Bio Test 1

Aim Online Review for LET
Test Code: BS-ECOLGY03

Course: Major - Biological Science
Topic: Ecology
No. of Easy Questions: 25
No. of Average Questions: 0
No. of Difficult Questions: 0
Total No. of Items: 25
Time Limit: 18.75 minutes
0 minute(s) and 6 seconds
1 - The feeding connections between all life forms are referred to as ___.
Biochemical pathways
Food web
Fossil cycle
Nutrition cycle
2 - Ozone depletion in the atmosphere has been caused by
CFCs.
monoculture.
biological magnification.
soil erosion.
3 - The following are factors that affect climate change, EXCEPT:
Industry
Recycling program
Pollution
Human population growth
4 - The source of water pollution is when water from a river is mixed with the
contents of a septic tank, this called ___.
Hypertrophication
Hydraulic theory
Water condensation
Water manipulation
5 - The most common kind of dispersion in nature is _____.
dispersive
density
uniform
random
6 - Similarity in structure due to common ancestry is called
Converging evolution
Analogous
Homology
Vestigial
7 - The size of an eel population in a pond remains fairly constant over a period of
several years because of
environmental carrying capacity
decreasing competition
excessive dissolved oxygen
the depth of water
8 - The carrying capacity for herbivores in a habitat is most directly affected by the
availability of _____.
decomposers in the soil
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
heat energy released by carnivores
photosynthetic organisms
9 - The area inhabited by a population is known as its
geographic range.
growth rate.
age structure.
population density.

10 - The scientific study of human population.
Statistics
Fecundity
Demography
Natality
11 - The concept of using natural resources at a rate that does not deplete them is
called _____.
successful use.
sustainable development.
reforestation.
conservation.
12 - The process illustrated in the sequence below occurs constantly in the

biosphere.
X – converts – organic wastes – into – compounds usable by plants
Which type of organism is most likely represented by X?
producer
herbivore
decomposer
carnivore
13 - Permafrost characterizes the biome called:
taiga
deciduous forest
chaparral
tundra
14 - Organisms that are able to manufacture organic nutrients from substances in

the abiotic environment are classified as _____.
autotrophs
predators
heterotrophs
fungi
15 - Seasonal migration is an example of a (an)__ response?
Physiological
Behavioral
Physical
Chemical
16 - The remora fish probably has no effect on the shark but remora benefits from it.
That type of relation is this?
Parasitism
Predation
Mutualism
Commensalism
17 - One example of density-independent limiting factor is _____.
predation
competition
disease
hurricanes
18 - Some bacteria are classified as saprophytes because they ___.
have hydrolytic enzymes
undergo photosynthesis
feed on other living things
feed on dead organic matter
19 - The pattern of dispersion for a certain species of kelp is clumped. The pattern of
dispersion for a certain species of snail that lives only on this kelp would likely be
_____.
absolute
Random
Clumped
Demographic
20 - The biogeographic realms described by Darwin, Wallace, and others are

associated with patterns of _____.
precipitation and temperature
light intensity
continental drift
Climate
21 - The earth 's shield against the sun sun's harmful radiation.
air
clouds
ozone layer
atmosphere
22 - The following are biotic factors, EXCEPT:
bacteria
water
insects
fungi
23 - One biotic factor that limits the carrying capacity of any habitat is the _____.
amount of soil erosion
availability of water
level of atmospheric oxygen
activity of decomposers
24 - The relationship that exists when Tenia pedis grows on a human is an example
of _____.
predator/prey
producer/consumer
parasite/host
decomposer/autotroph
25 - The following are abiotic factors, EXCEPT:
metazoan
gasses
temperature
sun
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Topic: Ecology
1 - The feeding connections between all life forms are referred to as ___.
Biochemical pathways
Food web
Fossil cycle
Nutrition cycle
2 - Ozone depletion in the atmosphere has been caused by
CFCs.
monoculture.
biological magnification.
soil erosion.
3 - The following are factors that affect climate change, EXCEPT:
Industry
Recycling program
Pollution
Human population growth
4 - The source of water pollution is when water from a river is mixed with the contents of a septic tank,
this called ___.
Hypertrophication
Hydraulic theory
Water condensation
Water manipulation
5 - The most common kind of dispersion in nature is _____.
dispersive
density
uniform
random
6 - Similarity in structure due to common ancestry is called
Converging evolution
Analogous
Homology
Vestigial
7 - The size of an eel population in a pond remains fairly constant over a period of several years because
of
environmental carrying capacity
decreasing competition
excessive dissolved oxygen
the depth of water
8 - The carrying capacity for herbivores in a habitat is most directly affected by the availability of _____.
decomposers in the soil
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
heat energy released by carnivores
photosynthetic organisms
9 - The area inhabited by a population is known as its
geographic range.
growth rate.
age structure.
population density.
10 - The scientific study of human population.
Statistics
Fecundity
Demography
Natality
11 - The concept of using natural resources at a rate that does not deplete them is called _____.
successful use.
sustainable development.
reforestation.
conservation.
12 - The process illustrated in the sequence below occurs constantly in the biosphere.
X – converts – organic wastes – into – compounds usable by plants
Which type of organism is most likely represented by X?
producer
herbivore
decomposer
carnivore
13 - Permafrost characterizes the biome called:
taiga
deciduous forest
chaparral
tundra
14 - Organisms that are able to manufacture organic nutrients from substances in the abiotic
environment are classified as _____.
autotrophs
predators
heterotrophs
fungi
15 - Seasonal migration is an example of a (an)__ response?
Physiological
Behavioral
Physical
Chemical
16 - The remora fish probably has no effect on the shark but remora benefits from it. That type of
relation is this?
Parasitism
Predation
Mutualism
Commensalism
17 - One example of density-independent limiting factor is _____.
predation
competition
disease
hurricanes
18 - Some bacteria are classified as saprophytes because they ___.
have hydrolytic enzymes
undergo photosynthesis
feed on other living things
feed on dead organic matter
19 - The pattern of dispersion for a certain species of kelp is clumped. The pattern of dispersion for a
certain species of snail that lives only on this kelp would likely be _____.
absolute
Random
Clumped
Demographic
20 - The biogeographic realms described by Darwin, Wallace, and others are associated with patterns of
_____.
precipitation and temperature
light intensity
continental drift
Climate
21 - The earth 's shield against the sun sun's harmful radiation.
air
clouds
ozone layer
atmosphere
22 - The following are biotic factors, EXCEPT:
bacteria
water
insects
fungi
23 - One biotic factor that limits the carrying capacity of any habitat is the _____.
amount of soil erosion
availability of water
level of atmospheric oxygen
activity of decomposers
24 - The relationship that exists when Tenia pedis grows on a human is an example of _____.
predator/prey
producer/consumer
parasite/host
decomposer/autotroph
25 - The following are abiotic factors, EXCEPT:
metazoan
gasses
temperature
sun

