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What is the best answer for a COMMUNITY?
One population living in a single spot.
A college where people go to learn more about the world.
Many people living across the world.
Group of populations living in the same place.
2
Which of the following could not happen to a LANDFILL?
Methane is released from the trash
It can fill up with trash
Chemicals can leak into the groundwater
Trash of all types will eventually break down
3
The best tool to show energy passing from ALL organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Line
Food Web
Food Chain
Food Store
4
Which word cannot be used to describe a PREDATOR?
Carnivoire
Herbivoire
Consumer
Meat eater
5
Which is incorrect for why birds and insects disappear during the winter?
Little food available
Too many people active
Temperature is too cold
Difficult to find unfrozen water
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The physical location that an organism lives
Location
Pad
Habitat
Crib
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What is the smallest grouping of similar organisms called?
Family
School
Pod
Species
8
Which of the following is NOT a good example of COOPERATION?
Humans building homes for each other
A wolf pack hunting a deer
A school of fish evading a shark
A lion stealing a kill from hyenas
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Which is NOT one of the three main types of POLLUTION?
Ground
Air
Water
Physical
10
Which of the following is an example of PARASITISM?
A tick drinks blood from a dog
A hawk eats a fish
A vulture eats the remains of food after a lion
A bee drinks nectar and brings pollen to another plant
11
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a BIOME?
Taiga
Street
Temperate Forest
Desert
12
When water vapor is released from liquid water
Precipitation
Evapotranspiration
Transpiration
Evaporation
13
Which of the following is NOT a type of renewable energy?
Natural Gas
Wind Turbines
Solar Panels
Hydroelectric
14
Which of the following is NOT an effect of HABITAT LOSS?
Less trees can damage the soil
Organisms loose their homes
Biodiversity is lowered
Birds and insects have more places to live
15
What is SYMBIOSIS?
A close relationship
A greedy relationship
A jealous relationship
A distant relationship
16
Which of the following is an example of COMMENSALISM?
A vulture eats the remains of food after a lion
A hawk eats a fish
A tick drinks blood from a dog
A bee drinks nectar and brings pollen to another plant
17
Which is the proper order for the FIVE LEVELS that environments are organized into.
Community, Population, Organism, Biome, Ecosystem.
Organism, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Biome
Biome, Organism, Ecosystem, Population, Community.
Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism.
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What is the study of organisms and their environment called?
Biology
Geology
Psychology
Ecology
19
Which of the following is NOT a good example of PREY?
Fish
Humans
Grubs
Cows
20
Which of the following events does NOT release pollution into the air?
Throwing bottles and cans into landfills
St. Helens volcano erupting
Cars and factories burning gas
Burning trash to destroy it
21
Which of the following is the best definition of an ESTUARY?
Starting area of a stream
Lower end of a river that leads to ocean
The deepest part of the ocean
Lower end of ocean that leads to a river
22
Which of the following is NOT one of the four ABIOTIC factors in an ecosystem?
Light
Plants
Water
Soil
23
Which organism would you never find in a FRESHWATER BIOME?
Snails
Salamanders
Frogs
Great White Shark
24
Which of the following is an example of MUTUALISM?
A vulture eats the remains of food after a lion
A bee drinks nectar and brings pollen to another plant
A hawk eats a fish
A tick drinks blood from a dog
25
A group of the same species living in the same area
Density
Species
Family
Population
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A negative result of organisms staying close together.
Can work together to find or catch food.
Difficult for predators to pick out one target.
Easier to find a mate.
More likely to fight with other animals.
27
Which of the following is NOT a reason why our human population is growing so large?
Cleaner water supplies
Better production of food
More medicines
Humans produce a lot of trash
28
Which of the following would be a good example of a RENEWABLE RESOURCE?
Solar Power
Coal
Gasoline
Natural Gas
29
What is the main difference between a CONIFEROUS tree and a DECIDUOUS tree
Coniferous tree never loose their leaves
Deciduous trees live in very cold places
Deciduous trees never loose their leaves
Coniferous trees eat meat
30
When an organism has adapted to fulfill a specific role in an ecosystem.
Occupation
Job
Niche
Profession
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The struggle between individuals or populations for a limited resource.
Fight
Argument
Struggle
Competition
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The living factors in an ecosystem
Unbiotic
Rebiotic
Biotic
Abiotic
33
Which choice is not a usual reason for competition in nature?
Over mates
Over anger
Over food
Over shelter
34
Burning fuel to produce energy, but also CO2 as a waste
Combustion
Evaporation
Transpiration
Respiration
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What is the MEASURE of the how tightly packed a population is?
Population Landscape
Population Density
Population Area
Population Clarity
