Question 1

What are some causes of overpopulation?

Accepted Answer

High birth rates and low death rates.

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Low birth rates and high death rates.

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Migration of people to other countries.

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Efficient use of resources.

Question 2

What is biotic potential?

Accepted Answer

The maximum reproductive capacity of a population under ideal conditions

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The total number of organisms in a population

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The rate at which individuals die in a population

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The number of births in a population

Question 3

Which of the following factors can affect carrying capacity?

Accepted Answer

Availability of resources

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Temperature

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Migration patterns

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Predators

Question 4

Which of the following refers to Net Primary Productivity?

Accepted Answer

The rate at which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy through photosynthesis

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The ability of an ecosystem to resist changes and return to its original state

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The total weight of all living organisms in an ecosystem

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The process by which decomposers break down dead plants and animals into nutrients

Question 5

What is the main source of energy for most ecosystems on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

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Nuclear power

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Fossil fuels

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Wind

Question 6

Which level of organization includes all of the individual living things on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Biosphere

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Community

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Ecosystem

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Organism

Question 7

Which level of organization includes different populations of organisms interacting with each other in a given area?

Accepted Answer

Community

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Organism

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Ecosystem

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Biosphere

Question 8

Which level of organization includes all of the living and non-living factors in an area?

Accepted Answer

Ecosystem

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Community

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Organism

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Biosphere

Question 9

Which level of organization refers to a single living thing?

Accepted Answer

Organism

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Biosphere

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Ecosystem

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Community

Question 10

Which level of organization refers to a group of similar organisms of the same species living in the same area?

Accepted Answer

Population

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Organism

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Ecosystem

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Biosphere

Question 11

What is estivation?

Accepted Answer

A period of prolonged torpor or inactivity during hot or dry periods

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A type of hibernation during winter

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A period of prolonged activity during cold periods

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A process of reproducing asexually

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of an animal that estivates?

Accepted Answer

Desert tortoise

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Monkey

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Butterfly

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Whale

Question 13

Which of the following animals hibernate during the winter?

Accepted Answer

Bears

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Fish

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Monkeys

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Snakes

Question 14

What is hibernation?

Accepted Answer

A state of inactivity and metabolic depression

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A period of migration

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A state of excessive activity

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A process of hunting and feeding

Question 15

What is migration?

Accepted Answer

The movement of people or animals from one place to another

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The process of water evaporating from the surface of the Earth

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The transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly

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The growth of plants in an ecosystem

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