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What is the term that refers to all the populations in a given area?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biosphere
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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
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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 ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.commensalismmutualismparasitismpredation
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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
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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment
niche
community
ecology
ecosystem
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Rabbits and deer eat lettuce leaves from a garden.
What ecological interaction describes the relationship between rabbits and deer?MutualismCompetitionCommensalismPredation - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.
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
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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
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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
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A keystone species is...
the top carnivore.
has the largest population.
has the most specialized niche.
determines numbers and types of other species.
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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 ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the order of succession shown in this figure?A, B, C, DB, A, D, CC, D, A, BD, A, B, C
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?primary successionecological successionsecondary successionintermediate
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?pioneer speciesvolunteer speciesfounder speciesconqueror species
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___ states that two species cannot exist together if they compete for the same resources. One will either die out or migrate, or they will adapt to separate resources.
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Limiting Nutrient Principle
Competitive Exclusion Principle
Tolerance Principle
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What level of ecological organization would include all squirrels that live in the same area?
biome
community
ecosystem
population
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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.
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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
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Which of the following represents several species of poisonous snakes bearing bright colors of red, black, and yellow?
commensalism
mutualism
Batesian mimicry
Mullerian mimicry