Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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tick feeding on a human is an example of a. | parasitism. | c. | symbiosis. | b. | mutualism. | d. | predation. | | | | |
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Refer
to the illustration above. Diagram B indicates that the barnacle Balanus balanoides prefers to
live in deep water. Deep water is the barnacle’s a. | competitive
niche. | c. | fundamental
niche. | b. | realized niche. | d. | exclusive niche. | | | | |
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The
biome that makes up most of the central part of the United States is a. | rain
forest. | c. | tundra. | b. | temperate grassland. | d. | deciduous forest. | | | | |
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4.
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The
most likely reason there are few large trees in the tundra is because a. | they are grazed
by bison. | c. | the soil is
nutrient-poor. | b. | permafrost restricts root
development. | d. | the average
temperature is too warm. | | | | |
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many
fish : shallow-ocean-water habitat :: a. | nutrients : deep-sea waters | b. | plankton :
deep-sea-water habitat | c. | plankton : open-sea surface habitat | d. | animals
producing own light : shallow-ocean-water habitat | | |
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