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Ecological Relationships Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______________ occurs when more than one individual or population tries to use the same limited resource.
a)
Niche
b)
Predator-prey
c)
Availability
d)
Competition
2.
Which of the following is true about competition?
a)
Controls population size
b)
Ensures everyone eats
c)
Keeps everyone happy
d)
Is only between 2 men
3.
When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ____________ because fewer of them are being consumed.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
d)
divide in half
4.

An ecologist studies a forest area for evidence of competition among organisms. She chooses a specific location where a tree was struck by lightning. The lightning strike caused the tree to fall over and opened a space in the tree canopy for light to pass through. Which of these observations provides the best evidence of competition?

a)

Many tree seedlings crowd the open space and attempt to grow in the sunlight.

b)

Snakes come into the open space and eat small rodents that can be easily spotted in the sunlight.

c)

Termites that have microorganisms in their stomachs to help them digest wood are found on the fallen tree.

d)

A type of plant called a bromeliad grows in the branches of the fallen tree and continues to survive even though the tree has fallen.

5.

Bears and wolves eat deer, boar, sheep, and and other livestock. If the bear population in an ecosystem decreases, what would be the effect on the deer population?

a)

The population would decrease, as the parasitism created for protection against wolves is a limiting factor.

b)

The population would increase, as competition for the same food is a limiting factor.

c)

The population would increase, as predation by bears is a limiting factor.

d)

he population would decrease, as shelters created by bears' caves is a limiting factor.

6.

The graph shown represents a predator-prey relationship. What is the most probable reason for the increasing predator population from day 5 to day 6?

a)

A predator population equal in size to the prey population from day 5 to day 6

b)

An increasing food supply from day 5 to day 6

c)

The extinction of the yeast on day 3 and day 10

d)

The decreasing prey population from day 1 to day 2

7.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the information below.

An ecologist passed through different biomes while driving up a high mountain. At the lowest elevation (sea-level), the ecologist saw deep green vegetation, many birds, and small mammals. At the highest elevation the ecologist saw bare rock, very little vegetation, and few birds.

Which change was most likely encountered as the ecologist drove up the mountain?

a)

A decrease in latitude

b)

A decrease in temperature

c)

An increase in diversity of species

d)

An increase in the amount of atmospheric oxygen

8.

In his studies of birds in the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin observed that a few bird varieties with similar beak size and shape inhabited a particular area.What limit the numbers of similar varieties?

a)

Competition for specific concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere

b)

The presence of an excessive number of autotrophs

c)

he presence of a disease that attacks birds with similar beaks

d)

Competition for the same type of food

9.

The image shows a food web in a Florida ecosystem, with arrows pointing to the consumer. A new organism moves into the ecosystem. Its major food source is the pine borer.


Which animals in the food web will form a competitive relationship with the new organism?

a)

squirrel and salamander

b)

kinglet and fox

c)

fox and hawk

d)

salamander and kinglet

10.

Read the passage above then answer this question:

If the human population increases, what will happen to the northern spotted owl population?

a)

It will increase as humans will form a mutualistic relationship with the northern spotted owls.

b)

It will decrease as humans will compete for the same food sources used by the northern spotted owls.

c)

It will increase as humans will make newer forests with more open space for the northern spotted owls.

d)

It will decrease as humans will cut down the old-growth forests that are used for nesting sites by the northern spotted owls.

11.

What causes competition among organisms?

a)

One organism tries to live on or in the other organism.

b)

Both organisms attempt to

use the same limited resources.

c)

Both organisms try to take

on the form of the other.

d)

One organism tries to prey

on the other organism.

12.

Organisms of two species using the same limited resource and having a negative impact on one another, such as hyenas and lions both hunting zebra, represent what type of relationship?

a)

commensalism

b)

predator-prey

c)

mutualism

d)

competition

13.

All the populations of all the different species that live together in a particular area

a)

Mutualism

b)

Community

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

14.

Identify the ecological relationship shown in each picture.

Write the correct answer.

(a)  

15.

Identify the ecological relationship shown in each picture.

Write the correct answer.

(a)  

16.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time is called a(n) _________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
organism
17.
largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
primary succession 
c)
denitrification
d)
mutualism
18.
All the living and non-living factors that interact in an area
a)
ecosystem
b)
carnivore
c)
niche
d)
population
19.
Any factor that limits population growth
a)
Limiting Factor
b)
Immigration
c)
Succession
d)
Abiotic Factor
20.
If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the population is likely to
a)
decrease
b)
 increase
c)
stay the same
21.
What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?
a)
1.8 million
b)
1.25 million
c)
1.6 million
d)
1.o million
22.
The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the
a)
number of individuals in the species.
b)
distribution of the population.
c)
reproductive potential of the species.
d)
supply of the most limited resources
23.
What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?
a)
grow
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same
d)
None of these
24.
What will happen to the population when the birth rate is larger than the death rate?
a)
grow
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same
25.

