Chapters 24 & 25:  Ecology

 

  1. What is the name for an animal’s role in its habitat?
    1. Niche
    2. Job
    3. Role
    4. Productiveness

 

  1. The predator/prey interaction is what type of interaction?
    1. Indirect
    2. Direct
    3. Parasitic
    4. Beneficial

 

  1. What percentage of energy is passed on between each trophic level in a food web?
    1. 25%
    2. 10%
    3. 5%
    4. 90%

 

  1. In what way is competition beneficial to the competing organism?
    1. Natural selection is increased
    2. Amount of energy increases
    3. They learn to become allies
    4. It is not beneficial

 

  1. Which of the following is not a symbiotic relationship?
    1. Mutualism
    2. Commensalism
    3. Beneficialism
    4. Parasitism

 

  1. Productivity is…
    1. The rate at which new organisms form
    2. The rate at which organisms use heat
    3. The rate containing biomass
    4. The rate at which new biomass forms

 

  1. Which relationship does not affect both parties?
    1. Predator-prey
    2. Competition
    3. Parasitism
    4. Commensalism

 

  1. NH3 is formed by…
    1. Lightning fires
    2. Urine
    3. Bacteria
    4. Algae

 

  1. Which two animals could be affected by the competitive exclusion principle?
    1. A parrot and a monkey in the rainforest
    2. An aardvark and an ant
    3. A squirrel and a hawk
    4. A tiger and a road runner

 

  1. Which is not an abiotic factor?
    1. The amount of water available
    2. The amount of space available
    3. A bacterial infection
    4. A viral infection

 

  1. Which growth does not exceed its maximum carrying capacity?
    1. Linear growth
    2. Logistic growth
    3. Exponential growth
    4. Boom and bust cycle

 

Answer Key:

  1. a
  2. b
  3. b
  4. d
  5. c
  6. d
  7. d
  8. c
  9. a
  10. c
  11. b

 

 

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