Adv Bio Ecology Study guide

Often, ______________ _________________ act by modifying the environment so that it can support the other organisms that form a community

• keystone species
• invasive species
• pioneer species
• foundation species

A species that has a disproportionately large effect on community structure relative to its biomass or abundance is known as a __________________ species.

• keystone species
• pioneer species
• foundation species
• invasive species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does the red dotted line on this graph represent?

• exponential growth
• logistic growth
• carrying capacity
• density dependent factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor.

• temperature
• disease
• precipitation
• soil

A population refers to only a single species.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following lists the levels of ecology from smallest to largest?

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.
• organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere
• biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
• population, organism, ecosystem, community, biosphere

Exponential growth of a population is more common logistic growth.

• True
• False

On the African savanna, large herbivores such as elephant and giraffe would be found in

• Trophic level A
• Trophic level B
• Trophic level C
• Trophic level D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Missing from this food chain are

• consumers
• carnivores
• heterotrophs
• producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The most efficient transfer of energy to the artic cod occurs when it feeds on

• herbivorous zooplankton
• carnivorous zooplankton
• harbor seals
• harp seals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4