1. ________ occurs when one organism feeds on the body of, or the energy used by, another organism, usually by living on or in it.
2. Which of the following illustrates a predator-prey relationship?
3. Some prey are able to avoid predation by mimicry. An example of mimicry is when a
4. The relationship formed between organisms that affect each other's evolution is called
5. This interaction benefits one organism, but neither helps nor harms a second organism.
6. One way that species reduce competition for the same resources is by
7. Which of the following is not within the study of population dynamics?
8. Organismal populations may grow, shrink, or remain stable over time. Population change
9. Which of the following is false?
10. Which of the following is true? Exponential growth
11. Species with a capacity for a high rate of increase of ten produce many small offspring and give them little or no parental care. Such species are called ________ species.
12. A volcanic eruption destroyed most of the population of a species of monkey living in the area. The few that survived will now reproduce and rebuild the population, however the resulting population will have a reduced genetic diversity. This scenario describes
13. Examples of density-dependent population limiting factors include all of the following except
14. Skunks have few predators, yet their populations change relatively little from one year to the next. Such a species demonstrates ________ pattern of variation in its population size.
15. Population controls are factors that limit population size for a given environment. Which of the following would be considered a human population control?
16. The following is an example of primary succession.
17. The following is an example of secondary succession.
18. The ability of a living system to be restored through secondary succession after a moderate disturbance is called
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