GenBio Spring 2025 Exam Review Questions

All of the following serve to limit the population growth in a population of deer EXCEPT

• lack of water resources
• lack of predators
• lack of food resources
• disease

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Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• The amount of precipitation over a year.
• The amount of sunlight in a given day
• The struggles with competing species to find enough resources.
• The temperature at various times of the year.

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What type of limiting factor is shown in this picture? Both male crabs are wooing the same female.

• Competition
• Predation
• Overcrowding

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A drought decreases the water level in Lake Winnipeg and the turbidity of the lake greatly increased.

• Density Dependent Limiting Factor
• Density Independent Limiting Factor

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This food chain can be found in the coastal waters of Virginia. The population of which organisms in the food chain would be the primary producer?

• Algae
• Zooplankton
• Damselfish
• Barracuda

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This food chain can be found in the coastal waters of Virginia. The population of which organisms in the food chain would be the top predator?

• Algae
• Zooplankton
• Damselfish
• Barracuda

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The Nitrogen Cycle is all about bacteria as they are the only organisms that have the ability to directly manipulate the nitrogen. Which bacteria are responsible for the primary conversion of nitrogen gas in the atmosphere to ammonia (NH3)?

• Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
• Denitrifying bacteria
• Nitrifying bacteria
• Ammonification Bacteria

Below is a diagram of the water cycle. Which letter shows the movement of water by precipitation?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Here is a graph of the populations of Whooping Cranes in the US. This bird was in serious danger of becoming extinct before it was protected in the mid 1900's. From 1940 to 1990 the growth of the Whooping Crane population was ...

• exponential.
• linear.
• logistic.
• at its carrying capacity.

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What is the maximum percentage of energy from the grass trophic level that may be consumed by the grasshopper?

• 0.1%
• 1%
• 10%
• 100%

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