LS.5.2.1, 5.2.3 - Ecosystems

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Which terrestrial ecosystem would require animals to burrow underground for shelter?

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grassland

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Which organism would be most directly affected by a decrease in the number of producers in a temperate forest ecosystem? Options: deer, earthworm, hawk, wolf

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deer

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The diagram below shows a food web. Which is most likely to happen if the owl was removed from the ecosystem?

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The mouse population would increase.

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How will a decline in the deer population affect the vegetation in a rural area?

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The vegetation will increase.

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What would most likely happen if the rabbit population decreased?

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There would be more alfalfa for the rabbits to eat.

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A major drought has affected an area. Which is most likely to occur?

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Less plants will be available as food for animals.

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How do the conditions for plants growing close to the ground differ in grasslands and forests?

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The plants receive more sunlight in grasslands than they do in forests.

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What is a similarity of estuaries and oceans?

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They both contain salt water.

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Environmental conditions in estuary and salt marsh ecosystems?

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changing water levels and salinity

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Example of a terrestrial organism relying on an aquatic organism for food.

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Eagles consume fish to survive.

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