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Biology Exam 1 (Chapter 1,43-45)

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 4hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is “the smallest unit of an element composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons?”

a)

Cell

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Nucleus

2.

What is “the union of two or more atoms of the same or different elements?”

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Cells

d)

Neurons

3.

What is “the structural and functional unit of all living things?”

a)

Organs

b)

Molecule

c)

Atoms

d)

Cells

4.

What is “a group of cells with a common structure and function?”

a)

Tissue

b)

Organs

c)

Molecules

d)

Cells

5.

What is “composed of tissues functioning together for a specific task?”

a)

organ

b)

Cells

c)

Tissue

d)

Atoms

6.

What is “composed of several organs working together?”

a)

Organs

b)

Organ system

c)

Cells

d)

Tissue

7.

What is “an individual; complex individuals containing organ systems?”

a)

Tissue

b)

Molecule

c)

Organism

d)

Organ

8.

What is “a group of similar, interbreeding organisms?”

a)

Species

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Ecosystem

9.

What is “organisms of the same species in a particular area?”

a)

Species

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Community

10.

What are “interacting populations in a particular area?”

a)

Community

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Biosphere

d)

Population

11.

What is “a community plus the physical environment?”

a)

Biosphere

b)

Environment

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Population

12.

What is “regions of the earth crust, waters, and atmosphere inhabited by living organisms?”

a)

Biosphere

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

13.

(a)   is the maintenance of internal conditions within certain boundaries

14.

Any modification that makes an organism better suited for a particular environment is called (a)  

15.

The culmination of adaptations over time is…

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Change

d)

Modification

16.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Prediction and experiment

b)

Data collection

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Observation

17.

Second step?

a)

Results and conclusion

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Predictions and experiments

d)

Data collection

18.

Third step?

a)

Predictions and experiments

b)

Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Data collection

19.

Forth step?

a)

Data collection

b)

Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Results and conclusion

20.

Final step?

a)

Observation

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Results and conclusion

d)

Data collection

21.

Biology is the study of…

a)

humans

b)

Humans and animals

c)

Life

d)

Animals

22.

Nature is _____, while Nurture is _____

a)

Inherited; environmental

b)

Environmental; inherited

c)

Learned; taught

23.

What are some costs of living in a group

a)

Competition

b)

Sharing resources

c)

Protection

d)

Easier to spot

24.

What are some benefits of living in a group?

a)

Protection from predators

b)

More chances to reproduce

c)

Easier to spot

d)

Sharing info (where to find food)

25.

(a)   is the social interactions between parent and offspring during highly sensitive periods (highly responsive to stimuli)

26.

A change in behaviour that involves a connection between two events is…

a)

Operant conditioning

b)

Associative learning

c)

Conditioning

d)

Latent conditioning

27.

The paired presentation of two different types of stimuli causes an animal to form an association between them (type of associative learning)

Example - Pavlov’s dogs

a)

Operant conditioning

b)

Latent conditioning

c)

Classical conditioning

d)

Associative learning

28.

What is “Type of associative learning - gradual strengthening of stimulus-response connections

Example - trick-training in animals”

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Associative learning

c)

Operant conditioning

d)

Latent conditioning

29.

learning without immediate association between two events is called…

a)

Latent conditioning

b)

Associative learning

c)

Classical conditioning

d)

Operant conditioning

30.

What are the three types of associative learning?

a)

Hereditary

b)

Classical

c)

Stimuli-response

d)

Latent

e)

Operant

31.

The ability to travel in a particular direction is called (a)  

32.

(a)   is long-distance travel from one location to another

33.

The ability to change directions in response to environmental cues is called (a)  

34.

learning through observation, imitation, and insight is called…

a)

Cognitive learning

b)

Associative learning

c)

Observation learning

35.

(a)   learning is solving a problem without any prior experience

Example - chimpanzee stacking boxes to reach bananas in lab settings

36.

The action by a sender that influences the behaviour of a receiver is called…

a)

Learning

b)

Talking

c)

Communication

37.

(a)   are chemical signals in low concentration that are passed between members of the same species (example - sent marking)

38.

________ Communication that is typically faster than chemical communication, can be effective in both the day and the nigh, and can be modified by loudness, pattern, repetition, and duration

a)

Sensory

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Chemical

39.

______ Communication allows animals to signal each other without chemical or auditory messages.

These signals are most commonly used

a)

Observable

b)

Tactile

c)

Auditory

d)

Visual

40.

_______ Communication occurs when info is passed from one animal to another by touch

a)

Tactile

b)

Visual

c)

Auditory

d)

chemical

41.

Behavioural Ecology is the study of…

a)

Animal behaviour

b)

How evolution effects behaviour

c)

How nature and nurture effect behaviour

d)

How natural selection shapes behaviour

42.

Territoriality is more likely to occur during…

a)

Reproductive periods

b)

Finding food

c)

Raising offspring

d)

Solitary periods

43.

A single Malé mates with multiple females is called…

a)

Monogamous

b)

Polygamous

c)

Polyandrous

d)

Mating

44.

One female mates with multiple males in called…

a)

Polyandrous

b)

Monogamous

c)

Polygamous

d)

Mating

45.

One female mates with one male is called…

a)

Mating

b)

Polygamous

c)

Monogamous

d)

Parenting

46.

Monogamous relationships include…

a)

Both male and female help rearing young

b)

Multiple females help rearing young

c)

Limited mating opportunities for males

d)

The males knowing the offspring are his

47.

A form of natural selection that favors features that increase an animals chances of mating is called…

a)

Survival selection

b)

Mating selection

c)

Sexual selection

d)

Adaptive selection

48.

Living in a society has a greater reproductive ____ than a reproductive ____

a)

Benefit; cost

b)

Cost; benefit

49.

What are some benefits to living in a group?

a)

Help avoiding predators

b)

help finding food

c)

Help rearing offspring

d)

all of the above

50.

_____ is the behaviour that has the potential to decrease the lifetime reproductive success of the individual, while benefitting the reproductive success if another member of society

a)

Independent living

b)

Altruism

c)

Being Solitary

51.

What is the correct order of ecological levels?

a)

Population, community, biosphere, ecosystem, habitat

b)

Biosphere, community, population, ecosystem, habitat

c)

Community, population, habitat, ecosystem, biosphere

d)

Habitat, population, community, ecosystem, Biosphere

52.

Demography is the statistical study of…

a)

Habitats

b)

A population

c)

Diversity

d)

Ecosystems

53.

Demography includes

a)

Population density

b)

Population distribution

c)

Population diversity

d)

Growth of a population

54.

Population (a)   is the number of individuals per unit area

55.

Population (a)   is the pattern of dispersal of individuals in a given area

56.

(a)   factors are environmental aspects that determine where an organism lives

57.

What are different characterizations of distribution?

a)

Clumped

b)

Random

c)

Uniform

d)

rows

58.

The rate of natural increase (r) is determined by…

a)

The number of individuals born each year plus the number who die each year

b)

The number of individuals born each year minus the number who die each year

c)

The number of individuals born each year

d)

The number of individuals dying each year

59.

_____ potential is the max rate of natural increase for a population

a)

Increase

b)

Capacity

c)

Biotic

d)

Abiotic

60.

Biotic potential depends of factors such as

a)

The amount of competition

b)

Presence of disease and predators

c)

Amount of pollution in that area

d)

The amount of offspring surviving to reproduce

e)

Age and number of reproductive opportunities

61.

Mice have a ____ biotic potential, while rhinos have a ____ biotic potential

a)

Low; high

b)

High; low

62.

A (a)   is composed of all the members of a population born at the same time

63.

Survivorship is…

a)

The probability that newborn individuals will die before a certain age

b)

The probability that newborn individuals will live past a certain age

c)

The likeliness that offspring will live to reproduce

d)

The amount of individuals who live in a ten year time period

64.

Type I survivorship curve is…

a)

Deaths occur early on

b)

Deaths occur after the midpoint

c)

Death is unrelated to age

65.

Type II survivorship curve is…

a)

Deaths occur early on

b)

Deaths occur after the midpoint

c)

Death is unrelated to age

66.

Type III survivorship curve is…

a)

Deaths occur early on

b)

Deaths occur after the midpoint

c)

Death is unrelated to age

67.

What are the three major age groups?

a)

Prereproductive

b)

All of the above

c)

Reproductive

d)

Postreproductive

68.

What is Semelparity

a)

Members of a population have multiple reproductive events

b)

Members of a population have two reproductive events

c)

Members of a population have one reproductive event

d)

Members of a population have no reproductive events

69.

What is iteroparity?

a)

Members of a population have multiple reproductive events

b)

Members of a population have two reproductive events

c)

Members of a population have one reproductive event

d)

Members of a population have no reproductive events

70.

What prevents exponential growth?

a)

Competitions between predators, other species, and other members of the population

b)

Environmental conditions

c)

Recourse availability

d)

All of the above

71.

The phase when growth is slow because the population is small

a)

Lag phase

b)

Exponential phase

c)

Carrying capacity

d)

Deceleration phase

72.

During exponential growth, the population is…

a)

Decreasing

b)

Increasing

c)

Stable

73.

(a)   growth curve is when the population increases, and then levels out at the carrying capacity

74.

During the (a)   equilibrium phase, the births and deaths are about equal

75.

The max number of individuals of a given species the community can support is called _____ _____

(a)  

76.

The population density does not influence the intensity of the factors effect is a

a)

Density-independent factor

b)

Density-dependent factor

77.

The percentage of the population affected increases as the population density increases is…

a)

Density-dependent factors

b)

Density-Independent factors

78.

An ecological (a)   is the role an organism plays in its community, including its habitat and any interactions with other organisms

79.

_-strategists are opportunisti species who produce large numbers of offspring, are smaller, mature early, have short lifespans, do not invest energy in parental care, and tend to be good dispersers and colonizers of new habitats

(a)  

80.

_-strategists are equilibrium species who produce smaller amounts of offspring, are larger, mature later, have a longer lifespan, invest energy into parental care, and tend to be strong competitors

(a)  

81.

Less developed countries (LDC) tend to

a)

Slower population growth

b)

Low standards of living

c)

Rapid population growth

82.

A (a)   is an assemblage of populations of different species interacting with one another within the same environment

83.

Species (a)   is the number of different species in a community

84.

Relative (a)   is the percentage of a species abundance in the community

85.

Species (a)   is the richness and the relative abundance of the different species

86.

what species are in a certain area is called the…

a)

Population

b)

Species diversity

c)

Species composition

d)

Species growth

87.

(a)   is the area where an organism lives and reproduces

88.

A (a)   niche is all the abiotic conditions under which the organism can survive when adverse biotic conditions are absent

89.

(a)   niche is the set of conditions under which it exists in nature, when adverse biotic conditions are present

90.

The apportioning of resources in order to decrease competition between species is called…

a)

Competitive exclusion principle

b)

Character displacement

c)

Resource partitioning

91.

When one organism is feeding on another it’s called

a)

Parasitism

b)

Predation

c)

Chasing

92.

Parasitism is a type of predation

a)

True

b)

false

93.

Mechanism that thwart the possibility of being eaten by a predator

a)

Prey defense

b)

Fight or flight

c)

Camouflage

94.

Mimic that lacks defense of the organism it resembles is called…

a)

Müllerian mimicry

b)

Batesian mimicry

95.

Mimic that shares a protective defense with other species is called…

a)

Batesian mimicry

b)

Müllerian mimicry

96.

Parasitism is when one species is _____, and the second species is _____

a)

Harmed; benefited

b)

Benefited; no effect

c)

Benefited; benefited

d)

Benefited; harmed

97.

commensalism is when one species is _____, and the second species is _____

a)

Harmed; benefited

b)

Benefited; no effect

c)

Benefited; benefited

d)

Benefited; harmed

98.

mutualism is when one species is _____, and the second species is _____

a)

Harmed; benefited

b)

Benefited; no effect

c)

Benefited; benefited

d)

Benefited; harmed

99.

Predator and prey population abundance are reliant on one another?

a)

True

b)

False

100.

A change in a community involving a series of species replacements is called a (a)   succession

101.

The formation of soil from exposed rock due to wind, water, and other abiotic factors is…

a)

Primary succession

b)

Secondary succession

102.

a disturbance-based succession in which there is a progressive change from grasses to shrubs to a mixture of shrubs and trees is…

a)

Primary succession

b)

Secondary succession

103.

(a)   species are the first producers to inhabit a community after a disturbance

104.

Each stage facilitates invasion and replacement by organisms of the next stage is the…

a)

Inhibition model

b)

Facilitation model

c)

Tolerance model

105.

colonists remain and inhibit growth of other plants until the colonists are damaged or die

a)

Inhibition model

b)

Facilitation model

c)

Tolerance model

106.

different types of plants can colonize an area at the same time

(Chance determines which seeds arrive first)

a)

Inhibition model

b)

Facilitation model

c)

Tolerance model

107.

(a)   - create food (plants)

108.

(a)   - forage for food (mammals)

109.

(a)   autotrophs like land plants and algae are the dominant photosynthesizers on land

110.

(a)   autotrophs obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic compounds and synthesize organism compounds

111.

A ____ ____ represents interconnecting paths of energy flow within ecosystems (describes trophic relationships)

(a)  

112.

A level of nutrients within a food web or chain, composed of all the organisms that feed at the same level in a food chain is a

a)

Trophic level

b)

nutrience level

c)

Food level

113.

Water cycle, carbon cycle, phosphorus cycle, nitrogen cycle are types of (a)   cycles