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General Ecology
Biomes
Populations
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What is WEATHER?
Day-to-day conditions in Earths atmosphere,
such as sunny and humid, describe

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What is RESOURCE PARTITIONING?
In Madagascar, several species of lemur eat
bamboo, but each species specializes in one part
of the bamboo one species eats mature bamboo
stalks, one species eats bamboo shoots, and one
species eats leaves. This is an example of

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b. an ecosystem.
All the living things and their physical
environment within a given area best
defines a. a community. b. an ecosystem. c. the
biosphere. d. a population.

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c. brackish.
Water with a salinity that is greater than fresh
water but less than saltwater is classified as
a. photic. b. aphotic. c. brackish. d. littora
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b. parasitic.
In the western United States, at the southern
edge of their range, moose are sometimes so
severely infested with ticks that they die. The
tick/moose relationship is best described as
a. predatory. b. parasitic. c. symbiotic. d.
mutualistic.

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d. (birth s immigration) (deaths emigration).
The equation for determining population growth is
a. (births deaths) (immigration
emigration). b. (births emigration) (deaths
immigration). c. (births immigration)
(deaths emigration). d. (birth s immigration)
(deaths emigration).

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a. consists of primary producers
The first level of all food pyramids a. consists
of primary producers. b. consist of primary
consumers. c. is chemosynthesis. d. is
photosynthesis.

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a. 90 percent.
When energy is transferred between trophic
levels, the amount of available energy lost is
about a. 90 percent. b. 50 percent.. c. 25
percent. d. 10 percent.

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c. estuaries.
Where rivers flow into the ocean, mixing fresh
water with saltwater, brackish ecosystems occur
which are called a. bogs. b. flood
plains. c. estuaries. d. limnetic zones.

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a. uniform

• Many bird species are territorial.
• In territorial birds species,
• what kind of population
• structure would you expect?
• a. uniform
• b. random
• clumped
• d. aging
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c. herbivory.
A deer browsing on a shrub is an example of
a. predation. b. parasitism. c. herbivory. d.
symbiosis.

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a. primary succession.
A landslide causes part of a mountainside to
fall away, leaving bare rock. In the years
immediately following the landslide, the area
will experience a. primary succession. b. second
ary succession. c. tertiary succession. d. a
climax community.

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a. coniferous.
In temperate rain forests, trees such as cedars
and spruces, which do not lose their leaves at
any time of year, are called a. coniferous. b. s
ucculent. c. chaparral. d. deciduous.

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b. carrying capacity of the population.
Pandas depend on bamboo. The amount of intact
bamboo forest will help determine the a. biotic
potential of the population. b. carrying
capacity of the population. c. sex ratio of the
population. d. limiting factor of the
population.

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b. realized niche.
A niche restricted by competition is a
a. fundamental niche. b. realized niche.
c. resource partitioned niche. d. displaced
niche.

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a. predators, parasites, and competitors
If these are present in a new environment, a
species is unlikely to become invasive.
a. predators, parasites, and competitors b. cane
toads, kudzu, and zebra mussels c. exotic
species d. symbiotic and commensalist species

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d. to allow maximum surface for light absorption
Why do shorter trees and plants that make up the
understory in tropical rain forests have large,
flat leaves? a. to shade themselves from
excessive sunlight b. to create habitat for
forest insects c. to offer protection from
rain d. to allow maximum surface for light
absorption

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d. a limiting factor.
Where wolves are reintroduced to Yellowstone
National Park, the number of elk and other prey
species within the park are a. a density
independent factor. b. an example of biotic
potential. c. a density dependent factor.
d. a limiting factor.

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d. mutualistic.
A beehive depends on pollen from flowers to
survive. Flowers depend on bees to pollinate
them. The relationship among these two sets of
organisms is a. parasitic. b. commensalist. c.
symbiotic. d. mutualistic.

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c. omnivores
Humans are generally a. carnivores. b. herbivore
s. c. omnivores. d. detrivores. .

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