Miami University Bio 121 Exam#2 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Exploitative interactions Correct Answer predation patriotism and herbivore Predation Correct Answer structures food webs Parasitism Correct Answer not always death Parasites and hosts evolve in a process called coevolution Locked in a duel of escalating adaptions knw as evolutionary arms race Herbivores Correct Answer exploit plants Plants produce chemicals that are toxic Thorns spines irritating hairs Symbiosis Correct Answer Physically close interactions 1st trophic level Correct Answer Producers- Produce sugar 2nd trophic level Correct Answer Consumers- Primary Consumers 3rd Trophic Levels Correct Answer consist of secondary consumers which prey on primary consumers 4th Trophic Level Correct Answer Tertiary Consumers Detritivores Correct Answer consume nonliving organic matter, scavenge waste products or dead bodies of other community members, that can be used by plants Energy Passed Down Correct Answer 10% Energy is given off as Correct Answer Heat Keystone Species Correct Answer Strong or wide reaching impact far out of proportion to its abundance