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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: habitat C: biome B: ecosystem D: community 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What is an environment where organisms influence and are influenced by the nonliving environment? B: ecosystem

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: limited C: adapted B: instinctual D: taught 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Organisms are _________ to live in their ecosystems. They have gradually changed over time in order to live in their environment. C: adapted

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: limiting factor C: adaptation B: carrying capacity D: producer 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What is the largest population of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem? B: carrying capacity

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: type and number of plants C: population density B: type and number of consumers D: amount of individuals 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What determines the types and number of animals in an ecosystem? A: type and number of plants

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: the producers would double C: the population would reach carrying capacity and die B: the prey would shrink in half D: the produces would reach carrying capacity and die 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 The larger the population in an area, the greater the competition for food. Predict what would happen if the population of a species in an area doubled. C: the population would reach carrying capacity and die

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: there would be fewer plants C: there would be fewer animals B: there would be fewer consumers D: all of the above 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What might happen if an area has a dramatic decrease in rainfall? D: all of the above

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: 90 percent C: it depends on the population B: 10 percent D: 71 percent 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What percentage of energy at any level of a food chain is passed on to the next higher level? B: 10 percent

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: leaf C: stem B: root D: trunk 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which plant part is responsible for conducting photosynthesis? A: leaf

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: Stem C: Leaf B: Root D: Chlorophyll 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which plant part is responsible for keeping the plant in place and collecting nutrients and water? B: Root

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: holding the plant up C: moving food down B: moving nutrients and water up D: All of the above 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which of the following is the responsibility of a stem? D: All of the above

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: mature C: sprout B: adult D: seed 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Which of the following is a synonym for germinate? C: sprout

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: chlorophyll C: leaf B: chloroplast D: photosynthesis 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What is the green coloring in plants that collects light? A: chlorophyll

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: limiting factor C: photosynthesis B: germinate D: reproduce 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 What is the process that plants use to make food? C: photosynthesis

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Identify and describe at least 4 limiting factors of an ecosystem. (4 points) B: Food, Water, Space, Shelter, Air, Carrying Capacity, Waste Disposal

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A: C: B: D: 50: $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 Describe how plants do photosynthesis. Make sure you identify the 4 resources plants use and the 2 products that plants make. (4 points) Plants use sunlight, water, nutrients and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen.

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