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Test Bank 3
to accompany3
Ecology, Fifth Edition 3 3
Bowman • Hacker 3 3
Chapter 1: The Web of Life 3 3 3 3 3
TEST BANK QUESTIONS 3 3
Multiple Choice 3
1. What is one reason that amphibians are especially good biological indicators of en
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vironmental conditions? 3
a. They live in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
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b. It is difficult for pollutants to pass through their skin.
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c. They are declining in number.
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d. They can tolerate high levels of pollution.
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Answer: a 3
Textbook Reference: Deformity and Decline in Amphibian Populations: A Case Study
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Learning Objective: Not aligned 3 3 3
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 3 3 3
2. The ecological study of the effect of Ribeiroia and pesticides on frog populations su
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ggests that all of these statements about the study of ecology are true except that
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a. it describes how organisms affect the environment.
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b. it describes how the environment affects organisms.
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c. it studies how biotic and abiotic factors affect each other.
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d. humans are not part of its subject matter.
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Answer: d 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain how interactions between organisms and their environm
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ent can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences. Bloom’s Le
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vel: 3. Applying
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3. West Nile virus can be considered an example of an unintended consequence of ec
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ological interactions because it 3 3 3
a. originated in Africa. 3 3
b. is transmitted by mosquitoes.
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c. emerged due to human impacts on the environment.
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d. is increasing rapidly due to a rise in trematode populations.
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Answer: c 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain how interactions between organisms and their environm
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ent can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences. Bloom’s Le
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vel: 3. Applying
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4. In 1878, seal hunters introduced rabbits to Macquarie Island, between Australia and An
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tarctica. The rabbit population soared and the Myxoma virus was then introduced to kill of
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f rabbits. It worked, but the islands’ cats, which had depended on the rabbits for food, bega
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n eating seabirds instead. To save the seabirds, scientists started a program to kill off the ca
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ts. Twenty-
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four years later, in 2009, the rabbit population had exploded again, and rabbits were ravag
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ing native plant species and devastating the island’s ecosystem. This story appears to be a
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n example of
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a. sound, responsible ecological management. 3 3 3
b. unintended ecological consequences. 3 3
c. predictable but unavoidable consequences. 3 3 3
d. a series of catastrophes resulting from random chance.
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Answer: d 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain how interactions between organisms and their environm
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ent can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences. Bloom’s Le
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vel: 4. Analyzing3 3
5. What evidence led Ruth and Sessions to conclude that parasites could be the cause of so
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me of the deformities in the frogs found in the ponds of Northern California?
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a. None of the deformed frogs found in the ponds were infected with the parasites.
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b. They directly observed the parasites causing the deformities.
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c. Glass beads placed near the location of limb development in tadpoles mimicked the ef
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fect of parasites and caused deformities.
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d. Deformities in the frogs occurred in nature but not in the laboratory. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Answer: c 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned 3 3 3
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 3 3 3
6. In addition to the frogs themselves, which organisms act as hosts for the flatworm that ha
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s been linked to deformities in frogs?
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a. Birds and snails 3 3
b. Snails and turtles 3 3
c. Turtles and birds 3 3
d. Snails and clams 3 3
Answer: a 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned 3 3 3
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 3 3 3
7. Refer to the figure. 3 3 3
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The figure is based on Johnson’s experiment on the effects of trematode parasites on tadpole
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s. Which statement best describes the control group in the experiment?
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a. Tadpoles were grown in the absence of trematode parasites.
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b. Tadpoles were allowed to grow in nets in their natural environment.
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c. Tadpoles were grown in the presence of only one trematode parasite.
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d. Tadpoles were grown in a tank in which the concentration of trematode parasites was si
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milar to the parasite concentration of ponds in which deformed frogs were found. Answer:
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a
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Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Refer to the figure.
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The figure is based on Johnson’s experiment on the effects of trematode parasites on tadpole
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s. Which claim is supported by the figure?
