Test Bank for Ecology, 5th Edition by Bowman, 9781605359212
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Ecology, Fifth Edition nn nn
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Chapter 1: The Web of Life nn nn nn nn nn
TEST BANK QUESTIONS nn nn
Multiple Choice nn
1. What is one reasonnthat amphibians arenespecially good biological indicators of e
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nvironmental conditions?
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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 nn
Textbook Reference: Deformity and Decline in AmphibiannPopulations: A Case Study
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Learning Objective: Not aligned nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding nn nn nn
2. The ecological study of the effect of Ribeiroia and pesticides on frog populations s
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uggests that all of these statements about the study of ecology are true except
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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 studiesnhow biotic and abiotic factors affect each other.
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d. humans arennot part of its subject matter.
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Answer: d nn
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
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environ ment can affect other organisms andnpotentially lead to unexpected consequences.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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3. West Nile virus can benconsidered an examplenof an unintended consequencenof e
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cological interactions because it
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a. originated in Africa. nn nn
b. is transmittednby 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 risenin trematode populations.
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Answer: c nn
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
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environ ment can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences.
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,4. In 1878, seal hunters introduced rabbits to Macquarie Island, between Australia and A
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ntarctica. Thenrabbit population soarednand thenMyxoma virus was then introduced to kil
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l off rabbits. It worked, but the islands’ cats, which had depended on the rabbits for food,
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began eatingnseabirds instead. To save the seabirds, scientists started a program to kill of
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f the cats. Twenty-
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four years later, in 2009, the rabbit population had exploded again, and rabbits were rava
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ging native plant species and devastating the island’s ecosystem. This story appears to
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b e an example of
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a. sound, responsible ecological management. nn nn nn
b. unintended ecological consequences. nn nn
c. predictable but unavoidable consequences. nn nn nn
d. a series of catastrophes resulting fromnrandom chance.
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Answer: d nn
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
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environ ment can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences.
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Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. What evidence led Ruth and Sessions to conclude that parasites could be the cause of s
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ome of the deformities in thenfrogs found in the ponds of NorthernnCalifornia?
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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 thene
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ffect of parasites and caused deformities.
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d. Deformities in the frogs occurred innnature but not in thenlaboratory. nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
Answer: c nn
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding nn nn nn
6. In addition tonthenfrogs themselves, which organisms act as hosts for the flatworm that h
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as been linked to deformities innfrogs?
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a. Birds and snails nn nn
b. Snails and turtles nn nn
c. Turtles and birds nn nn
d. Snails and clams nn nn
Answer: a nn
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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, The figurenis basednon Johnson’s experimentnon the effects of trematode parasites on tadpol
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es. Whichnstatement 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 onentrematode parasite.
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d. Tadpoles werengrown in a tank innwhich the concentration of trematode parasites was s
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imilar tonthe parasite concentration of ponds in which deformed frogs were found.
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Answ er: a
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Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Refer to thenfigure. nn nn
The figurenis based on Johnson’s experiment on the effects of trematode parasites on tadpol
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es. Whichnclaim is supported by the figure?
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, Covering Chapters 1-25 | Includes Rationales
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Test Bank nn
to accompanynn
Ecology, Fifth Edition nn nn
Bowman • Hacker nn nn
Chapter 1: The Web of Life nn nn nn nn nn
TEST BANK QUESTIONS nn nn
Multiple Choice nn
1. What is one reasonnthat amphibians arenespecially good biological indicators of e
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nvironmental conditions?
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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 nn
Textbook Reference: Deformity and Decline in AmphibiannPopulations: A Case Study
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Learning Objective: Not aligned nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding nn nn nn
2. The ecological study of the effect of Ribeiroia and pesticides on frog populations s
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uggests that all of these statements about the study of ecology are true except
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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 studiesnhow biotic and abiotic factors affect each other.
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d. humans arennot part of its subject matter.
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Answer: d nn
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
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environ ment can affect other organisms andnpotentially lead to unexpected consequences.
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Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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3. West Nile virus can benconsidered an examplenof an unintended consequencenof e
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cological interactions because it
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a. originated in Africa. nn nn
b. is transmittednby 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 risenin trematode populations.
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Answer: c nn
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
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environ ment can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences.
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, Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
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© 2021 Oxford University Press
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mynursytest.store
,4. In 1878, seal hunters introduced rabbits to Macquarie Island, between Australia and A
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ntarctica. Thenrabbit population soarednand thenMyxoma virus was then introduced to kil
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l off rabbits. It worked, but the islands’ cats, which had depended on the rabbits for food,
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
began eatingnseabirds instead. To save the seabirds, scientists started a program to kill of
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f the cats. Twenty-
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four years later, in 2009, the rabbit population had exploded again, and rabbits were rava
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ging native plant species and devastating the island’s ecosystem. This story appears to
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b e an example of
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a. sound, responsible ecological management. nn nn nn
b. unintended ecological consequences. nn nn
c. predictable but unavoidable consequences. nn nn nn
d. a series of catastrophes resulting fromnrandom chance.
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Answer: d nn
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Explain how interactions between organisms and their
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environ ment can affect other organisms and potentially lead to unexpected consequences.
nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyzing
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5. What evidence led Ruth and Sessions to conclude that parasites could be the cause of s
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ome of the deformities in thenfrogs found in the ponds of NorthernnCalifornia?
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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 thene
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ffect of parasites and caused deformities.
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d. Deformities in the frogs occurred innnature but not in thenlaboratory. nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn nn
Answer: c nn
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding nn nn nn
6. In addition tonthenfrogs themselves, which organisms act as hosts for the flatworm that h
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as been linked to deformities innfrogs?
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a. Birds and snails nn nn
b. Snails and turtles nn nn
c. Turtles and birds nn nn
d. Snails and clams nn nn
Answer: a nn
Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering nn nn nn
7. Refer to thenfigure. nn nn
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, The figurenis basednon Johnson’s experimentnon the effects of trematode parasites on tadpol
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es. Whichnstatement 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 onentrematode parasite.
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d. Tadpoles werengrown in a tank innwhich the concentration of trematode parasites was s
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imilar tonthe parasite concentration of ponds in which deformed frogs were found.
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Answ er: a
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Textbook Reference: 1.1 Events in the natural world are interconnected.
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Learning Objective: Not aligned nn nn nn
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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8. Refer to thenfigure. nn nn
The figurenis based on Johnson’s experiment on the effects of trematode parasites on tadpol
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es. Whichnclaim is supported by the figure?
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