Test Bank For Ecology Global Insights and Investigations 2nd Edition By Peter Stiling
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Ecology - Test Bank
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Ecology - Test Bank
Chapter 03 - Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction
Multiple Choice Questions
Chapter 03 Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction
1. What is not a recognized pattern of natural selection? A. Directional
B. Stabilizing
C. Evolutionary
D. Balancing E. Disruptive
Bloom's Level: 1. R...
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,Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Ecology
Chapter 01
An Introduction to Ecology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What factor is promoting new diseases that are driving the Panamanian golden frog
(Atelopus sp.) to extinction?
A. deforestation
B. new predators
C. climate change
D. introduced species
E. water pollution
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: CO
Topic: Introductory Ecology
2. The Panamanian golden frog is in decline from what specific threat?
A. a virus
B. a fungus
C. an introduced competitor
D. an introduced protist
E. overharvesting
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: CO
Topic: Introductory Ecology
3. Ecology
A. requires the study of plants.
B. is the study of the environment.
C. primarily studies animals.
D. works for the good of the environment.
E. includes the study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
4. The abiotic components of a forest include
A. trees and water.
B. microbes and soil.
C. animals and climate.
D. soil salinity and pH.
E. plans and pollinators.
5. Populations are best defined as
A. all members of a species.
B. all organisms found in an environment.
C. communities of individuals
D. families.
E. groups of interbreeding individuals.
6. The study of species interactions includes
A. predation, parasitism and herbivory.
B. environmental science.
C. climate change.
D. physical ecology.
E. invasive species.
7. Patterns of species change and succession are one focus of
A. behavioral ecology.
B. environmental science.
C. biological control.
D. community ecology.
E. physiological ecology.
8. Invasive Eurasian grass species can outcompete native North American grasses through
A. secretion of allelochemicals.
B. producing more viable seeds.
C. producing seeds year-round.
D. avoiding grazing animals.
E. faster seed germination.
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