Ecology 3.02 Review

 Different, interacting populations occupying the same habitat form a _____.

• community

• ecosystem

• environment

• kingdom

Competition that occurs between individuals of the same species

• interspecific

• intraspecific

• artificial

• coexistent

a pattern of color associated with an unpalatable or poisonous organism that functions as a defense by warning predators

• aposematic coloration

• cryptic coloration

• Batesian mimicry

• Müllerian mimicry

Species have evolved numerous mechanisms to escape predation and herbivory. All of the following are types of defenses EXCEPT

• behavioral

• chemical

• physical

• spiritual

Competition that occurs between individuals of different species

• interspecific

• intraspecific

• artificial

• coexistent

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

_____ factors influence the health and survival of a population and include things such as predators and parasites.

• intrinsic

• extrinsic

• opportunistic

• abundant

a type of mimicry in which a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species to ward of predators

• aposematic coloration

• cryptic coloration

• Batesian mimicry

• Müllerian mimicry

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

a defense that organisms use to disguise their appearance and blend in with their surroundings

• aposematic coloration

• cryptic coloration

• Batesian mimicry

• Müllerian mimicry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

_____ factors affect the health of an ecosystem and are specific to the characteristics of a population.

• intrinsic

• extrinsic

• opportunistic

• abundant

a type of mimicry in which two or more unrelated organisms exhibit similar warning systems

• aposematic coloration

• cryptic coloration

• Batesian mimicry

• Müllerian mimicry