Bio Ch.4 Ecosystems/Communities Practice Test
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- Q1Symbiosis refers to -the interactions between two organisms living in close physical associationthe food chain in aquatic environmentsa relationship where both organisms always benefita relationship where one organism is harmed, but one organism benefits30s
- Q2Parasitism refers to -a relationship between two organisms where both benefita relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmednone of the abovea relationship where one organism benefits (food or shelter) but the other is neither harmed nor helped30s
- Q3Commensalism refers to -a relationship where one organism benefits, but the other is neither harmed nor helpeda relationship between two organisms where both benefitnone of the abovea relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed30s
- Q4Mutualism refers to -none of the abovea relationship between two organisms where both benefita relationship where one organism benefits (food or shelter) but the other is neither harmed nor helpeda relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed30s
- Q5Of the following examples, which would be considered to be parasitic?a tapeworm living in the digestive tractbirds eating insects off of a hippoants living on the acacia tree, protecting the tree while receiving nutrientsbees transporting pollen from one plant to another30s
- Q6These trees are all growing upward, reaching for sunlight (a resource) in order to do photosynthesis. This refers to...parasitismmutualismcommensalismcompetition30s
- Q7Areas of the earth which receive the most amount of direct sunlight year round and are close to the equator are...TropicalPolarTemperate30s
- Q8Areas of the earth which receive the least amount of direct sunlight year round and are farthest from the equator are...PolarTropicalTemperate30s
- Q9Areas of the earth which receive the moderate amounts of sunlight parts of the year, and have more variable changes in climate are...PolarTemperateTropical30s
- Q10The range of physical and biological conditions in which a species or individual organism lives and the way the species obtains what it needs to survive and reproduceNicheBiomeLimiting FactorTolerance30s
- Q11All of the following are examples of weather except...Yearly Seasonal PatternsDaily Weather ForecastFoggy conditions in the early morningRain changing to snow in the same day30s
- Q12All of the following apply to climate exceptSeasonal Weather Patterns of the yearLong TermOver a Large area or worldwide patternsBrief afternoon sunshine on a cloudy day30s
- Q13What effect do carbon dioxide and methane (greenhouse gases) have on Earth’s temperature?They trap heat in the atmosphere.They block heat from entering the oceanThey release heat from the atmosphere.They block heat from reaching Earth’s surface.30s
- Q14The image below represents one of the ecological relationships. In this example, the tick steals nutrients from the hosts blood and can pass on diseases to the host-one species benefits, the other is harmed.CommensalismParasitismMutualismSymbolism30s
- Q15The image below represents one of the ecological relationships. In this example, the barnacles get transported for free and have access to food, they neither help nor harm the whale in the process, and the whale-one species benefits, the other is neither helped nor hurt.MutualismCommensalismParasitismSymbolism30s
