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Chapterg1:gThegWebgofgLife

TESTgBANKgQUESTIONS

MultiplegChoice

1. Whatgisgonegreasongthatgamphibiansgaregespeciallyggoodgbiologicalgindicatorsgo
fgenvironmentalgconditions?
a. Theyglivegingbothgterrestrialgandgaquaticgenvironments.
b. Itgisgdifficultgforgpollutantsgtogpassgthroughgtheirgskin.
c. Theygaregdeclininggingnumber.
d. Theygcangtolerateghighglevelsgofgpollution.
Answer:ga
TextbookgReference:gDeformitygandgDeclinegingAmphibiangPopulations:gAgCasegStudy
LearninggObjective:gNotgaligned
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding

2. ThegecologicalgstudygofgthegeffectgofgRibeiroiagandgpesticidesgongfroggpopulation
sgsuggestsgthatgallgofgthesegstatementsgaboutgthegstudygofgecologygaregtruegexceptgth
at
a. itgdescribesghowgorganismsgaffectgthegenvironment.
b. itgdescribesghowgthegenvironmentgaffectsgorganisms.
c. itgstudiesghowgbioticgandgabioticgfactorsgaffectgeachgother.
d. humansgaregnotgpartgofgitsgsubjectgmatter.
Answer:gd
TextbookgReference:g1.1gEventsgingthegnaturalgworldgareginterconnected.
LearninggObjective:g 1.1.1gExplainghowginteractionsgbetweengorganismsgandgtheirgenviro
nmentgcangaffectgothergorganismsgandgpotentiallygleadgtogunexpectedgconsequences.gBloo
m’sgLevel:g3.gApplying

3. WestgNilegvirusgcangbegconsideredgangexamplegofgangunintendedgconsequencego
fgecologicalginteractionsgbecausegit
a. originatedgingAfrica.
b. isgtransmittedgbygmosquitoes.
c. emergedgduegtoghumangimpactsgongthegenvironment.
d. isgincreasinggrapidlygduegtogagrisegingtrematodegpopulations.
Answer:gc
TextbookgReference:g1.1gEventsgingthegnaturalgworldgareginterconnected.
LearninggObjective:g1.1.1gExplainghowginteractionsgbetweengorganismsgandgtheirgenviron
mentgcangaffectgothergorganismsgandgpotentiallygleadgtogunexpectedgconsequences.gBloom
’sgLevel:g3.gApplying

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4. Ing1878,gsealghuntersgintroducedgrabbitsgtogMacquariegIsland,gbetweengAustraliagand
gAntarctica.gThegrabbitgpopulationgsoaredgandgthegMyxomagvirusgwasgthengintroducedg
togkillgoffgrabbits.gItgworked,gbutgthegislands’gcats,gwhichghadgdependedgongthegrabbitsg
forgfood,gbegangeatinggseabirdsginstead.gTogsavegthegseabirds,gscientistsgstartedgagprogra
mgtogkillgoffgthegcats.gTwenty-
fourgyearsglater,ging2009,gthegrabbitgpopulationghadgexplodedgagain,gandgrabbitsgweregr
avaginggnativegplantgspeciesgandgdevastatinggthegisland’sgecosystem.gThisgstorygappear
sgtogbegangexamplegof
a. sound,gresponsiblegecologicalgmanagement.
b. unintendedgecologicalgconsequences.
c. predictablegbutgunavoidablegconsequences.
d. agseriesgofgcatastrophesgresultinggfromgrandomgchance.
Answer:gd
TextbookgReference:g1.1gEventsgingthegnaturalgworldgareginterconnected.
LearninggObjective:g1.1.1gExplainghowginteractionsgbetweengorganismsgandgtheirgenviron
mentgcangaffectgothergorganismsgandgpotentiallygleadgtogunexpectedgconsequences.gBloom
’sgLevel:g4.gAnalyzing

5. WhatgevidencegledgRuthgandgSessionsgtogconcludegthatgparasitesgcouldgbegthegcauseg
ofgsomegofgthegdeformitiesgingthegfrogsgfoundgingthegpondsgofgNortherngCalifornia?
a. Nonegofgthegdeformedgfrogsgfoundgingthegpondsgwereginfectedgwithgthegparasites.
b. Theygdirectlygobservedgthegparasitesgcausinggthegdeformities.
c. Glassgbeadsgplacedgneargtheglocationgofglimbgdevelopmentgingtadpolesgmimickedgth
egeffectgofgparasitesgandgcausedgdeformities.
d. Deformitiesgingthegfrogsgoccurredgingnaturegbutgnotgingtheglaboratory.
Answer:gc
TextbookgReference:g1.1gEventsgingthegnaturalgworldgareginterconnected.
LearninggObjective:gNotgaligned
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding

6. Ingadditiongtogthegfrogsgthemselves,gwhichgorganismsgactgasghostsgforgthegflatwormgth
atghasgbeenglinkedgtogdeformitiesgingfrogs?
a. Birdsgandgsnails
b. Snailsgandgturtles
c. Turtlesgandgbirds
d. Snailsgandgclams
Answer:ga
TextbookgReference:g1.1gEventsgingthegnaturalgworldgareginterconnected.
LearninggObjective:gNotgaligned
Bloom’sgLevel:g1.gRemembering

7. Refergtogthegfigure.




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ThegfiguregisgbasedgongJohnson’sgexperimentgongthegeffectsgofgtrematodegparasitesgongta
dpoles.gWhichgstatementgbestgdescribesgthegcontrolggroupgingthegexperiment?
a. Tadpolesgwereggrowngingthegabsencegofgtrematodegparasites.
b. Tadpolesgweregallowedgtoggrowgingnetsgingtheirgnaturalgenvironment.
c. Tadpolesgwereggrowngingthegpresencegofgonlygonegtrematodegparasite.
d. Tadpolesgwereggrowngingagtankgingwhichgthegconcentrationgofgtrematodegparasitesgwa
sgsimilargtogthegparasitegconcentrationgofgpondsgingwhichgdeformedgfrogsgweregfound.g
Answer:ga
TextbookgReference:g1.1gEventsgingthegnaturalgworldgareginterconnected.
LearninggObjective:gNotgaligned
Bloom’sgLevel:g2.gUnderstanding

8. Refergtogthegfigure.




ThegfiguregisgbasedgongJohnson’sgexperimentgongthegeffectsgofgtrematodegparasitesgongta
dpoles.gWhichgclaimgisgsupportedgbygthegfigure?




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