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    Choose the correct choice:

    1. Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct?


    a. Communities make up species, which make up populations.
    b. Populations make up species, which make up communities.
    c. Species make up communities, which make up populations.
    d. Species make up populations, which make up communities.

    2. The lowest level of environmental complexity that includes living and nonliving factors is
    the

    A. biome
    B. community
    C. ecosystem
    D. biosphere

    3. Plants are
    A. primary producers.
    B. primary consumers.
    C. herbivores.
    D. omnivores.

    4. A word that means the same thing as consumer is

    A. producer
    B. autotroph
    C. heterotroph
    D. carbohydrate

    5. Nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by


    A. humans
    B. plants
    C. Bacteria
    D. consumers

    6. Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT

    A. plant life
    B. soil type
    C. rainfall
    D. temperature

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    7. The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and
    their environment is called
    A. economy
    B. Ecology
    C. recycling
    D. modeling

    8. The figure above shows succession in an ecosystem. What organisms are found in the climax
    community for this ecosystem?
    A. lichens and moss
    B. trees and shrubs
    C. weeds and grasses
    D. volcanoes and soil

    9. The greenhouse effect is


    a. something that has only occurred for the last 50 years.
    b. a natural phenomenon that maintains Earth’s temperature range.
    c. the result of the differences in the angle of the sun’s rays.
    d. an unnatural phenomenon that causes heat energy to be radiated back into the
    atmosphere.

    10. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit is

    a. commensalism.
    b. predation.
    c. mutualism.
    d. parasitism.

    11. Primary succession would most likely occur after


    a. a forest fire.
    b. farm land is abandoned.
    c. a lava flow.
    d. a severe storm.

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    12. The movement of organisms into a range is called

    a. immigration.
    b. population shift.
    c. emigration.
    d. carrying capacity.

    13. Which are two ways a population can decrease in size?

    a. immigration and emigration


    b. increased death rate and immigration
    c. decreased birthrate and emigration
    d. emigration and increased birthrate

    14. The graph in figure above shows the growth of a bacterial population. Which of the
    following correctly describes the growth curve?

    a. logistic
    b. demographic
    c. limiting
    d. exponential

    15. Which will reduce competition within a species’ population?


    a. fewer individuals
    b. fewer resources
    c. higher birthrate
    d. higher population density

    16. Each of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor EXCEPT

    a. earthquake
    b. emigration
    c. disease
    d. parasitism

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    17. An example of a renewable resource is
    a. oil.
    b. coal.
    c. natural gas.
    d. trees.

    18. Introduced species can threaten biodiversity because they can

    a. cause desertification.
    b. crowd out native species.
    c. cause biological magnification.
    d. reduce the amount of fertile land.

    19. The goals of biodiversity conservation include all of the following EXCEPT
    a. protecting individual species.
    b. introducing exotic species into new environments.
    c. preserving habitats and ecosystems.
    d. making sure local people benefit from conservation efforts.

    20. Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?


    a. earthquake
    b. emigration
    c. disease
    d. parasitism

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