Question 1

Secondary succession takes place in all of the following except

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A)  an abandoned agricultural field.
B)  an area burnt off by a fire.
C)  an area exposed by a melting glacier.
D)  an abandoned landfill.
E)  a pile of cow manure ("cow flop.") F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Organisms that possess this property are poisonous,sting,or are otherwise harmful;commonly black,yellow,and red in color.

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A)  coevolution
B)  aposematic coloration
C)  cryptic coloration
D)  secondary chemical compounds
E)  Batesian mimicryF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Paleontological studies indicate that,over millions of years,

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A)  groups of species that have coevolved rise and go extinct together.
B)  species that occurred together in the distant past still occur together today;the community has held constant.
C)  species that arose recently have driven some older species extinct in certain communities.
D)  species seem to come and go individually as niches within a community become available.
E)  species richness changes very littlE.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Some animals are ______ colored and blend in with their surroundings.

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A)  aposematically
B)  cryptically
C)  asymmetrically
D)  randomlyE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Secondary compounds play a defensive role for plants to keep from being eaten by ________.

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A)  herbivores
B)  carnivores
C)  tertiary consumers
D)  parasitesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The individualistic concept of community makes all of the following predictions except

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A)  adjacent areas with very different soil types should have different,but predictable plant communities.
B)  changes in the abundance of tree species along a soil moisture gradient should not be synchronous with changes in other species.
C)  it should not be possible to predict how the abundance of one community member will change along a habitat gradient based on changes in other community members.
D)  the species composition and abundance of a prehistoric community should be very different from the community existing there today.
E)  in moving from one community to another,species should appear and disappear independently.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements about Gause's studies of competition between different species of Paramecium is false?

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A)  A species cultured by itself showed only the effects of intraspecific competition.
B)  A species cultured with another species showed only the effects of interspecific competition.
C)  Competitive exclusion did not always occur if the species' realized niches were sufficiently different.
D)  His studies focused on the type of competition called exploitative competition.
E)  His results showed that there was considerable niche overlap in the Paramecium species he studied.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-It is a situation in which a palatable organism resembles another kind of organism that is distasteful or toxic.

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A)  coevolution
B)  aposematic coloration
C)  cryptic coloration
D)  secondary chemical compounds
E)  Batesian mimicryF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

In _______ mimicry,unprotected species resemble others that are distasteful.

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A)  Müllerian
B)  competitive
C)  Batesian
D)  aposematicE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

All of the following items are features of a biological community,except one.Select the exception.

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A)  species richness
B)  keystone species present
C)  successional stage
D)  primary productivity
E)  character displacementF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

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A)  a tapeworm living in the intestines of a mule deer
B)  epiphytes growing on the trunk of a tree
C)  a female mosquito sucking blood from a musk oxen
D)  aphids and their ant tenders
E)  acacia trees and their antsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Primary succession can occur on all of the following except a(n)

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A)  bare surface.
B)  rock.
C)  area sterilized by a lava flow.
D)  fire-ravaged soil.
E)  lifeless substratE.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Competition shapes communities because there are usually limited ___________.

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A)  species
B)  resources
C)  interactions
D)  nutrientsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Some insect species have coevolved with particular flowering plants,to assist them in pollination and defense.Plants have also evolved special traits to benefit the insects.Select from the following an item that plants have not coevolved to benefit an insect.

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A)  food
B)  shelter
C)  protection
D)  water
E)  secondary compoundsF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 57: Community of Ecology

Primary succession can occur on all of the following except a(n)

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Which of the following statements about Gause's studies of competition between different species of Paramecium is false?

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Paleontological studies indicate that,over millions of years,

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The individualistic concept of community makes all of the following predictions except

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In _______ mimicry,unprotected species resemble others that are distasteful.

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All of the following items are features of a biological community,except one.Select the exception.

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Some animals are ______ colored and blend in with their surroundings.

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Competition shapes communities because there are usually limited ___________.

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Secondary succession takes place in all of the following except

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -It is a situation in which a palatable organism resembles another kind of organism that is distasteful or toxic.

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Secondary compounds play a defensive role for plants to keep from being eaten by ________.

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Some insect species have coevolved with particular flowering plants,to assist them in pollination and defense.Plants have also evolved special traits to benefit the insects.Select from the following an item that plants have not coevolved to benefit an insect.

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Organisms that possess this property are poisonous,sting,or are otherwise harmful;commonly black,yellow,and red in color.

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Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

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Exam 57: Community of Ecology

Primary succession can occur on all of the following except a(n)

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Which of the following statements about Gause's studies of competition between different species of Paramecium is false?

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Paleontological studies indicate that,over millions of years,

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The individualistic concept of community makes all of the following predictions except

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In _______ mimicry,unprotected species resemble others that are distasteful.

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All of the following items are features of a biological community,except one.Select the exception.

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Some animals are ______ colored and blend in with their surroundings.

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Competition shapes communities because there are usually limited ___________.

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Secondary succession takes place in all of the following except

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -It is a situation in which a palatable organism resembles another kind of organism that is distasteful or toxic.

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Secondary compounds play a defensive role for plants to keep from being eaten by ________.

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Some insect species have coevolved with particular flowering plants,to assist them in pollination and defense.Plants have also evolved special traits to benefit the insects.Select from the following an item that plants have not coevolved to benefit an insect.

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Organisms that possess this property are poisonous,sting,or are otherwise harmful;commonly black,yellow,and red in color.

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Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

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