Ecology Content Quiz

Which of the following is NOT an example of group behavior?

• cooperative hunting

• flocking

• hibernation

• herding

All of the following are reasons why group behavior increases the fitness of the individual EXCEPT

• provide protections

• decrease chance of injury

• increase chance of optimal outcome

• all are reasons why group behavior increases fitness

Select all that are true: What factor(s) influence population dynamics? (select all that apply)

• births

• deaths

• mutations

• immigration

If the carrying capacity of a population is 350 and their food source was being destroyed, the carrying capacity would likely

• increase

• decrease

• not change

Another name for an apex predator is

• primary consumer

• producer

• tertiary consumer

How much energy is transferred when one organism eats another?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

Energy moves which way in the energy pyramid?

• from bottom to top

• from top to bottom

• energy can travel both ways

True or False: There are usually larger numbers of predators than prey.

• True

• False

In the food chain grass-grasshopper-mouse-owl the grasshopper gives energy to which organism?

• grass

• mouse

• owl

In the food chain grass-grasshopper-mouse-owl which of these organisms is a producer?

• grass

• grasshopper

• mouse

• owl