Standardized Test Prep
Multiple Choice
Questions 8 and 9
Fire ants first arrived in the United States in 1918,
1. Which of the following statements about renewable
resources is TRUE?
probably on a ship traveling from South America to
Alabama. The maps below show the geographic loca-
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A They are only found in tropical climates.
tion of the U.S. fire ant population in 1953 and 2001.
B They can never be depleted.
C They are replaceable by natural means.
D They regenerate quickly.
2. Which of the following is a nonrenewable
resource?
(
A wind
C coal
B fresh water
D topsoil
1953
3. Which of the following is NOT a direct effect
of deforestation?
A decreased productivity of the ecosystem
C
B soil erosion
C biological magnification
D habitat destruction
4. The total variety of organisms in the biosphere is
2001
called
A biodiversity.
8. Which of the following statements about fire ants
B species diversity.
in the United States is TRUE?
C ecosystem diversity.
A They reproduce slowly.
D genetic diversity.
(
B They are a native species of the United States.
5. Ozone is made up of
C They are an invasive species.
A hydrogen.
C nitrogen.
D They do not compete with other ant species.
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B oxygen.
D chlorine.
9. By 2010, fire ants are MOST likely to
6. Ozone depletion in the atmosphere has been
A have spread to a larger area.
caused by
a
B have reached their carrying capacity.
A monoculture.
C die out.
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B CFCs.
D return to South America.
C suburban sprawl.
D soil erosion.
Open-Response
7. In a food chain, concentrations of harmful
10. Describe how ecologists use the ecological foot-
substances increase in higher trophic levels in a
print concept.
process is known as
A biological magnification.
a
B genetic drift.
C biological succession.
D pesticide resistance.
To used as a Metril to assess demand of earths
natural
resources
