Ecology Test 2

Front 1

which of the following would NOT be considered a social interaction

Back 1

a lion stalking a gazelle

Front 2

which of the following is an example of intrasexual selection

Back 2

male bighorn fighting each other for access to a female

Front 3

in the experiment dealing with sexual selection in guppies, after predators were introduced

Back 3

the number of color spots on males increased in the low predation environment while spot number decreased in high predation environment

Front 4

in the experiment dealing with mate choice in scorpion flies

Back 4

small scorpion flied had the lowest mating success

Front 5

Eusocial animals are highly social animals that include which of the following

Back 5

division of individuals into repro/non-reproduc.

indiv. of more than one generation living together

cooperative care of young

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Front 6

which of the following are cooperative breeding behaviors

Back 6

defense of territory or young

preparing or maintaining nest or den

Front 7

cooperative breeding would likely be seen when

Back 7

two of these

Front 8

sexual selection is possible in plants

Back 8

true

Front 9

lion prides show cooperative breeding because

Back 9

1. females protect their young from predators and outside male coalitions

2. food that some of the members of the group obtain is shared among the group members and the young

Front 10

which of the following about Eusocial structure is true

Back 10

there is high genetic relatedness among colony members

Front 11

which ecological application increases the complexity of the captive environment to help captive animals retain behaviors critical to their survival in the wild

Back 11

environmental enrichment

Front 12

the main characteristics of a pop include

Back 12

size, shape and location of the area the population occupies

- total # of individuals or biomass of a species within its distribution area

Front 13

which of the following is an example of climate patterns having strong effects on the distribution of a species

Back 13

all of the above

(kangaroos, tiger beetles, collared doves)

Front 14

which statement are (is) FALSE regarding the study of barnacles along an intertidal exposure gradient

Back 14

barnacles that typically live at middle to lower zones are unable to live at upper zones due to the competition

Front 15

organisms with clumped distributions have higher probabilities of being found in some areas more than others

Back 15

True

Front 16

what is true about the distribution of tropical bee colonies

Back 16

aggressive colonies are distributed in a regular pattern

non-aggressive colonies are distributed in a random pattern

Front 17

large scale distribution generally have which type of distribution

Back 17

clumped

Front 18

the relationship b/w animal size and pop density is

Back 18

negative

Front 19

the relationship b/w plant size and pop density is

Back 19

negative

Front 20

a species with which combination of factors would have the highest vulnerability to extinction?

Back 20

restricted geographic range, narrow habitat tolerance and small local pop

Front 21

which is NOT a factor that will likely influence the rate of dispersal

Back 21

all of the above are

(seed design, lifespan, habitat availability, size)

Front 22

an example of dispersal would include all of the following EXCEPT

Back 22

all of the above

Front 23

which of the following is likely to have high dispersal rate

Back 23

a robin

Front 24

which statement is false about dispersal

Back 24

all of the above are true

Front 25

which type of life table is based on recording the age of death of a large # of individuals

Back 25

static life table

Front 26

species that produce thousands of offspring at once with the hope that a small % will survive to reproductive age follow

Back 26

type 3 survivorship

Front 27

species that have a constant probability of mortality throughout their lives follow

Back 27

type 3 survivorship

Front 28

which of the following would increase population growth

Back 28

birth

immigration

Front 29

which country will show the most rapid increase in pop growth

Back 29

Nigeria

(pyramid shaped graph)

Front 30

which life table is based on tracking a group of individuals born at the same time

Back 30

cohort life table

Front 31

which if NOT one of the conditions that could lead to exponential growth in a pop

Back 31

colonizing an area that experiences frequent disturbances ( flash flood areas)

Front 32

the logistics growth model differs from geometric and exponential growth models b/c it incorporates limits based on

Back 32

carrying capacity

Front 33

how does the geometric growth model differ from the exponential growth model

Back 33

pop growth rate does not change over time

Front 34

the carrying capacity of a pop is best described as

Back 34

the # of organisms that the combination of biotic and abiotic factors allow to exist in an area

Front 35

when you look at the distribution of humans, where is the highest concentration of human located

Back 35

Asia

Front 36

which of the following does not represent a characteristic associated with the life history of an organism

Back 36

all of the above

Front 37

in darter species which of the following are TRUE about their life histories

Back 37

female size is positive correlated to number of eggs

egg diameter is negatively correlated to number of eggs

Front 38

which plant growth form produces the largest seeds

Back 38

climbers (vines)

Front 39

which mode of seed dispersal mode in plants is described as seed gathered by mammals and stored in caches?

Back 39

scatterhoarded

Front 40

which mode of seed dispersal produces the largest seeds

Back 40

vertebrate dispersal (eaten)

Front 41

in pumpkinseed fish study, which of the following did the researchers conclude

Back 41

ratio of adult to juvenile survivorship did not vary across the five lakes

there was no relationship b/w adult:juvenile survivorship and age to maturity

Front 42

which is a life history classification based on natural selection favoring more efficient use of resources

Back 42

K- selective

Front 43

in grasses, seedlings grown from larger seeds show a lower rate of recuitment

Back 43

FALSE

Front 44

an r- selective species would have which of the following characteristics

Back 44

many small offspring

Front 45

k - selective species would have which of the following characteristics

Back 45

a low intrinsic rate of growth

superior competitive ability

Front 46

which type of plant life history is described as plants that dominate under conditions of high disturbance and low stress

Back 46

ruderals

Front 47

which of the following is described as one large reproductive event followed by death

Back 47

semelparity

Front 48

which type of plant history is described as plants that dominate under conditions of low disturbance and low stress

Back 48

competitive plants

Front 49

which type of plant history is described a slow juvenile survival low fecundity and early maturity

Back 49

opportunistic

Front 50

which type of life history is described as high juvenile survival low fecundity and late maturity

Back 50

equilibrium

Front 51

fundamental niche

Back 51

physical conditions in which a species can live

Front 52

realized niche

4 factors that influence a realize niche.

Back 52

actual conditions of a species influenced by biotic factors

- habitat

-food resources

- predation

- human influence

Front 53

4 density dependent & density independent factors that limit population growth

Back 53

Density Dependent: food resources, habitat, predation, natural selection

Density Independent: hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes. (natural disaster)