9. The diagram below is a food web Large birde If an insecticide is used to destroy most of the leaf beetles, what will most likely be the effect on the food web? а. The population of large birds will die out. Grass froge Leaf beetle will multiply rapidly, providing food for small birds b. Smell birde Small birds will avoid poisoned insects by preying on frog C. Grasshoppers Leaf beetes d. The grasshopper population will have more available food. Loaty veOntafles

Use the food web diagram to the right to answer questions 1-3 Squid Mackerel Bluefish Killifish Snapper Copepod Herring Diatoms Seal Larvae Orca

2. Simple food chains seldom exist in the ocean. The complex feeding relationships within marine ecosystems are better described as food webs. Whether considering a food chain or a marine food web, the lowest trophic level is occupied by_ a. autotrophs b. carnivores c. herbivores d. decomposers

Which of the following is true? a. predation is a form of parasitism b. parasitism is a form of predation c. parasitism is detrimental to both organisms d. predation is always interspecific

1. Explain why the primary producer level has more members than the primary consumers. 2. Describe the food web associated with this ecological pyramid. The largemouth bass eats __________________________, which eat ___________________________, which eat  ___________________________.

4. what would be an example of a landscape ecology study? a. the investigation of how black bears are important in seed dispersal b. the investigation of the reproduction and growth of black bears living in NJ c. the investigation of how black bears move nutrients and energy from the edge of the forest to the interior of the forest d. the investigation into the metabolism of a black bear during hibernation

29. In some parts of the world, forests are being cut down and burned to clear land for new homes and new farmland. A negative effect of these activities might be A. an increase in edge effect B. a decrease in the average temperature of the atmosphere C. an increase in biodiversity of the deforested areas 30. Which action by humans could improve the quality of the air? A. building homes that use only oil (fossil fuel) furnaces for heat B. buying cars that get more miles per gallon of gasoline C. increasing the number of coal-burning power plants that generate electricity D. cutting down forests to clear land for factories 31. Which action shows an increased understanding and concern by humans for nature? A. importing organisms that could become invasive to try stabilizing existing ecosystems B. getting rid of pollution control laws for industries that promote technology C. removing natural resources at a rate equal to the needs humans D. putting laws in place that regulate the number…

human tadpole. Elodea mallard duck Figure 1.6 Food Web freshwater clam mayfly larva duckweed a. top carnivore b. primary consumer osprey c. tertiary consumer d. quaternary consumer algae raccoon Which feeding level is NOT represented in Figure 1.6? Select one: perch mosquito larva pond lily

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A. What is the carrying capacity of this Grey Squirrel population? B. Grey Squirrels are invasice species to the UK, where Red Squirrela are native. What type symbiotic relationship are the two squirrel populations likely in? C. What hqs likely happened to the carrying cwpwcity of the Red Squirrel as the Grey Squirrel population increased in the UK? Explain why