AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 45: Community and Ecosystem Ecology

Post-Test

1
A community is _____.
A)all members of one species in a particular location
B)all autotrophs within the same environment
C)a collection of different species that interact with each other in a specific location
D)all the abiotic features of an environment
2
All of the factors affect a community's composition EXCEPT:
A)Climate
B)The supply of inorganic and organic nutrients
C)The amount of available space
D)Species richness
3
According to the model of island biogeography, an equilibrium in species diversity develops when _____.
A)the rate of immigration is equal to the rate of emigration
B)species immigration and species extinction rates are equal
C)an island is close to the mainland
D)a big island is surrounded by many small islands
4
Which of the following statements about islands is true?
A)The size of the island does not affect the number of species found on it.
B)A large island has a greater extinction rate than a small island.
C)An island close to the mainland will experience more immigration than an island far away.
D)The distance from the mainland does not affect community diversity.
5
_____ is when one living organism feeds on another.
A)Competition
B)Predation
C)Parasitism
D)Mimicry
6
Where an organism lives and how it interacts with other organisms is the organism's:
A)habitat
B)species richness
C)trophic level
D)ecological niche
7
A species' fundamental niche tends to be _____ than its realized niche.
A)smaller
B)larger
C)the same
8
Resource partitioning commonly results in all of the following EXCEPT:
A)Character displacement
B)Allows different species to coexist in the same habitat
C)Less competition
D)More niche overlap between species
9
When two similar species live together in dynamic equilibrium, it is usually through _____.
A)competitive exclusion
B)character displacement
C)niche partitioning
10
The divergence in beak size when three populations of finches lived on one island together illustrates _____.
A)character displacement
B)mutualism
C)ongoing interspecific competition
D)parasitism
11
When one living organism feeds on another, the organism serving as the food source is called the _____.
A)prey
B)predator
C)consumer
12
Which of the following is NOT an example of a predaceous consumer?
A)A cow feeding on some grass
B)A tapeworm feeding on a dog
C)A wolf feeding on an elk
D)An owl feeding on a mouse
13
When the population density of prey increases, _____.
A)the population density of the predators increases as well, but lags slightly behind that of the prey
B)the predator numbers exceed those of the prey
C)predators are less likely to encounter the prey
D)lack of food for the predator may cause a cycling effect
14
Which of the following biogeochemical cycles is sedimentary?
A)Water
B)Nitrogen
C)Carbon
D)Phosphorus
15
Poisonous animals use _____ to prevent attacks in the first place.
A)camouflage
B)warning coloration
C)flocking together
D)mimicry
16
______ occurs when one species resembles another that possesses an overt antipredator defense.
A)Mimicry
B)Warning coloration
C)Camouflage
D)Startle coloration
17
When greenhouse gases contribute significantly to an overall rise in the Earth's ambient temperature, then:
A)global warming occurs.
B)the greenhouse effect is minimized.
C)it is assumed that methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide levels are decreasing and water vapor is increasing.
D)sea level will fall and rainfall will decrease along the coastal areas of continents and increase in the interior of the continent.
18
In ecological succession, each successive community prepares the way for the next, according to the _____ model of succession.
A)facilitation
B)inhibition
C)tolerance
19
The conversion of nitrate back to nitrogen gas by bacteria living in the anaerobic mud of aquatic ecosystems is:
A)Nitrogen fixation
B)Denitrification
C)Nitrification
D)Assimilation
20
If an herbivore population consumes 3,000 kg of plant material, how much energy is available to that herbivore? the first level carnivores? second level carnivore?
A)All of the energy consumed by the herbivore is available to all successive trophic levels at the same level.
B)1,500kg; 150kg; 15 kg
C)300kg; 30kg; 3kg
D)3000kg; 300kg; 30kg
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