Topic: Ecology

1 - Which of the following is a heterotroph?
Fern
Algae
Grasshopper
Moss
2 - What relationship exist between and a bangus and tilapia in the fishpond?
commensalisms
predation
mutualism
competition
3 - Which biome grows tropical grassland with scattered individual trees and large
herbivores?
Rain forest
Savanna
Grassland
Tundra
4 - What factors do demographers used in studying population?
Birth and death rates
Migration
Cohort
Immigration
5 - The water in an estuary is
salt water only.
fresh water only.
poor in nutrients.
brackish water.
6 - Which of the following criterion is used to distinguish between two species?
Time
Reproduction
Physical traits
Geography
7 - What type of ecological succession when there is colonization of barren land by

pioneer organisms?
Quaternary Succession
Tertiary Succession
Secondary Succession
Primary Succession

8 - What can you see at the top of Mt. Pulag?
Grassland
Park
Forest
Rice field
9 - Which of the following would be a biotic factor in an ecosystem?
rainfall
bacteria
temperature
soil
10 - What type of ecological succession when there is a sequence of changes that

takes place after a community is disrupted by a volcanic eruption?
Primary succession
Tertiary Succession
11 - Which of the following is considered as a primary producer?
zooplanktons
phytoplankton
an amoeboid
an earthworm
12 - Which of the following include the others?
Population
Individual community
Ecosystem
Individual
13 - What kind of biome is prevalent in the equatorial zone of the earth, to which our
country belongs?
Tropical rainforest
Tundra
Freshwater
Taiga
14 - Which of the following would represent an ecosystem?
A lake
A prairie
A pond
all of these

15 - Which ecological unit or relationship is least related to abiotic factors?
species
symbiosis
community
population
16 - The use of products with _____________ is discourage because they contribute

to the depletion of _________.
gas - ozone
CFC's - ozone layer
CFC's - solar radiation
ozone - air
17 - What is the major role of decomposer in an ecosystem?
Make the soil fertile
Act as pollutants
Recycle nutrients
Clean the environment
18 - Which type of organism can obtain energy directly from any of the other
organisms in an ecosystem?
decomposer
producer
carnivore
herbivore
19 - Which pair of terms will most likely apply to the same organism?
Heterotroph, herbivore
Autotroph, parasite
Heterotroph, autotroph
Producer, predator
20 - Tundra means ____.
cold
dry
coniferous
treeless
21 - Which component of a stable ecosystem cannot be recycled?
energy
oxygen
nitrogen
water
22 - What is the most significant diverse ecosystem?
Tundra
Taiga
Tropical rain forest
Savanna
23 - The area inhabited by a population is known as its.
Geographic range
Population density
Age structure
Growth rate
24 - Which of these is a correct food chain?
Man<grass
Man >cow >grass
Cow >grass>man
Cow Man
25 - Which type of organism is not shown in the food chain? Grass--- mouse---
snakes---- hawk
Herbivore
Carnivore
Producers
Decomposers
Submit

Topic: Ecology
1 - Which of the following is a heterotroph?
Fern
Algae
Grasshopper
Moss
2 - What relationship exist between and a bangus and tilapia in the fishpond?
commensalisms
predation
mutualism
competition
3 - Which biome grows tropical grassland with scattered individual trees and large herbivores?
Rain forest
Savanna
Grassland
Tundra
4 - What factors do demographers used in studying population?
Birth and death rates
Migration
Cohort
Immigration
5 - The water in an estuary is

salt water only.
fresh water only.
poor in nutrients.
brackish water.
6 - Which of the following criterion is used to distinguish between two species?
Time
Reproduction
Physical traits
Geography
7 - What type of ecological succession when there is colonization of barren land by pioneer organisms?
Tertiary Succession
Primary Succession
8 - What can you see at the top of Mt. Pulag?
Grassland
Park
Forest
Rice field
9 - Which of the following would be a biotic factor in an ecosystem?
rainfall
bacteria
temperature
soil
10 - What type of ecological succession when there is a sequence of changes that takes place after a
community is disrupted by a volcanic eruption?
Primary succession
Tertiary Succession
11 - Which of the following is considered as a primary producer?
zooplanktons
phytoplankton
an amoeboid
an earthworm
12 - Which of the following include the others?
Population
Individual community
Ecosystem
Individual
13 - What kind of biome is prevalent in the equatorial zone of the earth, to which our country belongs?
Tropical rainforest
Tundra
Freshwater
Taiga
14 - Which of the following would represent an ecosystem?
A lake
A prairie
A pond
all of these
15 - Which ecological unit or relationship is least related to abiotic factors?
species
symbiosis
community
population
16 - The use of products with _____________ is discourage because they contribute to the depletion of
_________.
gas - ozone
CFC's - ozone layer
CFC's - solar radiation
ozone - air
17 - What is the major role of decomposer in an ecosystem?
Make the soil fertile
Act as pollutants
Recycle nutrients
Clean the environment
18 - Which type of organism can obtain energy directly from any of the other organisms in an
ecosystem?
decomposer
producer
carnivore
herbivore
19 - Which pair of terms will most likely apply to the same organism?
Heterotroph, herbivore
Autotroph, parasite
Heterotroph, autotroph
Producer, predator
20 - Tundra means ____.
cold
dry
coniferous
treeless
21 - Which component of a stable ecosystem cannot be recycled?
energy
oxygen
nitrogen
water
22 - What is the most significant diverse ecosystem?
Tundra
Taiga
Tropical rain forest
Savanna
23 - The area inhabited by a population is known as its.
Geographic range
Population density
Age structure
Growth rate
24 - Which of these is a correct food chain?
Man
Man >cow >grass
Cow >grass>man
Cow Man
25 - Which type of organism is not shown in the food chain? Grass--- mouse--- snakes---- hawk
Herbivore
Carnivore
Producers
Decomposers

