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Question 9 (1 point)

Which ecosystem service do decomposers provide?

a
nutrient cycling
b
food production
c
soil creation
d
water cycling

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

a. nutrient cycling

Answer 2

Environmental changes like increased temperature can stress an ecosystem. Why is this an issue with regard to invasive species?

a
Ecosystems are destroyed by environmental changes, and then invasive species establish a new ecosystem, so the original organisms can never reintegrate.
b
Invasive species are easier to introduce to a stressed ecosystem.
c
Invasive species thrive in stressed ecosystems like those with warmer temperatures.
d
Ecosystems are unable to recover as quickly from damage due to invasive species and environmental changes.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

d. Ecosystems are unable to recover as quickly from damage due to invasive species and environmental changes.

Answer 4

Question 11 (1 point)

What aspect of an organism makes it an invasive species?

a
It is from a different ecosystem.
b
It does harm and is introduced to the ecosystem.
c
It is harmful to organisms in all ecosystems.
d
It has no predators in the new ecosystem.

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

b. It does harm and is introduced to the ecosystem.

Answer 6

Which option would be the best way to reuse food waste?

a
compost scraps for fertilizer
b
feed scraps to livestock
c
incinerate scraps to make space
d
convert scraps to biofuel

Answer 7

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

a. compost scraps for fertilizer

Answer 8

Imagine that an ecosystem contains rabbits, foxes, wolves, and deer. The following predator-prey relationships exist:

Rabbits are eaten by foxes and wolves
Deer are eaten by wolves
Foxes are eaten by wolves
Select the animal whose absence would have the greatest negative effect on the ecosystem.



a
rabbit
b
deer
c
fox
d
wolf

Answer 9

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

d. wolf