Which will add more organisms to a population?

a)

5 animals die

b)

0 animals are born

c)

3 animals immigrate (move in) to the population

d)

2 animals emigrate (move out) from the population

26.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
27.
What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.

Which of the following are density dependent factors?

a)

competition for resources

b)

predation

c)

disease

d)

natural disasters

29.
What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?
a)
Emigration
b)
Limiting Factors
c)
Immigration
d)
Exponential Growth
30.

Which of the following are examples of a density independent factors?

a)

forest fire

b)

seasonal cycles

c)

storms

d)

disease

31.

As a population of a species increases within a territory, which of the following most likely also increases?

a)

Immigration

b)

Food supply

c)

Carrying capacity

d)

Competition

32.

Factors like predation can have a positive benefit to the population of prey organisms because predators tend to keep prey populations below their ___________.

a)

carrying capacity

b)

sustainibility number

c)

exponential growth point

d)

competition level

33.

A population’s emigration in one month totaled 2 individuals. During the same period, immigration was 12 individuals. Natality (births) was 8, and mortality was 15 due to a parasite infection. What was the net effect on the population size?

a)

+5

b)

+3

c)

0

d)

-4

34.

What type of factor has an increasing impact as the population size increases?

a)

density-independent

b)

density-dependent

c)

cohort effect

d)

survivorship factor

35.

What type of growth model is shown in image A?

a)

Exponential

b)

Logistic

36.

Which choice most closely approximates the deer population's carrying capacity based on the graph?

a)

100

b)

80

c)

60

d)

10

37.

Which population growth model most closely describes the human population in the modern age?

a)

logistic growth

b)

exponential growth

c)

upward growth

d)

tumor growth

38.

All of the following are density-dependent factors that limit populations EXCEPT

a)

disease

b)

competition

c)

fire

d)

parasites

e)

food supply

39.

Explains how fast a given population grows.

a)

Population Growth Rate

b)

Density Dependent Growth

c)

Density In-Dependent Growth

d)

Population Ranges

40.

Emigration causes a population's density to

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

41.

Immigration causes a population's density to

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

42.

Which of the following must be true for the growth rate to equal zero?

a)

birth rate > death rate

b)

birth rate < death rate

c)

birth rate = death rate

d)

2x birth rate = 1/2 death rate

43.

Which of the following describes how disease regulates population?

a)

disease is a density independent factor

b)

disease is a density dependent factor

c)

disease selects for favorable individuals

d)

disease removes unfavorable individuals

44.
What will happen to the population when the death rate is larger than the birth rate?
a)
grow
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same
d)
None of these
45.

Which of the following is a density independent limiting factor?

a)

disease

b)

food

c)

water

d)

hurricane

46.

The number of individuals of a species per unit area of a habitat. is called as

a)

population area

b)

population quadrat

c)

population size

d)

population density

47.

The number of organisms present in a population is called as

a)

population area

b)

population quadrat

c)

population size

d)

population density

48.
Which letter shows the the exponential growth of a population?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
49.
Which of the following correctly describes the interactions between T. castaneum and the parasite.
a)
The parasite decreases the population density of beetles in each culture dish.
b)
The parasite increases the population density of beetles in each culture dish.
c)
The parasite has no effect on the population density of the beetles.
50.
Interpret the graph to correctly complete the following statement.  When the lynx population increases _ 
a)
the hare population increases.
b)
the hare population decreases
c)
the hare population stays the same.
51.

What could likely/possibly cause a decline in the wolf population on the island?

a)

A hurricane

b)

Inbreeding

c)

Decline in moose population

d)

massive ice bridges

e)

canine parvovirus

52.

Review the graph provided. What statements can be made about the significant decline in wolves around 1979?

a)

The wolf decline was a direct result of moose decline.

b)

The is no way to know why the wolf population dropped.

c)

The drop is most likely due to the declining moose population, but more information would be needed to determine that.

d)

The drop is most likely due to the increasing moose population, but more information would be needed to determine that.

e)

The wolf decline was a direct result of the moose increase.

53.

Use the graph provided to decide if the following statement is true or false: The wolf population on Isle Royale is rather unstable throughout this time period.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Review the graph provided. What statements can be made about the significant decline in moose in the mid 1990's?

a)

The moose decline was a direct result of wolf decline.

b)

The is no way to know why the moose population dropped.

c)

The drop is most likely due to the declining wolf population, but more information would be needed to determine that.

d)

The drop is most likely due to the increasing wolf population, but more information would be needed to determine that.

55.

Humans are causing extiction in which ways?

a)

By poaching animals for food or products.

b)

By destroying the natural habitat of species.

c)

By polluting the environments of the world.

d)

All of the above.