AP Ecology Review

Using this picture, what defense is this Hawk Moth displaying?

• camouflage
• emitting smells
• mimicry
• panting

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The wolves of Yellowstone are a keystone species because 

• they are the only predator within Yellowstone.
• their population affects many species within their ecosystem.
• their population is higher than that of any other species in the ecosystem.
• they feed on a greater variety of prey than all other predators.

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A herd of zebras would be considered a

• community
• species
• ecosystem
• population

Which of the following is a primary consumer in this food web?

• Foxes
• Carrots
• Mice
• Owls

Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting?

• A
• B
• C
• this is not a survivorship curve

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Which letter shows the the exponential growth of a population?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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When two species of cattails are grown together, they grow at different water depths and coexist.  When grown alone, they grow at similar water depths.  Which of the following is best demonstrated by the data?

• natural selection
• character displacement
• resource partitioning
• ecological succession

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The maximum population size for a species based on the environmental factors is called

• ecological footprint
• carrying capacity 
• population growth
• environmental capacity

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When two species of cattails are grown together, they grow at different water depths and coexist.  When grown alone, they grow at similar water depths.  Which of the following is best demonstrated by the data?

• natural selection
• character displacement
• resource partitioning
• ecological succession

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A measure of the number of different species living in an ecosystem is referred to as the

• ecological census
• species richness
• population density
• biomass

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