EVR1001 FSU EXAM 2 MC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Secondary succession ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅occurs after a fire or flood
Which of the following is true about top predators? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are often keystone
species
A trophic cascade is the effect of ________ on _______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅top consumers; lower
trophic levels
A climax community always ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅remains in place until a disturbance
restarts succession
A restoration ecologist may do all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅place levees in
sensitive areas to prevent seasonal flooding.
Autotrophs, at the base of the trophic pyramid, exist in greater numbers than organisms at higher levels
of the pyramid and also have greater stores of energy as well as greater __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅biomass
Which of the following is/are an abiotic factor? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅temperature
Which of the following biomes has acidic soil with few nutrients and little organic matter? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a tropical rainforest
What type of biome has been converted most frequently by humans for agricultural use? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Temperate grassland
Herbivory is actually a type of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅predation
Which of the following is a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅influenza virus
, The relationship between flowering plants and bees is best described as ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅mutualism
What kinds of organisms pollinate three-fourths of our crops? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bees
How does predation differ from parasitism? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parasites rarely kill their host,
while predators kill their prey.
________ capture solar energy and use photosynthesis to produce sugars. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Producers
Fish that eat zooplankton would be considered ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅secondary
consumers
Which of the following might be first to populate an area after a glacier in northern Alaska melts in
response to global climate change? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lichens
Lichen is often the first organism to appear in an area that has had all life stripped from it because of
some disturbance. What is lichen in this regard? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a pioneer species
According to this diagram, you should find ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅deserts anywhere in the
world where hot and dry conditions prevail
If global climate change results in an area of temperate grassland receiving less rainfall and higher
temperatures, it will ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅begin to support more desert species
Global climate change may cause shifts in biomes because ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mean
temperature and precipitation for many areas will change
Both taiga and tundra ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅have comparatively low temperatures
throughout the year
Secondary succession ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅occurs after a fire or flood
Which of the following is true about top predators? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅They are often keystone
species
A trophic cascade is the effect of ________ on _______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅top consumers; lower
trophic levels
A climax community always ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅remains in place until a disturbance
restarts succession
A restoration ecologist may do all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅place levees in
sensitive areas to prevent seasonal flooding.
Autotrophs, at the base of the trophic pyramid, exist in greater numbers than organisms at higher levels
of the pyramid and also have greater stores of energy as well as greater __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅biomass
Which of the following is/are an abiotic factor? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅temperature
Which of the following biomes has acidic soil with few nutrients and little organic matter? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅a tropical rainforest
What type of biome has been converted most frequently by humans for agricultural use? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Temperate grassland
Herbivory is actually a type of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅predation
Which of the following is a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅influenza virus
, The relationship between flowering plants and bees is best described as ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅mutualism
What kinds of organisms pollinate three-fourths of our crops? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bees
How does predation differ from parasitism? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parasites rarely kill their host,
while predators kill their prey.
________ capture solar energy and use photosynthesis to produce sugars. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Producers
Fish that eat zooplankton would be considered ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅secondary
consumers
Which of the following might be first to populate an area after a glacier in northern Alaska melts in
response to global climate change? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lichens
Lichen is often the first organism to appear in an area that has had all life stripped from it because of
some disturbance. What is lichen in this regard? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a pioneer species
According to this diagram, you should find ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅deserts anywhere in the
world where hot and dry conditions prevail
If global climate change results in an area of temperate grassland receiving less rainfall and higher
temperatures, it will ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅begin to support more desert species
Global climate change may cause shifts in biomes because ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mean
temperature and precipitation for many areas will change
Both taiga and tundra ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅have comparatively low temperatures
throughout the year
