Climate is not a factor in determining the ecosystem

types found in the United States

True

or

False

False

Permafrost is a characteristic of the taiga

True

or

False

False

Tropical rain forest have the most fertile soil on Earth

True

or

False

False

A change in the number of predators or prey in food web can alter the entire ecosystem in which they live

True

or

False

True

An organism's niche is the sum of all its interactions in its environment, including interactions with other organisms.

True

or

False

True

Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which only

one party benefits

True

or

False

False

A biome in which pine forests predominate

is the temperate deciduous forest

True

or

False

False

Coevolution is the back-and-forth evolutionary adjustments between the interacting members of an ecosystem

True

or

False

True

A long-term relationship in which both participating species benefit is known as parasitism

True

or

False

False

Caribou are typical large mammal inhabitants of the tundra

True

or

False

True

An organism's niche includes its habitat

True

or

False

True

The total niche an organism is potentially able to occupy within an econsystem is its realized niche

True

or

False

False

The process by which species evolve in response to other living members of their ecosystem is called

coevolution

or

ecology

coevolution

Over millions of years, plants and their pollinators have

coevolved

or

become competitive

coevolved

Herds of grazing animals are most likely to be found in a

savanna

or

taiga

savana

The relationship between plants and the bees that pollinate them is an example of

commensalism

or

mutualism

mutualism

Refer to the first graphic in the study guide. 

The relationship shown in diagram 3 is:

commensalism

or

mutualism

commensalism

Refer to the first graphic in the study guide.

The relationship shown in diagram 4 is:

competition

or

parasitism

parasitism

Refer to the first graphic in the study guide.

the relationship shown in diagram 2 is:

competition

or

parasitism

competition

Refer to the first graphic in the study guide.

The relationship shown in diagram 1 is

commensalism

or

mutualism

mutualism

The greatest diversity of life in the ocean is found in

shallow ocean waters

or

tidal areas

shallow ocean waters

Organisms with light-producing body parts would most likely found in

open ocean surfaces

or

deep ocean waters

deep ocean waters

Plankton are

found in the deep-water zone of most lakes and oceans

or

the base of most aquatic food webs

the base of most aquatic food webs

Generally, the closer an ecosystem is to the equator,

the greater the diversity

or

the warmer its temperature

or

All of the above

all of the above

An organism's niche includes:

what it eats

or

where it eats

or

when it eats

or

all of the above

all of the above

Which of the following biomes is characterized by evergreen trees and mammals such as moose, bears and lynx?

taiga

or

tundra

taiga

The biome that makes up most of the central part of the United States is:

temperate grassland

or

deciduous forest

temperate grassland

Refer to the second graphic on the study guide.

An ecosystem located along latitude A would:

probably be more diverse than an ecosystem at latitude B

or

probably have less rainfall than an ecosystem at latitude B

probably be more diverse than an

ecosystem at latitude B

A tick feeding on a human is an example of:

parasitism

or

predation

parasitism

Which of the following animals would most likely be found in a temperate deciduous forest?

caribou

or 

deer

deer

Major ecosystems that occur over wide areas of

land are called:

communities

or

biomes

biomes

Parasites...

coevolve with their hosts

or

rarely kill their host

or

all of the above

all of the above

When two species compete, the niche that each species ultimately occupies is its...

realized niche

or

fundamental niche

realized niche

Tropical ecosystems are more diverse than temperate zone ecosystems because:

the growing season in tropical ecosystems never stops

or

a greater amount of food is produced in tropical ecosystems

or

all of the above

all of the above

Refer to the third graphic in study guide.

The relationship that corresponds to description 2 is known as:

commensalism

or

mutualism

commensalism

Refer to the third graphic in the study guide.

The table represents three types of:

competition

or

symbiosis

symbiosis

The relationship between a clown fish (Nemo) and a sea anemone is known as:

mutualism

or

commensalism

commensalism

Almost all of the Earth's surface water is contained in:

ocean ecosystems

or 

freshwater biomes

ocean ecosystems

Characteristics that enable plants to protect themselves from herbivores include:

chemical defenses

or

sticky hairs and tough leaves

or

all of the above

all of the above