Topic: Ecology
1 - Choose from among these heterotrophs organism that feed on partialy

decomposed tissues of plants and animals
Herbivores
Detrivores
Carnivores
Autotrophs
2 - Important abiotic factors in ecosystems include which of the following?
I. temperature
II. water
III. wind
III only
I, II, and III
I only
II and III only
3 - Predation is a relationship exemplified by ___.
A hunter shooting a duck in the forest and having it for dinner.
A tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal tract of a toddler.
A clownfish living within a sea anemone.

An orchid attached to the trunk of a Narra tree.
4 - A demographer studying a population of a particular organism would be least

likely to be engaged in which of the following?
sampling the population and determining the sex ratio
estimating how long an individual of a given age will live
measuring birth and death rates
studying courtship behavior between males and females
5 - A general characteristic of species is that
None of the above
Members are the same color and shape
Members all live in the same location
Members cannot produce hybrids with other species
6 - Abiotic factors that could affect the stability of an ecosystem could include _____.
blizzards, heat waves, and swarms of grasshoppers
droughts, floods, and heat waves
species of fish, number of decomposers, and supply of algae
hurricanes, packs of wolves, and temperature

7 - Abiotic factors that characterize a forest ecosystem include _____.
temperature and amount of available water
pH and number of heterotrophs
light and biodiversity
types of producers and decomposers
8 - ‘Biodiversity’ is described as _____.
The influence of physical factors on an environment
The way species differ from one another
The seasonal and daily changes in an environment
The range of different species in an environment
9 - Shown below is a simple food web in a grassy community. The arrow symbol
means eaten by. What would happen if all snakes are killed?
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake
Bird>Snake
Bird and frog populations would increase.
Grasshopper population would increase.
Grass population would increase.
Grasshopper and bird populations would increase.
10 - Ecology is the study of the interaction of living organisms

and the food they eat.
with each other and their habitat.
and their communities.
with each other and their physical environment
11 - Food web
is a complex food chain.
shows the animals and other biotic components in an ecosystem.
is made to easily understand the nutrient cycle.
shows the number of organisms in a habitat.
12 - Landscape ecology is best described as the study of _____.
the array of interacting species within a community.
abiotic factors and the community of species that exist in a particular area.
related arrays of ecosystems.
physiological and behavioral ways in which organisms meet the challenges of their
environment.
13 - A population in an area includes all the___
Living things in relation to their environment
Members of the same phylum
Living things

Members of the same species
14 - Primary producers are organisms that _____.
obtain energy by eating only plants
rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply
use energy they take in from the environment to convert inorganic molecules into complex
organic molecules
consume plant and animal remains and other dead matter
15 - "How does the foraging of animals on tree seeds affect the distribution and
abundance of the trees?" This question
is a valid ecological question.
All are correct.
is difficult to answer because a large experimental area would be required.
is difficult to answer because a long-term experiment would be required.
16 - Years after the lava from an erupting volcano destroyed an area, grasses
started to grow in that area. The grasses were gradually replaced by shrubs,
evergreen trees, and finally, by a feedback _____.
deforestation
ecological succession
reforestation
plant preservation

17 - Introduced species
can disrupt the balance of the natural species with which they become associated.
All are correct.
often fail to colonize the new area.
may become common enough to become pests.
18 - Acid rain occurs when _________.
sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the atmosphere.
excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere to produce acids.
phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form phosphoric acid.
carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere.
19 - Life tables are useful in determining which of the following?
I. carrying capacity
II. mortality rates
III. the fate of a cohort of newborn organisms throughout their lives
II only
I and III only
II and III only
III only

20 - A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce, a caterpillar, a small passerine bird
and a lion. A gardener arrives and sprays pesticide, killing all the caterpillars. What
can happen to the ecosystem?
The lions will eventually die.
The passerine bird will convert to herbivores.
The passerine bird will survive.
The lettuce will wilt and die.
21 - A new island formed by volcanic action may eventually become populated with
biotic communities as a result of _____.
decreased levels of carbon dioxide in the area
a decrease in the amount of organic material present
the lack of abiotic factors in the area
the process of ecological succession
22 - A stable ecosystem would not contain _____.
materials being cycled
a constant source of energy
decomposers
consumers without producers
23 - Pollution has become major problem largely because of the

Use pf renewable resources
Dependence on fossil fuels
Abundance of natural resources
Decrease in energy resources
24 - Density-dependent limiting factors include
I. Competition
II. Predation
III. Herbivory
IV. Disease
I,II,III,IV
I
I,II
I,II,III
25 - In a forest community, a shelf fungus and a slug live on the side of a decaying
tree trunk. The fungus digests and absorbs materials from the tree, while the slug
eats algae growing on the outside of the trunk. These organisms do not compete
with one another because they occupy _____.
the same niche, but different habitats
different habitats and different niches
the same niche and the same habitat
the same habitat, but different niches

