The Core Chapter 12 Test Review

Ecology is best defined as the study of (a)   .

• the relationships between parasites and their hosts

• the interactions between living organisms and their environments

• plant succession

• interactions between predator and prey populations

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Ecology is a science that can be carried out by (a)   .

• learning by observing

• running experiments to test hypotheses

• both learning by observing and running experiments to test hypotheses

• neither participating in a march to demand actions on climate change

Environmentalism is (a)   .

• the study of ecosystems

• a philosophical and social movement concerned with preserving the environment

• the same discipline as ecology

• the study of how energy flows through an ecosystem

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Ecology and environmentalism are the same scientific discipline.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not an example of goods and services provided by the environment?

• Raw materials for goods we use every day, such as wood

• Water treatment

• The control of erosion

• All of the above are examples of goods and services provided by the environment.

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A population in ecology is defined as (a)   .

• a group of organisms, all from the same species

• a group of organisms, some from the same species, some from other species

• a group of organisms, some from the same species, some from other species, and their surrounding environment

• one organism and its surrounding environment

A community in ecology is defined as (a)   .

• a population and its surrounding environment

• populations from multiple species interacting in the same place

• populations from multiple species interacting in the same place, and their surrounding environment

• living and nonliving things in one place

What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?

• A community and an ecosystem are the same thing in ecology.

• A community includes abiotic factors, while an ecosystem does not.

• A community includes interacting populations with their surrounding environment, while an ecosystem does not include the surrounding environment.

• A community includes interacting populations without their surrounding environment, while an ecosystem includes the surrounding environment.

A wolf eats a rabbit that eats grass. The grass is a (a)   .

• consumer

• detritivore

• producer

• heterotroph

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Compare the flow of energy and the flow of nutrients in ecosystems.

• Both function in the same way, as both energy and nutrients get recycled in ecosystems.

• Both function in the same way, as both energy and nutrients come in and out of ecosystems.

• Energy comes in and out of ecosystems, while nutrients are recycled within ecosystems.

• Energy is recycled within ecosystems, while nutrients come in and out of ecosystems.

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