Test Bank for Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 9th Edition by Anna Sher and Manuel Molles
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Ecology
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Ecology
Test Bank for Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 9e 9th Edition by Anna Sher and Manuel Molles. Complete Chapters (Chap 1 to 23) test bank are included with answers.
1 Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers
Section I Natural History and Evolution
2 Life on La...
Which of the following levels of organization is/are correctly ordered?
Population, ecosystem, landscape, individual
Individual, population, community, ecosystem
Biosphere, landscape, individual, community
Ecosystem, landscape, region, population
None of the choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.01
2. Award: 10.00 points
Robert MacArthur's observations on the Warblers of North America indicate that they
are fiercely competitive.
cannot coexist.
reduce competition by feeding during different times of the day.
reduce competition by feeding in different zones.
both are fiercely competitive and cannot coexist.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.02
,3. Award: 10.00 points
What is ecology?
The study of relationships between organisms and the environment
The study of animal and plant population interactions
The study of the abiotic portion of the environment
The study of the biosphere
The study of environmental change
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.00
4. Award: 10.00 points
Nalini Nadkarni's study of tropical and temperate rain forests determined that
rain forests have nutrient rich soils.
the herbaceous layer determines the nutrient balance.
epiphyte mats contain a significant source of nutrients.
as one moves up the canopy, species richness decreases.
None of the choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.02
,5. Award: 10.00 points
The highest level of ecological organization focuses on
the gene.
the biosphere.
warbler use of trees.
forests.
None of the choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.01
6. Award: 10.00 points
A population can be defined as
a group of individuals of a single species inhabiting a defined area.
an association of interacting species.
a group of individuals of a single species and all of the physical and chemical factors
influencing them.
all of the organisms in a defined area.
None of the choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.01
, 7. Award: 10.00 points
Physiological ecologists study
nutrient cycling and energy flow through ecosystems.
exchanges of materials, energy, and organisms between communities.
physiological and anatomical mechanisms by which organisms deal with variation in their
physical and chemical environment.
physiological and anatomical mechanisms by which organisms deal with variation in their
social environment.
None of the choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.01
8. Award: 10.00 points
The pioneering work of Nalini Nadkarni in rain forest ecology revealed that
epiphyte mats in some tropical forests contain nutrient quantities equal to the nutrient
content of the canopy foliage.
the epiphyte mass in temperate rain forests may be four times the mass of leaves on their
host tree.
in both temperate and tropical rain forests, trees obtain nutrients by extending roots into
epiphyte mats.
All of the choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 01.02
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