The Living World: Ecosystems
What strategy would most effectively reduce the ecological footprint of agriculture while maintaining crop yields?
What is a potential trade-off of utilizing wind turbines as a renewable energy source?
What happens in a negative feedback loop when the population of herbivores increases in an ecosystem?
In a freshwater ecosystem, which of these would most likely be considered a primary consumer?
Which type of feedback loop helps to maintain balance and stability in ecosystems?
If an insect eats plant leaves, it is acting as which trophic level in a food chain?
Considering bioaccumulation's impact within aquatic food webs, what outcome could result if top predators like tuna consume large quantities of smaller mercury-contaminated prey?
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How does eutrophication most directly affect aquatic food webs?
What long-term ecological impact could result from consistently applying broad-spectrum insecticides across agricultural landscapes?
If secondary consumers are removed from an existing ecosystem, what is likely to happen to the population of primary consumers?