Ecology

The difference between weather and climate is that climate is:

• The average, year-to-year conditions

• The day-to-day conditions

• Described in terms of months at a time

• B and C are both correct

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• It is a phenomenon where the sun’s rays are absorbed by clouds.

• It is a phenomenon that occurs when heat escapes into space.

• It is when heat is trapped by gases, then sent back to earth’s surface.

• It describes the atmosphere’s composition.

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In the woods, there are ducks and mice. They both compete for grasshoppers as the only source of food in that area at that time. The ducks outcompete the mice, and the mice die out in that area. This is an example of:

• Neutralism

• Commensalism

• The competitive exclusion principle

• Mutualism

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Barnacles are animals that cannot move. In order to get food, they attach to whales and catch any floating plankton in the water. The whale is neither helped nor harmed in the interaction. What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Neutralism

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In the wild, some alligators gets their teeth cleaned by birds. The birds gets their food from the alligators' teeth.

What type of symbiosis is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Neutralism

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In an ecosystem, there are populations of moose, rabbits, grass, and pine trees. Suddenly, a fire blazes through the area, which kills all of the populations. As the months go on, new species of grass begin to take root. This attracts animals, and eventually the ecosystem is restored.

What type of ecological succession happened?

• Primary succession

• Secondary succession

• Tertiary succession

• None of the above

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In this photo, what is an abiotic factor?

• Deer

• Grass

• rain

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What is this picture describing?

• It is describing natural selection.

• It is describing direct competition between flamingos and ducks.

• It is describing abiotic factors of the tundra.

• It is describing the niche of each bird.

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What Biome is covered in permafrost (frozen subsoils)?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna

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What Biome is also known as the grasslands?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert

• Tundra

• Tropical Savanna