FSU EVR 1001 Final Exam Complete
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Owls and hawks prey on similar animals, but hawks hunt by day and owls hunt at night. Is this an
example of
a. Niche differentiation
b. Interference competition
c. Coevolution
d. Exploitation competition - ANSWER-a. Niche differentiation
Which characteristic tends to decrease diversity?
a. environmental stress
b. physically diverse habitat
c. moderate amounts of disturbance
d. evolution - ANSWER-a. environmental stress
What threat causes the greatest loss to biodiversity?
a. habitat loss
b. climate change
c. pollution
d. harvest - ANSWER-a. habitat loss
All of the following are examples of "a commons" EXCEPT:
a. International ocean fisheries
b. The shopping mall
c. Most of the continent of Antarctica
d. National forests - ANSWER-b. The shopping mall
Which substance would be considered hazardous waste?
a. A liquid that causes headaches and vomiting if ingested
b. An oil that ignites easily
c. All other options
d. powder that corrodes steel drums - ANSWER-c. all other options
The relationship between hermatypic corals and zooxanthellae is an example of
a. Mutualism
b. Succession
c. Predator-prey relationships
d. Commensalism
e. Parasitism - ANSWER-a. Mutualism
Which organism in this food chain of a hot spring ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park is the
autotroph?
Algae - herbivorous flies - killdeer birds - grey wolves - decomposing bacteria
,a. algae
b. fly
c. bird
d. wolf
e. decomposing bacteria - ANSWER-a. algae
Which of the following is true?
a. Species on Earth today are but a fraction of all species that ever lived
b. Extinctions of past species have happened gradually and on a small scale
c. Bacteria represent a newer form of life, not present during the early prehistory of Earth - ANSWER-a.
Species on Earth today are but a fraction of all species that ever lived
Clean air and water are traded and dealt with in today's world as if their value were:
a. worth a million dollars
b. equal to commercial product
c. regulated by supply and demand
d. zero - ANSWER-d. zero
An intangible factor is:
a. Easy to measure
b. One you can touch, buy and sell
c. Difficult to value economically - ANSWER-c. Difficult to value economically
Which is the most effective approach to reducing waste?
a. Recycling glass and plastic materials
b. Composting yard waste
c. Reducing the amount of material that needs to be disposed of
d. Increasing consumption - ANSWER-c. Reducing the amount of material that needs to be disposed of
Endemic species____________________
a. are found only in one place on the planet
b. have high rates of mutations that lead to large numbers of offspring
c. are invasive species that cause extinction
d. cause disease - ANSWER-a. are found only in one place on the planet
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
a. species dominance: the most aggressive species
b. habitat diversity: the different kinds of habitats in a given unit area
c. genetic diversity: the total number of genetic characteristics
d. species richness: the total number of species - ANSWER-a. species dominance: the most aggressive
species
Which statement is true:
a. Late-successional species tend to be slower growing and longer-lived than pioneer species
b. Keystone species are the first to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems, beginning a
chain of ecological succession that ultimately leads to a more biodiverse steady-state ecosystem
, c. Primary succession occurs when soil and some species are present
d. Secondary succession is the establishment and development of an ecosystem where one did not
previously exist - ANSWER-a. Late-successional species tend to be slower growing and longer-lived than
pioneer species
Which statement is FALSE:
a. Secondary succession relates to the establishment and development of an ecosystem where one did
not previously exist
b. Biomes are regions of the world with different climate, animals and plants.
c. An introduced species is an organism that is not native to the place or area where it is considered
introduced and instead has been accidentally or deliberately transported to the new location by human
activity.
d. Certain earlier-successional species interfere with the entrance of other species - ANSWER-a.
Secondary succession relates to the establishment and development of an ecosystem where one did not
previously exist
The movement of energy through an ecosystem from the external environment through a series of
organisms and back to the external environment is known as
a. ecosystem energy flow
b. respiration
c. ecological succession
d. biological production - ANSWER-a. ecosystem energy flow
A population is a group of:
a. individuals of a single species that live and interact in one area
b. all individuals of a species in all locations
c. cells that have similar function
d. individuals of several interacting species that interact in multiple ecosystems - ANSWER-a. individuals
of a single species that live and interact in one area
What is a bottom up cascade?
a. when a primary producer, or primary consumer is removed from the food web
b. trophic cascade where the food chain or food web is disrupted by the removal of a top predator
c. when we have lots of precipitation
d. a waterfall - ANSWER-a. when a primary producer, or primary consumer is removed from the food
web
A forest that has developed on a new lava flow is an example of:
a. Primary succession
b. Old-field succession
c. Secondary succession
d. Dune succession - ANSWER-a. Primary succession
What is biomass?
