2.1-2.2 Quiz

Question 1

Density-dependent factors

Answer 1

Food, water, sunlight, disease.

Question 2

Density-independent factors

Answer 2

Natural disasters, rainfall, soil, air quality

Question 3

Abiotic factors

Answer 3

Sun, water, soil, air

Question 4

Biotic factors

Answer 4

Competition, prey, and predators.

Question 5

Is food a limiting factor for plants?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Is space a limiting factor for plants

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Carrying capacity?

Answer 7

The largest population an area can support.

Question 8

J-Curves

Answer 8

Boom and bust pattern

Question 9

What organisms have a j-curve?

Answer 9

Rabbits

Question 10

S-curves

Answer 10

Reaches equilibrium at carrying capacity

Question 11

What organisms have an s-curve?

Answer 11

Humans

Question 12

Species

Answer 12

Organisms that share common characteristics and produce fertile offspring.

Question 13

Niche

Answer 13

Abiotic and biotic conditions that an organism or population responds.

Question 14

Ecology

Answer 14

The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

Question 15

Fundamental niche

Answer 15

Potential

Question 16

Realized niche

Answer 16

Actual

Question 17

Intra-specific competition

Answer 17

Same species

Question 18

Inter-specific competition

Answer 18

Different species

Question 19

Food, habitat, and role describe…

Answer 19

A niche

Question 20

Toxins enter the food web through…

Answer 20

Bio-accumulation

Question 21

Toxins pass from one trophic level to the next through…

Answer 21

Bio-magnification

Question 22

Word equation for respiration

Answer 22

Glucose + oxygen -> Energy + water + carbon dioxide

Question 23

The chemical equation for respiration

Answer 23

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> Energy + 12H2O + 6CO2

Question 24

What is respiration?

Answer 24

Breaking down food for energy.