Ecology Quiz 1 Review

Which scenario defines Ecology?

• A group of friends studying the relationship between animals that live near a body of water

• A group of friends studying the relationship between how the body functions under extreme stress

• A group of friends studying the relationship between how the stars are aligned in the sky

• A group of friends studying the relationship between how the earth moves

An environment has a variety of organisms such as tadpoles, birds, and mosquitoes that are living by a pond. What type of ecological level does this example represent?

• Individual

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

What is the difference between logistic and exponential growth?

• Logistic growth and exponential growth are the same

• Logistic growth reaches a max population and limited resources whereas exponential growth has unlimited resources

• Logistic growth is always continuing to increase, exponential growth only decreases

• Logistic growth has a J-shaped curve, while exponential growth has an S-shaped curve

A graph showing Wolves traveling in packs. What type of population dispersion are the wolves showing?

• Uniform

• Clumped

• Random

• Adjusted

A graph showing the same species of wolves traveling in packs. What type of ecological organization would be shown is being described?

• Individual

• population

• Community

• Ecosystem

Place the ecological organizations in order from largest to smallest.

• Biome>Biosphere>Community

• Individual>Biome>Biosphere

• Biosphere>Biome>Ecosystem

• Ecosystem>Community>Population

In the table above, what represents what type of growth is being shown?

• Logistic Growth

• Exponential Growth

• Rapid Growth

• Negative Growth

The carrying capacity is the maximum number of organisms consuming resources. In the table above, what represents the carrying capacity?

• 125

• 150

• 175

• 155

What is the difference between density-independent and density-dependent limiting factor?

• Density Dependent Limiting Factors depend on living or abiotic things, Density independent depend on non-living or biotic things

• Density Dependent Limiting Factors depend on living or biotic things, Density independent depend on non-living or abiotic things

A tropical storm is an example of a density-independent limiting factor.

• True

• False