Test Bank to accompany Ecology, Fifth Edition Bowman • Hacker

1. Fish such as salmon, which are born in freshwater streams but spend most of their adult lives in the ocean, are termed a. catadromous. b. anadromous. c. androgynous. d. oscillatory. Answer: b Textbook Reference: Climate Variation and Salmon Abundance: A Case Study Learning Objective: Not aligned Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering 2. Climatic variation occurs over which time scales? a. Daily time scales only b. Daily and yearly time scales only c. Yearly and decade time scales only d. Across daily, seasonal, and yearly time scales Answer: d Textbook Reference: 2.1 Climate is the most fundamental component of the physical environment. Learning Objective: 2.1.1 Outline the difference between weather and climate, with specific reference to their temporal scales. Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 3. Which statement about climate is false? a. Climate usually has little effect on the rate of periodic disturbances in an area. b. The timing of a change to the physical environment is often ecologically important. c. Climate influences the rates of abiotic processes that affect organisms. d. The distribution of organisms tends to reflect extremes, rather than averages, in the climates of particular locales. Answer: a Textbook Reference: 2.1 Climate is the most fundamental component of the physical environment. Learning Objective: 2.1.2 Explain the importance of weather variability for ecological processes. Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering