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Standard 3.0 Life Science

Topic F. Ecology

Indicator 1. Explain ways that individuals and groups of organisms interact with each other and their environment.

Objective b. Explain that changes in an organism's habitat are sometimes beneficial to it and sometimes harmful.

Selected Response Item

The drawing below shows a field habitat.

Question Image

Which of these changes would be most harmful to the organisms in the field habitat?

  1. more birds flying to the field habitat
  2. increase of rainfall in the field habitat
  3. students walking through the field habitat
  4. construction of a building near the field habitat
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Correct Answer:
D