Biology 211 Practice Final Questions And Answers 2025/2026

Biology 211 Practice Final Questions And Answers 2025/2026 4. All of the following statements about biomes are correct except: A. Climographs are often used to demonstrate climatic differences between biomes. B. Temperature and precipitation account for most of the variation between biomes. C. Biomes can be recognized as separate entities because they have sharp, well-defined boundaries. D. Biomes are major terrestrial communities. E. Within biomes there may be extensive patchiness. 5. Dwarf mistletoes are flowering plants that grow on certain forest trees. They obtain nutrients and water from the vascular tissues of the trees. The trees derive no known benefits from the dwarf mistletoes. Which of the following best describes the interactions between dwarf mistletoes and trees? A. facilitation B. competition C. mutualism D. parasitism* E. commensalisms *after further review, Dr. Hofmockel stated that this would actually be a parasitism, not a commensalism. However, this question is a little ambiguous. Take away from this question that commensalism is (0/+) and parasitism is (-/+). Sorry about the confusion, and thanks for the clarification, Colton! 7. A population of ground squirrels has an annual per capita birth rate of 0.02 and an annual per capita death rate of 0.06. Estimate the number of individuals added to (or lost from ) this population of 1,000 individuals in one year. A. 20 individuals added B. 20 individuals lost C. 40 individuals added D. 40 individuals lost E. 60 individuals added 8. The benthic zone in an aquatic biome A. is where one would most expect to find a thermocline. B. is the site of most photosynthesis within the biome. C. often supports communities of organisms that feed largely on detritus. D. B and C only are correct. E. A, B, and C are correct. 14. Species that are in the same are more closely related to one another than are species that are only in the same . A. phylum…class B. family …order C. class…order D. family…genus E. kingdom…phylum 15. Annelids are abundant and successful organisms characterized accurately by all of the following except