EVR..1001..Exam..2..Study..Guide
1. Tropical. . dry. . forest:. . Which..of..the..following..biomes..features..distinct..wet..and..dry..seasons?
2. volcanic..activity..in..the..region:..Many..of..the..characteristics..of..the..Serengeti..ecosystem..in..east..Africa..h
ave..been..influenced..by.. .
3. abundant. . grasslands:. . Many..of..the..world's..great..game..herds..are..concentrated..on..the..east..African..
plateau..because..of..the.. .
4. inhibited..by..the..dense..soil..that..resists..the..penetration..of..tree..roots:. . The..growth..o
f..trees..in..the..Serengeti..ecosystem..is.. .
5. populations. . of. . animals. . that. . feed. . on. . trees,. . such. . as. . giraffes,. . would. . increas
e..trees..would..become..more..abundant
the. . world's. . greatest. . game. . herds. . would. . become. . smaller. . or. . move. . away. . from..
the..region
(All..of..the..above..listed..choices..are..correct):. . If..volcanic..activity..ceased..in..the..Serengeti..ecosystem,..
we..would..expect..that..over..the..next..million..years,.. .
6. Parasites..rarely..kill..their..host,..while..predators..kill..their..prey.:..How..does..predation..di
tter..from..parasitism?
7. exploitative:..When..a..parasite..lives..inside..the..human..gastrointestinal..tract,..absorbing..some..of..the..human's..
nutrients..at..the..human's..expense,..it..is..considered..a(n).. interaction.
8. suffers. . intense. . herbivory. . from. . sea. . urchins:. . Kelp.. .
9. remains..in..place..until..a..disturbance..restarts..succession:..A..climax..community..always
.
10. When. . a. . species. . is. . transported,. . it. . leaves. . behind. . its. . predators. . and. . the. . dis
-
eases. . that. . previously. . kept. . its. . population. . in. . check.. . Therefore,. . the. . species. . is..
able..to..grow..to..large..and..damaging..numbers.:..When..a.species..is.moved..from..its.native..area..to..
a..new..area,..it..can..become..an..invasive..species..and..damage..its..new..ecosystem...What..is..one..reason..these..species..ar
e..able..to..do..damage..to..an..ecosystem?
11. Primary..succession:..
follows..a..disturbance..so..severe..that..no..vegetation..or..soil..life. . remains..from..the..community..that..had..occupied..th
e..site.
12. mean..temperature..and..precipitation..for..many..areas..will..change:..Global..climate..c
hange..may..cause..shifts..in..biomes..because.. .
13. a..pioneer..species:..Lichen..is..often..the..first..organism..to..appear..in..an..area..that..has..had..all..life..stripped..
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from..it..because..of..some..disturbance...What..is..lichen..in..this..regard?
14. feed..on..and..harm:..By..definition,..parasites.. their..host.
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15. Two. . species. . of. . birds. . forage. . together,. . with. . one. . eating. . insects. . on. . tree. . trun
ks..while..the..other..eats..insects..in..the..outer..branches.:..Which..of..the..following..is..an..example
..of..resource..partitioning?
16. place..levees..in..sensitive..areas..to..prevent..seasonal..flooding.:..A.restoration.ecologist..ma
y..do..all..of..the..following..EXCEPT:
17. bees:. . What..kinds..of..organisms..pollinate..three-fourths..of..our..crops?
18. Biomes. . are. . determined. . primarily. . by. . precipitation. . and. . tempera . .
the..following..does..the..diagram..illustrate?
19. 10%:..In..general,..when..one..views..a..food..chain,..they..can..expect..the..biomass..of..herbivores..(organisms..that..eat
..plants)..in..an..ecosystem..to..be..about..
of..the..biomass..of..the..plants..and..other..photosynthetic..organisms..in..the..ecosystem.
20. Temperature..and..precipitation:..What..two..factors..exert..the..greatest..influence..over..a..terrestrial..
biome?
