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Worksheet: Exam 5 Review Supplemental Instruction Iowa State University Leader: Course: Instructor: Date: Kelly Biol 211 (A) Serb 12/11/13 1) A population is correctly defined as having which of the following characteristics? I. inhabiting the same general area II. individuals belonging to the same species III. possessing a constant and uniform density and dispersion A) I only B) III only C) I and II only D) II and III only E) I, II, and III 2) The most common kind of dispersion in nature is A) uniform. B) clumped. C) dispersive. D) random. E) indeterminate. 3) Which of the following would be most likely to exhibit uniform dispersion? A) cattails, which grow primarily at edge s of lakes and streams B) dwarf mistletoes, which parasitize particular species of forest trees C) lake trout, which seek out deep water D) tassel-eared squirrels, which are nonterritorial E) red squirrels, which hide food and actively defend territories 4) Life tables are useful in determining which of the following? I. carrying capacity II. mortality rates III. the fate of a cohort of newborn organisms throughout their lives A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and III only E) II and III only 5) Which of the following statements about human birth and death rates in populations is correct? A) Death rates are highest in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in newborns. B) Death rates are highest in middle-aged adults, whereas the birth rates are highest in teenagers. C) Death rates are highest in newborns and in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in 20-yearolds. D) Both death rates and birth rates are highest in teenagers. E) Both death rates and birth rates are highest in 30-year-olds. 1060 Hixson-Lied Student Success Center 515-294-6624 [email protected] http://www.si.iastate.edu 6) A demographer studying a population of a particular organism would be least likely to be engaged in which of the following? A) constructing a life table for the organism B) measuring birth and death rates C) sampling the population and determining the sex ratio D) estimating how long an individual of a given age will live E) studying courtship behavior between males and females 7) All of the following statements about communities are correct except: A) The distribution of almost all organisms is probably affected to some extent by both abiotic gradients and interactions with other species. B) Some animal species distributions within a community are linked to other species. C) The trophic structure of a community describes abiotic factors such as rainfall and temperature affecting members of the community. D) Ecologists refer to species richness as the number of species within a community. E) Many plant species in communities seem to be independently distributed. 8) Communities can be linked by which of the following? I. predation II. systematics III. competition A) I only B) III only C) I and II only D) I and III only E) I, II, and III 9) Which of the following statements is consistent with the competitive exclusion principle? A) The density of one competing species will have a positive impact on the population growth of the other competing species. B) Two species with the same fundamental niche will exclude other competing species. C) Even a slight reproductive advantage will eventually lead to the elimination of inferior species. D) Bird species generally do not compete for nesting sites. E) Evolution tends to increase competition between related species. 10) Resource partitioning is best described by which of the following statements? A) Species diversity is maintained by switching between prey species. B) A climax community is reached when no new niches are available. C) Slight variations in niche allow similar species to coexist. D) Two species can coevolve and share the same niche. E) Competitive exclusion results in the success of the superior species. 11) The fundamental difference between materials and energy is that A) energy is cycled through ecosystems; materials are not. B) materials can be converted into energy; energy cannot be converted into materials. C) energy can be converted into materials; materials cannot be converted into energy. D) ecosystems are much more efficient in their transfer of energy than in their transfer of materials. E) materials are cycled through ecosystems; energy is not. 12) Subtraction of which of the following will convert gross primary productivity into net primary productivity? A) the energy fixed by photosynthesis B) all solar energy C) the energy contained in the standing crop D) the energy used by heterotrophs in respiration E) the energy used by autotrophs in respiration 13) The producers in ecosystems include which of the following? I. prokaryotes II. algae III. plants A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and III only E) I, II, and III 14) Which of the following levels of organization is arranged in the correct sequence from most to least inclusive? A) ecosystem, community, population, individual B) community, ecosystem, individual, population C) individual, population, community, ecosystem D) population, ecosystem, individual, community E) individual, community, population, ecosystem 15) Which ecological unit or relationship is least related to abiotic factors? A) community B) symbiosis C) population D) species E) ecosystem