Question

6 ______ diversity increases the chances that individuals will possess favorable traits needed to survive changing environmental conditions
a species
b ecosystem
c biome
d functional
e genetic
7 after a major forest fire, communities of plants and other organisms become reestablished after the area begins to build up a thin layer of soil. this is called ____
a primary succession
b secondary succession
c coevolution
d commensalism
e resources partitioning
8 which four factors govern changes in population size?
a births, deaths, reproductive age, and longevity
b births, immigration, biomass, and longevity
c births, deaths, biomass, and immigration
d births, deaths, immigration, and emigration
e deaths, immigration, emigration, and biomass
9 runoff of ______ from farms and lawns causes explosive blooms of algae that removes oxygen from nearby lakes.
a by - products
b salt water
c heavy metals
d nutrients
e acid
10 rapid human population growth since the industrial revolution has been accompanied by ____
a a return to the background extinction rate
b decreased resource use per person
c an increase in wild species extinctions
d a shrinking ecological footprint

Explanation:

Las preguntas tratan sobre conceptos ecológicos y ambientales, como diversidad genética, sucesión ecológica, factores de población, eutrofización y efectos del crecimiento poblacional humano.

Answer:

1. E. Genetic
2. B. secondary succession
3. D. Births, deaths, immigration, and emigration
4. D. nutrients
5. C. an increase in wild species extinctions