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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...

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Chap 01 - 9e All Chapters Included ✅

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1. Award: 10.00 points




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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