Submit

Topic: Ecology
1 - Choose from among these heterotrophs organism that feed on partialy decomposed tissues of plants
and animals
Herbivores
Detrivores
Carnivores
Autotrophs
2 - Important abiotic factors in ecosystems include which of the following?
I. temperature
II. water
III. wind
III only
I, II, and III
I only
II and III only
3 - Predation is a relationship exemplified by ___.
A hunter shooting a duck in the forest and having it for dinner.
A tapeworm living in the gastrointestinal tract of a toddler.
A clownfish living within a sea anemone.
An orchid attached to the trunk of a Narra tree.
4 - A demographer studying a population of a particular organism would be least likely to be engaged in

which of the following?
sampling the population and determining the sex ratio
estimating how long an individual of a given age will live
measuring birth and death rates
studying courtship behavior between males and females
5 - A general characteristic of species is that
None of the above
Members are the same color and shape

Members all live in the same location
Members cannot produce hybrids with other species
6 - Abiotic factors that could affect the stability of an ecosystem could include _____.
blizzards, heat waves, and swarms of grasshoppers
droughts, floods, and heat waves
species of fish, number of decomposers, and supply of algae
hurricanes, packs of wolves, and temperature
7 - Abiotic factors that characterize a forest ecosystem include _____.
temperature and amount of available water
pH and number of heterotrophs
light and biodiversity
types of producers and decomposers
8 - ‘Biodiversity’ is described as _____.
The influence of physical factors on an environment
The way species differ from one another
The seasonal and daily changes in an environment
The range of different species in an environment

9 - Shown below is a simple food web in a grassy community. The arrow symbol means eaten by. What
would happen if all snakes are killed?
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake
Bird>Snake
Bird and frog populations would increase.
Grasshopper population would increase.
Grass population would increase.
Grasshopper and bird populations would increase.
10 - Ecology is the study of the interaction of living organisms
and the food they eat.
with each other and their habitat.
and their communities.
with each other and their physical environment
11 - Food web
is a complex food chain.
shows the animals and other biotic components in an ecosystem.
is made to easily understand the nutrient cycle.
shows the number of organisms in a habitat.
12 - Landscape ecology is best described as the study of _____.
the array of interacting species within a community.

abiotic factors and the community of species that exist in a particular area.
related arrays of ecosystems.
physiological and behavioral ways in which organisms meet the challenges of their environment.
13 - A population in an area includes all the___
Living things in relation to their environment
Members of the same phylum
Living things
Members of the same species
14 - Primary producers are organisms that _____.
obtain energy by eating only plants
rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply
use energy they take in from the environment to convert inorganic molecules into complex organic
molecules
consume plant and animal remains and other dead matter
15 - "How does the foraging of animals on tree seeds affect the distribution and abundance of the
trees?" This question
is a valid ecological question.
All are correct.
is difficult to answer because a large experimental area would be required.
is difficult to answer because a long-term experiment would be required.

16 - Years after the lava from an erupting volcano destroyed an area, grasses started to grow in that
area. The grasses were gradually replaced by shrubs, evergreen trees, and finally, by a feedback _____.
deforestation
ecological succession
reforestation
plant preservation
17 - Introduced species
can disrupt the balance of the natural species with which they become associated.
All are correct.
often fail to colonize the new area.
may become common enough to become pests.
18 - Acid rain occurs when _________.
sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the atmosphere.
excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere to produce acids.
phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form phosphoric acid.
carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere.
19 - Life tables are useful in determining which of the following?

I. carrying capacity
II. mortality rates
III. the fate of a cohort of newborn organisms throughout their lives
II only
I and III only
II and III only
III only
20 - A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce, a caterpillar, a small passerine bird and a lion. A
gardener arrives and sprays pesticide, killing all the caterpillars. What can happen to the ecosystem?
The lions will eventually die.
The passerine bird will convert to herbivores.
The passerine bird will survive.
The lettuce will wilt and die.
21 - A new island formed by volcanic action may eventually become populated with biotic communities
as a result of _____.
decreased levels of carbon dioxide in the area
a decrease in the amount of organic material present
the lack of abiotic factors in the area
the process of ecological succession
22 - A stable ecosystem would not contain _____.

materials being cycled
a constant source of energy
decomposers
consumers without producers
23 - Pollution has become major problem largely because of the
Use pf renewable resources
Dependence on fossil fuels
Abundance of natural resources
Decrease in energy resources
24 - Density-dependent limiting factors include
I. Competition
II. Predation
III. Herbivory
IV. Disease
I,II,III,IV
I,II
I,II,III
25 - In a forest community, a shelf fungus and a slug live on the side of a decaying tree trunk. The fungus
digests and absorbs materials from the tree, while the slug eats algae growing on the outside of the
trunk. These organisms do not compete with one another because they occupy _____.
the same niche, but different habitats
different habitats and different niches
the same niche and the same habitat
the same habitat, but different niches

Topic: Ecology
Time Limit: 25 minutes
1 - Some of the energy taken in by an organism is not available to other organisms

in a food web. Energy that is not available to other organisms in a food web is
energy that is _____.
stored in eggs produced during sexual reproduction
produced in muscle tissue during the growth of an organism
lost to the environment as heat
stored in the remains of a dead animal
2 - Which factor would have the greatest effect on the flow of energy into an
ecosystem?
a large decrease in the amount of sunlight available

a small decrease in the amount of minerals available
a large increase in the number of carnivores
a small increase in the number of decomposers
3 - What is the natural phenomenon on wherein there is continuous movement of

water from the source to the atmosphere and back?
Carbon cycle
Mineral cycle
Hydrologic cycle
Hydrogen cycle
4 - The arrows in a food chain show:
The route of food to the shops
Who needs food
The movement of energy between organisms
Heat energy being lost
5 - These are plant or animals that were first to populate a previous ecosystem
Climax community
Serial occupants
Early population
Pioneer species

