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Interactions between organisms and their environment impact the organism’s overall population. Zebra mussels are not native North America; they were brought here by ships travelling from Europe. They reproduce quickly and filter out plankton from the water reducing food for native fish. Native fish populations have started to decline. Which concept shows the relationship between zebra mussels and native fish?

A
adaptation principle
B
competitive exclusion principle
C
niche relationship
D
predator-prey relationship
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A rock is classified as

A
nonliving and abiotic.
B
nonliving and biotic.
C
living and abiotic.
D
living and biotic.
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Hunter is studying for his ecology test. Which fact would least likely show up in his notes?

A
Populations can have negative effects on their environment.
B
Populations can affect the size of other populations.
C
Populations have no effect on their environment.
D
Populations can adapt to changes in the environment.
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Which best describes a bird’s role as it eats seeds?

A
parasite
B
predator
C
habitat
D
niche
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Which describes a grizzly bear’s habitat?

A
all the biotic factors in the ecosystem
B
all the abiotic factors in the ecosystem
C
the role of the bear in the ecosystem
D
the physical area where the bear lives
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Which describes the habitat of a frog?

A
color for camouflage
B
prey for snakes
C
eats insects
D
marshes and ponds
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What is an organism’s niche?

A
the physical environment of the organism
B
the role that an organism plays in the environment
C
the traits that increase an organism’s survival
D
the competitors and predators of the organism
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Which relationship is shown in the graph?

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A
competitive exclusion relationship
B
habitat-niche relationship
C
biotic-abiotic relationship
D
predator-prey relationship
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Why is a shell considered to be biotic?

A
because it is found in the biosphere
B
because it was alive
C
because it came from something living
D
because it is not living
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A biologist counts the number of rabbits in a population each year and observes a decrease in population. Since the coyote population has exploded, the biologist concludes that the coyote population has had a negative impact on the rabbit population. Which describes the biologist’s actions?

A
experimentation
B
inference
C
graphing
D
interacting

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