Organisms in Ecosystems

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Which level is most often used to define adverse effects in ecological risk characterization?

Individual level

Population level (correct)

Ecosystem level

Organismal level

What is the basis for adverse effects in human health protection?

Individuals (correct)

Populations

Ecosystems

Organisms

Which organisms in the ecosystem are usually considered individually unessential?

Endangered species

Organisms in food chains (correct)

Transitory organisms

Persistent populations

When are organisms in the environment given similar protection to humans?

When they are rare or endangered Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of ecological risk assessment?

Protecting ecosystem functions Signup and view all the answers

Which level is typically used to define adverse effects in ecological risk characterization?

Population Signup and view all the answers

Why are organisms in the ecosystem usually considered individually unessential?

Because they are part of a food chain Signup and view all the answers

When are organisms in the environment given similar protection to humans?

When they are rare, threatened, endangered, or long-lived species Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of ecological risk assessment?

Protecting ecosystem functions performed by populations and communities Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of endpoints considered in ecological risk assessment?

Both functional or process-based and structure-based endpoints Signup and view all the answers

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Which level is most often used to define adverse effects in ecological risk characterization?

What is the basis for adverse effects in human health protection?

Which organisms in the ecosystem are usually considered individually unessential?

When are organisms in the environment given similar protection to humans?

What is the aim of ecological risk assessment?

Which level is typically used to define adverse effects in ecological risk characterization?

Why are organisms in the ecosystem usually considered individually unessential?

When are organisms in the environment given similar protection to humans?

What is the focus of ecological risk assessment?

What are the types of endpoints considered in ecological risk assessment?

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