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ES chapter 8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.

In which of the following pairs do both organisms belong to the same population?

a)

a rose and a carnation

b)

a zebra and a horse

c)

two residents of Madison County

d)

Two similar species of Monkeys

2.

A population of some species is most likely to grow exponentially

a)

if the species is already very common in the area

b)

when the species moves into a new area of suitable habitat

c)

when it uses the same habitat as a similar species

d)

if the population size is already large

3.

a population will most likely deplete the resourced of its environment if the population

a)

grows beyond carrying capacity

b)

must share resources with many other species

c)

moves frequently from one habitat to another

d)

has a low reproductive potential

4.

the growth rate of a population of geese with probably increase within a year if

a)

more birds die than are hatched

b)

several females begin laying eggs at younger ages than their mothers did

c)

most females lay two eggs instead of three during a nesting season

d)

some birds get lost during migration

5.

which of the following is an example of competition between species

a)

two species of insects feeding on the same rare plant

b)

a bobcat hunting a mouse

c)

a lichen, which is an alga and and a fungus living as a single organism

d)

a tick living on a dog

6.

Which of the following statements about parasitism is true

a)

the presence of a parasite does not affect the host

b)

parasitism is a cooperative relationship between two species

c)

parasites always kill their hosts

d)

parasitism is similar to predation

7.

ants and acacia trees have a mutualistic relationship because

a)

they are both adapted to a humid climate

b)

they benefit each other

c)

they are part of the same ecosystem

d)

the ants eat part of the acacia tree

8.

Which of the following is an example of coevolution

a)

flower that can be pollinated by only one species of insect

b)

rabbits that invade a new habitat

c)

wolves that compete with each other for territory

d)

bacteria that suddenly mutate in an a lab

9.

A tapeworm lives in the intestines of a cow. What relationship is this?

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

competition

d)

predation

10.

what does the dashed line represent?

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

exponential growth

c)

population density

d)

Growth rate

11.

What does this graph represent

a)

exponential growth

b)

unlimited population

c)

students in high school

d)

logistic growth

12.

Carrying capacity is

a)

the maximum population a a habitat can support

b)

the number of people on earth

c)

all the organism in an ecosystem

d)

how much food an organism can consume

13.

What is the relationship when wren makes nest without affecting cactus

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

predation

d)

competition

14.

What relationship is it when a Yucca moth pollinates and lays eggs on Yucca flowers and the moth larvae spread yucca seeds?

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

predation

d)

competition

15.

what relationship is it when a fox hunts and feeds on a kangaroo rat?

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

predation

d)

competition

16.

What relationship is it when a fox and coyote are predators of the same prey

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

predation

d)

competition

17.

what determines the carrying capacity of an environment

a)

growth rates

b)

limiting resources

c)

natural selecton

d)

territory size

18.

which of the following has the highest reproduction potential

a)

bacteria

b)

cattle

c)

elephants

d)

humans

19.

What relationship is represented here?

a)

predation

b)

competition

c)

commensalism

d)

mutualism

20.

what relationship is represented here?

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

predation

d)

competition

21.

what relationship is represented here?

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

competition

d)

predation

22.

What relationship is represented here?

a)

Parisite

b)

mutualism

c)

predation

d)

commensalism

23.

What relationship is represented here?

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

competition

d)

predation

24.

what relationship is represented here?

a)

predation

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

competition

25.

what relationship is represented here?

a)

commensalism

b)

competition

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism