12 Biology Unit 3 Glossary Quiz 3

A population is

• a group of similar species in different areas

• a group of the same species in the same geographic area.

• a group of several species in the same geographic area

• a group of several species along with their abiotic factors in a small area.

There are 2 450 sparrows in the Northern Forest. This is a description of

• diversity

• abundance

• richness

The number of different types of species in an area refers to:

• Species richness

• Relative species abundance

• Species percentage frequency

• Percentage cover

What does spatial scale refer to?

• How small or large the area of an ecosystem covers.

• The changes in an ecosystem through time.

• How biodiverse an ecosystem is.

• It is a scale used in Specht's classification system.

What does temporal scale refer to?

• The amount of abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

• How much area an ecosystem covers.

• The time period in which an ecosystem is studied.

• The height of the tallest peak in the tallest tower, guarded by a fire-breathing dragon.

Interspecific competition is .........

• competition between members of the same species for a limited resource

• competition between different species within a community for the same resource

A group of species that includes an ancestral species and all its descendants.

• Cladogram

• Binomial nomenclature

• Clade

• Taxonomy