6 - Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
Use of soap and detergents
Setting up flood control system
Treating waste water to prior to discharge
Desalination of sea water to potable water
7 - What is a possible consequence of eutrophication?
Less turbidity of water
Decreased toxicity of bodies of water
Water that is colorless and odorless
Significantly diminished sea harvest by fishermen
8 - Which of the following are correct statements about light in aquatic

environments?
I. Water selectively reflects and absorbs certain wavelengths of light.
II. Photosynthetic organisms that live in deep water probably utilize red light.
III. Light intensity is an important abiotic factor in limiting the distribution of

photosynthetic organisms.
II and III only
I and III only
I only
II only
9 - Two organism can be identified at belong to the same species if they can:
Eat the same kind of food
Breed in natural setting
Tolerate one another in nature
Survive together in nature
10 - The reason that organisms cannot produce populations of unlimited size is that
____.
interactions between organisms are unchanging
species rarely compete with one another
the resources of Earth are finite
there is no carrying capacity on Earth
11 - Which BEST describes the climax stage of an ecological succession?
It persist until drastic changes occur
Represents initial phases of evolution
Populated only by plants
It rapidly changes from season to season

12 - The producers in ecosystems include which of the following?
I. prokaryotes
II. algae
III. plants
I and II only
I and III only
III only
I, II, and III
13 - To lessen vehicular air pollution, the government should?
impose stiffer penalties on decade old vehicles
utilize rail transits like MRT and LRT
ban smoke - belchers on the roads
ask pedestrians to use bicycles.
14 - What kind of relationship exists when organism kills and eats another
organism?
Parasitism
Predation
Commensalism
Scavenging
15 - What is the disposal area where the solid wastes are deposited, spread in
layers, compacts and covered with soil daily?
Sanitary landfill
Open dump
Recycling dump
Incinerator
16 - What kind of relationship is exhibited by algae and fungi in lichen?
Parasitism
Competition
Symbiosis
Commensalism
17 - Which is the property of a particular species living in a particular setting together

with the role it plays in relation with other species?
Habitat
Population
Niche
Community
18 - Which of the following describes the effects of a density dependent limiting

factor?
Early rainfall triggers the explosion of a locust population

Rabbits multiply, and their food supply begins to dwindle
A forest fire kills all the pine trees in a patch of forest
Drought decimates a wheat crop
19 - The size of a mouse population in a natural ecosystem tends to remain

relatively constant due to _____.
increased numbers of decomposers
the lack of natural predators
the carrying capacity of the environment
cycling of energy
20 - Which of the following is an example of a symbiotic relationship?
Plants growing in the same rolling meadow
Humans and their pets living in the same house
Weeds clinging to the roots of trees in your backyards
Wolves working together to hunt in a pack
21 - Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in human population?
I. Immigration II. Emigration
III. Natality IV. Mortality
I and III

II and III
III and IV
I only
22 - Some bloodsucking insects insert their mouthparts directly into a blood vessel
and withdraw blood. Other bloodsucking insects have mouthparts that cut through
the skin and blood vessels and produce a small pool of blood from which they feed.
Both mouthpart types are specialized for _____.
excretion
autotrophic nutrition
heterotrophic nutrition
regulation
23 - Which of the following are important biotic factors that can affect the structure
and organization of biological communities?
Temperature, predation
predation, competition, disease
nutrient availability, soil pH, light intensity
precipitation, wind, temperature
24 - The total collection of alleles in a population at any one time
Genes
Genome
Genomics
Gene pool
25 - Which of the following best demonstrate the greenhouse principle?
A vehicle with rolled-up windows
A microwave
A solar battery-powered calculator
A heated aquarium
Submit

Topic: Ecology

1 - Some of the energy taken in by an organism is not available to other organisms in a food web. Energy
that is not available to other organisms in a food web is energy that is _____.
stored in eggs produced during sexual reproduction
produced in muscle tissue during the growth of an organism
lost to the environment as heat
stored in the remains of a dead animal
2 - Which factor would have the greatest effect on the flow of energy into an ecosystem?
a large decrease in the amount of sunlight available
a small decrease in the amount of minerals available
a large increase in the number of carnivores
a small increase in the number of decomposers
3 - What is the natural phenomenon on wherein there is continuous movement of water from the
source to the atmosphere and back?
Carbon cycle
Mineral cycle
Hydrologic cycle
Hydrogen cycle
4 - The arrows in a food chain show:
The route of food to the shops
Who needs food

The movement of energy between organisms
Heat energy being lost
5 - These are plant or animals that were first to populate a previous ecosystem
Climax community
Serial occupants
Early population
Pioneer species
6 - Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
Use of soap and detergents
Setting up flood control system
Treating waste water to prior to discharge
Desalination of sea water to potable water
7 - What is a possible consequence of eutrophication?
Less turbidity of water
Decreased toxicity of bodies of water
Water that is colorless and odorless
Significantly diminished sea harvest by fishermen

8 - Which of the following are correct statements about light in aquatic environments?
I. Water selectively reflects and absorbs certain wavelengths of light.
II. Photosynthetic organisms that live in deep water probably utilize red light.
III. Light intensity is an important abiotic factor in limiting the distribution of photosynthetic organisms.
II and III only
I and III only
I only
II only
9 - Two organism can be identified at belong to the same species if they can:
Eat the same kind of food
Breed in natural setting
Tolerate one another in nature
Survive together in nature
10 - The reason that organisms cannot produce populations of unlimited size is that ____.
interactions between organisms are unchanging
species rarely compete with one another
the resources of Earth are finite
there is no carrying capacity on Earth
11 - Which BEST describes the climax stage of an ecological succession?
It persist until drastic changes occur

