1. Ecology 2 Practice Test

2. Question #1 Where is biodiversity greatest? a) oceans b) Africa
c) islands
d) near the equator

3. Question #2
Which of the following are abiotic factors? Write in ALL that apply.
a) rocks
b) glucose
c) animals and plants
d) minerals in the soil

4. Question #3 The fertility rate of a growing population is
a) greater than 2
b) less than 2
c) equal to 2
d) not enough information given

5. Question #4 Which of the following shows the greatest biodiversity?
a) 2000 organisms, 10 species
b) 2000 organisms, 2 species
c) 200 organisms, 20 species
d) 100 organisms, 100 species

6. Question #5 Lions in Africa. This describes a(n) a) habitat
b) population
c) community
d) ecosystem
e) biosphere

7. Question #6
Which type of population growth results when the births and immigration equal the deaths and emigration?
a) exponential growth
b) population crash
c) logistic growth

8. Question #7
Tapeworms eat food from the intestines of their hosts. This describes its
a) habitat
b) niche
c) ecosystem
d) competition
e) population

9. Question #8
_______ are closed systems where all materials are recycled.
a) Habitats
b) Populations
c) Communities
d) Ecosystems
e) Biospheres

10. Question #9 What is happening to this population?
b. What is its fertility rate?

11. Question #10
Which of the following are limiting factors? Write in ALL that apply.
a) predators
b) food and water
c) births
d) diseases