Question 1

Which of the following are pioneer species?

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A)   Wood warblers
B)   Dandelions
C)   Starlings
D)   Lichens
E)   Humans

Question 2

What would you label the range of temperature from 90 °\degree° F to 94 °\degree° F for this particular species?

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A)   Zone of intolerance
B)   Zone of physiological stress
C)   Tolerance limit range
D)   Optimal range
E)   Range of tolerance

Question 3

Complexity in an ecological community has to do with the number of

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A)   Species in the population
B)   Species at each trophic level
C)   Genetic variations within a species
D)   Primary producers available
E)   Primary producers relative to the number of consumers

Question 4

An example of primary productivity would be

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A)   a wild raspberry plant growing 30 grams of new leaf mass during a day of photosynthesis.
B)   a young oriole growing 10 more grams of muscle during a feeding trip to a raspberry bush.
C)   a young hawk growing 10 more grams of body mass by killing and eating a young oriole.

Question 5

Organisms commonly develop new traits because they desire them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for successfully avoiding interspecific competition?

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A)   Eating fruit before it is ripe for other species
B)   Trees spreading seeds or offspring far and fast
C)   Producing substances that are toxic to competitors
D)   All of these are strategies for successful interspecific competition

Question 7

Attributes of a broad niche could include an organism having

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A)   a wide range of foods eaten.
B)   specific feeding times.
C)   a narrow range of foods eaten.
D)   living in one species of tree.

Question 8

There are usually many tolerance limits responsible for limiting the number and location of a species. However, some organisms have ____________ that limit/limits their distribution.

Accepted Answer

A)   a specific critical factor
B)   other environmental conditions
C)   many factors
D)   nothing

Question 9

Symbiosis means

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A)   A relationship in which both species benefit
B)   A parasitic relationship
C)   Commensalism
D)   Living together
E)   A relationship in which one species benefits and the other does not benefit

Question 10

In a biological community where diversity is great, such as a tropical rainforest, the abundance of any one species is likely to be

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A)   Great
B)   Small
C)   Widely variable from year to year
D)   The same from year to year
E)   None of these, abundance does not depend on diversity

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)   In a mutualistic relationship one partner benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped
B)   In a mutualistic relationship both partners benefit from the relationship
C)   In a commensalistic relationship one partner benefits and the other is adversely affected
D)   In a commensalistic relationship both partners benefit equally
E)   In a parasitic relationship both partners are adversely affected

Question 12

An especially effective strategy for reducing intraspecific competition is

Accepted Answer

A)   Assigning different ecological niches for juveniles and adults of the same species
B)   Rapid reproduction
C)   Eating fruit before it is ripe for other species
D)   Resource partitioning

Question 13

As ecological development proceeds, a biological community

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A)   Gradually stagnates
B)   Becomes more diverse
C)   Goes through repeated secondary succession stages
D)   Goes through repeated primary succession stages
E)   Becomes less complex

Question 14

Tolerance limits are _______ that limit a species' survival.

Accepted Answer

A)   Temperature ranges
B)   Any environmental conditions
C)   Population sizes
D)   Narrow salinity levels
E)   Undesirable toxin concentrations

Question 15

A viceroy butterfly that closely resembles the bad tasting monarch is an example of __________, and the example of beetles that look like stinging wasps is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Batesian mimicry; Batesian mimicry
B)   Batesian mimicry; Muellerian mimicry
C)   Muellerian mimicry; Muellerian mimicry
D)   Muellerian mimicry; Batesian mimicry
E)   Commensalism; symbiosis

Question 16

Some communities are prevented from reaching a true climax stage by periodic disruption by events such as fire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Primary succession occurs when a community develops ____________ while secondary succession occurs when one ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Into a climax community; species replaces another
B)   And replaces another; ecosystem becomes stable
C)   On bare rock; biological community replaces another
D)   And then fails; niche changes
E)   Intraspecific competition; experiences interspecific competition

Question 18

In the partnership of a lichen, the fungus provides _________ and the relationship is best described as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Most of the photosynthesis; symbiosis
B)   Poisons that deter predation; commensalism
C)   Structure and moisture-holding ability; mutualism
D)   Very little to the algal partner; parasitism
E)   Some of the photosynthesis; commensalism

Question 19

Two birds, a titmouse and a chickadee are living in the same territory and are using some of the same resources. This interaction can be best classified as

Accepted Answer

A)   Mutualism
B)   Intraspecific competition
C)   Interspecific competition
D)   Symbiosis
E)   Commensalism

Question 20

Predation influences evolution when

Accepted Answer

A)   Prey species develop defensive characteristics over generations
B)   An individual predator adapts and becomes more efficient in catching its prey
C)   Predators kill off all of their prey
D)   A population of predators develop defensive characteristics
E)   Prey species change their reproductive rate to match predation in the local ecosystem

Exam 4: Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions

Tolerance limits are _______ that limit a species' survival.

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An especially effective strategy for reducing intraspecific competition is

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There are usually many tolerance limits responsible for limiting the number and location of a species. However, some organisms have ____________ that limit/limits their distribution.

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Complexity in an ecological community has to do with the number of

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A viceroy butterfly that closely resembles the bad tasting monarch is an example of __________, and the example of beetles that look like stinging wasps is an example of __________.

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Which of the following are pioneer species?

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Primary succession occurs when a community develops ____________ while secondary succession occurs when one ________.

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Some communities are prevented from reaching a true climax stage by periodic disruption by events such as fire.

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Which of the following is NOT a strategy for successfully avoiding interspecific competition?

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Symbiosis means

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As ecological development proceeds, a biological community

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Organisms commonly develop new traits because they desire them.

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What would you label the range of temperature from 90 °\degree° F to 94 °\degree° F for this particular species?

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Which of the following statements is true?

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In the partnership of a lichen, the fungus provides _________ and the relationship is best described as _______.

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Attributes of a broad niche could include an organism having

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Two birds, a titmouse and a chickadee are living in the same territory and are using some of the same resources. This interaction can be best classified as

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In a biological community where diversity is great, such as a tropical rainforest, the abundance of any one species is likely to be

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An example of primary productivity would be

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Predation influences evolution when

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