Represents initial phases of evolution
It rapidly changes from season to season
12 - The producers in ecosystems include which of the following?
I. prokaryotes
II. algae
III. plants
I and II only
I and III only
III only
I, II, and III
13 - To lessen vehicular air pollution, the government should?
impose stiffer penalties on decade old vehicles
utilize rail transits like MRT and LRT
ban smoke - belchers on the roads
ask pedestrians to use bicycles.
14 - What kind of relationship exists when organism kills and eats another organism?
Parasitism
Predation
Commensalism
Scavenging
15 - What is the disposal area where the solid wastes are deposited, spread in layers, compacts and
covered with soil daily?
Sanitary landfill
Open dump
Recycling dump
Incinerator
16 - What kind of relationship is exhibited by algae and fungi in lichen?
Parasitism
Competition
Symbiosis
Commensalism
17 - Which is the property of a particular species living in a particular setting together with the role it
plays in relation with other species?
Habitat
Population
Niche
Community
18 - Which of the following describes the effects of a density dependent limiting factor?
Early rainfall triggers the explosion of a locust population
Rabbits multiply, and their food supply begins to dwindle
A forest fire kills all the pine trees in a patch of forest
Drought decimates a wheat crop
19 - The size of a mouse population in a natural ecosystem tends to remain relatively constant due to
_____.
increased numbers of decomposers
the lack of natural predators
the carrying capacity of the environment
cycling of energy
20 - Which of the following is an example of a symbiotic relationship?
Plants growing in the same rolling meadow
Humans and their pets living in the same house
Weeds clinging to the roots of trees in your backyards
Wolves working together to hunt in a pack
21 - Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in human population?
I. Immigration II. Emigration
III. Natality IV. Mortality

I and III
II and III
III and IV
I only
22 - Some bloodsucking insects insert their mouthparts directly into a blood vessel and withdraw blood.
Other bloodsucking insects have mouthparts that cut through the skin and blood vessels and produce a
small pool of blood from which they feed. Both mouthpart types are specialized for _____.
excretion
autotrophic nutrition
heterotrophic nutrition
regulation
23 - Which of the following are important biotic factors that can affect the structure and organization of
biological communities?
Temperature, predation
predation, competition, disease
nutrient availability, soil pH, light intensity
precipitation, wind, temperature
24 - The total collection of alleles in a population at any one time
Genes
Genome
Genomics
Gene pool
25 - Which of the following best demonstrate the greenhouse principle?
A vehicle with rolled-up windows
A microwave
A solar battery-powered calculator
A heated aquarium

Topic: Ecology
1 - Which statement best describes the flow of energy and the movement of
chemical compounds in an ecosystem?
Energy is transferred from organism to organism in a food chain and chemical
compounds are recycled.
Energy flows out of living organisms and is lost, while chemical compounds remain
permanently inside organisms.
Energy flows into living organisms and remains there, while chemical compounds are
transferred from organism to organism.
Chemical compounds flow in one direction in a food chain and energy is produced.
2 - Which of the following would not be included in a description of an organism’s
niche?
its number of chromosomes

the species’ preferred humidity and temperature
its trophic level
mating season
3 - Why is it difficult to dispose off high level nuclear waste?
They have short half lives

They emit radiation
They are large and bulky
They have long half lives
4 - Base your answer to the question on the passage below and on your knowledge
of biology.
Alaska: Anchorage — Birders noted a sharp increase in European starlings in

the 2005 Anchorage Christmas Bird Count. The sometimes-aggressive species is
relatively new to Alaska. Only three starlings were spotted during the 1995
Christmas bird count. Last year, there were 35. This year, birders counted 156.
The change in the starling population in Anchorage from 1995 to 2005 could have
been due to the presence of _____.
an abundant food supply

very few flowering plants
a wide variety of predators
a large population of competing species
5 - One season, there was a shortage of producers in a food web. As a result, the
number of wild boars and deer decreased. The reason that both the deer and wolf
populations declined is that _____.
producers are not as important as consumers in a food web

populations tend to stay constant in a food web
organisms in this food web are interdependent
more consumers than producers are needed to support the food web
6 - Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into the nitrogen
cycle of the biosphere?
Nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere

Living organisms quickly absorb nitrogen gas
Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric nitrogen
Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas
7 - Below represents a process that occurs in nature.
Bedrock – Mosses – Grasses – Shrubs – Forest
This can be used to illustrate the _____.
ecological succession from bare rock to stable ecosystem

effect of human intervention on a stable ecosystem
effects of reduced competition between different types of plant life
evolution of mosses to trees over 200 years
8 - All of the following statements about ecology are correct, except:
Ecology is a discipline that is independent from natural selection and evolutionary
history.
Ecology spans increasingly comprehensive levels of organization, from individuals to
ecosystems.
Ecologists may study populations and communities of organisms.
Ecology is the study of the interactions between biotic and abiotic aspects of the
environment.
9 - Which of the following levels of organization is arranged in the correct sequence
from most to least inclusive?
community, ecosystem, individual, population

individual, population, community, ecosystem
ecosystem, community, population, individual
population, ecosystem, individual, community
10 - Which of the following sea creature might be described a pelagic animal of the
aphotic zone
A deep-sea squid

An intertidal snail
A coral reef fish
A giant clam near a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
11 - Which of the following is NOT included in density-independent factors?

I. Hurricanes
II. Droughts
III. Disease
IV. Wildfires
I
III, IV
III
II
12 - Which of the following sentences about greenhouse effect is INCORRECT?
Greenhouse effect is important in maintaining the temperature of the earth.

