CCR Biology - Chapter 14 Practice Test - Summer 2012
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1 Name: Class: Date: 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. c. evolutionary response. d. ecological equivalence. 3. 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. c. interacting populations. d. ecological equivalents. 4. Hawks and foxes compete to eat field mice. This is a form of a. interspecific competition. b. competitive exclusion. c. intraspecific predation. d. random dispersion. 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 c. benefits d. is harmed 6. Which of these is an example of parasitism? a. A lion defends its territory. b. A squirrel stores food in a tree hole. c. A leech feeds on a host's blood. d. A polar bear kills and eats a seal. 1
2 Name: 7. 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. c. birth and death rates. d. carrying capacity. 8. 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. 9. 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 c. one that is preyed upon throughout its life d. one that has high birth and infant mortality rates 10. Which of the following will increase the size of a population? a. emigration and deaths b. immigration and deaths c. emigration and births d. immigration and births 11. Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor? a. unusual weather b. unusual weather c. human activities d. competition 12. What type of population growth is shown in the graph? a. logistic growth b. exponential growth c. density-dependent growth d. carrying capacity growth 2
3 Name: 13. Hawaii's lush tropical forests arose from a process of a. succession. b. predation. c. regeneration. d. destruction. 14. 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. c. organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas. d. organisms to live in previously uninhabited areas. 15. The reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil is intact is called a. primary succession. b. secondary succession. c. pioneer succession. d. symbiotic succession. 16. 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. It will win its competition with the gray squirrel. b. It will be an ecological equivalent of the gray squirrel. c. It will become extinct. d. It will move to a different community. 17. 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? a. the first box b. the second box c. the third box d. both the first and second boxes 18. 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. competitors. c. niche partitioning. d. competitive exclusion. 3
4 Name: 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. It will increase. b. It will decrease. c. It will increase, and then decrease. d. It will 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 c. pioneer succession d. symbiotic succession 21. Which statement is most likely true about the Daphnia population shown in the graph? a. It has reached its carrying capacity. b. It has a large food supply. c. It has a large food supply. d. It will level off during day Lions eat zebras. Zebras are part of the lion's a. biotic factors. b. ecological niche. c. local habitat. d. abiotic conditions. 23. Parasitism is most similar to a. interspecific competition. b. mutualism. c. 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 4
5 Name: 25. An alder tree is not a pioneer species because a. alder trees are a form of lichen. b. it is not one of the trees that make up the final forest. c. smaller organisms come before trees in succession. d. pioneer species are always animals. 26. 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 d. an earthquake 27. The new island of Surtsey was formed near Iceland by a series of volcanic eruptions. Which of these processes occurred first on Surtsey? a. A complex ecosystem developed. b. Volcanic rock broke down into soil. c. Plants grew on the island. d. Animals moved onto the island. 28. 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. 29. 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. c. Its population would increase rapidly. d. Its birth rate would decrease. 30. Bobcats are generally solitary and establish territories of a certain size where they hunt for food. What type of population dispersion would you expect bobcats to have? a. clumped dispersion b. uniform dispersion c. random dispersion d. competitive dispersion 5
6 CCR Biology - Chapter 14 Practice Test - Summer 2012 Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_14 STA: KY ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_22 STA: KY KY KY ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_30 STA: KY ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_38 STA: KY KY KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_46 6. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_54 STA: KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_62 8. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_70 9. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_79 STA: KY KY KY KY KY KY ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_87 STA: KY KY KY KY ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_103 STA: KY KY KY KY KY KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_ ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_111 STA: KY KY KY KY ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_119 1
7 15. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level A REF: act0976aaf18007e18e_127 STA: KY ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_22 STA: KY KY KY KY ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_46 STA: KY KY ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_ ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_87 STA: KY KY KY KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_127 STA: KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_95 STA: KY KY KY KY KY KY KY KY KY KY KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_ ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_38 STA: KY ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_ ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_ ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_103 STA: KY KY KY KY KY KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_111 STA: KY KY ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_54 STA: KY ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_79 STA: KY KY KY KY KY KY ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Level B REF: act0976aaf18007e18f_70 2
8 CCR Biology - Chapter 14 Practice Test - Summer 2012 [Answer Strip] _ B 7. _ A 13. _ A 19. _ C 25. _ C 1. _ B 8. _ C 14. _ B 20. _ D 26. _ A 2. _ C 9. _ B 15. _ B 27. _ B 21. _ D 3. _ D 10. _ C 16. _ C 28. _ A 4. _ D 11. _ A 17. _ C 29. _ B 5. _ B 12. _ B 22. _ B 30. _ A 18. _ D 23. _ C 6. _ A 24.
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