21. lichens:..Human..activities,..including..fossil..fuel..combustion,..farming,..and..deforestation,..are..known..to..increase.
.atmospheric..levels..of..greenhouse..gases..such..as..carbon..dioxide,..methane,..and..nitrous..oxide...Measurable..warming..of..E
arth..due..to..these..gases..can..alter..ecosystem..dynamics...In..addition..to..the..direct..climatic..ettects..on..organisms..within..b
iomes,..warming..can..melt..permafrost..in..the..tundra..and..increase..precipitation..in..arctic..areas...Global..warming..also..can. . in
crease..sea..surface..temperatures,..melting..sea..ice..in..the..Arctic..and..increasing..the..intensity..of..hurricanes..in..temperate..an
d..tropical..coastal..areas...Within..communities,..climatic..change..can..shift..interdependent..species.."out-of-
sync,"..potentially..causing..indirect..loss..of..species.
Which..of..the..following..might..be..first..to..populate..an..area..after..glaciers..melt..in..response..to..global..climate..change?
22. biomass:..Autotrophs,..at..the..base..of..the..trophic..pyramid,..exist..in..greater..numbers..than..organisms..at..higher..l
evels..of..the..pyramid..and..also..have..greater..stores..of..energy..as..well..as..greater.. .
23. temperature:. . Which..of..the..following..is/are..an..abiotic..factor?
24. coevolution:. . Human..activities,..including..fossil..fuel..combustion,..farming,..and..deforestation,..are..known..t
o..increase..atmospheric..levels..of..greenhouse..gases..such..as..carbon..dioxide,..methane,..and..nitrous..oxide...Measurab
le..warming..of..Earth..due..to..these..gases..can..alter..ecosystem..dynamics...In..addition..to..the..direct..climatic..ettects..on.
.organisms..within..biomes,..warming..can..melt..permafrost..in..the..tundra..and..increase..precipitation..in..arctic..areas.
1. Tropical. . dry. . forest:. . Which..of..the..following..biomes..features..distinct..wet..and..dry..seasons?
2. volcanic..activity..in..the..region:..Many..of..the..characteristics..of..the..Serengeti..ecosystem..in..east..Africa..h
ave..been..influenced..by.. .
3. abundant. . grasslands:. . Many..of..the..world's..great..game..herds..are..concentrated..on..the..east..African..
plateau..because..of..the.. .
4. inhibited..by..the..dense..soil..that..resists..the..penetration..of..tree..roots:. . The..growth..o
f..trees..in..the..Serengeti..ecosystem..is.. .
5. populations. . of. . animals. . that. . feed. . on. . trees,. . such. . as. . giraffes,. . would. . increas
e..trees..would..become..more..abundant
the. . world's. . greatest. . game. . herds. . would. . become. . smaller. . or. . move. . away. . from..
the..region
(All..of..the..above..listed..choices..are..correct):. . If..volcanic..activity..ceased..in..the..Serengeti..ecosystem,..
we..would..expect..that..over..the..next..million..years,.. .
6. Parasites..rarely..kill..their..host,..while..predators..kill..their..prey.:..How..does..predation..di
tter..from..parasitism?
7. exploitative:..When..a..parasite..lives..inside..the..human..gastrointestinal..tract,..absorbing..some..of..the..human's..
nutrients..at..the..human's..expense,..it..is..considered..a(n).. interaction.
8. suffers. . intense. . herbivory. . from. . sea. . urchins:. . Kelp.. .
9. remains..in..place..until..a..disturbance..restarts..succession:..A..climax..community..always
.
10. When. . a. . species. . is. . transported,. . it. . leaves. . behind. . its. . predators. . and. . the. . dis
-
eases. . that. . previously. . kept. . its. . population. . in. . check.. . Therefore,. . the. . species. . is..
able..to..grow..to..large..and..damaging..numbers.:..When..a.species..is.moved..from..its.native..area..to..
a..new..area,..it..can..become..an..invasive..species..and..damage..its..new..ecosystem...What..is..one..reason..these..species..ar
e..able..to..do..damage..to..an..ecosystem?
