The Importance of Water — Test Answers

A large manufacturing company releases chemicals into the air every day. The chemicals eventually make their way into local bodies of water, killing many of the organisms that live in these areas.

A muskrat population is growing exponentially. What might cause this population to enter logistic growth?

A population of wolves in Wyoming experienced a rapid decline. Scientists found that 20 wolves died from rabies, 15 wolves died from mange (a parasitic mite), and 10 wolves died from natural causes. Wyoming experienced a recent drought, and many populations, including deer, bison, and bear, have diminished in the past year. What is best described in this scenario?

What is the primary source of energy for food chains in an ecosystem?

By which process does water vapor become a cloud?

A relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped is called

Which graph best represents the relationship between niche diversity and biodiversity?

What would happen to the size of the herbivore population if the producer population decreased?

Which is an example of biodiversity contributing to the sustainability of an ecosystem?

What term includes all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area?

A family released their pet fish family into a local pond. The fish had no known local population. The impact of the fish on the ecosystem is not yet known. Which term would best define the fish added to the pond?

Humans affect the carbon cycle in many ways through the use of fossil fuels, clear cutting of forests, and controlled burns. Which process can help counteract these human interactions?

Water exits the leaves of plants and enters the atmosphere. What is this process called?

What most likely happened to the population of deer in 1963 and 1964?

Which best describes the relationship between two species and a niche?