HSCI 390 - Bio Statistics » Spring 2020 » Our Effects Quiz

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Question #1
The decrease in the availability of food or cover that accompanies increasing population size illustrates the concept of a(n) ___ factor.
A.   logiistic growth
B.   exponential growth
C.   density-dependent
D.   density-independent
Question #2
Which of the following is an example of a food web?
A.   Seeds and grasses are eaten by various insects and small herbivores, the insects are eaten by a meadowlark, the small herbivores are eaten by a hawk, the meadowlark and the hawk eggs are eaten by snakes, and the snakes are eaten by owls.
B.   Seeds are eaten by a tufted titmouse, the titmouse is eaten by a hawk, the hawk eggs are eaten by snakes, and the snakes are eaten by owls.
C.   Seeds are eaten by sparrow, the sparrow is eaten by a hawk, and the hawk's eggs are eaten by a snake.
D.   Goats eat grass; the goats are milked and eaten by humans
Question #3
Predators CANNOT
A.   cause the abundance of their prey to rise
B.   restrict the distribution of their prey
C.   quickly alter the behavior of their prey
D.   drive their prey to extinction
Question #4
In photosynthesis, the carbon used to make sugars is
A.   oxidized to make sugars
B.   provided by carbon dioxide
C.   extracted from DNA
D.   provided by enzymes
Question #5
Historically, an unusual aspect of the recent rise in CO2 level is that
A.   CO2 reacts so quickly with other compounds that it should not be occurring
B.   it has occurred relatively slowly
C.   there is no known mechanism for its occurrence
D.   it has occurred relatively rapidly
Question #6
The sea star Pisaster ochraceus is a key stone species. Ten years after P. ocharaceus is removed from selected intertidal communities along the Washington coast, how might those communities compare to control communities?
A.   The communities would be statistically indistinguishable from one another.
B.   Prey species, such as mussels, would decline, but most species within the community would be unaffected.
C.   Other predators will simply replace P.ochraceus and take advantage of prey that P.ochraceus consumed
D.   Sea star prey, such as mussels, might increase in abundance and crowd out other community members
Question #7
Other than the polar tundra, the LEAST productive terrestrial biomes tend to be
A.   deserts
B.   estuaries
C.   temperate forests
D.   tropical forests
Question #8
A new species is introduced into a given area. The population size begins to grow slowly, then at a very rapid rate, and finally levels off at a stable number. This growth pattern is best represented by a(n)
A.   J-shaped population curve
B.   S-shaped population curve
C.   oscillating cycle
D.   C-shaped population curve
Question #9
What is the importance of photosynthesis to organisms other than plants?
A.   All cells must have chloroplasts in order to survive
B.   Photosynthesis captures energy that other organisms access when they eat either plants or organisms that eat plants
C.   The sugars made during photosynthesis are building blocks of DNA
D.   All other organisms require carbon dioxide for life processes
Question #10
Secondary succession, rather than primary succession, would be most likely to occur
A.   on the surface of recently cooled lava
B.   on an island that has just risen out of the ocean
C.   on bare ground exposed by the retreat of a glacier
D.   in a forest that had burned to bare ground
Question #11
Photosynthetic organisms capture energy from sunlight and conver it into chemical bonds by forming
A.   enzymes
B.   sugars
C.   work
D.   substrates
Question #12
The nitrogen cycle is important biologically beause:
A.   nitrogen is a component of amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
B.   nitrogen is a major constituent of phospholipids, ATP, and other energy-storing molecules
C.   photosynthesis by plants and phytoplankton removes substantial amounts of atmospheric nitrogen
D.   nitrogen forms the framewok for organic molecules essential to all organisms
E.   The nitrogen cycle is NOT important biologically: the atmosphere is composed of 78% nitrogen, so nitrogen is freely available to all living organisms regardless of where it is in its cycle
Question #13
If a food chain consisted of grass to rabbits to foxes, how many pounds of foxes could be expected in a meadow that has 10,000 pounds of grass?
A.   10
B.   2,000
C.   10,000
D.   100
E.   100
Question #14
What might happen when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?
A.   The carrying capacity will increase
B.   The population may shoot past its carrying capacity too quickly and then crash
C.   Both a) and d) are possible
D.   The level of resources in the habitat will increase equally
E.   The population will slowly decline until it reaches its carrying capacity and fluctuate at about that number
Question #15
Which of the following is NOT a major factor in shaping the climate of a local region?
A.   the dominant herbivorous organisms of a region
B.   global patterns of atmospheric circulation
C.   the intensity of a solar radiation
D.   global patterns of oceanic circulation

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