Name: Class: Date: 1D: A CCR Biology - Chapter 14 Practice Test - Summer 2012 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Zebras live on the savannas of Africa. A watering hole on the savanna would be part of a zebra’s a, biotic factors. b. niche. c, habitat, d. behavior. ___ 2. When two species compete for the same resource, they sometimes divide this resource. This is an example of a, niche partitioning. b. niche partitioning. ¢. evolutionary response. d. ecological equivalence. ‘The mantella frog and poison dart frog occupy similar niches in similar habitats in different parts of the world, Because of this, they are considered to be a, competitors. b. the same species. ¢, interacting populations. d. ecological equivalents. ____ 4, Hawks and foxes compete to eat field mice. This is a form of interspecific competition, competitive exclusion. ¢. intraspecific predation. d. random dispersion. oe 5. What word or phrase would be most appropriate opposite "Commensalism" under "Organism 2' a. may die over time b. neither benefits nor is harmed ©. benefits d. is harmed Which of these is an example of parasitism? a. Allion defends its territory. b. A squirrel stores food in a tree hole. A leech feeds on a host's blood. A polar bear kills and eats a seal. BosID: A . To measure population density, you must divide the number of individuals living in a defined space by the a. perimeter of the area, b. area of the space. ¢. birth and death rates. d. carrying capacity. . Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called a. clumped dispersion. b. uniform dispersion c. random dispersion. d. type I dispersion. . Which type of organism would be most likely to have a type II survivorship curve? a. one that protects and cares for its young b. one that preys on small mammals ¢. one that is preyed upon throughout its life d, one that has high birth and infant mortality rates . Which of the following will increase the size of a population’? a. emigration and deaths b. immigration and deaths €. emigration and births d. immigration and births Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor? a. unusual weather b, unusual weather ¢. human activities 4. competition + What type of population growth is shown in the graph? GROWTH Number of Dophain eseeeeEees a. logistic growth b. exponential growth c. density-dependent growth d. carrying capacity growthName: 14. 16, 17. ID: A Hawaii's lush tropical forests arose from a process of a, succession. b. predation ©. regeneration. 4d. destruction Pioneer species are the first a, trees to grow in an area that has been disturbed. b. trees that replace the original trees after a forest fire. ¢. organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas. d. organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas. ‘The reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil is intact is called a primary succession, b. secondary succession. ¢. pioneer succession. 4d. symbiotic succession, ‘The European red squirrel population is declining due to competition with the North American gray squirrel. Most likely, what will eventually happen to the red squirrel’? a, Tt will win its competition with the gray squirrel b. Iwill be an ecological equivalent of the gray squirrel. c. Itwill become extinct. d. [twill move to a different community. Some species of ants live in acacia trees, gaining a place to live and also protecting the plant. In which "Example" box below, would this example be correctly placed? the first box the second box the third box both the first and second boxes eese The white-tailed deer and the kangaroo are both large herbivorous mammals that occupy similar niches but live on different continents. They are an example of a. ecological equivalents. b. competito ©. niche partitioning. d. competitive exclusion.Name: ID: A 19. A herd of caribou has more births than deaths and more immigration than emigration. What will most likely happen to the size of the herd? a, Itwill increase. b. It will decrease ¢. Itwill increase, and then decrease. dd. Tewill stay the same, 20. In 1988 several large forest fires occurred in Yellowstone National Park. What process occurred after these fires? a. primary succession b. secondary succession ©. pioneer succession d. symbiotic succession 21. Which statement is most likely true about the Daphnia population shown in the graph? DAPHNIA POPULATION GROWTH 2. >| 3 = FIG, 14.2 a. Ithas reached its carrying capacity. b. thas a large food supply. c. Ithasa large food supply. d. [twill level off during day 8. 22. ns eat zebras. Zebras are part of the lion's biotic factors. ecological niche. local habitat. abiotic conditions. a, b. 9: d. 23. Parasitism is most similar to a. _ interspecific competition b. motualism. ©. commensalism. d. predation. ____ 24. Fourteen beavers live in a pond with an area of 2 square kilometers. What is the population density of the beavers? a, 7 beavers per square kilometer b. 7 beavers per square kilometer c. 16 beavers per square kilometer d. 28 beavers per square kilometerName: 25. 26. 27. 29, 30. 1D: A An alder tree is not a pioneer species because alder trees are a form of lichen. it is not one of the trees that make up the final forest. smaller organisms come before trees in succession pioneer species are always animals, Bese Which of these is a density-independent limiting factor? a. any increase in population b. the introduction of a parasite c. a decrease in predators dd. anearthquake ‘The new island of Surtsey was formed near Iceland by a series of voleanic eruptions, Which of these processes occurred first on Surtsey’? a. A complex ecosystem developed. b. Volcanic rock broke down into soil, cc. Plants grew on the island. d. Animals moved onto the island Many endoparasites lack complex digestive systems. Which is the most likely reason for this? a. Endoparasites eat only plants, which are easy to digest. b. Endoparasites do not usually kill their hosts. c. _Endoparasites feed on food already digested by the host. d. Endoparasites live only inside their hosts, not outside. What might happen if an organism with type III survivorship were introduced into a new environment with no predators? a. It would become extinct. b, Its survivorship would change to type I. ¢. Its population would inerease rapidly. d. Its birth rate would decrease Bobcats are generally solitary and establish (erritories of a certain size where they hunt for food. What type of population dispersion would you expect bobcats to have? clumped dispersion uniform dispersion random dispersion competitive dispersion eeseCCR Biology - Chapter 14 Practice Test - Summer 2012 [Answer Strip] Atm ci —B_ 15. —c_16 AL 17. A_ 18 AL 19. 225 —D_ 2%. —B_ 20. —B_ 27. —B_ 21 =G 98 c_ 29 —B_ 22. B_ 30, D_ 23. A 24.