Community Ecology

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Community Ecology

By Tiffany Randolph

Multiple Choice

Starfish are probably the most important predator in the shallow ecosystem because they eat basically anything that they can come across. Their feeding activities control the whole ecosystem. This is an example of the starfish ___.

habitat

biotic factors

tolerance level

niche

Multiple Choice

Tree kangaroos live in the upper branches of trees in the rainforests of Queensland, as well as on the island of New Guinea. This is an example of the tree kangaroos ___.

niche

habitat

community

population

Multiple Choice

Several species of warblers can live in the same spruce tree ONLY because they

have different habitats within the tree.

don’t eat food from the tree.

occupy different niches within the tree.

can find different temperatures within the tree.

Multiple Choice

When two species of cattails are grown together, they grow at different water depths and coexist. When grown alone, they grow at similar water depths. Which of the following is best demonstrated by the data?

natural selection

character displacement

resource partitioning

ecological succession

Multiple Choice

A human & a Tape Worm: The tape worm gets a place to live in the intestines of the human and food from the human. The human loses weight and nutrients from the tape worm.

Mutualism

Commensalism

Parasitism

Multiple Choice

Bird & Tree: A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.

Mutualism

Commensalism

Parasitism

Multiple Choice

What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

commensalism

mutualism

parasitism

predation

Multiple Choice

Tree kangaroos live in the upper branches of trees in the rainforests of Queensland, as well as on the island of New Guinea. This is an example of the tree kangaroos ___.

niche

habitat

community

population

Multiple Choice

What is the name of an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals?

producer

prey

predator

decomposer

Multiple Choice

The concept that predators can affect the size and distribution of other animals is known as

predation

herbivory

tolerance

limitation

Multiple Choice

Groups of different populations that live in a given area and interact are called a(n)...

Community

Colony

Population

Ecosystem

Multiple Choice

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?

energy path

food web

trophic level

food pyramid

Multiple Choice

Rabbits and deer eat lettuce leaves from a garden.
^{What ecological interaction describes the relationship between rabbits and deer?}

Mutualism

Competition

Commensalism

Predation

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the relationship between species A and B?

Species A is the prey of Species B

Species A is a parasite of Species B

Species A is a consumer and B is a producer

Species A and B has a mutualistic relationship

Multiple Choice

Many poisonous animals are brightly colored (red or orange) as a warning to predators. The special coloration is called

Mullerian mimicry

Batesian mimicry

aposematic coloration

mutualistic coloration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents several species of brightly colored, harmless snakes looking like poisonous coral snakes?

commensalism

mutualism

batesian mimicry

mullerian mimicry

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents several species of poisonous snakes bearing bright colors of red, black, and yellow?

commensalism

mutualism

batesian mimicry

mullerian mimicry

Multiple Choice

A key stone species is...

the top carnivore.

has the largest population.

has the most specialized niche.

determines numbers and types of other species.

Multiple Choice

Primary succession is...

When a hurricane causes a river to flood its banks

When a farmer ploughs his fields to remove all existing plant life.

When fire burns through a forest and ills all vegetation less than 1m tall.

When increasing temperature causes a glacier to recede from an area of rocky ground

Multiple Choice

Primary succession is...

When a hurricane causes a river to flood its banks

When a farmer ploughs his fields to remove all existing plant life.

When fire burns through a forest and ills all vegetation less than 1m tall.

When increasing temperature causes a glacier to recede from an area of rocky ground

Multiple Choice

The secondary succession is

lichens and mosses arrive on bare rock and begin to trap soil

a complex, stable ecosystem is formed

plants grow in an area devastated by a flood

plants grow in a newly formed pond

Multiple Choice

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

A, B, C, D

B, A, D, C

C, D, A, B

D, A, B, C

Multiple Choice

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

primary succession

ecological succession

secondary succession

intermediate

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

pioneer species

volunteer species

founder species

conqueror species

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a primary vs. secondary succession?

secondary occurs where there was no previous community

they are the same

secondary occurs in an area that was only partially destroyed

primary ocurs in an area that was only partially destroyed

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order from oldest (happened first) to youngest (happened last) in this pond succession?

A, B, C, D

D, C, B, A

B, A, D, C

C, D, A, B

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