BSC 108 Final Exam Questions with Verified
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A population of lizards live on a farm.
On the farm is a green field with a brown wooden fence surrounding it.
The blue birds love to eat lizards.
For a bird to eat the lizard it must be able to "see" its prey.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Green lizards living in the grassy area will be preyed upon more.
B. Brown lizards living in the grassy area will be preyed upon more.
C. Color has no bearing on which lizard will be preyed upon more.
D. Green and Brown lizards living on the fence will be preyed upon equally.
B
In lakes and pond communities of plants, algae, and animals are distributed according
to:
A. Depth of water
B. Distance from shore
C. Number of predators
D. Number of prey
A and B
The top level of a food chain is the 4th level. Why is there almost never any 5th level
consumers?
,A. The 4th level consumers already occupy the best territories.
B. There is not enough energy available to sustain a 5th level.
C. Consumers eat a broad variety of prey so we have a food web rather than a food
chain.
B
Which of the following actions increase your carbon footprint?
A. reusing or recycling items
B. eating more vegetables and less meat
C. turning off lights
D. eating more beef
E. walking instead of driving
D
Hedgehogs and porcupines both have quills. These features are examples of what type
of defense mechanism?
A. Passive defense
B. Active defense
C. Mechanical defense
D. Behavioral defense
C
Introduced species can have important effects on biological communities by
_______________.
, A. preying upon native species
B. competing with native species for resources
C. reducing biodiversity
D. doing all of the above
E. None of the above have important effects on biological communities.
D
Which of the following is an important role fungi play?
A. Used to produce antibiotics and other drugs.
B. Recycle nutrients from dead organic material such as fallen leaves, feces, and other
organisms.
C. Provide us foods such as bread, wine, and mushrooms.
D. All of the above are important roles.
D
Biodiversity is considered important because _______________.
A. the loss of biodiversity could limit new discoveries such as medicines and food.
B. it helps provide humans with the oxygen we breathe.
C. it helps insure organisms have a variety of food to consume.
D. all of the above are important.
E. only b and c are correct.
D
Select the correct classification sequence for the human race.
Correct Answers
A population of lizards live on a farm.
On the farm is a green field with a brown wooden fence surrounding it.
The blue birds love to eat lizards.
For a bird to eat the lizard it must be able to "see" its prey.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Green lizards living in the grassy area will be preyed upon more.
B. Brown lizards living in the grassy area will be preyed upon more.
C. Color has no bearing on which lizard will be preyed upon more.
D. Green and Brown lizards living on the fence will be preyed upon equally.
B
In lakes and pond communities of plants, algae, and animals are distributed according
to:
A. Depth of water
B. Distance from shore
C. Number of predators
D. Number of prey
A and B
The top level of a food chain is the 4th level. Why is there almost never any 5th level
consumers?
,A. The 4th level consumers already occupy the best territories.
B. There is not enough energy available to sustain a 5th level.
C. Consumers eat a broad variety of prey so we have a food web rather than a food
chain.
B
Which of the following actions increase your carbon footprint?
A. reusing or recycling items
B. eating more vegetables and less meat
C. turning off lights
D. eating more beef
E. walking instead of driving
D
Hedgehogs and porcupines both have quills. These features are examples of what type
of defense mechanism?
A. Passive defense
B. Active defense
C. Mechanical defense
D. Behavioral defense
C
Introduced species can have important effects on biological communities by
_______________.
, A. preying upon native species
B. competing with native species for resources
C. reducing biodiversity
D. doing all of the above
E. None of the above have important effects on biological communities.
D
Which of the following is an important role fungi play?
A. Used to produce antibiotics and other drugs.
B. Recycle nutrients from dead organic material such as fallen leaves, feces, and other
organisms.
C. Provide us foods such as bread, wine, and mushrooms.
D. All of the above are important roles.
D
Biodiversity is considered important because _______________.
A. the loss of biodiversity could limit new discoveries such as medicines and food.
B. it helps provide humans with the oxygen we breathe.
C. it helps insure organisms have a variety of food to consume.
D. all of the above are important.
E. only b and c are correct.
D
Select the correct classification sequence for the human race.
