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Review Quizzes
Chapters 45-50
1) Which of the following is a
non-density-dependent factor
that affects a population?
a. spread of disease
b. space
c. earthquake
d. food
e. mating and reproduction
1) Which of the following is a
non-density-dependent factor
that affects a population?
a. spread of disease
b. space
c. earthquake
d. food
e. mating and reproduction
2) A species which releases eggs
which develop without parental
care is likely to
a. have a low death rate among
young offspring.
b. have a long life span
c. delay sexual maturity
d. produce large numbers of
offspring
e. none of the above
2) A species which releases eggs
which develop without parental
care is likely to
a. have a low death rate among
young offspring.
b. have a long life span
c. delay sexual maturity
d. produce large numbers of
offspring
e. none of the above
3) Which would be the
keystone species in the
climax community of a
savannah biome?
a. grass
b. moss
c. pine
d. lichen
e. shrub
3) Which would be the
keystone species in the
climax community of a
savannah biome?
a. grass
b. moss
c. pine
d. lichen
e. shrub
4) Which of the following
statements is false?
a. Grass would be a producer
within an ecological community.
b. Humans would be consumers
within an ecological community.
c. Omnivores consume both plants
and animals.
d. Herbivores consume animals.
e. Bacteria and fungi would be
decomposers or saprophytes
within an ecological community.
4) Which of the following
statements is false?
a. Grass would be a producer
within an ecological community.
b. Humans would be consumers
within an ecological community.
c. Omnivores consume both plants
and animals.
d. Herbivores consume animals.
e. Bacteria and fungi would be
decomposers or saprophytes
within an ecological community.
5. Gross primary productivity differs from net
primary productivity in that
a. Gross primary productivity is the total
chemical energy generated by producers while
the net primary productivity subtracts out the
loss of energy to respiration by plants.
b. Net primary productivity is the total chemical
energy generated by plants while the gross
primary productivity subtracts out the loss of
energy to respiration by plants.
c. Gross primary productivity is the total chemical
energy generated by producers while the net
primary productivity subtracts out the loss of
energy to respiration by animals.
d. Net primary productivity is the total chemical
energy generated by plants while the gross
primary productivity subtracts out the loss of
energy to respiration by animals.
e. None of the above.
5. Gross primary productivity differs from net
primary productivity in that
a. Gross primary productivity is the total chemical
energy generated by producers while the net
primary productivity subtracts out the loss of
energy to respiration by plants.
b. Net primary productivity is the total chemical
energy generated by plants while the gross
primary productivity subtracts out the loss of
energy to respiration by plants.
c. Gross primary productivity is the total chemical
energy generated by producers while the net
primary productivity subtracts out the loss of
energy to respiration by animals.
d. Net primary productivity is the total chemical
energy generated by plants while the gross
primary productivity subtracts out the loss of
energy to respiration by animals.
e. None of the above.
6) If a toxin is concentrated in a food
chain and is present in producers
a. the toxin will not be found in
organisms at the top of the food chain
b. the toxin will be more concentrated
in organisms at the top of the food
chain
c. the toxin will be less concentrated
in organisms at the top of the food
chain
d. the toxin will be found in the same
concentration in organisms at the top
of the food chain
e. none of the above
6) If a toxin is concentrated in a food
chain and is present in producers
a. the toxin will not be found in
organisms at the top of the food chain
b. the toxin will be more concentrated
in organisms at the top of the food
chain
c. the toxin will be less concentrated
in organisms at the top of the food
chain
d. the toxin will be found in the same
concentration in organisms at the top
of the food chain
e. none of the above
7. Carbon is most commonly present
in the atmosphere in what form?
a. CCl4
b. CO
c. CO2
d. CH2
e. C6H12O6
7. Carbon is most commonly present
in the atmosphere in what form?
