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Ecology Unit Test Review.
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1
The process organisms use to keep everything inside their bodies within a certain limit is:
homeostasis
metabolism
evolution
photosynthesis
2
The average conditions of the atmosphere in a particular area are called:
weather
climate
latitude
ecosystem
3
No two species can occupy the same niche:
because of the ecosystem
unless they need different biotic factors
because of competitive exclusion principle
unless they have different abiotic factors
4
When people destroy the rainforest, what is that called?
Depletion
Desertification
Monoculture
Deforestation
5
A wolf pack hunts and kills a moose. What are the wolves?
predators
prey
mutualists
hosts
6
Matter can recycle through the biosphere because:
matter is not used up, only transformed
bio-systems only use carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen
matter does not change into new compounds
matter is assembled into chemical compounds
7
What will happen if a population hits its carrying capacity?
Birth rate decrease
Birth rate increase
Death rate increase
Death rate decrease
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Branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms.
Ecology
Modeling
Economy
Recycling
9
A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Parasitism
Commensalism
Communism
Mutualism
10
What animals eat both producers and consumers?
autotrophs
herbivores
chemotrophs
omnivores
11
Cell specialization allows cells to:
perform different funtions
reproduce
respond to their environment
be less complex
12
Which part of the water cycle is a biological process?
precipitation
runoff
transpiration
condensation
13
How do most primary producers make their own food?
by using light energy to make carbohydrates
changing water into carbon dioxide
using chemical energy to make carbohydrates
breaking down remains to make carbon dioxide
14
All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food:
network
chain
interaction
web
15
Only 10 percent of energy is passed on to the next level. What happens to the rest?
Eliminated as heat
Stored as fat
Stored as body tissue
Used in reproduction
16
Earth's three main climate zones are directly related to Earth's three:
prevailing winds
amounts of precipitation
levels of distributed sunlight
ocean currents
17
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
ability to move
growth and development
responds to environment
ability to reproduce
18
In a body of water, the photic zone is found where?
The middle
The bank's edge near the water
The top 200 meters
The very bottom, no light
19
Each of the following is an abiotic factor EXCEPT:
soil type
temperature
plant life
rainfall
20
An example of PRIMARY succession would be after:
a severe storm
farmland abandoned
a forest fire
a lava flow
21
Which of the following is NOT a density-dependent limiting factor?
competition
temperature
crowding
disease
22
Human population experienced exponential growth after:
Bubonic Plague
Industrial Revolution (modern medicine)
Plowing and irrigation
agriculture
23
Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?
disease
earthquake
parasitism
emigration
24
The movement of organisms into an area is called:
Carrying Capacity
Population Shift
Emigration
Immigration
25
Animals that eat the carcasses of dead animals are called:
scavengers
detrtivores
omnivores
heterotrophs