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WHACK-A-MOLE
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Natural selection will ultimately make a species
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
More intelligent
Physically bigger
Better adapted to its environment
More aggressive
Less vulnerable to its predators
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Tolerance limits are _______ that limit a species' survival.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Temperature ranges
Any environmental conditions
Population sizes
Narrow salinity levels
Undesirable toxin concentrations
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A species can withstand a wide range of pH as an adult but the juveniles
can only withstand a narrow range of pH. The abiotic factor, pH, would
best be described as a
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Stress factor
Intolerance factor
Tolerance limit
Critical factor
Physical factor
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What would you label the range of temperature from 90 F to 94 F for this
particular species?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Zone of intolerance
Zone of physiological stress
Tolerance limit range
Optimal range
Range of tolerance
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The most common reason that introduced species negatively impact an
environment is because they
A.
B.
C.
D.
Are larger than native species
Disrupt preexisting niches
Are unusually efficient predators
None of these is correct
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As ecological development proceeds, a biological community
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Gradually stagnates
Becomes more diverse
Goes through repeated secondary succession stages
Goes through repeated primary succession stages
Becomes less complex
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A climax community is one that
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Is relatively stable and long lasting
Lasts forever
Contains oaks or white spruce
Is impervious to disruption
Is adapted to periodic disruption
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A climax community is one that
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Is relatively stable and long lasting
Lasts forever
Contains oaks or white spruce
Is impervious to disruption
Is adapted to periodic disruption
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A viceroy butterfly that closely resembles the bad tasting monarch is an example of __________, and the example of
beetles that look like stinging wasps is an example of __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Batesian mimicry; Batesian mimicry
Batesian mimicry; Muellerian mimicry
Muellerian mimicry; Muellerian mimicry
Muellerian mimicry; Batesian mimicry
Commensalism; symbiosis
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Predation influences evolution when
A.
Prey species develop defensive characteristics over generations
B.
An individual predator adapts and becomes more efficient in catching its
prey
C.
Predators kill off all of their prey
D.
A population of predators develop defensive characteristics
E.
Prey species change their reproductive rate to match predation in the local
ecosystem
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Which of the following is NOT a strategy for successfully avoiding interspecific
competition?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Eating fruit before it is ripe for other species
Trees spreading seeds or offspring far and fast
Producing substances that are toxic to competitors
All of these are strategies for successful interspecific competition
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Resource partitioning tends to lead to a high degree of _______ in species.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Specialization
Evolution
Convergent evolution
Generalization
Divergent evolution
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Evolution occurs as a result of
A.
The discovery of a desirable characteristic in a population
B.
An individual's physiological modification
C.
An environmental change that forces modification in a resident species
D.
Better survival or reproduction rates by individuals with a particular
characteristic
E.
A population's physiological modification
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Cheetahs can run extremely fast because
A.
They need to outrun lions
B.
Their ancestors who were able to run fast had an
advantage and passed those genes on to their offspring
C.
Over time, they gradually built up speed as they adapted
to faster and faster prey species
D.
They are competing with stronger lions and hyenas for
their food, so they need to be fast
E.
All of the options above
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There are usually many tolerance limits responsible for limiting the number and
location of a species. However, some organisms have ____________ that
limit/limits their distribution.
A.
B.
C.
D.
a specific critical factor
other environmental conditions
many factors
nothing
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Populations can be critically limited by
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B.
C.
D.
E.
Available food
Suitable shelter from the elements
Available water
Suitable shelter from predators
Any of these, depending on the system
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What would you label the range of temperature from 95 F to 96 F for this
particular species in the scenario?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Zone of intolerance
Tolerance limit range
Zone of physiological stress
Optimal range
Range of tolerance
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Some communities, such as grasslands, may never really reach F.E. Clements's
concept of a climax stage because
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Ecological succession works too slowly
There is no optimum community for these environments
They are adapted to periodic disturbance
Their environmental conditions are too unstable
Primary succession is a slow process
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Which of the following are pioneer species?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Wood warblers
Dandelions
Starlings
Lichens
Humans
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A "closed community" has a
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Narrow ecotone
Gradual transition zone
Wide ecotone
Very small area
Large core area
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