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There is a decline in the deer population of a rural area. How will this affect the vegetation in the area?

• The vegetation will become extinct.

• The vegetation will not change.

• The vegetation will decrease.

• The vegetation will increase.

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Which way do plants most likely support animals in an ocean ecosystem?

• They provide oxygen.

• They provide sunlight.

• They provide fresh water.

• They provide carbon dioxide.

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Which is an example of a terrestrial organism relying on an aquatic organism for food?

• Eagles consume fish to survive.

• Birds consume worms to survive.

• Fish consume seaweed to survive.

• Frogs consume flying bugs to survive.

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If a hawk and owl make a home in the same tree which will happen?

• They will share food.

• One will eat only plants.

• They will compete for food.

• They will take turns hunting.

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Which is the correct sequence of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

• animal decomposer sunlight plant

• decomposer sunlight plant animal

• plant animal decomposer sunlight

• sunlight plant animal decomposer

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Which will most likely occur if wolves are introduced to an area overpopulated with deer?

• The deer population will decrease, and the plant population will increase.

• The deer population will increase, and the plant population will decrease.

• The wolf population will decrease, and the deer population will increase.

• The wolf population will increase, and the deer population will increase.

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Hawks are carnivores that often hunt rabbits as food. Which would most likely happen to the rabbit population if there was an increase in the hawk population?

• The rabbit population would increase.

• The rabbit population would decrease.

• The rabbit population would be unaffected.

• The rabbit population would increase, then decrease.

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The diagram below shows a simple ocean food chain.

plants--fish--seal--shark

Which will most likely happen if the seal population suddenly decreases?

• The fish population will increase and the shark population will decrease.

• The fish population will decrease and the shark population will increase.

• The fish and the shark populations will decrease.

• The fish and the shark populations will increase.

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The diagram below shows a simple grassland food chain. Which organism could be placed in the box to allow the hawk population to thrive?

• cat

• fox

• human

• mouse

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This is an aquatic food chain. Which situation will most likely occur if the pond is polluted?

• The tadpole population will decrease while the others will remain the same.

• The algae population will decrease while the others will remain the same.

• The algae, tadpole, and perch populations will decrease.

• The algae, tadpole, and perch populations will increase.

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