Chapter 4: Evolution, Species Interactions, and Biological Comm

What is adaptation?

• The process of natural selection

• The acquisition of traits that allow a species to survive in its environment

• The development of new species through speciation

• The process of resource partitioning

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What is natural selection?

• The process of species adapting to their environment

• The passing of traits from one generation to the next

• The process of the fittest individuals passing their traits to the next generation

• The development of new species through speciation

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What determines a species' survival in a particular environment?

• Genetic mutations

• Natural selection

• Geographic isolation

• Behavioral isolation

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What are tolerance limits?

• The maximum and minimum levels of an environmental factor that a species can survive or reproduce in

• The range of conditions in which a species can survive

• The specific environmental conditions in which a species lives

• The limits of a species' ecological niche

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What is speciation?

• The development of new species through geographic isolation

• The development of new species through behavioral isolation

• The process of natural selection

• The process of resource partitioning

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What is taxonomy?

• The study of types of organisms and their relationships

• The classification of organisms into three domains

• The classification of organisms into four kingdoms

• The classification of organisms based on their habitat

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What is predation?

• Any organism that feeds directly on another living organism

• The process of one species excluding another from its ecological niche

• The process of resource partitioning

• The process of natural selection

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What is mutualism?

• A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit

• A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither benefited nor harmed

• A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed

• A type of predation

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 What is a keystone species?

• A top predator in a biological community

•  A species that plays a critical role in a biological community

• A species that is adapted to a specific ecological niche

• A species that is geographically isolated

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What is herbivory?

•  A type of predation where herbivores feed on live prey

• A type of predation where carnivores feed on live prey

• A type of predation where omnivores feed on live prey

• A type of predation where scavengers feed on dead things

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