a. is organic matter derived from living, or recently living organisms
b. food web interactions
Actual set with Questions and
correct/verified Answers
Owls and hawks prey on similar animals, but hawks hunt by day and owls hunt at night. Is this an
example of
a. Niche differentiation
b. Interference competition
c. Coevolution
d. Exploitation competition - ANSWER-a. Niche differentiation
Which characteristic tends to decrease diversity?
a. environmental stress
b. physically diverse habitat
c. moderate amounts of disturbance
d. evolution - ANSWER-a. environmental stress
What threat causes the greatest loss to biodiversity?
a. habitat loss
b. climate change
c. pollution
d. harvest - ANSWER-a. habitat loss
All of the following are examples of "a commons" EXCEPT:
a. International ocean fisheries
b. The shopping mall
c. Most of the continent of Antarctica
d. National forests - ANSWER-b. The shopping mall
Which substance would be considered hazardous waste?
a. A liquid that causes headaches and vomiting if ingested
b. An oil that ignites easily
c. All other options
d. powder that corrodes steel drums - ANSWER-c. all other options
The relationship between hermatypic corals and zooxanthellae is an example of
a. Mutualism
b. Succession
c. Predator-prey relationships
d. Commensalism
e. Parasitism - ANSWER-a. Mutualism
Which organism in this food chain of a hot spring ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park is the
autotroph?
Algae - herbivorous flies - killdeer birds - grey wolves - decomposing bacteria
,a. algae
b. fly
c. bird
d. wolf
e. decomposing bacteria - ANSWER-a. algae
Which of the following is true?
a. Species on Earth today are but a fraction of all species that ever lived
b. Extinctions of past species have happened gradually and on a small scale
c. Bacteria represent a newer form of life, not present during the early prehistory of Earth - ANSWER-a.
Species on Earth today are but a fraction of all species that ever lived
Clean air and water are traded and dealt with in today's world as if their value were:
a. worth a million dollars
b. equal to commercial product
c. regulated by supply and demand
d. zero - ANSWER-d. zero
An intangible factor is:
a. Easy to measure
b. One you can touch, buy and sell
c. Difficult to value economically - ANSWER-c. Difficult to value economically
Which is the most effective approach to reducing waste?
a. Recycling glass and plastic materials
b. Composting yard waste
c. Reducing the amount of material that needs to be disposed of
d. Increasing consumption - ANSWER-c. Reducing the amount of material that needs to be disposed of
Endemic species____________________
a. are found only in one place on the planet
b. have high rates of mutations that lead to large numbers of offspring
c. are invasive species that cause extinction
d. cause disease - ANSWER-a. are found only in one place on the planet
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
a. species dominance: the most aggressive species
b. habitat diversity: the different kinds of habitats in a given unit area
c. genetic diversity: the total number of genetic characteristics
d. species richness: the total number of species - ANSWER-a. species dominance: the most aggressive
species
Which statement is true:
a. Late-successional species tend to be slower growing and longer-lived than pioneer species
b. Keystone species are the first to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems, beginning a
chain of ecological succession that ultimately leads to a more biodiverse steady-state ecosystem
, c. Primary succession occurs when soil and some species are present
d. Secondary succession is the establishment and development of an ecosystem where one did not
previously exist - ANSWER-a. Late-successional species tend to be slower growing and longer-lived than
pioneer species
Which statement is FALSE:
a. Secondary succession relates to the establishment and development of an ecosystem where one did
not previously exist
b. Biomes are regions of the world with different climate, animals and plants.
c. An introduced species is an organism that is not native to the place or area where it is considered
introduced and instead has been accidentally or deliberately transported to the new location by human
activity.
d. Certain earlier-successional species interfere with the entrance of other species - ANSWER-a.
Secondary succession relates to the establishment and development of an ecosystem where one did not
previously exist
The movement of energy through an ecosystem from the external environment through a series of
organisms and back to the external environment is known as
a. ecosystem energy flow
b. respiration
c. ecological succession
d. biological production - ANSWER-a. ecosystem energy flow
A population is a group of:
a. individuals of a single species that live and interact in one area
b. all individuals of a species in all locations
c. cells that have similar function
d. individuals of several interacting species that interact in multiple ecosystems - ANSWER-a. individuals
of a single species that live and interact in one area
What is a bottom up cascade?
a. when a primary producer, or primary consumer is removed from the food web
b. trophic cascade where the food chain or food web is disrupted by the removal of a top predator
c. when we have lots of precipitation
d. a waterfall - ANSWER-a. when a primary producer, or primary consumer is removed from the food
web
A forest that has developed on a new lava flow is an example of:
a. Primary succession
b. Old-field succession
c. Secondary succession
d. Dune succession - ANSWER-a. Primary succession
What is biomass?
a. is organic matter derived from living, or recently living organisms
b. food web interactions
