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If a slice of a pie is used as an analogy for an ecosystem, then _____ could be an analogy for the biosphere. |
| | A) | the pie crust |
| | B) | the plate on which the pie is served |
| | C) | the whole pie |
| | D) | the pie filling |
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All the silver maples in a given area make up a(n) _____. |
| | A) | population |
| | B) | community |
| | C) | ecosystem |
| | D) | biosphere |
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Silver maples, red oaks, red wolves, deer, robins, blue jays, a fresh water stream, river otters, black rat snakes, various soil bacteria and fungi, loamy soil, and lots of rain in the spring could describe a(n) _____. |
| | A) | population |
| | B) | community |
| | C) | ecosystem |
| | D) | biosphere |
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Ecology is the study of _____. |
| | A) | animal structures and functions of those structures |
| | B) | how organisms adapt to a changing environment |
| | C) | the interactions between organisms and the physical environment |
| | D) | how living things are organized and classified |
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Modern ecology seeks to _____. |
| | A) | describe the interactions between organisms and the physical environment |
| | B) | develop models that explain and predict the distribution and abundance of organisms |
| | C) | analyze levels of organization and develop models and hypotheses that can be tested |
| | D) | All of these |
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