Greenhouse effect increases the overall surface temperature of the earth.
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere which are returned to the earth’s surface.
Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green region of light from the sun.
13 - Which statement best describes the climax stage of an ecological succession?
Persists until there are drastic changes

Represents initial stages of evolution
Will change from season to season
14 - You are working for the Environmental Protection Agency considering the effect
of a potentially toxic chemical in drinking water. There is as yet no documented
scientific evidence against the chemical, but many suspect it to be a health hazard.
Using the Precautionary Principle, what would be a reasonable environmental
policy?
Caution individuals to use their own judgment in deciding whether to drink water from
a potentially contaminated area.
Establish no regulations until there are conclusive scientific studies.
Set the acceptable levels conservatively low, and keep them there unless future studies
show that they can be safely raised.
Establish a contingency fund to handle insurance claims in the event that the chemical
turns out to produce negative health effects.
15 - Which of the following best explains why farmers burn rice straw and hull during
seasons of harvest?
Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces will be available for planting next
set of crops.
Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in compounds that could neutralize acidic
soil so that more crops will grow
The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws stimulate growth and fruit
bearing of trees.
Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that act as repellant for pests which
may damage plantation.
16 - Zebra mussel populations are growing explosively in the river systems of the
central United States. The best explanation for this unchecked population growth is
that _____.
they are better adapted to the environment than competing species
a mutation caused by pollution has increased their reproductive rate
predators are too few to slow down population growth of the mussels
they muddy the water around them, making it difficult for their natural enemies to see
them
17 - In December 2004, a tsunami destroyed many of the marine organisms along
the coast of the Indian Ocean. What can be expected to happen to the ecosystem
that wasmost severely hit by the tsunami?
Ecological succession will no longer occur in this marine ecosystem.

Succession will continue in the ecosystem until one species of marine organism is
established.
The organisms in the ecosystem will become extinct.
The ecosystem will change until a new stable community is established.
18 - Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in town’s human

population?
Emigration and mortality

Immigration and mortality
Immigration and natality
Emigration and natality
19 - What will most likely occur if two different plant species compete for the same
requirements in an ecosystem?
One species may be eliminated from that ecosystem.

They will alter the environment so that they can both survive in that ecosystem.
They will usually develop different requirements.
One species may adapt to a different environment.
20 - According to the concept of competitive exclusion
Intraspecific competition results in the success of the best-adapted individuals

Two species cannot share the same niche in a community
Extinction or emmigration is the only possible result of competitive interactions
Two-species cannot coexist in the same habitat
21 - Which of the following statements about human birth and death rates in
populations is correct?
Death rates are highest in newborns and in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in
20-year-olds.
Both death rates and birth rates are highest in teenagers.
Death rates are highest in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in newborns.
Death rates are highest in middle-aged adults, whereas the birth rates are highest in
teenagers.
22 - Who wrote the “Principles of Geology”?
Darwin
Lyell
Malthus
Cuvier
23 - Decomposers are important in the environment because they _____.
can take in carbon dioxide and convert it into oxygen

release heat from large molecules so that the heat can be recycled through the
ecosystem
convert molecules of dead organisms into permanent biotic parts of an ecosystem
convert large molecules into simpler molecules that can then be recycled
24 - A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in the area, a
group of fish was separated and populated a new pond. Then they developed
differing characteristics and became a district species. Which of the following
concepts explain this speciation
Episodic isolation

Chronoscopic isolation
Behavioral isolation
Geographical isolation
25 - Why are the top predators in food chains most severely affected by pesticides
such as DDT?
They can’t adapt in the environment full of DDT

Their prey become resistant to DDT, so they are the most affected
The pesticides become concentrated on their prey
Top predators are killed directly by pesticides
Submit


Topic: Ecology
1 - Which statement best describes the flow of energy and the movement of
chemical compounds in an ecosystem?
Energy is transferred from organism to organism in a food chain and chemical
compounds are recycled.
Energy flows out of living organisms and is lost, while chemical compounds remain
permanently inside organisms.
Energy flows into living organisms and remains there, while chemical compounds are
transferred from organism to organism.
Chemical compounds flow in one direction in a food chain and energy is produced.
2 - Which of the following would not be included in a description of an organism’s

niche?
its number of chromosomes

the species’ preferred humidity and temperature
its trophic level
mating season
3 - Why is it difficult to dispose off high level nuclear waste?
They have short half lives

They emit radiation
They are large and bulky
They have long half lives
4 - Base your answer to the question on the passage below and on your knowledge
of biology.
Alaska: Anchorage — Birders noted a sharp increase in European starlings in

the 2005 Anchorage Christmas Bird Count. The sometimes-aggressive species is
relatively new to Alaska. Only three starlings were spotted during the 1995
Christmas bird count. Last year, there were 35. This year, birders counted 156.
The change in the starling population in Anchorage from 1995 to 2005 could have
been due to the presence of _____.
an abundant food supply

very few flowering plants
a wide variety of predators
a large population of competing species
5 - One season, there was a shortage of producers in a food web. As a result, the
number of wild boars and deer decreased. The reason that both the deer and wolf
populations declined is that _____.
producers are not as important as consumers in a food web

populations tend to stay constant in a food web
organisms in this food web are interdependent
more consumers than producers are needed to support the food web
6 - Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into the nitrogen
cycle of the biosphere?
Nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere

Living organisms quickly absorb nitrogen gas
Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric nitrogen
Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas
7 - Below represents a process that occurs in nature.
Bedrock – Mosses – Grasses – Shrubs – Forest
This can be used to illustrate the _____.
ecological succession from bare rock to stable ecosystem

effect of human intervention on a stable ecosystem
effects of reduced competition between different types of plant life
evolution of mosses to trees over 200 years
8 - All of the following statements about ecology are correct, except:
Ecology is a discipline that is independent from natural selection and evolutionary
history.
Ecology spans increasingly comprehensive levels of organization, from individuals to
ecosystems.
Ecologists may study populations and communities of organisms.
Ecology is the study of the interactions between biotic and abiotic aspects of the
environment.
9 - Which of the following levels of organization is arranged in the correct sequence

from most to least inclusive?
community, ecosystem, individual, population

individual, population, community, ecosystem
ecosystem, community, population, individual
population, ecosystem, individual, community
10 - Which of the following sea creature might be described a pelagic animal of the
aphotic zone
A deep-sea squid

An intertidal snail
A coral reef fish
A giant clam near a deep-sea hydrothermal vent
11 - Which of the following is NOT included in density-independent factors?

