Question 1

Which of the following statements below demonstrates the interactions between ecological areas and processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The smallest level, the biosphere, is where we can see exchanges of materials, energy, and organisms. 
B)  Landscape ecology, the largest level of organization, has all of the areas on Earth that support life. 
C)  Exchanges between ecosystems leads to the level of landscape ecology. 
D)  Geographic ecology includes the exchanges between ecosystems leading to the level of landscape ecology. 
A)  The smallest level, the biosphere, is where we can see exchanges of materials, energy, and organisms. 
B)  Landscape ecology, the largest level of organization, has all of the areas on Earth that support life. 
C)  Exchanges between ecosystems leads to the level of landscape ecology. 
D)  Geographic ecology includes the exchanges between ecosystems leading to the level of landscape ecology. C

Question 2

Nalini Nadkarni's study of tropical and temperate rain forests determined that

Accepted Answer

A)  rain forests have nutrient rich soils. 
B)  the herbaceous layer determines the nutrient balance. 
C)  epiphyte mats contain a significant source of nutrients. 
D)  as one moves up the canopy, species richness decreases. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  rain forests have nutrient rich soils. 
B)  the herbaceous layer determines the nutrient balance. 
C)  epiphyte mats contain a significant source of nutrients. 
D)  as one moves up the canopy, species richness decreases. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. C

Question 3

According to Margaret Davis, who studied pollen contained within lake sediments, the vegetation landscape of the Appalachian Mountains from 12,000 years ago until approximately 100 years ago changed from

Accepted Answer

A)  spruce→chestnut→beech. 
B)  chestnut→spruce→beech. 
C)  beech→spruce→chestnut. 
D)  spruce→beech→chestnut. 
E)  chestnut→beech→spruce. 
A)  spruce→chestnut→beech. 
B)  chestnut→spruce→beech. 
C)  beech→spruce→chestnut. 
D)  spruce→beech→chestnut. 
E)  chestnut→beech→spruce. D

Question 4

Ecology is a modern science of which ancient man had no knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Populations changing genetically over time in response to variation in their environments is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Populations changing genetically over time in response...

Question 6

Norris and colleagues found that warblers using different habitats did not have different carbon isotopes in the tissues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A population can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of individuals of a single species inhabiting a defined area. 
B)  an association of interacting species. 
C)  a group of individuals of a single species and all of the physical and chemical factors influencing them. 
D)  all of the organisms in a defined area. 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  a group of individuals of a single species inhabiting a defined area. 
B)  an association of interacting species. 
C)  a group of individuals of a single species and all of the physical and chemical factors influencing them. 
D)  all of the organisms in a defined area. 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 8

Which U.S. law protects endangered species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 
B)  The Endangered Species Act 
C)  The Species Protection Act 
D)  The Protection and Care of Species Act 
A)  Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 
B)  The Endangered Species Act 
C)  The Species Protection Act 
D)  The Protection and Care of Species Act

Question 9

Population ecologists do not study

Accepted Answer

A)  reproductive ecology. 
B)  distribution and abundance. 
C)  energy flow. 
D)  extinction. 
E)  adaptation. 
A)  reproductive ecology. 
B)  distribution and abundance. 
C)  energy flow. 
D)  extinction. 
E)  adaptation.

Question 10

Margaret Davis' studies on lake pollen sediments indicate that the forests of eastern North America did not change with the changing climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following levels of organization is/are correctly ordered?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population, ecosystem, landscape, individual, interaction 
B)  Individual, population, interaction, community, ecosystem 
C)  Biosphere, landscape, individual, community, interaction 
D)  Ecosystem, landscape, region, interaction, population 
E)  None of the choices are correct. 
A)  Population, ecosystem, landscape, individual, interaction 
B)  Individual, population, interaction, community, ecosystem 
C)  Biosphere, landscape, individual, community, interaction 
D)  Ecosystem, landscape, region, interaction, population 
E)  None of the choices are correct.

Question 12

Ecologists study

Accepted Answer

A)  communities. 
B)  ecosystems. 
C)  individual organisms. 
D)  populations. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  communities. 
B)  ecosystems. 
C)  individual organisms. 
D)  populations. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 13

Even though ecologists would like to study isolated levels of the environment, that would be difficult since all levels are interconnected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

________ are aerial plants that obtain nutrients from trapped organic matter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ are aerial plants that obtain nutrients...

Question 15

Ecology can be defined as the study of the impact of human activity on the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Temperate and tropical rain forest trees extract nutrients from epiphytic mats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Robert MacArthur's observations on the Warblers of North America indicate that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are fiercely competitive. 
B)  cannot coexist. 
C)  reduce competition by feeding during different times of the day. 
D)  reduce competition by feeding in different zones. 
E)  both are fiercely competitive and cannot coexist. 
A)  are fiercely competitive. 
B)  cannot coexist. 
C)  reduce competition by feeding during different times of the day. 
D)  reduce competition by feeding in different zones. 
E)  both are fiercely competitive and cannot coexist.

Question 18

Critical habitat protection for endangered species brings together the studies of adaptations of species, community through geographic levels of ecology, and global ecology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Field studies and laboratory studies are mutually exclusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is ecology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The study of relationships between organisms and the environment 
B)  The study of animal and plant population interactions 
C)  The study of the abiotic portion of the environment 
D)  The study of the biosphere 
E)  The study of environmental change 
A)  The study of relationships between organisms and the environment 
B)  The study of animal and plant population interactions 
C)  The study of the abiotic portion of the environment 
D)  The study of the biosphere 
E)  The study of environmental change

Exam 1: Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Which of the following statements below demonstrates the interactions between ecological areas and processes?

Nalini Nadkarni's study of tropical and temperate rain forests determined that

According to Margaret Davis, who studied pollen contained within lake sediments, the vegetation landscape of the Appalachian Mountains from 12,000 years ago until approximately 100 years ago changed from

Ecology is a modern science of which ancient man had no knowledge.

Populations changing genetically over time in response to variation in their environments is termed ________.

Norris and colleagues found that warblers using different habitats did not have different carbon isotopes in the tissues.

A population can be defined as

Which U.S. law protects endangered species?

Population ecologists do not study

Margaret Davis' studies on lake pollen sediments indicate that the forests of eastern North America did not change with the changing climate.

Which of the following levels of organization is/are correctly ordered?

Ecologists study

Even though ecologists would like to study isolated levels of the environment, that would be difficult since all levels are interconnected.

________ are aerial plants that obtain nutrients from trapped organic matter.

Ecology can be defined as the study of the impact of human activity on the environment.

Temperate and tropical rain forest trees extract nutrients from epiphytic mats.

Robert MacArthur's observations on the Warblers of North America indicate that they

Critical habitat protection for endangered species brings together the studies of adaptations of species, community through geographic levels of ecology, and global ecology.

Field studies and laboratory studies are mutually exclusive.

What is ecology?

Life on Land

Life in Water

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Social Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, Herbivory, Parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

Geographic Ecology

Global Ecology

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