Worksheet:
Exam 5 Review
Supplemental Instruction
Iowa State University
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Kelly
Biol 211 (A)
Serb
12/11/13
1) A population is correctly defined as having which of the following characteristics?
I. inhabiting the same general area
II. individuals belonging to the same species
III. possessing a constant and uniform density and dispersion
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
E) I, II, and III
2) The most common kind of dispersion in nature is
A) uniform.
B) clumped.
C) dispersive.
D) random.
E) indeterminate.
3) Which of the following would be most likely to exhibit uniform dispersion?
A) cattails, which grow primarily at edge
s of lakes and streams
B) dwarf mistletoes, which parasitize particular species of forest trees
C) lake trout, which seek out deep water
D) tassel-eared squirrels, which are nonterritorial
E) red squirrels, which hide food and actively defend territories
4) Life tables are useful in determining which of the following?
I. carrying capacity
II. mortality rates
III. the fate of a cohort of newborn organisms throughout their lives
A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and III only
E) II and III only
5) Which of the following statements ab
out human birth and death rates in populations is correct?
A) Death rates are highest in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in newborns.
B) Death rates are highest in middle-aged adults, whereas the birth rates are highest in teenagers.
C) Death rates are highest in newborns and in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in 20-yearolds.
D) Both death rates and birth rates are highest in teenagers.
E) Both death rates and birth rates are highest in 30-year-olds.
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6) A demographer studying a population of a particular organism would be least likely to be engaged in
which
of the following?
A) constructing a life table for the organism
B) measuring birth and death rates
C) sampling the population and determining the sex ratio
D) estimating how long an individual of a given age will live
E) studying courtship behavior between males and females
7) All of the following statements about communities are correct except:
A) The distribution of almost all organisms is probably affected to some extent by both abiotic gradients
and interactions with other species.
B) Some animal species distributions within a community are linked to other species.
C) The trophic structure of a community describes abiotic factors such as rainfall and temperature
affecting members of the community.
D) Ecologists refer to species richness as the number of species within a community.
E) Many plant species in communities seem to be independently distributed.
8) Communities can be linked by which of the following?
I. predation
II. systematics
III. competition
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) I and III only
E) I, II, and III
9) Which of the following statements is consistent with the competitive exclusion principle?
A) The density of one competing species will have a positive impact on
the population growth of the other competing species.
B) Two species with the same fundamental niche will exclude other competing species.
C) Even a slight reproductive advantage will eventually lead to the elimination of inferior species.
D) Bird species generally do not compete for nesting sites.
E) Evolution tends to increase competition between related species.
10) Resource partitioning is best described by which of the following statements?
A) Species diversity is maintained by switching between prey species.
B) A climax community is reached when no new niches are available.
C) Slight variations in niche allow similar species to coexist.
D) Two species can coevolve and share the same niche.
E) Competitive exclusion results in the success of the superior species.
11) The fundamental difference between materials and energy is that
A) energy is cycled through ecosystems; materials are not.
B) materials can be converted into energy; energy cannot be converted into materials.
C) energy can be converted into materials; materials cannot be converted into energy.
D) ecosystems are much more efficient in their transfer of energy than in their transfer of materials.
E) materials are cycled through ecosystems; energy is not.
12) Subtraction of which of the following will convert gross primary productivity into net primary
productivity?
A) the energy fixed by photosynthesis
B) all solar energy
C) the energy contained in the standing crop
D) the energy used by heterotrophs in respiration
E) the energy used by autotrophs in respiration
13) The producers in ecosystems include which of the following?
I. prokaryotes
II. algae
III. plants
A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and III only
E) I, II, and III
14) Which of the following levels of organization is arranged in the correct sequence from most to least
inclusive?
A) ecosystem, community, population, individual
B) community, ecosystem, individual, population
C) individual, population, community, ecosystem
D) population, ecosystem, individual, community
E) individual, community, population, ecosystem
15) Which ecological unit or relationship is least related to abiotic factors?
A) community
B) symbiosis
C) population
D) species
E) ecosystem
Brief Definition
Questions
Define Size -
First way to
determine N?
Define Density-
3 reasons why
important?
Define
Dispersion-
1.
Second way to
determine N?
2.
3.
-Most-least
common ? Why?
-Why do these
patterns occur?
Define
Demography-
Genetic
Characteristics
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Sex Ratio?
Age Structure?
Primary?
Effect of a
secondary change?
Gen. vs. no gen.
overlap?
Explain
Tool-1:
Explain
Tool-2:
Explain
Tool-3
Just know this is part of Demography.
Which Demonstrates exponential growth? Logistic growth?
What type of conditions allow a population to demonstrate each curve?
What is K? What is K's significance to these graphs?
List characteristics of species that fall in each category:
r-selected species
vs.
K-selected Species
Communtiy Ecology:
How does Clements model differ from Gleason's?
Who did Whitaker agree with?
Ecosystem Ecology:
How do you begin to define an ecosystem?
What topics are studied in ecosystem ecology?
Compare and Contrast:
Energy Flow
Similarities
Chemical cycling
1. How are trophic levels, producers, and consumers related to chemical and energy cycling?
2. How are the laws of thermodynamics related?
1. 1st Law states
2. 2nd Law states
What sources of energy exist?
How do decomposers connect all of the trophic levels?