Ch. 3 Population and Communities Test 1

All of the following are examples of limiting factors for a population except...

• space
• food
• time
• weather

In which type of interaction do both species benefit?

• predation
• mutualism
• commensalism
• parasitism

Which of these relationships is an example of parasitism?

• a bird building a nest on a tree branch
• a bat pollinating a saguaro cactus
• a flea living on a cat's blood
• ants protecting a tree that produces the ants' only food

A freshwater lake has a muddy bottom, which is home to different types of algae and other organisms. Many species of fish feed on the algae. Which of the following is an ABIOTIC factor in this ecosystem?

• the temperature of the water
• the color of the algae
• the number of species of fish
• the amount of food available to the fish

Which of the following lists the levels of organization in an ecosystem from the smallest unit to the largest?

• population, organism, community, ecosystem
• organism, population, ecosystem, community
• organism, community, population, ecosystem
• organism, population, community, ecosystem

All the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area make up a(n)

• ecosystem
• population
• community
• biome

All the different populations that live together in an area make up a(n)

• ecosystem
• community
• habitat
• organism

The way a species makes its living is ...

• natural selection
• adaptation
• niche

How do you think an increase in the fox population affected the hare population?

• The hares decreased beacause there were fewer food sources
• The hares increased because there were more food sources
• The hares decreased because there were more fox to prey on them
• The hares increased because they had more space 

A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed

• mutualism
• predation
• commensalism
• parasitism