor |
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How does the use of CFCs lead to problems for humans |
Damage the ozone |
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For what resource do plants primarily compete |
Sunlight |
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Name three sources of water pollution |
oil runoff, septic tank, agricultural pesticides |
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Name three ways that people can reduce their use of resources |
Reduce, Reuse and recycle |
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Using examples distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable |
Non-renewable resources are used up as a greater rate than they are made. Renewable resources can replenish themselves naturally the same rate they are used. Non-renewable examples are gas and oil. Renewable examples are trees and paper |