Biology 1407 Exam 2 Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
Between guild and functional group, which one is in competition
with the other?* Correct Answers
Define and give an example ammensalism Correct Answers
One is affected, the other is damaged or destroyed
Ex: elephant and flora
Define and give an example competition Correct Answers
Individuals compete for a resource that limits their growth and
survival
Ex: lions and hyenas
Define and give an example mutualism Correct Answers
Symbiotic interaction where both species benefit from the
interaction (+/+)
Ex: flowering plants/pollinating insects: insect moves pollen
among flowers achieving fertilization, insect eats some of the
pollen/nectar
Define and give an example of a carnivore Correct Answers
Predator and prey are both animals and the prey loses its life
(type of predation)
Ex: cat (predator) and mouse (prey)
Define and give an example of a colony* Correct Answers a
life-style or habitat where members of the same species live
together ex. ant colony
, Define and give an example of abiotic factors Correct Answers
Chemical and physical properties of an environment
Ex: sunlight, soil, rainfall, temperature
Define and give an example of algae blooms* Correct Answers
Define and give an example of an herbivore Correct Answers
Predator is an animal and the prey is a plant or algae (type of
predation)
Ex: giraffes
Define and give an example of aposematic color* Correct
Answers Warning colors that animals with chemical defenses
demonstrate
Ex:
Define and give an example of assimilation efficiency* Correct
Answers
Define and give an example of binary fission* Correct Answers
Reproduction of a prokaryote by division of a cell into 2
comparable progeny cells
Ex:
Define and give an example of biofilms* Correct Answers
Surface coating colonies of several species of bacteria
Ex:
Define and give an example of commensalism Correct Answers
Symbiotic interaction where one participant benefits and the
other is unaffected
Solutions
Between guild and functional group, which one is in competition
with the other?* Correct Answers
Define and give an example ammensalism Correct Answers
One is affected, the other is damaged or destroyed
Ex: elephant and flora
Define and give an example competition Correct Answers
Individuals compete for a resource that limits their growth and
survival
Ex: lions and hyenas
Define and give an example mutualism Correct Answers
Symbiotic interaction where both species benefit from the
interaction (+/+)
Ex: flowering plants/pollinating insects: insect moves pollen
among flowers achieving fertilization, insect eats some of the
pollen/nectar
Define and give an example of a carnivore Correct Answers
Predator and prey are both animals and the prey loses its life
(type of predation)
Ex: cat (predator) and mouse (prey)
Define and give an example of a colony* Correct Answers a
life-style or habitat where members of the same species live
together ex. ant colony
, Define and give an example of abiotic factors Correct Answers
Chemical and physical properties of an environment
Ex: sunlight, soil, rainfall, temperature
Define and give an example of algae blooms* Correct Answers
Define and give an example of an herbivore Correct Answers
Predator is an animal and the prey is a plant or algae (type of
predation)
Ex: giraffes
Define and give an example of aposematic color* Correct
Answers Warning colors that animals with chemical defenses
demonstrate
Ex:
Define and give an example of assimilation efficiency* Correct
Answers
Define and give an example of binary fission* Correct Answers
Reproduction of a prokaryote by division of a cell into 2
comparable progeny cells
Ex:
Define and give an example of biofilms* Correct Answers
Surface coating colonies of several species of bacteria
Ex:
Define and give an example of commensalism Correct Answers
Symbiotic interaction where one participant benefits and the
other is unaffected