a. CCl4
b. CO
c. CO2
d. CH2
e. C6H12O6
8. The process by which bacteria
themselves use the nitrate of
the environment, releasing N2
as a product, is called
a. nitrogen fixation
b. abiotic fixation
c. denitrification
d. chemosynthetic autrophism
e. nitrogen turnover
8. The process by which bacteria
themselves use the nitrate of
the environment, releasing N2
as a product, is called
a. nitrogen fixation
b. abiotic fixation
c. denitrification
d. chemosynthetic autrophism
e. nitrogen turnover
9. A collection of all the
individuals of an area combined
with the environment in which
they exist is called a
a. population
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. biosphere
e. niche
9. A collection of all the
individuals of an area combined
with the environment in which
they exist is called a
a. population
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. biosphere
e. niche
10. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of a K-selected
population?
a. Populations tend to be of a
relatively constant size.
b. Offspring produced tend to require
extensive postnatal care.
c. Primates are classified as Kselected organisms.
d. Offspring are produced in large
quantities.
e. Offspring produced tend to be
relatively large in size compared to Rselected offspring.
10. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of a K-selected
population?
a. Populations tend to be of a
relatively constant size.
b. Offspring produced tend to require
extensive postnatal care.
c. Primates are classified as Kselected organisms.
d. Offspring are produced in large
quantities.
e. Offspring produced tend to be
relatively large in size compared to Rselected offspring.
Plants  insects  mice  snakes
 birds
11. Which of the following
organisms in this food chain can
transform light energy to
chemical energy?
a. birds
b. plants
c. insects
d. snakes
e. mice
Plants  insects  mice  snakes
 birds
11. Which of the following
organisms in this food chain can
transform light energy to
chemical energy?
a. birds
b. plants
c. insects
d. snakes
e. mice
Plants  insects  mice  snakes
 birds
12. Which animal in the food
chain has the smallest biomass?
a. birds
b. plants
c. insects
d. snakes
e. mice
Plants  insects  mice  snakes
 birds
12. Which animal in the food
chain has the smallest biomass?
a. birds
b. plants
c. insects
d. snakes
e. mice
Plants  insects  mice  snakes
 birds
13. Which organism in the food
chain is a secondary consumer?
a. birds
b. plants
c. insects
d. snakes
e. mice
Plants  insects  mice  snakes
 birds
13. Which organism in the food
chain is a secondary consumer?
a. birds
b. plants
c. insects
d. snakes
e. mice
14. The portion of the earth that
is inhabited by life is known as
the
a. ecosystem
b. biosphere
c. biome
d. population
e. community
14. The portion of the earth that
is inhabited by life is known as
the
a. ecosystem
b. biosphere
c. biome
d. population
e. community
15. Which of the following
organisms serve as decomposers
in the ecosystem?
a. bacteria and viruses
b. fungi and bacteria
c. viruses and protists
d. fungi and viruses
e. bacteria and plants
15. Which of the following
organisms serve as decomposers
in the ecosystem?
a. bacteria and viruses
b. fungi and bacteria
c. viruses and protists
d. fungi and viruses
e. bacteria and plants
16. A group that includes only
greenhouse gases is
a. methane, carbon dioxide,
sulfur dioxide
b. chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous
oxide, hydrogen sulfide
c. carbon dioxide, nitrous
oxide, methane
d. nitrous oxide, carbon
monoxide, nitric oxide
e. ozone, methane, carbon
dioxide
16. A group that includes only
greenhouse gases is
a. methane, carbon dioxide,
sulfur dioxide
b. chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous
oxide, hydrogen sulfide
c. carbon dioxide, nitrous
oxide, methane
d. nitrous oxide, carbon
monoxide, nitric oxide
e. ozone, methane, carbon
dioxide
17. The female yucca moth deposits her
eggs and pollinates the yucca flower
at the same time. The moth larvae
hatch and feed on seeds developing
within the flower. The symbiotic
relationship between the yucca moth
and flower is an example of
a. parasitism
b. mutualism
c. saprophytism
d. commensalism
e. food chain
17. The female yucca moth deposits her
eggs and pollinates the yucca flower
at the same time. The moth larvae
hatch and feed on seeds developing
within the flower. The symbiotic
relationship between the yucca moth
and flower is an example of
a. parasitism
b. mutualism
c. saprophytism
d. commensalism
e. food chain
18. A J-shaped curve of exponential
growth is a feature of populations
that
a. have reached their biotic potential
b. have not reached their carrying
capacity
c. show a low intrinsic rate of
increase
d. show seasonal fluctuations in rate
of reproduction
e. are introduced into a new
environment
18. A J-shaped curve of exponential
growth is a feature of populations
that
a. have reached their biotic potential
b. have not reached their carrying
capacity
c. show a low intrinsic rate of
increase
d. show seasonal fluctuations in rate
of reproduction
e. are introduced into a new
environment
19. The trophic level that
contains the least biomass is
usually occupied by
a. herbivores
b. decomposers
c. tertiary consumers
d. producers
e. epiphytes
19. The trophic level that
contains the least biomass is
usually occupied by
a. herbivores
b. decomposers
c. tertiary consumers
d. producers
e. epiphytes
A. instinct
B. operant learning
C. imprinting
D. tropism
E. insight
20. A stickleback fish will not attack an
intruder that lacks a red belly.
