WorksheetsChapter 14 (Gillam)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a leech feeding on a host's blood
a)
parasitism
b)
predation
c)
bloodbrotherism
2.
Hawks and foxes competing to eat field mice
a)
intraspecific competition
b)
interspecific competition
3.
birds space their nests evenly apart from other nests
a)
nestspacingism
b)
random dispersion
c)
uniform dispersion
4.
a watering hole on the savanna in Africa
a)
niche
b)
community
c)
habitat
5.
population density = number of individuals divided by
a)
perimeter
b)
carrying capacity
c)
area
6.
zebras are a part of a lion's ________
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
abiotic conditions
7.
parasitism is most similar to ___________
a)
commensalism
b)
predation
c)
mutualism
8.
a sequence of biotic changes that regenerate or create an ecological community
a)
succession
b)
migration
c)
immigration
9.
secondary succession is most likely to occur
a)
if you had too much meatloaf for dinner
b)
if a glacier shrinks
c)
after a forest fire
10.
primary succession begins
a)
when Tucker gets to the party
b)
when small mammals are first to inhabit the area
c)
with a bare rock
11.
first live in uninhabited areas
a)
secondary species
b)
pioneer species
c)
primary species
12.
14 beavers in an area of 2 square kilometers equals a population density of ______
a)
pretty dense, man!
b)
28 beavers per sq. kilometer
c)
7 beavers per sq. kilometer
13.
reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem where the soil is still intact
a)
gardening
b)
primary succession
c)
secondary succession
14.
all predators are_________
a)
mean and scary, just like the movie
b)
primary consumers
c)
secondary consumers
15.
predator-prey relationships
a)
affect only prey populations
b)
are limiting factors
c)
affect only predator populations
16.
an alder tree is not a pioneer species because
a)
smaller organisms come before trees in succession
b)
pioneer species are always animals
17.
in an area that had been covered with lava, the development of an ecosystem begins with
a)
appearance of soil
b)
a breakdown of rock by the pioneer species
18.
likely to have a type II survivorship curve
a)
one that is preyed upon throughout its life
b)
one that preys upon small animals
19.
Which of the following is NOT a limiting factor?
a)
emigration
b)
nutrients
c)
water
d)
space
20.
an example of a density-independent limiting factor is ____
a)
population increase
b)
an earthquake
c)
a decrease in predators
21.
density-independent factors involve______
a)
only certain animals and habitats
b)
your Uncle Jack
c)
weather and/or natural disasters
22.
mutualism
a)
one organism is harmed in the relationship
b)
both organisms benefit
c)
one organism benefits, the other organism is unharmed
23.
commensalism
a)
two organisms live together, one benefits and the other is unharmed
b)
one organism is harmed during the relationship
c)
both organisims benefit from the relationship
24.
two different species of frogs occupy similar niches in similar habitats, but in different parts of the world
a)
ecological equivalents
b)
competitors
c)
interacting populations
25.
best superhero of all time
a)
Batman
b)
Superman
c)
Wolverine
d)
Ironman
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