Ecology Review

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The role of an organism in its environment is its ____.

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niche

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Symbiotic relationship where one organism is benefited and the other is harmed. Options: commensalism, mutualism, parasitism, predation

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parasitism

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Movement of organisms into a population.

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immigration

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Regrowth of a forest after a forest fire would be considered ____.

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secondary succession

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Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent limiting factor? Options: rainfall, freezing temperatures, forest fire, competition

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competition

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The maximum number of organisms an environment can support indefinitely is the ____.

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carrying capacity

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When a population is growing, BR = DR, BR > DR, BR < DR

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BR > DR

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Precipitation is considered acid precipitation if the pH

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is less than 5

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What is the main difference between primary and secondary succession?

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Soil is already present in secondary succession.

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The chemical most responsible for ozone depletion is: nitric acid, sulfuric acid, chloroflourocarbons, carbon monoxide

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chloroflourocarbons