Exam 3: Physical Conditions and the Availability of Resources

You observe a species of frog in central America that is diurnal.It is quite visible throughout the forest and colored a bright red and orange.You notice that no other species attempt to attack it,even though these frogs are abundant.You form a hypothesis that the bright colors are a form of _______ and plan to test if potential predators attack different colored models preferentially.

You have been studying microorganisms that appear to be capable of oxidizing reduced compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and hypothesize that these organisms are _______________.

You learn that an organism is using abiotic environmental resources to assemble carbohydrates and proteins,and then forming them into tissues and organs.This organism is likely a:

If a plant's fitness is largely influenced by how well leaves survive,then which of the following predictions regarding chemical defenses is correct?

Growth and developmental rates are known to affect what trait in organisms?

Which is NOT a type of heterotroph?

Which waste products from an organism would be most rich in carbon?

Competition between individuals of the same species can have effects on their ________.

Which type of organism feeds on already dead material?

According to Figure 3.7a,the abundance of protoplasts:

Temperature,humidity,amount of precipitation,and water pH are examples of __________.

You are on a desert hike and notice that many of the surrounding plants have very small hairs on them and some even have a waxy appearance.These features likely serve:

Which of the following are examples of defense mechanisms?

According to Figure 3.7b,when grasshoppers spend more time at 40 degree Celsius temperatures

A niche can be thought of as being:

Figure 3.8 shows the competitive interaction of two salmonids,Salvelinus malma and S.leucomaenis.This figure shows:

Conditions are physiochemical features of the environment,such as:

Morphological examples of crypsis include

Which of the following are examples of heterotrophs:

Which of the following are descriptions of the response of an organism to temperature,as seen in Figure 3.1a?