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Test Bank 3
to accompany3
Ecology, Fifth Edition 3 3
Bowman • Hacker 3 3
Chapter 1: The Web of Life 3 3 3 3 3
TEST BANK QUESTIONS 3 3
Multiple Choice 3
1. What is one reason that amphibians are especially good biological indicators of en
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vironmental conditions? 3
a. They live in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
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b. It is difficult for pollutants to pass through their skin.
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c. They are declining in number.
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d. They can tolerate high levels of pollution.
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Answer: a 3
Textbook Reference: Deformity and Decline in Amphibian Populations: A Case Study
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Learning Objective: Not aligned 3 3 3
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 3 3 3
2. The ecological study of the effect of Ribeiroia and pesticides on frog populations su
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ggests that all of these statements about the study of ecology are true except that
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a. it describes how organisms affect the environment.
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b. it describes how the environment affects organisms.
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c. it studies how biotic and abiotic factors affect each other.
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d. humans are not part of its subject matter.
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Answer: d 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain how interactions between organisms and their environm
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ent can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences. Bloom’s Le
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vel: 3. Applying
3 3
3. West Nile virus can be considered an example of an unintended consequence of ec
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ological interactions because it 3 3 3
a. originated in Africa. 3 3
b. is transmitted by mosquitoes.
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c. emerged due to human impacts on the environment.
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d. is increasing rapidly due to a rise in trematode populations.
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Answer: c 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain how interactions between organisms and their environm
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ent can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences. Bloom’s Le
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
vel: 3. Applying
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4. In 1878, seal hunters introduced rabbits to Macquarie Island, between Australia and An
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tarctica. The rabbit population soared and the Myxoma virus was then introduced to kill of
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f rabbits. It worked, but the islands’ cats, which had depended on the rabbits for food, bega
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
n eating seabirds instead. To save the seabirds, scientists started a program to kill off the ca
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ts. Twenty-
3
four years later, in 2009, the rabbit population had exploded again, and rabbits were ravag
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ing native plant species and devastating the island’s ecosystem. This story appears to be a
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
n example of
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a. sound, responsible ecological management. 3 3 3
b. unintended ecological consequences. 3 3
c. predictable but unavoidable consequences. 3 3 3
d. a series of catastrophes resulting from random chance.
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Answer: d 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain how interactions between organisms and their environm
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ent can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences. Bloom’s Le
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vel: 4. Analyzing3 3
5. What evidence led Ruth and Sessions to conclude that parasites could be the cause of so
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me of the deformities in the frogs found in the ponds of Northern California?
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a. None of the deformed frogs found in the ponds were infected with the parasites.
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b. They directly observed the parasites causing the deformities.
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c. Glass beads placed near the location of limb development in tadpoles mimicked the ef
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fect of parasites and caused deformities.
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d. Deformities in the frogs occurred in nature but not in the laboratory. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Answer: c 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned 3 3 3
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding 3 3 3
6. In addition to the frogs themselves, which organisms act as hosts for the flatworm that ha
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s been linked to deformities in frogs?
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a. Birds and snails 3 3
b. Snails and turtles 3 3
c. Turtles and birds 3 3
d. Snails and clams 3 3
Answer: a 3
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned 3 3 3
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering 3 3 3
7. Refer to the figure. 3 3 3
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The figure is based on Johnson’s experiment on the effects of trematode parasites on tadpole
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s. Which statement best describes the control group in the experiment?
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a. Tadpoles were grown in the absence of trematode parasites.
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b. Tadpoles were allowed to grow in nets in their natural environment.
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c. Tadpoles were grown in the presence of only one trematode parasite.
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d. Tadpoles were grown in a tank in which the concentration of trematode parasites was si
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milar to the parasite concentration of ponds in which deformed frogs were found. Answer:
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a
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Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned
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Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Refer to the figure.
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The figure is based on Johnson’s experiment on the effects of trematode parasites on tadpole
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s. Which claim is supported by the figure?
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