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A.
Minerals
B.
Fossil fuels
C.
Land
D.
Wind
2.
Which of the following examples of an ecological study involves the ecosystem level of organization?
A.
The effects of competition on survival
B.
The effects of a disease on population size
C.
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D.
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3.
The nitrogen utilized by
most
plants is derived from
A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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4.
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A.
A species of butterfly and a species of bee that pollinate the same flower
B.
Two species of birds that eat fruit from the same tree
C.
Two species of squirrels—one that eats acorns from the branches and one that eats acorns that have fallen to the ground
D.
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A.
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B.
LDCs experiencing slow population growth
C.
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D.
MDCs experiencing slow population growth
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A source from which organisms generally take elements is called a/an
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reservoir.
B.
biotic community.
C.
exchange pool.
D.
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7.
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An increased reliance on polyculture agriculture
B.
The protection of species diversity
C.
An increase in the yield of crops for less-developed countries
D.
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8.
Which one of the following interspecies relationships has a negative effect on both species?
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Predation
B.
Parasitism
C.
Competition
D.
Commensalism
9.
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A.
Natural disaster
B.
Climate
C.
Weather
D.
Predation
10.
Study the following food chain:
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From this chain, you can
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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11.
The life history pattern in which population growth is logistic is called
A.
biotic potential.
B.
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C.
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D.
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12.
Modern fishing practices threaten biodiversity mainly through the
A.
accidental capture of unwanted species.
B.
chemical poisoning of the water.
C.
physical destruction of marine habitats.
D.
removal of community food supplies.
13.
In which of the following relationships do both species benefit?
End of exam
A.
Mutualism
B.
Commensalism
C.
Parasitism
D.
Competition
14.
A complex of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem is called a/an
A.
food web.
B.
ecosys.
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Describe three different symbiotic relationships, with examples. Which relationship produces the
most coevolution? Explain.
Please type the answer. Type the answer in your own words please. no copying from the internet
has to be in own words
Solution
Three different types of symbiotic relatioships are :
1. Mutualism
2. Commensalism
3. Parasitism
1.Mutualism is the relationship between organisms where both are benefitted from each other.
Examples of mutualism:
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affected at all.
examples:
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benefitted.
examples of parasitism:
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c. Ascaris lives in human intestine . It benefits from receiving food and shelter and causes harm
to human.
d. tapeworm in Human intestine as they get partially digested food and deprive human of
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Paleontologists have found fossils dating back 3.6 billion years. These closely resemble
A.
small invertebrate animals.
B.
nothing alive today.
C.
fungi.
D.
today’s simplest plants.
E.
blue-green algae present today.
5 points
QUESTION 2
When taxonomists classify organisms using a phylogenetic approach, they are most concerned with
A.
outgroups.
B.
cladists.
C.
ingroups.
D.
ancestral traits.
E.
derived traits.
5 points
QUESTION 3
In bacteria, the cell wall is composed mainly of
A.
various polysaccharides.
B.
peptidoglycans.
C.
proteins.
D.
glycoproteins.
E.
lipids.
5 points
QUESTION 4
Which form of bacterial cells is rod shaped?
A.
cocci
B.
vibrios
C.
spirilla
D.
rhodius
E.
Bacilli
5 points
QUESTION 5
The endosymbiont hypothesis suggests that the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells are descended from captured
A.
cyanobacteria.
B.
eukaryotic algae.
C.
chemoautotrophic bacteria.
D.
archaebacteria.
E.
aerobic bacteria.
5 points
QUESTION 6
Eukaryotic cells are thought to have
A.
evolved before prokaryotic cells.
B.
appeared about 2.1 billion years ago.
C.
first appeared with tough cell walls.
D.
first appeared as parts of multicellular organisms.
E.
developed when mitochondria grew much larger in size that they had been previously.
5 points
QUESTION 7
What term is used to indicate a characteristic that is shared and inherited from a common ancestor?
A.
analogous trait
B.
homologous trait
C.
cladistic trait
D.
outgroups
E.
derived trait
5 points
QUESTION 8
Prions are composed of
A.
DNA, RNA, and protein.
B.
protein.
C.
DNA and protein.
D.
DNA.
E.
RNA.
5 points
QUESTION 9
Of the following, which kingdom contains the most diversity in terms of DNA sequences?
A.
All of these are approximately equivalently diverse.
B.
Protista
C.
Fungi
D.
Plantae
E.
Animalia
5 points
QUESTION 10
Atmospheric chemists think that Earth’s first atmosphere
A.
contained no oxygen atoms.
B.
consisted of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide.
C.
was very similar to today’s atmosphere.
D.
consisted of carbon in the form of carbon monoxide.
E.
contained nitrogen in the form of ammonia and nitrogen gas.
5 points
QUESTION 11
Rickettsias belong to which major group of bacteria?
A.
Archaea
B.
cyanobacteria
C.
spirochetes
D.
viruses
E.
Proteobacteria
5 points
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A.
make these animals more desirable to predators.
B.
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C.
allow the animals to move into different environments easily.
D.
protect the animal from osmotic pressure.
E.
protect the animal from predators.
5 points
QUESTION 13
What is the mai.
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Section11
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