Test Bank for Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 9th Edition by Anna Sher and Manuel Molles

TEST BANK FOR ECOLOGY, CONCEPTS AND APPLIC
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ATIONS 8TH EDITION BY MANUEL C. MOLLES
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,TablevfofvfContents

1. Introduction:vfEcologyvfandv f thevfScientificvfMethod
2. LifevfonvfLand

3. Lifevfinv f Water

4. Temperaturev f Relations

5. WatervfRelations
6. Energyv f andv f NutrientvfRelations

7. Populationv f Distributionvfandvf Abundance

8. Populationv f Dynamics

9. Populationv f Growth
10. Populationv f Regulation

11. LifevfHistories

12. SpeciesvfInteractions:vfCompetition

13. SpeciesvfInteractions:vfPredationvfandv f Herbivory
14. SpeciesvfInteractions:vfParasitismvfandv f Mutualism

15. SpeciesvfInteractions:vfCommunityv f Structure

16. SpeciesvfAbundancevf andv f Diversity

17. Primaryv f Production
18. Secondaryv f Production
19. EnergyvfFlowvfandvfFoodvfWebs

20. Nutrientv f Cycling

21. SuccessionvfandvfStability
22. Biogeography

23. GlobalvfEcologyvfandvfHumanvfImpacts

,Chaptervf1:vfIntroductionvftovfEcology
Q1.vfEcologyvfisvfbestvfdefinedvfas:
A. Thevfstudyvfofvfanimalvfbehavior
B. Thevfstudyvfofvfthevfinteractionsvfbetweenvforganismsvfandvftheirvfenvironment
C. Thevfstudyvfofvfenvironmentalvfactivism
D. Thevfclassificationvfofvforganisms
Answer:vfB
Rationale:vfEcologyvfisvfthevfscientificvfstudyvfofvfinteractionsvfbetweenvforganism
svfandvfbothvfthevfbioticvfandvfabioticvfenvironment.


Q2.vfWhichvfofvfthevf followingvfisvfanvfabioticvffactor?
A. Competition
B. Predation
C. SoilvfpH
D. Parasitism
Answer:vfC
Rationale:vfAbioticvffactorsvfarevfnon-
livingvfcomponentsvfofvfecosystemsvf(light,vfpH,vftemperature).



Q3.vfThevfultimatevfsourcevfofvfenergyvfdrivingvfmostvf ecosystemsvfis:
A. Wind
B. Water
C. Sunlight
D. Organicvfmatter
Answer:vfC
Rationale:vfSolarvfenergyvfpowersvfphotosynthesis,vfformingvfthevfbasevfofvfmostvfecosys
tems.

, Q4.v f Whichvfecologicalvflevelvfexaminesvfenergyvfflowvfandvfnutrientvfcycling?
A. Population
B. Community
C. Ecosystem
D. Organism

Answer:vfC
Rationale:vfEcosystemvfecologyvffocusesvfonvf energyvfandvfnutrientvd
f ynamics.




Q5.vfWhichvfofvf thevf followingvfbestvfdescribesvfanv f ecologicalvfniche?
A. Physicalvfhabitatvfonly
B. Thevfrolevfanvforganismvfplaysvfinvf itsvfenvironment
C. Avfpopulation’svfgrowthvfrate
D. Avffoodvfweb
Answer:vfB
Rationale:vfAvfnichevfincludesvfhabitat,vfresourcesvfused,vfandvfinteractionsvfwithvf
othervforganisms.


Q6.vfWhichvfofvfthesevfscientistsvfcontributedvfsignificantlyvftovfthevfdevelopmen
tvfofvfmodernvfecology?
A. Newton
B. Darwin
C. Mendel
D. Curie

Answer:vfB
Rationale:vfDarwinvfemphasizedvfnaturalvfselectionvfandvfadaptation,vfcentralvftov
fecologicalvfstudies.