Review: Environmental Science Final Exam

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What is the largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term?

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Carrying capacity

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What is the outcome of shared land for grazing according to the Tragedy of the Commons?

Back

Overgrazing and destroyed grassland

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What indicates poor water quality in an aquatic environment?

Back

Presence of aquatic worms and leeches

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What are 'other' feeders also known as?

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Heterotrophs

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What type of consumer eats other consumers?

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Carnivore

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food?

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Autotrophs

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What is the process by which individuals move out of a population?

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Emigration

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What is the process by which individuals move into a population?

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Immigration

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What is the term for the number of individuals per unit area?

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Population density

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients