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BIO330 Chapter 1 - 3

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

a)

Biology

b)

Ecology

c)

Sociology

d)

Geology

2.

All the organisms of the same species living in the same area or community

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Habitat

d)

Ecosystem

3.

The part of the earth that supports life; includes the top portion of the earth's crust.

a)

Tropospher

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Ozone

4.

The non-living parts of the environment such as rocks, air, temperature, sunlight, and water

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

c)

Habitat

d)

Community

5.

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

a)

sun

b)

temperature

c)

soil

d)

grass

6.
What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
b)
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
c)
organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
d)
organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere
7.
Genetic or situational traits or actions that help an organism better survive in their environment.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
c)
Ecology
d)
Adaptation
8.
An organism who is a carnivore has a diet consisting of...
a)
Plants
b)
Plants and Animals
c)
Animals
9.

Which of the following is an example of a situational adaptation?

a)
Big ears to enhance hearing
b)
Spots to camoflage
c)
Burrowing under the sand to avoid hot temperature
d)
Wings to fly
10.
The movement of a single caribou into a herd is an example of
a)
population
b)
immigration
c)
emigration
d)
predation
11.
The way in which individuals of a population are spread out is called
a)
population density
b)
survivorship
c)
population dispersion
d)
logistic curve
12.
Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor?
a)
natural disaster
b)
predation
c)
disease
d)
parasitism
13.
What pattern of growth will a population with limited resources show?
a)
density-dependent
b)
exponential 
c)
logistic
d)
logical 
14.
What type of population growth is shown in the graph?  
a)
logistic growth
b)
logical growth
c)
exponential growth
d)
density-dependent growth
15.
What 2 factors decrease population size?
a)
Immigration, Births
b)
Emigration, Births
c)
Emigration, Deaths
d)
Immigration, Deaths
16.

Which of the following populations is most likely to go extinct?

a)

a very small population in an unstable environment

b)

a moderate-sized population of r strategists

c)

a large population with lots of genetic variability

d)

all would be equally likely to go extinct

17.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
18.
Carrying Capacity is
a)
the capacity of what one person can carry per day 
b)
how many animals you have in your daily bag limit at the end of the year
c)
wildebeest at a watering hole with zebras
d)
the maximum number of individuals that the environment can support
19.
Diseases may spread more rapidly when an area is crowded, so disease is considered to be a
a)
type I survivorship curve
b)
population crasher
c)
density-dependent limiting factor
d)
population enhancer
20.

Where on the graph have the limiting factors began to affect the the population growth?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

21.
If birth rate plus immigration exceeds death rate plus emigration, a population _______.
a)
grows
b)
declines
c)
stays the same
d)
none of the above
22.

The lion is the natural predator of the zebra. If the zebra population drops, what will likely happen to the lion population?

a)
drop
b)
thrive
c)
be unaffected
d)
decrease, then increase exponentially
23.

These organisms occupy stable environments, are larger in size and have longer life expectancies. They produce, during their life spans, fewer offspring, but place a greater investment in each.

a)

k-strategist

b)

r-strategist

c)

m-strategist

d)

s-strategist

24.

These organisms typically live in unstable, unpredictable environments & are able to reproduce rapidly (exponentially). They do not take care of their young & are subject to predation.

a)

k-strategist

b)

r-strategist

c)

m-strategist

d)

s-strategist

25.
Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
this is not a survivorship curve
26.

Type 3 graphs show

a)

Some death rates

b)

Death rates through out

c)

Death rates at older ages

d)

High death rates at a young age

27.

What are survivorship curves?

a)

curves that describe the number of survivors over time

b)

curves that tell us what the limiting factors are

c)

curve that tells us about the carrying capacity

d)

a curve

28.

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

a)

limiting factors

b)

only biotic factors

c)

only abiotic factors

d)

none of the above

29.

parasites, disease, predators, are examples of what type of limiting factors?

a)

density dependent

b)

density independent

c)

survivorship

d)

type 1 curve

30.

Which are the TWO methods for estimating population size?

(Choose 2)

a)

Quadrat sampling technique

b)

Census taking

c)

Counting population technique

d)

Capture-mark-release-recapture technique

31.

Which is the correct order of steps in the capture-mark-release-recapture method?

a)

second capture > marked > first capture > num recorded > released > marked and unmarked num recorded

b)

first capture > marked > num recorded > released > second capture > marked and unmarked num recorded

c)

first capture > released > second capture > marked > num recorded > marked and unmarked num recorded

d)

second capture > marked > num recorded > released > first capture > marked and unmarked num recorded

32.

Determine the population size of garden snail

a)

135

b)

120

c)

170

d)

200

33.

According to the graphs, which country has the most rapid population growth?

a)

United States

b)

Nigeria

c)

India

d)

France

34.

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

35.

If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then

a)

death rate may rise.

b)

death rate may fall significantly.

c)

birth rate may rise significantly.

d)

immigration rate may increase.

36.
Primary succession is... 
a)
When a hurricane causes a river to flood its banks
b)
When a farmer ploughs his fields to remove all existing plant life.
c)
When fire burns through a forest and ills all vegetation less than 1m tall.
d)
When increasing temperature causes a glacier to recede from an area of rocky ground
37.
A human & a Tape Worm: The tape worm gets a place to live in the intestines of the human and food from the human. The human loses weight and nutrients from the tape worm.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
38.
Bird & Tree: A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
39.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
40.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
41.
The type of mimicry where both organisms are dangerous?
a)
Batesian
b)
Mullerian
c)
Aposematic
d)
Camoflauge
42.
When some species coexist despite apparent competition by having slightly different niches is called:
a)
Ecological Niche
b)
Batesian Mimicry
c)
Gause's Principle
d)
Resource Partitioning
43.
These snakes are an example of what?
a)
Camouflage
b)
Mimicry
c)
Succession
d)
Gause's Principal
44.
The butterfly in the picture is displaying what defense mechanism?
a)
Mimicry
b)
Succession
c)
Camouflage
d)
Resource Partitioning
45.
Resource partitioning is best described by which of the following statements?
a)
Competitive exclusion results in the success of the superior species.
b)
Slight variation in niche allows closely related species to coexist.
c)
Two species can coevolve and share the same niche.
d)
Species diversity is maintained by switching between prey species.
46.
Character displacement has occurred if:
a)
Two species in the same habitat evolve to be more different than if they are in different habitats.
b)
One species chases the other out of the habitat they previously shared.
c)
A characteristic is lost when an organism migrates into a new area.
d)
A characteristic lost by one species is adopted by another.
47.
 Species diversity is dependent on:
a)
species abundance
b)
species richness
c)
species dispersion
d)
species abundance and species richness
48.

What is the difference between a community and a population?

a)

A community is made up of populations of different species, while a population is made up of individuals of a single species

b)

A community is a group of individuals of the same species, while a population is a group of different species

c)

A community is a group of ecosystems, while a population is a group of communities

d)

A community is a group of abiotic factors, while a population is a group of biotic factors

49.

What is the difference between fundamental niche and realized niche?

a)

Fundamental niche is the niche of a predator, while realized niche is the niche of a prey species

b)

Fundamental niche is the niche of a keystone species, while realized niche is the niche of a dominant species

c)

Fundamental niche is the actual niche the species occupies, while realized niche is the entire niche that a species is capable of using

d)

Fundamental niche is the entire niche that a species is capable of using, while realized niche is the actual niche the species occupies

50.

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?

a)

Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock

b)

Plants die from drought and decompose

c)

Land is bulldozed and soil remains

51.

All living things in a given area, living and non-living.

(a)  

52.

The shark and seal relationship is an example of which species interaction? 

(a)  

53.

Many poisonous animals are brightly colored (red or orange) as a warning to predators.  The special coloration is called

(a)  

54.

The type of mimicry is it where one organism is dangerous and the other is harmless?

(a)  

55.

The cuckoo bird laying eggs in a warbler nest to trick the warbler into raising the offspring is an example of (a)  

56.

This bee is pollinating the flower. this is an example of 

(a)  

57.

(a)   states that two species cannot exist together if they compete for the same resources. One will either die out or migrate, or they will adapt to separate resources.

58.

A species that does not belong in a balanced ecosystem, comes in, and changes it (usually for the worse).

(a)  

59.

What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

(a)  

60.

A stable ecological community that has reached equilibrium

(a)