biology 101 exam 4 questions and
answers
arranging the following terms from the smallest (least inclusive) to largest (not inclusive)
- Answer-organism ---> population ---> community ---> ecosystem ---> biome --->
biosphere
the distinction between a community and an ecosystem in that the ecosystem also
includes interactions with the ___ - Answer-nonliving components of the environment
in which of the following population distribution patterns would you find individuals in
high-density patches, generally concentrated around specific resources? - Answer-
clustered
in the lecture power point, penguins were used as an example of a ___ population
distribution pattern - Answer-uniform
T/F. a population curve is a graph that shows when death typically occurs in a
population - Answer-false
T/F. both biotic potential and carrying capacity have the potential to limit the number of
individuals in populations of organisms - Answer-true
in a communalistic symbiosis ___ - Answer-one partner benefits, while the other is
unaffected
in the lecture power point, kudzu was given as an example of ___ - Answer-competitive
exclusion
some conifer trees such as the jack pine have cones which do not release their seeds
until the cones are subjected to fire, a characteristic called Pyriscence. Pyriscence gives
the jack pine an advantage in ___ - Answer-secondary succession
herbivore ___ - Answer-feeds on producers
carnivore ___ - Answer-feeds on other animals
omnivore ___ - Answer-feeds on producers and other animals
detritivore ___ - Answer-feeds on decomposing organic material
only ___ % of the energy available to an organism is stored in its tissues and can be
passed to the next consumer in the food chain - Answer-10
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