Title: Standardized Test Prep
1Standardized Test Prep
2Multiple Choice
- 1. What determines the carrying capacity of an
environment? - A. growth rates
- B. limiting resources
- C. natural selection
- D. territorial size
3Multiple Choice
- 1. What determines the carrying capacity of an
environment? - A. growth rates
- B. limiting resources
- C. natural selection
- D. territorial size
4Multiple Choice, continued
- Which of the following statements can be made
about competition between organisms in a
particular ecosystem? - F. Organisms rarely compete with members of
their own species. - G. Organisms compete directly when they require
the same resources. - H. Organisms only compete when supplies of a
resource are unlimited. - I. Organisms only compete for resources when
their populations are small.
5Multiple Choice, continued
- Which of the following statements can be made
about competition between organisms in a
particular ecosystem? - F. Organisms rarely compete with members of
their own species. - G. Organisms compete directly when they require
the same resources. - H. Organisms only compete when supplies of a
resource are unlimited. - I. Organisms only compete for resources when
their populations are small.
6Multiple Choice, continued
- 3. Which of the following describes a species
niche? - A. the unique role the species plays in an
ecosystem - B. the physical location where the species can
be found on Earth - C. the adaptation of a species population to its
physical environment - D. the maximum number of offspring all members
of that species can produce
7Multiple Choice, continued
- 3. Which of the following describes a species
niche? - A. the unique role the species plays in an
ecosystem - B. the physical location where the species can
be found on Earth - C. the adaptation of a species population to its
physical environment - D. the maximum number of offspring all members
of that species can produce
8Multiple Choice, continued
- 4. Which of the following expressions is used to
calculate the change in population size? - F. births plus deaths
- G. births plus deaths plus population
- H. births minus deaths
- I. births minus deaths plus population
9Multiple Choice, continued
- 4. Which of the following expressions is used to
calculate the change in population size? - F. births plus deaths
- G. births plus deaths plus population
- H. births minus deaths
- I. births minus deaths plus population
10Multiple Choice, continued
- Use this table to answer question 5.
11Multiple Choice, continued
- 5. Which of the interactions listed in the table
is harmful to both species? - A. commensalism
- B. competition
- C. mutualism
- D. predation
12Multiple Choice, continued
- 5. Which of the interactions listed in the table
is harmful to both species? - A. commensalism
- B. competition
- C. mutualism
- D. predation
13Multiple Choice, continued
- Use this illustration to answer questions 6 and 7.
14Multiple Choice, continued
- 6. What happens to population size between the
time it overshoots carrying capacity to when it
recovers and stabilizes? - F. It remains stable.
- G. It declines steadily.
- H. It decreases before it stabilizes.
- I. It continues to increase at a steady rate.
15Multiple Choice, continued
- 6. What happens to population size between the
time it overshoots carrying capacity to when it
recovers and stabilizes? - F. It remains stable.
- G. It declines steadily.
- H. It decreases before it stabilizes.
- I. It continues to increase at a steady rate.
16Multiple Choice, continued
- 7. If the population size was nearly 2,000 when
it overshot carrying capacity, and 1,500 when it
was at its lowest amount of decline during its
recovery, what is the estimated carrying capacity
of the population? - A. 1,600
- B. 1,750
- C. 1,800
- D. 1,950
17Multiple Choice, continued
- 7. If the population size was nearly 2,000 when
it overshot carrying capacity, and 1,500 when it
was at its lowest amount of decline during its
recovery, what is the estimated carrying capacity
of the population? - A. 1,600
- B. 1,750
- C. 1,800
- D. 1,950