SILENT Flashcards
Which of the following includes all the others?
B
A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area defines a
C
A population
E
The total number of individuals of the same species that occupy a given area at a given time is the
D
The maximum rate of increase of a population is its
A
The biotic potential
E
Population size depends upon
E
Populations of most species
A
Populations
D
Limiting factors
E
A J-shaped growth curve is converted to an S-shaped one
C
The carrying capacity of an environment is determined by
E
Which is an example of a habitat?
B
All of the populations of different species that occupy and are adapted to a given area are referred to by which term?
B
What term denotes the range of all factors that influence whether a species can obtain resources essential for survival and reproduction?
B
Which of the following would be more likely to affect an animal’s habitat than its niche?
A
The relationship between an insect and the plants it pollinates is best described as
A
The relationship between the yucca plant and the yucca moth that pollinates it is best described as
D
In mixed assemblages, baboons sometimes see predators that impala do not hear, and impala sometimes hear predators that baboons do not see. In both cases, the flight of one species alerts the other to danger. This interaction is an example of
C
An interaction between two species in which both species benefit is known as
A
Niche overlap initially leads to
C
Competitive exclusion is the result of
C
A male wolf who is courting a female bares his teeth when a second male approaches the same female. The second male retreats. This series of events provides an example of
C
The construction of a fence around your yard would establish a relationship with the neighbor’s dog that would be described as
B
A goat eating by pulling a plant out of the ground is an example of
B
Conditions of stable coexistence between predator and prey include
D
Humans hunt the black rhinoceros, which is rapidly approaching extinction as a result of this predation. What accounts for the absence of stable coexistence between the two species?
D
In general, a predator is __________ than its __________.
D
Which statement about ecosystems is false?
D
A network of interactions that involve the cycling of materials and the flow of energy between a community and its physical environment is which of the following?
C
A community differs from an ecosystem in that the former does NOT include
C
In a natural community, primary consumers are
A
Net primary productivity is the
E
Most of the energy within an ecosystem is lost
C
Of the energy that enters one trophic level, approximately what percent (average) becomes available for the next trophic level?
B
The difference between gross primary productivity and net primary productivity is
C
Three of the four answers listed below are related by a common theme. Select the exception.
B
Four of the five answers listed below are heterotrophic. Select the exception.
E
Four of the five answers listed below are related by a common action. Select the exception.
B
Four of the five answers listed below are related by a common action that retains nitrogen in the biomass. Select the exception.
E
