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Darwin found fossil remains of several
extinct species in South America. He
considered the fossils to be evidence
that
A. numerous catastrophic events had
occurred.
B. acquired characteristics are
inherited.
C. the species composition of the
planet had changed over time.
D. all life forms are immortal.
E. horses and sloths were closely
related.
C. the species
composition of
the planet had
changed over
time.
In his observations of the tortoises on the
Galápagos Islands, Darwin concluded
that
A. long-necked tortoises acquired their
long necks by stretching to reach
vegetation.
B. those tortoises were not related to
tortoises on the mainland.
C. each island species was derived from a
different mainland ancestor.
D. where vegetation was sparse, longnecked tortoises were favored because
they could reach higher to get their food.
E. short-necked tortoises had resulted
because of spontaneous generation.
D. where vegetation
was sparse, longnecked tortoises were
favored because they
could reach higher to
get their food.
. Which of the following is NOT a main
point in Darwin's theory?
A. Inherited variations exist.
B. All organisms have far less reproductive
potential than first thought.
C. There is a constant struggle for
existence.
D. Adaptive traits will be perpetuated in
subsequent generations.
E. Organisms produce more offspring than
resources can support.
B. All organisms
have far less
reproductive
potential than first
thought.
A/An __________ is a
characteristic that increases an
organism's (or species') potential
to successfully reproduce in a
particular environment.
A. accommodation
B. adaptation
C. allele
D. trait
E. inherent variation
B. adaptation
Daily Double!!!!
. The theory of uniformitarianism
was based on the idea that the
forces that shaped the earth
included
A. special creation.
B. gravitational forces.
C. catastrophic events.
D. geologic uplift.
E. planetary interactions.
D. geologic uplift.
Two distantly related
species should have
______ differences in
their DNA and protein
sequences.
A. similar
B. few
C. a random number
D. many
E. no
C. a random number
An animal's __________
includes all of the biotic and
abiotic characteristics of the
area in which the animal lives.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
habitat
tolerance range
territory
optimum range
geography
A. habitat
When an abiotic factor is out
of the range of tolerance for
an animal, it becomes a/an
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
acclimation factor.
limiting factor.
activity repressor.
niche suppressor.
existence criterion.
B. limiting
factor.
The population size that a
particular environment can
support is called
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
biotic potential.
environmental capability.
J-selective.
C-selective.
carrying capacity.
E. carrying
capacity.
__________ are animals
that kill and eat other
organisms.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Herbivores
Predators
Producers
Commensals
Mutualists
B. Predators
Organisms that carry on
photosynthesis or other
carbon-fixing activities are
called
A. autotrophs.
B. heterotrophs.
C. frugivores.
D. trophophores.
E. herbivores.
A.autotrophs.
Which of the following type
of organisms would have the
greatest amount of energy
available to them?
A. heterotrophs
B. carnivores
C. trophiphores
D. granivores
E. autotrophs
E. autotrophs
Animals that are brightly
colored to warn away
potential predators are said
to have
A. camouflage coloration.
B. countershaded
coloration.
C. aposematic coloration.
D. aestival coloration.
E. ecotonal coloration.
C. aposematic
coloration.
In many cases, predator and
prey organisms evolve together
and exert a strong selective
influence on each other. This is
known as
A. transspecific evolution.
B. intraspecific evolution.
C. density independent
evolution.
D. coevolution.
E. interevolution.
D. coevolution.
In a parasitic relationship,
the __________ host is the
host that harbors the sexual
stage of the parasite.
A. definitive
B. intermediate
C. secondary
D. commensal
E. phoretic
.
A.
definitive
A symbiotic relationship in
which one organism lives on or in
another organism and derives
nourishment from that organism
(and harms the host) is called
A. mutualism.
B. parasitism.
C. commensalism.
D. predation.
E.
herbivory.
B.
parasitism.
A symbiotic relationship in
which one member derives a
benefit from the association
and the second member is
unaffected is called
A. mutualism.
B. parasitism.
C. commensalism.
D. predation.
E. herbivory.
C.
.
commensalism
All populations living in an
area make up a/an
A. community.
B. ecosystem.
C. habitat.
D. niche.
E. species.
A. community.
The final community in a
succession is called the
__________ community.
A. climax
B. primary
C. secondary
D. seral
E. dominant
A. climax
An interconnected system of
food chains is called a/an
A. food pyramid.
B. multiple trophic system.
C. layered system.
D. food web.
E. ecosystem.
.
Daily Double!!!!
D. food web.
The sequence of
organisms through which
energy moves is a
A. food pyramid.
B. linked chain.
C. climax community.
D. diet.
E. food chain.
E. food chain.
Any element that is
essential for life is a
A. sediment.
B. biomass.
C. nutrient.
D. life component.
E. necessity.
C. nutrient.
Matter moves through
ecosystems in
A. biogeochemical
cycles.
B. living systems only.
C. flows that eventually
end in a sump.
D. sediments.
E. streams.
A.biogeochemical
cycles.
Currently the human
population of the earth is
about __________
people.
A. 6 billion
B. 500 million
C. 10.8 billion
D. 100 billion
E. 250 million
A. 6 billion
63. We have identified about
million species on earth;
of these species are animals.
a. 2.4, ¾
b. 1.4, 2/4
c. 1, ¾
d. 1.4, 3/4
d. 1.4, 3/4