11. Primary..succession:..
follows..a..disturbance..so..severe..that..no..vegetation..or..soil..life. . remains..from..the..community..that..had..occupied..th
e..site.
12. mean..temperature..and..precipitation..for..many..areas..will..change:..Global..climate..c
hange..may..cause..shifts..in..biomes..because.. .
13. a..pioneer..species:..Lichen..is..often..the..first..organism..to..appear..in..an..area..that..has..had..all..life..stripped..
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from..it..because..of..some..disturbance...What..is..lichen..in..this..regard?
14. feed..on..and..harm:..By..definition,..parasites.. their..host.
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15. Two. . species. . of. . birds. . forage. . together,. . with. . one. . eating. . insects. . on. . tree. . trun
ks..while..the..other..eats..insects..in..the..outer..branches.:..Which..of..the..following..is..an..example
..of..resource..partitioning?
16. place..levees..in..sensitive..areas..to..prevent..seasonal..flooding.:..A.restoration.ecologist..ma
y..do..all..of..the..following..EXCEPT:
17. bees:. . What..kinds..of..organisms..pollinate..three-fourths..of..our..crops?
18. Biomes. . are. . determined. . primarily. . by. . precipitation. . and. . tempera . .
the..following..does..the..diagram..illustrate?
19. 10%:..In..general,..when..one..views..a..food..chain,..they..can..expect..the..biomass..of..herbivores..(organisms..that..eat
..plants)..in..an..ecosystem..to..be..about..
of..the..biomass..of..the..plants..and..other..photosynthetic..organisms..in..the..ecosystem.
20. Temperature..and..precipitation:..What..two..factors..exert..the..greatest..influence..over..a..terrestrial..
biome?
21. lichens:..Human..activities,..including..fossil..fuel..combustion,..farming,..and..deforestation,..are..known..to..increase.
.atmospheric..levels..of..greenhouse..gases..such..as..carbon..dioxide,..methane,..and..nitrous..oxide...Measurable..warming..of..E
arth..due..to..these..gases..can..alter..ecosystem..dynamics...In..addition..to..the..direct..climatic..ettects..on..organisms..within..b
iomes,..warming..can..melt..permafrost..in..the..tundra..and..increase..precipitation..in..arctic..areas...Global..warming..also..can. . in
crease..sea..surface..temperatures,..melting..sea..ice..in..the..Arctic..and..increasing..the..intensity..of..hurricanes..in..temperate..an
d..tropical..coastal..areas...Within..communities,..climatic..change..can..shift..interdependent..species.."out-of-
sync,"..potentially..causing..indirect..loss..of..species.
Which..of..the..following..might..be..first..to..populate..an..area..after..glaciers..melt..in..response..to..global..climate..change?
22. biomass:..Autotrophs,..at..the..base..of..the..trophic..pyramid,..exist..in..greater..numbers..than..organisms..at..higher..l
evels..of..the..pyramid..and..also..have..greater..stores..of..energy..as..well..as..greater.. .
23. temperature:. . Which..of..the..following..is/are..an..abiotic..factor?
24. coevolution:. . Human..activities,..including..fossil..fuel..combustion,..farming,..and..deforestation,..are..known..t
o..increase..atmospheric..levels..of..greenhouse..gases..such..as..carbon..dioxide,..methane,..and..nitrous..oxide...Measurab
le..warming..of..Earth..due..to..these..gases..can..alter..ecosystem..dynamics...In..addition..to..the..direct..climatic..ettects..on.
.organisms..within..biomes,..warming..can..melt..permafrost..in..the..tundra..and..increase..precipitation..in..arctic..areas.
