Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent population control?

Red-tailed hawks feeding on rabbits

What is one of the most important differences between plants and animals?

Plants produce their own food and animals must consume food.

What is NOT an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

barnacle-encrusted rock is exposed at low tide

A horse and donkey can mate and produce a mule. Why are they NOT considered the same species?

The mule offspring is unable to reproduce.

A climax community is?

It is a stable community with a number of different species.

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

Primary begins with soil formation; secondary soil is intact

Which of the following is NOT true of an r-selected species?

The populations tend to level off near the carrying capacity

Which of the following is the correct order of ecological succession?

lichens - grasses - shrubs - trees

What generalized trend can be made from the graph below?

the otter is showing a slow rate of population increase

Why does a population increase

Births and immigration exceed deaths and emigration

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Answers

1
What kind of relationship is this?
Predation
Mutualism
Competition
Parasitism
2
Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent population control?
An avalanche clearing a hillside of trees and shrubs
A forest fire burning a woodland tract
Red-tailed hawks feeding on rabbits
Humans clearing a forested area
3
Which density dependent factors will affect the carrying capacity?
Fire and disease
Fire and drought
Predators and Disease
Disease and temperature
4
What is one of the most important differences between plants and animals?
Plants do not move but animals can.
Plants consume food but animals produce their own food.
Plants do not need water but animals do.
Plants produce their own food and animals must consume food.
5
Composition & quantity of species in a community change over time, forming the gradual process:
ecological recession
climax recession
climax succession
ecological succession
6
During commensalism, one organism benefits from the relationship and one organism gets nothing.
False
True
7
___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.
foundational organisms
introductory organisms
primary organisms
pioneer organisms
8
What is NOT an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?
landslide exposed bare rock
glacier begins to melt to move leaving exposed rock
barnacle-encrusted rock is exposed at low tide
volcanic eruption leaves behind hardened lava flows
9
Which kingdom is unicellular or multicellular and can be consumers, producers, or decomposers?
Protists
Plants
Animals
10
What type of relationship is this?
Competion
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
11
The image below shows a graph between a predator and a prey. Which term best describes it?
Cyclic
explosive
Irregular
Irruptive
12
What type of relationship is this?
Competition
Predation
Commensalism
Mutalism
13
Selective felling is an example of which type of management?
Sustainable Management
Ecological Preservation
Unsustainable forestry
Deflected Succession
14
In Linnaen classification organisms are organised based on their _____.
characteristics
age
population
likes and dislikes
15
True or False: The predator is the animal that gets eaten.
False
True
16
The maximum number of a species that an ecosystem can sustain indefinitely w/o being degraded
logistic growth
biotic potential
environmental resistance
carrying capacity
17
The animals below are classified into the domain _____.
Eukarya
Protista
Archaea
Bacteria
18
What is an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of paired statements?
classification
dichotomous key
taxonomy
19
A horse and donkey can mate and produce a mule. Why are they NOT considered the same species?
The mule offspring is unable to reproduce.
The horse and donkey naturally created the mule offspring.
The horse has a larger body size than the donkey.
The horse and donkey are not classified as Kingdom Animalia.
20
Primary Succession begins with a few dominant species & eventually leads to diversification
True
False
21
A climax community is?
Always woodland
It is a stable community with a number of different species.
It is an unstable community of few species.
A species in direct competition for resources.
22
What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?
Primary begins with soil formation; secondary soil is intact
Primary after natural disaster; secondary after disturbance
Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal comm
Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage
23
Occurs in an environment that is devoid of vegetation and lacking soil is?
Primary ecological succession
Secondary ecological succession
24
What do scientists use to refer to organisms because common names can create confusion?
first names
nicknames
Latin Kingdoms
scientific names
25
Why would scientists need to change the number of domains, kingdoms, or other taxa?
They started using photography.
New information is learned.
To sell new textbooks.
They learned to write clearly.
26
close ecological relationship evolve together so one species adapts to changes of the other.
Coevolution
Parasitism
Mutualism
27
Which type of relationship is this?
Commensalism
Predation
Competition
Parasitism
28
A feeding level source of particular food or nutrients is called?
Food chain
Food Web
Trophic level
29
Which type of relationship is this?
Predation
Parasitism
Competion
Commensalism
30
All of the following contribute directly to soil formation EXCEPT
volcanic eruptions
lichens
decomposition of organisms
erosion of rock by weather
31
A complex network of interconnected food chains is ....
Biomass pyramid
Food web
Food chain
32
The rate at which the producers convert solar energy to chemical energy as biomass is called?
Gross Primary Productivity
Gross National Primary Product
Net Primary Productivity
33
Which of the following is a parasite?
Hermit Crab
King Crab
Earthworm
Ringworm
34
Which of the following is NOT true of an r-selected species?
