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Ecology 102 Trivia Quiz

I have to study for my Biology 102 midterm, and this seems like the most fun way to do it! The quiz will be mostly definitions.

A multiple-choice quiz by dicentra. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dicentra

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,497

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Also known as 'K' what is the term for the maximum maintainable population of an area? Hint

Logistic growth

Carrying capacity

Exponential growth

Opportunistic strategy

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Question 2 of 10

2. This type of biome (habitat) has very long cold winters, short warm summers and typically has acidic soils as a result of the cold temperatures and litter fall. Hint

Tundra

Taiga (Coniferous forests)

Temperate forests

Desert

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is 'an interacting group of individuals of the same species'? Hint

Population

Genera

Community

Niche

4. Stability is the response of a community to disturbance. One type of response is resilience, which is the ability to recover. The other type of response is resistance which is the ability to avoid what?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. A population's role in the community or the resources it uses is called its _____? Hint

Trophic structure

Niche

Community interaction

Habitat

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Question 6 of 10

6. Two species or populations are competing for the exact same resources, and one will eventually exclude the other. What is the technical term for this? Hint

Mutualism

Predation

Competitive exclusion

Coevolution

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Question 7 of 10

7. Predators can influence the structure of a community because their removal from the community causes a catastrophic change in the composition and structure of the rest of the community. What are the predators called because of this? Hint

Keystone species

Opportunists

Coevolutionists

Edge species

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Question 8 of 10

8. In mutualism, (2 organisms of different species interacting with each other) who benefits? Hint

Both species are harmed

One species benefits the other is harmed

Both species benefit

Neither species benefits or is harmed

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Question 9 of 10

9. Succession is triggered by a community altering disturbance. What type of succession (primary or secondary) is caused by glacial retreat?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the single most important factor contributing to losing or creating endangered species? Hint

air pollution

clearcut logging

habitat loss

water pollution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Also known as 'K' what is the term for the maximum maintainable population of an area?

Answer: Carrying capacity

(K-N)divided by K. N is the population size. As N gets close to K, the growth rate slows to zero.

2. This type of biome (habitat) has very long cold winters, short warm summers and typically has acidic soils as a result of the cold temperatures and litter fall.

Answer: Taiga (Coniferous forests)

There are two types of taiga. High latitudes receive little precipitation, where as in the Pacific Northwest they can receive up to 40 cm.

3. What is 'an interacting group of individuals of the same species'?

Answer: Population

They use common resources and are regulated by the same natural occurrences.

Answer: change

Those that are better able to avoid change have a better chance of surviving.

5. A population's role in the community or the resources it uses is called its _____?

Answer: Niche

Niche includes where the population lives and functions.

6. Two species or populations are competing for the exact same resources, and one will eventually exclude the other. What is the technical term for this?

Answer: Competitive exclusion

One species will have a competitive advantage.

Answer: Keystone species

They prevent competitive exclusion and maintain diversity in this way.

8. In mutualism, (2 organisms of different species interacting with each other) who benefits?

Answer: Both species benefit

Wouldn't it be pretty silly to have a species interaction where both species were harmed? One example of mutualism is trees and their association with mycorrhizal fungi. The tree gets water and nutrients and the fungi get sugar. Flowering plants and pollination is another example.

9. Succession is triggered by a community altering disturbance. What type of succession (primary or secondary) is caused by glacial retreat?

Answer: Primary

Primary succession is defined as an extreme disturbance where all of the soil (nutrients) have been removed. This type of succession takes a longer time to return to its original state.

10. What is the single most important factor contributing to losing or creating endangered species?

Answer: habitat loss

Animals need enough room to survive, reproduce and room for their offspring to migrate to. With habitat loss, this is often not possible.

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