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Biology - Ch2 Ecology Review
Biology - Ch2 Ecology Review
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Chapter review for the unit on Ecology.
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1
Ecologists often use modeling, instead of field studies, because it ...
allows them to control all of the variables involved
helps them collect more samples
lets them study many organisms at once
is less expensive than working in the field
2
A red-tailed hawk and a black racer snake prey on the same rodents in the same habitat.
predation
commensalism
competition
parasitism
3
All the things in a shallow desert pool of water is an example of _______________.
biome
ecosystem
habitat
population
4
A large school of barracuda is an example of a __________.
population
biome
habitat
ecosystem
5
One organism benefits, while another is unharmed during a relationship between the two.
parasitism
commensalism
competition
predation
6
Which is part of the biogeochemical cycle?
helium gas escaping into space
carbon trapped on the ocean floor
lava flowing from an active volcano
solar radiation traveling to Earth
7
The weathering of rocks releases a substance essential for the growth of many autotrophs called
phosphorus
water
nitrogen
oxygen
8
Which is a waste product of the photosynthesis process?
water vapor
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
oxygen
9
Iron, water, and sugar are examples of matter that are ____________.
nutrients
organisms
chemicals
elements
10
All the pumpkinseed sunfish living in a lake is an example of a(n) ____________.
population
ecosystem
biome
habitat
11
A mushroom feeding on a dead log is an example of a(n) ____________.
decomposer
predator
consumer
population
12
Which is the substance formed from decomposing matter?
nitrogen
ammonia
phosphorus
carbon
13
All the conifer forests growing in Canada is an example of a(n) _____________.
biome
population
ecosystem
biological community
14
A tick becomes lodged on the skin of a hiker is an example of _____________.
predation
commensalism
parasitism
competition
15
Which is an example of mutualism?
crayfish and minnows resting under the same rock
a peacock courting and mating with a peahen
two snakes with similar markings advertising their venom
a fish protecting a shrimp, who builds a burrow for to share
16
Which is an abiotic factor?
a polar bear on an ice flow
a forest of deciduous trees
an ocean current of cold water
fungi and moss on a rotting log
17
Which task would be completed by an ecologist?
Inoculate cattle against infection
Explore the medicinal uses of nectar
Survey and classify mollusk fossils
Test the effect of cyanide on algae
18
Which of the following is an autotroph?
algae
mushroom
sparrow
wolf
19
White-tailed deer eat tree leaves.
commensalism
parasitism
predation
competition
20
The algae, insect larvae, protozoan and other living things in a large puddle would be a(n) ...
ecosystem
biological community
population
biosphere
21
The deciduous forests of the eastern United States is an example of a(n) ____________.
habitat
biome
biological community
ecosystem
22
Which is a weakness of traditional food webs when applied to complex ecological problems?
Trophic levels are not taken into account in a food web
Many food chains of a food web are too complicated to use
They don't account for non-native species in the environment
It does not represent all the links in an actual ecosystem
23
The oceans, lower atmosphere, and continents are parts of the __________.
atmosphere
biosphere
biome
community
24
Ecology is the scientific discipline that studies all the interactions between ...
different forms of matter on Earth
all the different regions of Earth
organisms and their environments
humans and their polluting behaviors
25
Which organisms capture atmospheric nitrogen for the process of nitrogen fixation?
plants
fungi
bacteria
animals
26
All the groups of organisms that interact with each other in the same region is a(n) _________.
ecosystem
biome
population
biological community
27
All invertebrates and fish on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize is an example of a(n)
ecosystem
biological community
habitat
biome
28
The region of land a jaguar must roam to collect food would be an example of a(n) __________.
biome
population
habitat
ecosystem
