First Semester Ecology Review

Question 1

Using resources in a way that does not cause long -term environmental harm is called

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sustainable development

Question 2

A bird stalks, kills, then eats an insect, based on this behavior, which pair of ecological terms describes the bird?

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carnivore, consumer

Question 3

What animals eat both producers and consumers?

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omnivores

Question 4

Water lillies do not grow in desert sand because water availability to these plants in a desert is

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a limiting factor

Question 5

Which big idea in biology is MOST concerned with DNA?

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information and heredity

Question 6

In a logistic growth curve, exponential growth is the phase in which the population

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grows quickly

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT considered a sustainable-development strategy for management of Earth's resources?

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desertification

Question 8

Countries in the first stage of demographic transition have

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a high death rate and a high birthrate

Question 9

Which is always the last step in a food web?

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decomposers

Question 10

What is one difference between primary and secondary succession?

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secondary begins on soil and primary begins on newly exposed surfaces.

Question 11

If immigration and emigration numbers remain equal, the most important contributing factor to a slowed growth rate is

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decreased birthrate

Question 12

Cell specialization allows cells to

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perform different functions

Question 13

Based on your observations, you suggest the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is

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a hypothesis

Question 14

No two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time

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because of the competitive exclusion principle

Question 15

helping family members survive increases the chances that some of one's genes will be passed to offspring is called

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kin slection

Question 16

If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the

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death rate may rise

Question 17

The "hot spot" strategy seeks to protect species in danger of extinction due to

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human activity

Question 18

Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?

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the eruption of a volcano

Question 19

One property that makes DDT hazardous over the long is that it is

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subject to biological magnification

Question 20

Certain behaviors are innate in animals because they are essential for

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survival immediately after birth

Question 21

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism is harmed and another benefits is

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parasitism

Question 22

Measurements made while observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period are called

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data

Question 23

How are species diversity and genetic diversity different?

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species measures the number of species/genetic measures genetic variety

Question 24

A tropical rain forest may not return to its original climax community after which of the following disturbances?

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clearing and farming

Question 25

All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food

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web

Question 26

Learning occurs whenenver

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a stimulus causes an animal to change its behavior

Question 27

The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level is called the

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biomass

Question 28

A major factor that negatively affects biodiversity is

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habitat fragmentation

Question 29

What would happen to the population of prey if their predator species were to have a decrease in population?

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the prey population would increase

Question 30

In countries like India, the human population is growing

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exponentially

Question 31

How do most primary producers make their own food?

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by using light energy to make carbohydrates

Question 32

What are the smallest objects biologists study?

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molecules

Question 33

During migration, animals undertake a

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seasonal movement

Question 34

The sulfur and nitrogen compounds in smog combine with water to form

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acid rain

Question 35

One measurement of the human impact on the biosphere is called

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an ecological footprint

Question 36

Imprinting is a form of behavior that

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occurs during a specific time in young animals

Question 37

Animals that use language are most likely those that have the greatest capacity for

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behavioral cycles

Question 38

Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on

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testing explanations

First Semester Ecology Review

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First Semester Ecology Review

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