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Ch 3 Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which community has higher species evenness?

a)

Community A

b)

Community B

2.

What is the species richness of the community?

a)
4
b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

3.

Species richness is

a)

a measure of how all of the individual organisms in an ecosystem are balanced between the different species.

b)

the total number of different species found in an ecosystem

4.

True or false: An ecosystem with high genetic diversity is healthier than an ecosystem with low genetic diversity.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is a keystone species?

a)

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

b)

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

c)

A species that lives in or around rocks

d)

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

6.

Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not. Which kind of symbiosis is this an example of?

a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
7.

Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower. Which kind of symbiosis is this an example of?

a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
8.

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  Which kind of symbiosis is this an example of?

a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
neutralism
d)
competition
9.

Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants. Which kind of symbiosis is this an example of?

a)

Predation

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualism

10.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation
11.
Competition can occur between organisms for both biotic and abiotic resources.  Competition for biotic resources can be illustrated by organisms fighting for a limited amount of –
a)
air to breath
b)
mates for breeding
c)
water to drink
d)
space for nesting
12.
The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same resource
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Competition
d)
Adaptation
13.
On a safari at night, a lion hunts and feeds on an antelope. In this relationship, the lion is the ____________________ and the antelope is the _________________.
a)
Parasite/host
b)
Predator/prey
c)
Prey/Predator
14.

Which of the following forms of biodiversity describes the differences between individuals within the same species?

a)

Species

b)

Habitat

c)

Genetic

d)

None of the Above