21. A bluejay avoids monarch butterflies
after experiencing their distasteful
poisoning.
22. A chimpanzee uses several boxes on
the floor to reach bananas hung from
the ceiling.
A. instinct
B. operant learning
C. imprinting
D. tropism
E. insight
20. A stickleback fish will not attack an
intruder that lacks a red belly. A
21. A bluejay avoids monarch butterflies
after experiencing their distasteful
poisoning. B
22. A chimpanzee uses several boxes on
the floor to reach bananas hung from
the ceiling. E
A. aposometic coloration
B. Batesian mimicry
C. Mullerian mimicry
D. cryptic coloration
E. deceptive markings
23. A beetle that has the coloration of a yellow jacket
is displaying which defense mechanism?
24. A moth whose body color matches that of the
trees in which it lives is displaying which defense
mechanism?
25. Two different lizard species, each possessing a
particular chemical defense mechanism and share a
similar body coloration is displaying which defense
mechanism?
26. A lizard with a chemical defense mechanism has a
bright-colored body as a warning to predators that
it is one tough customer is displaying which defense
mechanism?
A. aposometic coloration
B. Batesian mimicry
C. Mullerian mimicry
D. cryptic coloration
E. deceptive markings
23. A beetle that has the coloration of a yellow jacket
is displaying which defense mechanism? B
24. A moth whose body color matches that of the
trees in which it lives is displaying which defense
mechanism? D
25. Two different lizard species, each possessing a
particular chemical defense mechanism and share a
similar body coloration is displaying which defense
mechanism? C
26. A lizard with a chemical defense mechanism has a
bright-colored body as a warning to predators that
it is one tough customer is displaying which defense
mechanism? A
A. tropical rain forest
B. desert
C. taiga
D. tundra
E. temperate deciduous forest
27. treeless, frozen plain; ground always frozen
28. high temperatures; dense vegetation; high
productivity
29. cold winters, warm summers; moderate rainfall
30. biome at the highest altitudes
31. biome with plants having low surface-to-volume
ratios
32. biome with greatest species diversity
33. biome with harsh winters, short summers, and
evergreen trees
A. tropical rain forest
B. desert
C. taiga
D. tundra
E. temperate deciduous forest
27. treeless, frozen plain; ground always frozen D
28. high temperatures; dense vegetation; high
productivity A
29. cold winters, warm summers; moderate rainfall E
30. biome at the highest altitudes D
31. biome with plants having low surface-to-volume
ratios D
32. biome with greatest species diversity A
33. biome with harsh winters, short summers, and
evergreen trees C
34. Which of the following is/are
true regarding asexual
reproduction?
a. Asexual reproduction increases
genetic variability.
b. Asexual reproduction decreases
genetic variability.
c. Less energy is required to
reproduce asexually.
d. More energy is require to
reproduce asexually.
e. More than one of the above.
34. Which of the following is/are
true regarding asexual
reproduction?
a. Asexual reproduction increases
genetic variability.
b. Asexual reproduction decreases
genetic variability.
c. Less energy is required to
reproduce asexually.
d. More energy is require to
reproduce asexually.
e. More than one of the above.