I. Hurricanes
II. Droughts
III. Disease
IV. Wildfires
I
III, IV
III
II
12 - Which of the following sentences about greenhouse effect is INCORRECT?
Greenhouse effect is important in maintaining the temperature of the earth.

Greenhouse effect increases the overall surface temperature of the earth.
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere which are returned to the earth’s surface.
Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green region of light from the sun.
13 - Which statement best describes the climax stage of an ecological succession?
Persists until there are drastic changes

Represents initial stages of evolution
Will change from season to season
14 - You are working for the Environmental Protection Agency considering the effect
of a potentially toxic chemical in drinking water. There is as yet no documented
scientific evidence against the chemical, but many suspect it to be a health hazard.
Using the Precautionary Principle, what would be a reasonable environmental
policy?
Caution individuals to use their own judgment in deciding whether to drink water from
a potentially contaminated area.
Establish no regulations until there are conclusive scientific studies.
Set the acceptable levels conservatively low, and keep them there unless future studies
show that they can be safely raised.
Establish a contingency fund to handle insurance claims in the event that the chemical
turns out to produce negative health effects.
15 - Which of the following best explains why farmers burn rice straw and hull during
seasons of harvest?
Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces will be available for planting next
set of crops.
Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in compounds that could neutralize acidic
soil so that more crops will grow
The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws stimulate growth and fruit
bearing of trees.
Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that act as repellant for pests which
may damage plantation.
16 - Zebra mussel populations are growing explosively in the river systems of the
central United States. The best explanation for this unchecked population growth is
that _____.
they are better adapted to the environment than competing species
a mutation caused by pollution has increased their reproductive rate
predators are too few to slow down population growth of the mussels
they muddy the water around them, making it difficult for their natural enemies to see
them
17 - In December 2004, a tsunami destroyed many of the marine organisms along
the coast of the Indian Ocean. What can be expected to happen to the ecosystem
that wasmost severely hit by the tsunami?
Ecological succession will no longer occur in this marine ecosystem.

Succession will continue in the ecosystem until one species of marine organism is
established.
The organisms in the ecosystem will become extinct.
The ecosystem will change until a new stable community is established.
18 - Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in town’s human

population?
Emigration and mortality

Immigration and mortality
Immigration and natality
Emigration and natality
19 - What will most likely occur if two different plant species compete for the same
requirements in an ecosystem?
One species may be eliminated from that ecosystem.

They will alter the environment so that they can both survive in that ecosystem.
They will usually develop different requirements.
One species may adapt to a different environment.
20 - According to the concept of competitive exclusion
Intraspecific competition results in the success of the best-adapted individuals

Two species cannot share the same niche in a community
Extinction or emmigration is the only possible result of competitive interactions
Two-species cannot coexist in the same habitat
21 - Which of the following statements about human birth and death rates in
populations is correct?
Death rates are highest in newborns and in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in
20-year-olds.
Both death rates and birth rates are highest in teenagers.
Death rates are highest in the elderly, whereas birth rates are highest in newborns.
Death rates are highest in middle-aged adults, whereas the birth rates are highest in
teenagers.
22 - Who wrote the “Principles of Geology”?
Darwin
Lyell
Malthus
Cuvier
23 - Decomposers are important in the environment because they _____.
can take in carbon dioxide and convert it into oxygen

release heat from large molecules so that the heat can be recycled through the
ecosystem
convert molecules of dead organisms into permanent biotic parts of an ecosystem
convert large molecules into simpler molecules that can then be recycled
24 - A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in the area, a
group of fish was separated and populated a new pond. Then they developed
differing characteristics and became a district species. Which of the following
concepts explain this speciation
Episodic isolation

Chronoscopic isolation
Behavioral isolation
Geographical isolation
25 - Why are the top predators in food chains most severely affected by pesticides
such as DDT?
They can’t adapt in the environment full of DDT

Their prey become resistant to DDT, so they are the most affected
The pesticides become concentrated on their prey
Top predators are killed directly by pesticides

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Biochemical pathways

Food web

Fossil cycle

Nutrition cycle

2 - Ozone depletion in the atmosphere has been caused by

biological magnification.

soil erosion.

3 - The following are factors that affect climate change, EXCEPT:

Human population growth

Hydraulic theory

Water condensation

Water manipulation

5 - The most common kind of dispersion in nature is _____.

6 - Similarity in structure due to common ancestry is called

Converging evolution

environmental carrying capacity

decreasing competition

excessive dissolved oxygen

the depth of water

decomposers in the soil

carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

heat energy released by carnivores

photosynthetic organisms

9 - The area inhabited by a population is known as its

geographic range.

growth rate.

age structure.

population density.

successful use.

sustainable development.

12 - The process illustrated in the sequence below occurs constantly in the

X – converts – organic wastes – into – compounds usable by plants

Which type of organism is most likely represented by X?

deciduous forest

14 - Organisms that are able to manufacture organic nutrients from substances in

15 - Seasonal migration is an example of a (an)__ response?

17 - One example of density-independent limiting factor is _____.

18 - Some bacteria are classified as saprophytes because they ___.

have hydrolytic enzymes

undergo photosynthesis

feed on other living things

feed on dead organic matter

20 - The biogeographic realms described by Darwin, Wallace, and others are

precipitation and temperature

light intensity

continental drift

ozone layer

22 - The following are biotic factors, EXCEPT:

amount of soil erosion

availability of water

level of atmospheric oxygen

activity of decomposers

25 - The following are abiotic factors, EXCEPT:

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