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1. What jis jone jreason jthat jamphibians jare jespecially jgood jbiological jindicators
jof jenvironmental jconditions?
a. They jlive jin jboth jterrestrial jand jaquatic jenvironments.
b. It jis jdifficult jfor jpollutants jto jpass jthrough jtheir jskin.
c. They jare jdeclining jin jnumber.
d. They jcan jtolerate jhigh jlevels jof jpollution.
Answer: ja
Textbook jReference: jDeformity jand jDecline jin jAmphibian jPopulations: jA jCase jStudy
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j2. jUnderstanding
2. The jecological jstudy jof jthe jeffect jof jRibeiroia jand jpesticides jon jfrog
jpopulations jsuggests jthat jall jof jthese jstatements jabout jthe jstudy jof jecology jare
jtrue jexcept jthat
a. it jdescribes jhow jorganisms jaffect jthe jenvironment.
b. it jdescribes jhow jthe jenvironment jaffects jorganisms.
c. it jstudies jhow jbiotic jand jabiotic jfactors jaffect jeach jother.
d. humans jare jnot jpart jof jits jsubject jmatter.
Answer: jd
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: j 1.1.1 jExplain jhow jinteractions jbetween jorganisms jand jtheir
jenvironment jcan jaffect jother jorganisms jand jpotentially jlead jto junexpected
jconsequences. jBloom’s jLevel: j3. jApplying
3. West jNile jvirus jcan jbe jconsidered jan jexample jof jan junintended jconsequence
jof jecological jinteractions jbecause jit
a. originated jin jAfrica.
b. is jtransmitted jby jmosquitoes.
c. emerged jdue jto jhuman jimpacts jon jthe jenvironment.
d. is jincreasing jrapidly jdue jto ja jrise jin jtrematode jpopulations.
Answer: jc
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: j1.1.1 jExplain jhow jinteractions jbetween jorganisms jand jtheir
jenvironment jcan jaffect jother jorganisms jand jpotentially jlead jto junexpected
jconsequences. jBloom’s jLevel: j3. jApplying
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,4. In j1878, jseal jhunters jintroduced jrabbits jto jMacquarie jIsland, jbetween jAustralia
jand jAntarctica. jThe jrabbit jpopulation jsoared jand jthe jMyxoma jvirus jwas jthen
jintroduced jto jkill joff jrabbits. jIt jworked, jbut jthe jislands’ jcats, jwhich jhad jdepended
jon jthe jrabbits jfor jfood, jbegan jeating jseabirds jinstead. jTo jsave jthe jseabirds,
jscientists jstarted ja jprogram jto jkill joff jthe jcats. jTwenty-four j years jlater, jin j2009, jthe
jrabbit jpopulation jhad jexploded jagain, jand jrabbits jwere jravaging jnative jplant
jspecies jand jdevastating jthe jisland’s jecosystem. jThis jstory jappears jto jbe jan jexample
jof
a. sound, jresponsible jecological jmanagement.
b. unintended jecological jconsequences.
c. predictable jbut junavoidable jconsequences.
d. a jseries jof jcatastrophes jresulting jfrom jrandom jchance.
Answer: jd
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: j1.1.1 jExplain jhow jinteractions jbetween jorganisms jand jtheir
jenvironment jcan jaffect jother jorganisms jand jpotentially jlead jto junexpected
jconsequences. jBloom’s jLevel: j4. jAnalyzing
5. What jevidence jled jRuth jand jSessions jto jconclude jthat jparasites jcould jbe jthe jcause
jof jsome jof jthe jdeformities jin jthe jfrogs jfound jin jthe jponds jof jNorthern jCalifornia?
a. None jof jthe jdeformed jfrogs jfound jin jthe jponds jwere jinfected jwith jthe jparasites.
b. They jdirectly jobserved jthe jparasites jcausing jthe jdeformities.
c. Glass jbeads jplaced jnear jthe jlocation jof jlimb jdevelopment jin jtadpoles jmimicked
jthe jeffect jof jparasites jand jcaused jdeformities.
d. Deformities jin jthe jfrogs joccurred jin jnature jbut jnot jin jthe jlaboratory.
Answer: jc
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j2. jUnderstanding
6. In jaddition jto jthe jfrogs jthemselves, jwhich jorganisms jact jas jhosts jfor jthe jflatworm
jthat jhas jbeen jlinked jto jdeformities jin jfrogs?
a. Birds jand jsnails
b. Snails jand jturtles
c. Turtles jand jbirds
d. Snails jand jclams
Answer: ja
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j1. jRemembering
7. Refer jto jthe jfigure.
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, The jfigure jis jbased jon jJohnson’s jexperiment jon jthe jeffects jof jtrematode jparasites jon
jtadpoles. jWhich jstatement jbest jdescribes jthe jcontrol jgroup jin jthe jexperiment?
a. Tadpoles jwere jgrown jin jthe jabsence jof jtrematode jparasites.
b. Tadpoles jwere jallowed jto jgrow jin jnets jin jtheir jnatural jenvironment.
c. Tadpoles jwere jgrown jin jthe jpresence jof jonly jone jtrematode jparasite.
d. Tadpoles jwere jgrown jin ja jtank jin jwhich jthe jconcentration jof jtrematode jparasites
jwas jsimilar jto jthe jparasite jconcentration jof jponds jin jwhich jdeformed jfrogs jwere
jfound. jAnswer: ja
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j2. jUnderstanding
8. Refer jto jthe jfigure.
The jfigure jis jbased jon jJohnson’s jexperiment jon jthe jeffects jof jtrematode jparasites jon
jtadpoles. jWhich jclaim jis jsupported jby jthe jfigure?
