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5. Which factor not shown in this desert ecosystem could be the most significant limiting factor?
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6. How could the limiting factor you listed above influence the survival of organisms within this desert ecosystem?
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7. 13. A student observes a pond and records the types of fish, plants, insects, and the water temperature. Based on this information, what level of organization is the student most likely studying?
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8. 14. Which scenario best represents a community rather than a population or ecosystem?
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9. 15. Which layer receives the most sunlight?
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10. 16. Which layer receives the least sunlight?
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11. 17. What are two possible limiting factors in the diagram?
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12. 18. If a canopy tree falls, will there likely be an increase or a decrease in competition for sunlight? Why?
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13. 19. If the rainforest experienced a drought and resulted in a decrease in insects, what would the insect-eating organisms likely do?
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14. 20. Populations can increase or decrease according to limiting factors that influence the carrying capacity of an ecosystem. There are certain conditions in which a population will likely increase or decrease. Read each statement and indicate whether the population size will increase or decrease. The number of deaths exceeds the immigration rate
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15. 21. Humans have created “wildfire walkways” to create safe passage for wildfire to travel between natural spaces separated by human developments. What is a possible benefit of these walkways?
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16. 22. Coyotes hunt jackrabbits as a source of food. What is the relationship between coyotes and jackrabbits?
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17. 23. Describe what happens to the jackrabbit and coyote populations in the cycle graph to the right.
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18. 24. If bobcats, who also eat jackrabbits, were introduced to this ecosystem, what type of relationship would exist between the coyotes and the bobcats?
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19. 40. What is the difference between terrestrial and aquatic biomes? Give one example of each.
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20. 41. Why is climate important in determining which plants and animals live in a biome?
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21. 42. What adaptations might animals need to survive in extreme biomes like the desert or tundra?
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22. 43. How do human activities such as deforestation, pollution, or climate change impact different biomes?
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Photosynthesis vs Cellular Respiration - Practice Quiz