BIOLOGY 1407 Exam test quizzes
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Which of the following is the most inclusive level of organization in nature?
A. Population
B. Biosphere
C. Community
D. Ecosystem - ANS✅✅Biosphere
In creating global climate patterns, which of the following is most likely the primary cause of all other
factors listed?
A. global ocean currents
B. global wind patterns
C. variation in solar radiation
D. global variation in precipitation - ANS✅✅variation in solar radiation
Which of the following biomes is characterized by long, cold winters; short, cool summers; drastic
variation in solar radiation; and the presence of permafrost?
A. arctic tundra
B. deserts
C. temperate grasslands
D. taiga - ANS✅✅arctic tundra
Which of the following is the correct ecological term for a lake that is nutrient poor but oxygen rich
with low organic content in the sediments?
A. oligotrophic
B. photic
C. eutrophic
D. benthic - ANS✅✅oligotrophic
Which biome has been most heavily exploited for agriculture?
A. Tropical grasslands
, B. Arctic tundra
C. Deserts
D. Temperate grasslands - ANS✅✅Temperate grasslands
Carrying capacity for any population in a given environment can never change
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - ANS✅✅False
Which of the following population dispersion patterns has individuals aggregated in areas of high
resource availability?
A. random
B. uniform
C. clumped - ANS✅✅Clumped
Which of the following is a mechanism of density dependent population regulation?
A. competition
B. predation
C. disease
D. all of these - ANS✅✅all of these
The set of biotic and abiotic conditions in which a species can persist and maintain a stable
population size is its ___________.
A. habitat
B. niche
C. adaptation
D. carrying capacity - ANS✅✅niche
Hawks and owls feed on the same prey items, but hawks feed during the day while owls feed at
night. This is an example of _______.
A. resource partitioning
B. competitive exclusion
C. carrying capacity
and answers graded A+
Which of the following is the most inclusive level of organization in nature?
A. Population
B. Biosphere
C. Community
D. Ecosystem - ANS✅✅Biosphere
In creating global climate patterns, which of the following is most likely the primary cause of all other
factors listed?
A. global ocean currents
B. global wind patterns
C. variation in solar radiation
D. global variation in precipitation - ANS✅✅variation in solar radiation
Which of the following biomes is characterized by long, cold winters; short, cool summers; drastic
variation in solar radiation; and the presence of permafrost?
A. arctic tundra
B. deserts
C. temperate grasslands
D. taiga - ANS✅✅arctic tundra
Which of the following is the correct ecological term for a lake that is nutrient poor but oxygen rich
with low organic content in the sediments?
A. oligotrophic
B. photic
C. eutrophic
D. benthic - ANS✅✅oligotrophic
Which biome has been most heavily exploited for agriculture?
A. Tropical grasslands
, B. Arctic tundra
C. Deserts
D. Temperate grasslands - ANS✅✅Temperate grasslands
Carrying capacity for any population in a given environment can never change
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - ANS✅✅False
Which of the following population dispersion patterns has individuals aggregated in areas of high
resource availability?
A. random
B. uniform
C. clumped - ANS✅✅Clumped
Which of the following is a mechanism of density dependent population regulation?
A. competition
B. predation
C. disease
D. all of these - ANS✅✅all of these
The set of biotic and abiotic conditions in which a species can persist and maintain a stable
population size is its ___________.
A. habitat
B. niche
C. adaptation
D. carrying capacity - ANS✅✅niche
Hawks and owls feed on the same prey items, but hawks feed during the day while owls feed at
night. This is an example of _______.
A. resource partitioning
B. competitive exclusion
C. carrying capacity
