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Which of the following would have a negative impact on an ecosystem: building highways, planting trees, recycling paper?

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building highways

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An ______________ is a system made up of all the living and nonliving factors in an area and all the interactions among them.

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ecosystem

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Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web? Options: Hawk, Spider, Grasshopper, Shrew

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Shrew

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Which is NOT an example of a natural environmental change? Options: a beaver dam, a hurricane, a volcanic eruption, a housing development

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a housing development

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How does a bird "change its environment" to meet its NEEDS?

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builds a nest

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An example of a natural change to the ecosystem is:

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Lightening strikes and starts a fire in the forest.

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A fire destroys all of the trees and plants in the forest. How might this affect the birds in the area?

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The birds will have no place to build their homes.

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Which of the following activities has a positive effect on the environment? Options: recycling, deforestation, pollution

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recycling

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What do scientists call organisms that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm to native organisms? (Options: native plants, invaders, invasive species, natural species)

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invasive species

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A natural change to an ecosystem occurs when

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a severe drought causes plants to die.