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1
When people destroy the rainforest, what is that called?
Deforestation
Desertification
Monoculture
Depletion
2
The average conditions of the atmosphere in a particular area are called:
weather
latitude
climate
ecosystem
3
Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent limiting factor?
temperature
competition
disease
crowding
4
Each of the following is an abiotic factor EXCEPT:
rainfall
plant life
soil type
temperature
5
No two species can occupy the same niche:
because of the ecosystem
because of competitive exclusion principle
unless they need different biotic factors
unless they have different abiotic factors
6
Only 10 percent of energy is passed on to the next level. What happens to the rest?
Stored as body tissue
Used in reproduction
Stored as fat
Eliminated as heat
7
Branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms.
Modeling
Recycling
Economy
Ecology
8
A wolf pack hunts and kills a moose. What are the wolves?
hosts
predators
prey
mutualists
9
The process organisms use to keep everything inside their bodies within a certain limit is:
metabolism
evolution
homeostasis
photosynthesis
10
Which part of the water cycle is a biological process?
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
runoff
11
All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food:
web
network
interaction
chain
12
What animals eat both producers and consumers?
herbivores
autotrophs
chemotrophs
omnivores
13
Human population experienced exponential growth after:
agriculture
Industrial Revolution (modern medicine)
Plowing and irrigation
Bubonic Plague
14
An example of PRIMARY succession would be after:
a lava flow
a forest fire
a severe storm
farmland abandoned
15
Matter can recycle through the biosphere because:
matter is assembled into chemical compounds
matter does not change into new compounds
matter is not used up, only transformed
bio-systems only use carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen
16
Earth's three main climate zones are directly related to Earth's three:
prevailing winds
levels of distributed sunlight
ocean currents
amounts of precipitation
17
Animals that eat the carcasses of dead animals are called:
heterotrophs
scavengers
omnivores
detrtivores
18
Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?
parasitism
emigration
disease
earthquake
19
The movement of organisms into an area is called:
Carrying Capacity
Immigration
Emigration
Population Shift
20
What will happen if a population hits its carrying capacity?
Birth rate decrease
Birth rate increase
Death rate increase
Death rate decrease
21
A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
Communism
22
How do most primary producers make their own food?
changing water into carbon dioxide
by using light energy to make carbohydrates
breaking down remains to make carbon dioxide
using chemical energy to make carbohydrates
23
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
responds to environment
growth and development
ability to move
ability to reproduce
24
In a body of water, the photic zone is found where?
The top 200 meters
The bank's edge near the water
The very bottom, no light
The middle
25
Cell specialization allows cells to:
respond to their environment
be less complex
reproduce
perform different funtions