They have a high rate of population increase.
They provide little to no parental care.
The populations tend to level off near the carrying capacity
Offspring are large in number.
35
Based on the graph, what type of growth is depicted and what strategist would it most likely be
boom and bust
exponential
logistic
linear
36
What causes intraspecific competition
Too many resourses
Overproduction of young
Sibling rivalry
Predators and disease
37
An area disturbed by nature or humans and experiences new growth beginning with grasses/weed is
quaternary succession
secondary succession
primary succession
tertiary succesion
38
The scientific name of a cherry blossom tree is Prunus yedoensis. What is its genus?
Felis
Prunus
Yedoensis
Plantae
39
What kind of relationship is this?
Competition
Predation
Parasitism
Commensalism
40
Which of the following is the correct order of ecological succession?
grass - shrubs - lichens - trees
grasses - lichens - shrubs - trees
lichens - shrubs - grasses - trees
lichens - grasses - shrubs - trees
41
What generalized trend can be made from the graph below?
the otter is showing a slow rate of population increase
Population is declining more than growing
the otter is an endangered species
the otter is growing at an exponential rate
42
In a pop. of deer: 30 babies born, 15 die, 10 migrate in & 5 emigrate. Determine change in pop.
10
20
-20
30
43
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the PURPLE space?
Class
Family
Kingdom
Species
44
Why does a population increase
Individuals get more crowded together
Predators exceed prey
Births and emigration exceed deaths and immigration
Births and immigration exceed deaths and emigration
45
TRUE or FALSE: After learning new information, an organism may be classified differently.
False
True
46
Primary succession occurs in an area that has:
none of these
never been colonized before
been colonized by not properly
always been colonized
47
Which type of relationship is this?
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Predation
48
Which of the following is an example of a density-independent population control?
competition for limited resources
predation
habitat destruction
infectious disease
49
Which kingdom contains eukaryotic cells; multicellular; cell walls; and producers?
Animals
Protists
Plants
50
What kind of relationship is this?
Commensalism
Competion
Mutualism
Parasitism
51
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the ORANGE space?
Species
Class
Family
Kingdom
52
What type of cells does the domain classification of Archaea contain?
Semikaryotic
Eukaryotic
Exkaryotic
Prokaryotic
53
The process of change in the species composition of an ecological community over time is....
Adaptation
Environment
Ecology
Ecological succession
54
What kind of relationship is this?
Predation
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
55
Populations of different species living in a particular space and interacting is called...
Community
Population
Ecosystem
56
Which of the following kingdoms is NOT in the Eukarya Domain?
Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
Protists
57
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the GREEN space?
Species
Family
Class
Kingdom
58
What is the science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms?
taxonomy
classification
dichotomous key
59
____ is the term given to describe a "stable" community.
peak community
disturbed community
turf community
climax community
60
True or False: During competition, one animal gets eaten.
True
False
61
Most ecologists believe most communities are disturbed too often to reach final Stable Sere
True
False
62
What is an example of a disturbance that could bring about secondary succession?
A volcanic eruption covers a village in lava.
Humans cut down many trees in a small region
63
A detritivore is an organism that:
Feeds on living organisms
Feed on waste and dead bodies
Eats only meat
64
How many kingdoms are commonly recognized today?
4
5
7
6
65
The scientific name for an organism comes from its _____.
domain and kingdom
order and family
phylum and class
genus and species
66
A "J" shaped growth curve is indicative of what type of population growth?
Logistic
Exponential
Environmental Resistance
Boom and Bust
67
What kind of relationship is this?
Competition
Predation
Commensalism
Mutualism
68
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 domains most commonly used by scientists?
Eukarya
Protist
Archaea
Bacteria
69
The most common pattern of dispersion in nature is clumped, for which of the following reasons?
Concentrated around resources
All of the above
Better opportunities to find mates
Increased safety from predation
70
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the RED space?
Species
Kingdom
Class
Family
71
What can you find by working through the statements in a dichotomous key?
how many animals are birds
the identity (name) of an organism
how long a fungus can live
when a species first appeared on earth
72
What is the division of organisms into groups or classes, based on specific characteristics?
taxonomy
classification
dichotomous key
73
In order for a female Eastern box turtle to mate successfully and produce fertile offspring --
she must mate with another Eastern box turtle.
she can mate with any turtle living in the same location.
she can mate with any type of box turtle.
she must mate with a turtle of the same color.
74
Using the triangle below, what is the scientific name of this organism?
Eukarya animalia
Gekkonidae macularius
Eublepharis macularius
Eublepharis Macularius
75
Which kingdom contains eukaryotic cells; multicellular; consumers; and can move around?
Protists
Animals
Plants
76
Why are there generally only 4 or 5 trophic levels?
The loss of chemical energy as heat as it flows through
Animals get too big
Animals cannot be easily digested
Because there are few tertiary consumers
77
What is binomial nomenclature?
Using the domain and kingdom to identify an organism.
A scientific system for naming an organism.
Using a dichotomous key to find the name of an organism.
Coming up with a common name for an organism.

