Upon observing a golden eagle flying overhead, a sentry prairie dog puts its own
safety at risk
with a warning call to other members of the prairie dog community
a. Agonistic behavior
b. Dominance hierarchy
c. Altruistic behavior
d. Innate behavior
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Altruistic behavior
According to the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis, which terrestrial ecosystem is
predicted
to have the greatest number of species?
a. An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) are extremely rare events
b. An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) happen with moderate
,regularity
c. An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) happens extremely often
d. All three of these ecosystems are equally likely to have high levels of biological
diversity
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An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) happen with moderate
regularity
The most plausible hypothesis to explain why terrestrial species richness is often
higher in
trophic regions is that
a. Tropical communities are younger
b. Tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of solar
radiation
c. Higher temperatures cause more rapid speciation
d. Tropical regions have very high rates of immigration and very low rates of extinction
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Tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of
solar radiation
When it comes to mate preference, female guppies learn through observing the
behavior of
other females.
a. Habituation
b. Operant conditioning
c. Social learning
d. Imprinting
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, Social learning
Look at the nitrogen cycle. What term would be used to describe the role of 5?
a. Nitrogen fixation
b. Nitrogen uptake
c. Ammonification
d. Denitrification
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Nitrogen fixation
Which type of ecosystem is most likely to be threatened by the phenomenon of
eutrophication?
a. Tundra
b. Chaparral
c. Savanna
d. Wetland
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Wetland
Which term best describes the differentiation of niches that enables similar species to
coexist in
a community?
a. Resource partitioning
b. Succession
safety at risk
with a warning call to other members of the prairie dog community
a. Agonistic behavior
b. Dominance hierarchy
c. Altruistic behavior
d. Innate behavior
Give this one a try later!
Altruistic behavior
According to the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis, which terrestrial ecosystem is
predicted
to have the greatest number of species?
a. An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) are extremely rare events
b. An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) happen with moderate
,regularity
c. An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) happens extremely often
d. All three of these ecosystems are equally likely to have high levels of biological
diversity
Give this one a try later!
An ecosystem where disturbance (and succession) happen with moderate
regularity
The most plausible hypothesis to explain why terrestrial species richness is often
higher in
trophic regions is that
a. Tropical communities are younger
b. Tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of solar
radiation
c. Higher temperatures cause more rapid speciation
d. Tropical regions have very high rates of immigration and very low rates of extinction
Give this one a try later!
Tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of
solar radiation
When it comes to mate preference, female guppies learn through observing the
behavior of
other females.
a. Habituation
b. Operant conditioning
c. Social learning
d. Imprinting
Give this one a try later!
, Social learning
Look at the nitrogen cycle. What term would be used to describe the role of 5?
a. Nitrogen fixation
b. Nitrogen uptake
c. Ammonification
d. Denitrification
Give this one a try later!
Nitrogen fixation
Which type of ecosystem is most likely to be threatened by the phenomenon of
eutrophication?
a. Tundra
b. Chaparral
c. Savanna
d. Wetland
Give this one a try later!
Wetland
Which term best describes the differentiation of niches that enables similar species to
coexist in
a community?
a. Resource partitioning
b. Succession
