Lecture Exam #4 table 2

Question 1

What is detritus

Accepted Answer

dead organic matter

Question 2

ecological succession that begins in an area where soil remains after a disturbance

Accepted Answer

secondary succession

Question 3

Most marines invertebrates are…

Accepted Answer

osmoconformers

Question 4

Zoonotic pathogens are transferred to other animals from humans

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Proximal tubules are responsible for reabsorption of ions in water

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What is osmoregulation

Accepted Answer

controls solute concentrations and balances gain and loss

Question 7

Keystone species, like dominant species, are usually abundant in a community

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Osmoregulabors must expend energy energy to maintain osmotic gradients

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Ectoparasites

Accepted Answer

parasites that live on the external surface of host

Question 10

what is the scientific study of interactions between organisms in living and non living components?

Accepted Answer

ecology

Question 11

who is Mrs. Camden’s favorite student?

Accepted Answer

She despises us (correct)

Question 12

Where is the abyssal zone

Accepted Answer

in the aphotic zone

Question 13

What is a biome

Accepted Answer

major life zones characterized by vegetation type or physical environment

Question 14

Abiotic factors include living organisms

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Ecological succession that occurs where no soil exists when succession begins

Accepted Answer

primary succession

Question 16

what is a key function of most excretory systems?

Accepted Answer

filtration, excretion, reabsorption, secretion

Questions 16