Biology 301 Exam 4 Review questions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
A species that affects communities by influencing the
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structure of a habitat is called a(n) ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Ecosystem Engineer |\ |\
Biologists have catalogued all the species on earth,
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except for a few rare species in remote tropical areas. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False! |\ |\
Boundaries between communities in which there is rapid
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replacement of species belonging to one community by |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
those belonging to another are called __________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ecotones |\ |\
Ecologists tend to refer to the indirect effects of
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consumer-resource interactions as they extend through |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
additional trophic levels of the community as a __________.
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Trophic Cascade
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Herbivores, large and small, are all referred to as
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__________ consumers. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Primary
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, Organisms that feed at more than one trophic level are
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called __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Omnivors
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Robert H. Whittaker, in a study of plant distributions in
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, provided
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considerable support for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
concept of open communities |\ |\ |\
__________ is a measure of the time it takes after a
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disturbance for a community to return to its original state. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Resilience
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__________ is a measure of the ability of a system to resist
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maintain a particular structure despite change of outside
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influences - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stability |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following correctly pairs related concepts? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Holistic concept, closed
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community
- Individualistic concept, open community
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When energy and nutrients follow many different,
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interconnected paths through the ecosystem, this is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
referred to as a __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Food
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A species that affects communities by influencing the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
structure of a habitat is called a(n) ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Ecosystem Engineer |\ |\
Biologists have catalogued all the species on earth,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
except for a few rare species in remote tropical areas. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False! |\ |\
Boundaries between communities in which there is rapid
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
replacement of species belonging to one community by |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
those belonging to another are called __________. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ecotones |\ |\
Ecologists tend to refer to the indirect effects of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consumer-resource interactions as they extend through |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
additional trophic levels of the community as a __________.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Trophic Cascade
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Herbivores, large and small, are all referred to as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
__________ consumers. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Primary
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Organisms that feed at more than one trophic level are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
called __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Omnivors
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Robert H. Whittaker, in a study of plant distributions in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, provided
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
considerable support for: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
concept of open communities |\ |\ |\
__________ is a measure of the time it takes after a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disturbance for a community to return to its original state. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Resilience
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__________ is a measure of the ability of a system to resist
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
maintain a particular structure despite change of outside
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
influences - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stability |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following correctly pairs related concepts? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Holistic concept, closed
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
community
- Individualistic concept, open community
|\ |\ |\ |\
When energy and nutrients follow many different,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
interconnected paths through the ecosystem, this is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
referred to as a __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Food
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