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Questions 77

Answers

1
What kind of relationship is this?
Predation
Mutualism
Competition
Parasitism
2
Which of the following is an example of a density-dependent population control?
An avalanche clearing a hillside of trees and shrubs
A forest fire burning a woodland tract
Red-tailed hawks feeding on rabbits
Humans clearing a forested area
3
Which density dependent factors will affect the carrying capacity?
Fire and disease
Fire and drought
Predators and Disease
Disease and temperature
4
What is one of the most important differences between plants and animals?
Plants do not move but animals can.
Plants consume food but animals produce their own food.
Plants do not need water but animals do.
Plants produce their own food and animals must consume food.
5
Composition & quantity of species in a community change over time, forming the gradual process:
ecological recession
climax recession
climax succession
ecological succession
6
During commensalism, one organism benefits from the relationship and one organism gets nothing.
False
True
7
___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.
foundational organisms
introductory organisms
primary organisms
pioneer organisms
8
What is NOT an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?
landslide exposed bare rock
glacier begins to melt to move leaving exposed rock
barnacle-encrusted rock is exposed at low tide
volcanic eruption leaves behind hardened lava flows
9
Which kingdom is unicellular or multicellular and can be consumers, producers, or decomposers?
Protists
Plants
Animals
10
What type of relationship is this?
Competion
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
11
The image below shows a graph between a predator and a prey. Which term best describes it?
Cyclic
explosive
Irregular
Irruptive
12
What type of relationship is this?
Competition
Predation
Commensalism
Mutalism
13
Selective felling is an example of which type of management?
Sustainable Management
Ecological Preservation
Unsustainable forestry
Deflected Succession
14
In Linnaen classification organisms are organised based on their _____.
characteristics
age
population
likes and dislikes
15
True or False: The predator is the animal that gets eaten.
False
True
16
The maximum number of a species that an ecosystem can sustain indefinitely w/o being degraded
logistic growth
biotic potential
environmental resistance
carrying capacity
17
The animals below are classified into the domain _____.
Eukarya
Protista
Archaea
Bacteria
18
What is an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of paired statements?
classification
dichotomous key
taxonomy
19
A horse and donkey can mate and produce a mule. Why are they NOT considered the same species?
The mule offspring is unable to reproduce.
The horse and donkey naturally created the mule offspring.
The horse has a larger body size than the donkey.
The horse and donkey are not classified as Kingdom Animalia.
20
Primary Succession begins with a few dominant species & eventually leads to diversification
True
False
21
A climax community is?
Always woodland
It is a stable community with a number of different species.
It is an unstable community of few species.
A species in direct competition for resources.
22
What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?
Primary begins with soil formation; secondary soil is intact
Primary after natural disaster; secondary after disturbance
Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal comm
Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage
23
Occurs in an environment that is devoid of vegetation and lacking soil is?
Primary ecological succession
Secondary ecological succession
24
What do scientists use to refer to organisms because common names can create confusion?
first names
nicknames
Latin Kingdoms
scientific names
25
Why would scientists need to change the number of domains, kingdoms, or other taxa?
They started using photography.
New information is learned.
To sell new textbooks.
They learned to write clearly.
26
close ecological relationship evolve together so one species adapts to changes of the other.
Coevolution
Parasitism
Mutualism
27
Which type of relationship is this?
Commensalism
Predation
Competition
Parasitism
28
A feeding level source of particular food or nutrients is called?
Food chain
Food Web
Trophic level
29
Which type of relationship is this?
Predation
Parasitism
Competion
Commensalism
30
All of the following contribute directly to soil formation EXCEPT
volcanic eruptions
lichens
decomposition of organisms
erosion of rock by weather
31
A complex network of interconnected food chains is ....
Biomass pyramid
Food web
Food chain
32
The rate at which the producers convert solar energy to chemical energy as biomass is called?
Gross Primary Productivity
Gross National Primary Product
Net Primary Productivity
33
Which of the following is a parasite?
Hermit Crab
King Crab
Earthworm
Ringworm
34
Which of the following is NOT true of an r-selected species?
They have a high rate of population increase.
They provide little to no parental care.
The populations tend to level off near the carrying capacity
Offspring are large in number.
35
Based on the graph, what type of growth is depicted and what strategist would it most likely be
boom and bust
exponential
logistic
linear
36
What causes intraspecific competition
Too many resourses
Overproduction of young
Sibling rivalry
Predators and disease
37
An area disturbed by nature or humans and experiences new growth beginning with grasses/weed is
