Question 1

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds.  
-fossil fuels

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 2

Tapeworms and flukes are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) commensalism 
B) mutualism 
C) competition 
D) predation 
E) parasitism 
A) commensalism 
B) mutualism 
C) competition 
D) predation 
E) parasitism

Question 3

Which term denotes the conditions,resources,and interactions necessary for survival and reproduction of a species?

Accepted Answer

A) habitat 
B) niche 
C) carrying capacity 
D) community 
E) ecosystem 
A) habitat 
B) niche 
C) carrying capacity 
D) community 
E) ecosystem

Question 4

Which is a characteristic of parasites?

Accepted Answer

A) They are indiscriminate in their choice of host. 
B) They inflict serious injury and kill their host. 
C) Some reside inside their host, whereas others live outside their host. 
D) Parasitic hosts are always animals. 
E) They rarely harm their host. 
A) They are indiscriminate in their choice of host. 
B) They inflict serious injury and kill their host. 
C) Some reside inside their host, whereas others live outside their host. 
D) Parasitic hosts are always animals. 
E) They rarely harm their host.

Question 5

An aquifer is most closely related to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) sea water 
B) lake water 
C) stream water 
D) glacial water 
E) groundwater 
A) sea water 
B) lake water 
C) stream water 
D) glacial water 
E) groundwater

Question 6

At the bottom or base of an energy pyramid are the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) primary consumers 
B) primary producers 
C) secondary consumers 
D) secondary producers 
E) tertiary consumers 
A) primary consumers 
B) primary producers 
C) secondary consumers 
D) secondary producers 
E) tertiary consumers

Question 7

An array of organisms together with their physical environment is referred to as a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) population 
B) community 
C) ecosystem 
D) biosphere 
E) landscape 
A) population 
B) community 
C) ecosystem 
D) biosphere 
E) landscape

Question 8

Secondary succession can occur ____.

Accepted Answer

A) after a fire 
B) on a new sand dune 
C) on bare rock 
D) immediately after the formation of an artificial lake 
E) on a glacier 
A) after a fire 
B) on a new sand dune 
C) on bare rock 
D) immediately after the formation of an artificial lake 
E) on a glacier

Question 9

In the simplified prairie food chain illustrated in the pictures below,the letter D represents ____.

Accepted Answer

A) tertiary consumer 
B) secondary consumers 
C) first trophic level 
D) primary consumers 
E) third trophic level 
A) tertiary consumer 
B) secondary consumers 
C) first trophic level 
D) primary consumers 
E) third trophic level

Question 10

The first plant to colonize the plains of Mount Saint Helens after this volcano erupted in 1980 was a prairie lupine.The prairie lupine is therefore an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a secondary successor 
B) a pioneer species 
C) a keystone species 
D) an exotic species 
E) an introduced species 
A) a secondary successor 
B) a pioneer species 
C) a keystone species 
D) an exotic species 
E) an introduced species

Question 11

Hoverflies like to drop in at outdoor picnics to sample the sweets,but the reaction of humans is to flee the scene because of the flies' uncanny resemblance to bees.Thus,the survival of hoverflies is enhanced by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) mimicry 
B) display behavior 
C) warning coloration 
D) chemical defenses 
E) camouflage 
A) mimicry 
B) display behavior 
C) warning coloration 
D) chemical defenses 
E) camouflage

Question 12

The process that converts nitrate into nitrogen gas is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) denitrification 
B) nitrification 
C) nitrogen fixation 
D) assimilation 
E) assimilation and nitrification 
A) denitrification 
B) nitrification 
C) nitrogen fixation 
D) assimilation 
E) assimilation and nitrification

Question 13

Match the term or concept to the correct description.
-the heat emitted by Earth's atmosphere warms its surface

Accepted Answer

A) greenhouse effect 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) global climate change 
D) fossil fuels 
A) greenhouse effect 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) global climate change 
D) fossil fuels

Question 14

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds.  
-cellular respiration

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Question 15

To control the population of RIFAs,_____ have been introduced,since they lay eggs in RIFAs but do not harm native ant species.

Accepted Answer

A) houseflies 
B) fruit flies 
C) phorid flies 
D) hanging flies 
E) caddis flies 
A) houseflies 
B) fruit flies 
C) phorid flies 
D) hanging flies 
E) caddis flies

Question 16

An example of a one-way relationship in which one species benefits and another is directly hurt is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) commensalism 
B) mutualism 
C) interspecific competition 
D) scramble competition 
E) parasitism 
A) commensalism 
B) mutualism 
C) interspecific competition 
D) scramble competition 
E) parasitism

Question 17

In a hypothetical land ecosystem,plants (the primary producers)capture 1000 kilocalories of sunlight energy per square meter per year.Approximately how many kilocalories of the plant's energy will be harvested by the third trophic level?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 100 
D) 1000 
E) 2000 
A) 1 
B) 10 
C) 100 
D) 1000 
E) 2000