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,Multiple jChoice
1. What jis jone jreason jthat jamphibians jare jespecially jgood jbiological jindicators
jof jenvironmental jconditions?
a. They jlive jin jboth jterrestrial jand jaquatic jenvironments.
b. It jis jdifficult jfor jpollutants jto jpass jthrough jtheir jskin.
c. They jare jdeclining jin jnumber.
d. They jcan jtolerate jhigh jlevels jof jpollution.
Answer: ja
Textbook jReference: jDeformity jand jDecline jin jAmphibian jPopulations: jA jCase jStudy
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j2. jUnderstanding
2. The jecological jstudy jof jthe jeffect jof jRibeiroia jand jpesticides jon jfrog
jpopulations jsuggests jthat jall jof jthese jstatements jabout jthe jstudy jof jecology jare
jtrue jexcept jthat
a. it jdescribes jhow jorganisms jaffect jthe jenvironment.
b. it jdescribes jhow jthe jenvironment jaffects jorganisms.
c. it jstudies jhow jbiotic jand jabiotic jfactors jaffect jeach jother.
d. humans jare jnot jpart jof jits jsubject jmatter.
Answer: jd
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: j 1.1.1 jExplain jhow jinteractions jbetween jorganisms jand jtheir
jenvironment jcan jaffect jother jorganisms jand jpotentially jlead jto junexpected
jconsequences. jBloom’s jLevel: j3. jApplying
3. West jNile jvirus jcan jbe jconsidered jan jexample jof jan junintended jconsequence
jof jecological jinteractions jbecause jit
a. originated jin jAfrica.
b. is jtransmitted jby jmosquitoes.
c. emerged jdue jto jhuman jimpacts jon jthe jenvironment.
d. is jincreasing jrapidly jdue jto ja jrise jin jtrematode jpopulations.
Answer: jc
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: j1.1.1 jExplain jhow jinteractions jbetween jorganisms jand jtheir
jenvironment jcan jaffect jother jorganisms jand jpotentially jlead jto junexpected
jconsequences. jBloom’s jLevel: j3. jApplying
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,4. In j1878, jseal jhunters jintroduced jrabbits jto jMacquarie jIsland, jbetween jAustralia
jand jAntarctica. jThe jrabbit jpopulation jsoared jand jthe jMyxoma jvirus jwas jthen
jintroduced jto jkill joff jrabbits. jIt jworked, jbut jthe jislands’ jcats, jwhich jhad jdepended
jon jthe jrabbits jfor jfood, jbegan jeating jseabirds jinstead. jTo jsave jthe jseabirds,
jscientists jstarted ja jprogram jto jkill joff jthe jcats. jTwenty-four j years jlater, jin j2009, jthe
jrabbit jpopulation jhad jexploded jagain, jand jrabbits jwere jravaging jnative jplant
jspecies jand jdevastating jthe jisland’s jecosystem. jThis jstory jappears jto jbe jan jexample
jof
a. sound, jresponsible jecological jmanagement.
b. unintended jecological jconsequences.
c. predictable jbut junavoidable jconsequences.
d. a jseries jof jcatastrophes jresulting jfrom jrandom jchance.
Answer: jd
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: j1.1.1 jExplain jhow jinteractions jbetween jorganisms jand jtheir
jenvironment jcan jaffect jother jorganisms jand jpotentially jlead jto junexpected
jconsequences. jBloom’s jLevel: j4. jAnalyzing
5. What jevidence jled jRuth jand jSessions jto jconclude jthat jparasites jcould jbe jthe jcause
jof jsome jof jthe jdeformities jin jthe jfrogs jfound jin jthe jponds jof jNorthern jCalifornia?
a. None jof jthe jdeformed jfrogs jfound jin jthe jponds jwere jinfected jwith jthe jparasites.
b. They jdirectly jobserved jthe jparasites jcausing jthe jdeformities.
c. Glass jbeads jplaced jnear jthe jlocation jof jlimb jdevelopment jin jtadpoles jmimicked
jthe jeffect jof jparasites jand jcaused jdeformities.
d. Deformities jin jthe jfrogs joccurred jin jnature jbut jnot jin jthe jlaboratory.
Answer: jc
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j2. jUnderstanding
6. In jaddition jto jthe jfrogs jthemselves, jwhich jorganisms jact jas jhosts jfor jthe jflatworm
jthat jhas jbeen jlinked jto jdeformities jin jfrogs?
a. Birds jand jsnails
b. Snails jand jturtles
c. Turtles jand jbirds
d. Snails jand jclams
Answer: ja
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j1. jRemembering
7. Refer jto jthe jfigure.
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, The jfigure jis jbased jon jJohnson’s jexperiment jon jthe jeffects jof jtrematode jparasites jon
jtadpoles. jWhich jstatement jbest jdescribes jthe jcontrol jgroup jin jthe jexperiment?
a. Tadpoles jwere jgrown jin jthe jabsence jof jtrematode jparasites.
b. Tadpoles jwere jallowed jto jgrow jin jnets jin jtheir jnatural jenvironment.
c. Tadpoles jwere jgrown jin jthe jpresence jof jonly jone jtrematode jparasite.
d. Tadpoles jwere jgrown jin ja jtank jin jwhich jthe jconcentration jof jtrematode jparasites
jwas jsimilar jto jthe jparasite jconcentration jof jponds jin jwhich jdeformed jfrogs jwere
jfound. jAnswer: ja
Textbook jReference: j1.1 jEvents jin jthe jnatural jworld jare jinterconnected.
Learning jObjective: jNot jaligned
Bloom’s jLevel: j2. jUnderstanding
8. Refer jto jthe jfigure.
The jfigure jis jbased jon jJohnson’s jexperiment jon jthe jeffects jof jtrematode jparasites jon
jtadpoles. jWhich jclaim jis jsupported jby jthe jfigure?
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