quaternary succession
secondary succession
primary succession
tertiary succesion
38
The scientific name of a cherry blossom tree is Prunus yedoensis. What is its genus?
Felis
Prunus
Yedoensis
Plantae
39
What kind of relationship is this?
Competition
Predation
Parasitism
Commensalism
40
Which of the following is the correct order of ecological succession?
grass - shrubs - lichens - trees
grasses - lichens - shrubs - trees
lichens - shrubs - grasses - trees
lichens - grasses - shrubs - trees
41
What generalized trend can be made from the graph below?
the otter is showing a slow rate of population increase
Population is declining more than growing
the otter is an endangered species
the otter is growing at an exponential rate
42
In a pop. of deer: 30 babies born, 15 die, 10 migrate in & 5 emigrate. Determine change in pop.
10
20
-20
30
43
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the PURPLE space?
Class
Family
Kingdom
Species
44
Why does a population increase
Individuals get more crowded together
Predators exceed prey
Births and emigration exceed deaths and immigration
Births and immigration exceed deaths and emigration
45
TRUE or FALSE: After learning new information, an organism may be classified differently.
False
True
46
Primary succession occurs in an area that has:
none of these
never been colonized before
been colonized by not properly
always been colonized
47
Which type of relationship is this?
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Predation
48
Which of the following is an example of a density-independent population control?
competition for limited resources
predation
habitat destruction
infectious disease
49
Which kingdom contains eukaryotic cells; multicellular; cell walls; and producers?
Animals
Protists
Plants
50
What kind of relationship is this?
Commensalism
Competion
Mutualism
Parasitism
51
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the ORANGE space?
Species
Class
Family
Kingdom
52
What type of cells does the domain classification of Archaea contain?
Semikaryotic
Eukaryotic
Exkaryotic
Prokaryotic
53
The process of change in the species composition of an ecological community over time is....
Adaptation
Environment
Ecology
Ecological succession
54
What kind of relationship is this?
Predation
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
55
Populations of different species living in a particular space and interacting is called...
Community
Population
Ecosystem
56
Which of the following kingdoms is NOT in the Eukarya Domain?
Plants
Fungi
Bacteria
Protists
57
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the GREEN space?
Species
Family
Class
Kingdom
58
What is the science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms?
taxonomy
classification
dichotomous key
59
____ is the term given to describe a "stable" community.
peak community
disturbed community
turf community
climax community
60
True or False: During competition, one animal gets eaten.
True
False
61
Most ecologists believe most communities are disturbed too often to reach final Stable Sere
True
False
62
What is an example of a disturbance that could bring about secondary succession?
A volcanic eruption covers a village in lava.
Humans cut down many trees in a small region
63
A detritivore is an organism that:
Feeds on living organisms
Feed on waste and dead bodies
Eats only meat
64
How many kingdoms are commonly recognized today?
4
5
7
6
65
The scientific name for an organism comes from its _____.
domain and kingdom
order and family
phylum and class
genus and species
66
A "J" shaped growth curve is indicative of what type of population growth?
Logistic
Exponential
Environmental Resistance
Boom and Bust
67
What kind of relationship is this?
Competition
Predation
Commensalism
Mutualism
68
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 domains most commonly used by scientists?
Eukarya
Protist
Archaea
Bacteria
69
The most common pattern of dispersion in nature is clumped, for which of the following reasons?
Concentrated around resources
All of the above
Better opportunities to find mates
Increased safety from predation
70
Complete the 7 levels of classification. What goes in the RED space?
Species
Kingdom
Class
Family
71
What can you find by working through the statements in a dichotomous key?
how many animals are birds
the identity (name) of an organism
how long a fungus can live
when a species first appeared on earth
72
What is the division of organisms into groups or classes, based on specific characteristics?
taxonomy
classification
dichotomous key
73
In order for a female Eastern box turtle to mate successfully and produce fertile offspring --
she must mate with another Eastern box turtle.
she can mate with any turtle living in the same location.
she can mate with any type of box turtle.
she must mate with a turtle of the same color.
74
Using the triangle below, what is the scientific name of this organism?
Eukarya animalia
Gekkonidae macularius
Eublepharis macularius
Eublepharis Macularius
75
Which kingdom contains eukaryotic cells; multicellular; consumers; and can move around?
Protists
Animals
Plants
76
Why are there generally only 4 or 5 trophic levels?
The loss of chemical energy as heat as it flows through
Animals get too big
Animals cannot be easily digested
Because there are few tertiary consumers
77
What is binomial nomenclature?
Using the domain and kingdom to identify an organism.
A scientific system for naming an organism.
Using a dichotomous key to find the name of an organism.
Coming up with a common name for an organism.