Question 18

An example of a specific adaptation against predation is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) photosynthetic dinoflagellates providing sugars to corals 
B) eagles and foxes fighting over a carcass 
C) two species of Paramecium feeding on bacteria 
D) sundew plants and wolf spiders competing for food 
E) a skunk squirting foul-smelling, irritating repellents 
A) photosynthetic dinoflagellates providing sugars to corals 
B) eagles and foxes fighting over a carcass 
C) two species of Paramecium feeding on bacteria 
D) sundew plants and wolf spiders competing for food 
E) a skunk squirting foul-smelling, irritating repellents

Question 19

An example of a primary consumer is a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) tiger 
B) grasshopper 
C) eagle 
D) hyena 
E) snake 
A) tiger 
B) grasshopper 
C) eagle 
D) hyena 
E) snake

Question 20

Red imported fire ants (RIFAs)disrupt natural communities by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) congregating inside electrical equipment 
B) competing with native ant populations 
C) stinging humans with deadly venom 
D) disrupting pasture land 
E) killing Texas horned lizards 
A) congregating inside electrical equipment 
B) competing with native ant populations 
C) stinging humans with deadly venom 
D) disrupting pasture land 
E) killing Texas horned lizards

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds. -fossil fuels

Tapeworms and flukes are examples of ____.

Which term denotes the conditions,resources,and interactions necessary for survival and reproduction of a species?

Which is a characteristic of parasites?

An aquifer is most closely related to ____.

At the bottom or base of an energy pyramid are the ____.

An array of organisms together with their physical environment is referred to as a(n)____.

Secondary succession can occur ____.

In the simplified prairie food chain illustrated in the pictures below,the letter D represents ____.

The first plant to colonize the plains of Mount Saint Helens after this volcano erupted in 1980 was a prairie lupine.The prairie lupine is therefore an example of ____.

Hoverflies like to drop in at outdoor picnics to sample the sweets,but the reaction of humans is to flee the scene because of the flies' uncanny resemblance to bees.Thus,the survival of hoverflies is enhanced by ____.

The process that converts nitrate into nitrogen gas is known as ____.

Match the term or concept to the correct description. -the heat emitted by Earth's atmosphere warms its surface

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds. -cellular respiration

To control the population of RIFAs,_____ have been introduced,since they lay eggs in RIFAs but do not harm native ant species.

An example of a one-way relationship in which one species benefits and another is directly hurt is ____.

In a hypothetical land ecosystem,plants (the primary producers)capture 1000 kilocalories of sunlight energy per square meter per year.Approximately how many kilocalories of the plant's energy will be harvested by the third trophic level?

An example of a specific adaptation against predation is ____.

An example of a primary consumer is a(n)____.

Red imported fire ants (RIFAs)disrupt natural communities by ____.

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Plants And Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

The Biosphere And Human Effects

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Exam 17: Communities And Ecosystems

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds. -fossil fuels

Tapeworms and flukes are examples of ____.

Which term denotes the conditions,resources,and interactions necessary for survival and reproduction of a species?

Which is a characteristic of parasites?

An aquifer is most closely related to ____.

At the bottom or base of an energy pyramid are the ____.

An array of organisms together with their physical environment is referred to as a(n)____.

Secondary succession can occur ____.

In the simplified prairie food chain illustrated in the pictures below,the letter D represents ____.

The first plant to colonize the plains of Mount Saint Helens after this volcano erupted in 1980 was a prairie lupine.The prairie lupine is therefore an example of ____.

Hoverflies like to drop in at outdoor picnics to sample the sweets,but the reaction of humans is to flee the scene because of the flies' uncanny resemblance to bees.Thus,the survival of hoverflies is enhanced by ____.

The process that converts nitrate into nitrogen gas is known as ____.

Match the term or concept to the correct description. -the heat emitted by Earth's atmosphere warms its surface

Examine the figure below of the water cycle.Match each term with the concept to which it best corresponds. -cellular respiration

To control the population of RIFAs,_____ have been introduced,since they lay eggs in RIFAs but do not harm native ant species.

An example of a one-way relationship in which one species benefits and another is directly hurt is ____.

In a hypothetical land ecosystem,plants (the primary producers)capture 1000 kilocalories of sunlight energy per square meter per year.Approximately how many kilocalories of the plant's energy will be harvested by the third trophic level?

An example of a specific adaptation against predation is ____.

An example of a primary consumer is a(n)____.

Red imported fire ants (RIFAs)disrupt natural communities by ____.

Invitation To Biology

Molecules Of Life

Cell Structure

Energy And Metabolism

Capturing And Releasing Energy

DNA Structure And Function

Gene Expression AND Control

How Cells Reproduce

Patterns Of Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence Of Evolution

Processes Of Evolution

Early Life Forms And The Viruses

Plants And Fungi

Animal Evolution

Population Ecology

The Biosphere And Human Effects

Filters