ecology eoc review

 What is the function of autotrophs in the carbon cycle?

• to use oxygen to produce glucose
• to take in excess water
•  to use carbon dioxide to produce glucose
• to feed on herbivores

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The yucca plant releases a strong scent at night when the yucca moth is active. The yucca moth, attracted by the scent, gathers pollen from the yucca flower. The yucca moth then deposits her eggs and the pollen on another plant. This ensures that the plant will be cross-pollinated and that the yucca moth larvae have a steady food supply. Which relationship does this best illustrate? 

• commensalism
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predation

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 Which sequence shows increasing ecological levels of organization?

• organism, population, community, ecosystem
• ecosystem, population, organism, community
• community, ecosystem, population, organism
• population, organism, ecosystem, community

Plants and animals that have migrated to areas where they did not originate and often displace native species by out-competing them for resources are called...

• habitat fragmentation
• endangered species
• invasive species
• extinct species

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Biodiversity refers to

• extinct species
• the variety of species on Earth
• nonrenewable resources
• the rate of species decline

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Which of the following best describes the importance of biodiversity?

• It maintains a wide variety of organisms
• It allows species to grow above their carrying capacity
• It allows populations to adapt ot change
• it prevents habitat destruction

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Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
• There would be a decrease in the mice population.
• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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Which process takes Carbon Dioxide from the air and converts it into a form of carbon used by living things?

• Precipitation
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Bioremdiation

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These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming

• Global warming gases
• Hot House gases
• Green House gases
• Thermal pollution

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Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 

• then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
• They can get extremely hot
• Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
• this would destroy fossils