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The dog eats the food the baby throws, the baby is not helped or harmed. This is an example of
Parasitism
Predation
Commensalism
Mutualism
2
According to the competitive exclusion principle, if 2 species use the same resource what will happen?
A third species may take over
Both species will die off
One species will adapt to use that resource differently
They will share the resource evenly
3
The crocodile gets his teeth cleaned, the bird gets food. This is an example of
Mutualism
Parasitism
Camensalism
Predation
4
Gases in the atmosphere cause
Winds and ocean currents
three climate zones
Rain shadow
Global warming
5
Climate graphs show
the average monthly temperature and rainfall
The type of plant life in a biome
The elevation of the topography
Just the average rainfall
6
Tropical rainforests are found...
North and South of the tropics
North of the Equator only
South of the Equator only
Between the tropics, near the Equator
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All of the following determines an areas climate EXCEPT
topography
Latitude
Daily temperature range
Ocean currents
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This biome has long, harsh winters, very little rainfall, and permafrost.
Taiga
Tundra
Grassland
Desert
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Which best describes this organisms niche?
Kelp is an autotroph that provides shelter and food for many organisms.
Kelp is located in the cold waters off the coast of California.
Kelp is used in making ice cream
Kelp is fast growing
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What will happen if the Snowshoe Hare population decreases?
more prey will get eaten
Predator population gets bigger
The predator population will decrease
Predator population will stay the same
11
Mosquito gets a blood meal, the human can receive an organism that causes malaria. This is an example of
Parasitism
Mutualism
Alloftheisms
Commensalism
12
Which of the following is referring to the weather not climate?
There is a freeze warning for tonight
We are above the average rainfall this year
It never snows in Vacaville.
The global temperature has increased 2 degrees Celsius
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What is Primary Productivity?
The amount of primary consumers in an ecosystem
The rate of oraganism decomposition
The amount of keystone species in an ecosystem
The rate of photosynthesis adds energy to an ecosystem
14
Vacaville is in a temperate scrubland and woodland. We frequently have wild fires what climate factors influence this?
cold wet winters
green grasses year round
warm wet summers
hot dry summers
15
The reason that California has cold beaches is due to
Global warming
the mountain ranges on the coast
Wind patterns
Ocean currents
