Ecology Test Review (Bio)

Question 1

Study of the interactions of organisms with 1 another & with their physical surroundings.

Accepted Answer

Ecology

Question 2

Succession that occurs in an area where there has been no previous living community (bare rock)

Accepted Answer

primary ecological succession

Question 3

Process through which an existing community is replaced by another community.

Accepted Answer

ecological succession

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent limiting factor?

Accepted Answer

hurricane & other natural disasters

Question 5

Region of coniferous trees in Northern Hemisphere, located just south of the tundra

Accepted Answer

taiga

Question 6

Marine biomes are divided into ecologically distinct zones depending on _____.

Accepted Answer

depth & distance from shore

Question 7

Treeless biome in the far north that has harsh, very cold winters & short summers; permafrost

Accepted Answer

tundra

Question 8

When 2 of the same type of species are rivaling each other for the same resources

Accepted Answer

intraspecific competition

Question 9

Which ocean life zone lies between the intertidal & open-sea zones?

Accepted Answer

neritic zone

Question 10

Organism's role in its environment; no 2 species in an ecosystem can occupy the same of this.

Accepted Answer

ecological niche

Question 11

Temperature and water are examples of _____ factors in an environment.

Accepted Answer

abiotic

Question 12

Which ocean life zone is the most affected by and defined by tides?

Accepted Answer

intertidal zone

Question 13

Graph displaying pop growth as s-curve; pop growth reaches steady state at carrying capacity

Accepted Answer

logistic growth

Question 14

Different species living in a given area at a given time constitute a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

community

Question 15

Climax community in ecological succession of a deciduous forest.

Accepted Answer

hardwood trees (e.g., oak)

Question 16

Region dominated by hardwood trees that lose leaves seasonally; biome of U.S. eastern coast

Accepted Answer

temperate deciduous forest

Question 17

A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit (e.g. honeybee & flowering plant)

Accepted Answer

mutualism

Question 18

Where a land biome is located depends on _____.

Accepted Answer

elevation and latitude

Question 19

Large, relatively distinct terrestrial region with similar climate, soil, & life

Accepted Answer

biome

Question 20

Interactions of abiotic & biotic factors in an environment constitute a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

Questions 20