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WorksheetsAPES chapter 6 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 4hrs 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is the correct order of ecological levels from basic to complex?
a)
Individual, population, ecosystem, biosphere, community
b)
individual, community, ecosystem, population, biosphere
c)
Individual,population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
d)
Ecosystem, biosphere,community, population, individual
2.
Population distribution is
a)
often clumped in response to predation
b)
used by wildlife managers when regulating hunting and fishing
c)
measured relative to other species
d)
uniform in most tree species
3.
Which is true about a population's carrying capacity?
a)
it is denoted as "C"
b)
it is usually used when studying ecosystems
c)
it depends on a limiting resource
d)
it is controlled by density-independent factors
4.
Which population is typically regulated by density-independent factors?
a)
algae
b)
predators
c)
Paramecium bacteria
d)
birds
5.
Which does NOT have a significant effect on the number of offspring produced by a population?
a)
population distribution
b)
sex ratio
c)
age structure
d)
population size
6.
The intrinsic growth rate of a population
a)
occurs at the population's carrying capacity
b)
depends on the limiting resources of the population
c)
increases as the population size increases
d)
only occurs under ideal conditions
7.
population growth using the exponential growth model
a)
increases at a constant rate
b)
applies to most populations only after a long time
c)
has an increasing intrinsic growth rate
d)
represents ideal conditions that rarely occur in natural populations
8.
An r-selected species characteristically has
a)
a type I survivorship curve
b)
few offspring
c)
a population near carrying capacity
d)
a fast population growth rate
9.
Which is true of a population overshoot?
a)
it occurs when reproduction quickly responds to changes in food supply
b)
it is followed by a die-off
c)
it is most likely to be experienced by K-selected species
d)
it rarely occurs in species with type III survivorship curves
10.
Inbreeding depression
a)
rarely occurs in highly connected metapopulations
b)
results from the creation of corridors between populations
c)
results in increased rates of reproduction
d)
occurs in species that are experiencing overshoot
11.
Resource partitioning
a)
occurs in mutualism
b)
can occur through morphological differences between competing species
c)
can cause the extinction of a competing species
d)
does not occur among competing predators
12.
The interaction between bees and sunflowers is an example of
a)
predation
b)
herbivory
c)
parasitism
d)
mutualism
13.
Pathogens are a type of
a)
mutualist
b)
parasite
c)
predator
d)
commensalist
14.
Which of the following is NOT typical of a keystone species?
a)
it can shape and maintain habitats for other species
b)
it can limit a dominant competitive species
c)
it can have a relatively low abundance
d)
it is at the top of the food chain
15.
Which interaction harms both species involved?
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
16.
Which is true of primary succession?
a)
it starts with bare soil
b)
as it progresses the number of species initially decreases
c)
it occurs after forest fires
d)
it begins with colonization by algae, lichens, and mosses
17.
The procession in lakes
a)
results in terrestrial ecosystems
b)
occurs rarely because disturbances are rare
c)
depends primarily on the fish species within the lake
d)
progresses fastest in very deep lakes
18.
Which tree species are pioneer species in North American forests?
a)
Beech
b)
Fir
c)
Aspen
d)
Oak
19.
Which factor does NOT affecct species richness?
a)
latitude
b)
survivorship curves
c)
time
d)
habitat size
20.
Which is NOT a factor in the theory of island biogeography?
a)
Islands farther from the continent have more species due to increased speciation
b)
dispersing species are more likely to find a large habitat
c)
islands can also be isolated areas within a continent
d)
larger habitats contain a larger range of environmental conditions
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