2. 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x Latin Global Ecology Community Ecology Population Ecology Is it the Truth? 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x

3. Habito- (a) Migrating (b) Dwelling (c) Surviving (d) Utilizing

4. Nomen- (a) Important (b) First (c) Name (d) Last

5. Nichier~ (a) To fly (b) To compete (c) To survive (d) To nest

6. Mortis- (a) Property (b) Food (c) Alive (d) Death

7. Oikos~ (a) House (b) Greek Food (c) Changing (d) Organization

8. The small percentage (<1%) of UV radiation that strikes the earth from the sun is argued to be a leading cause of… (a) Climate Changes (b) Melanoma and Cataracts (c) Global Warming (d) Greenhouse Effect

9. Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor that could influence a community? (a) Strength of sunlight (b) Wind circulation (c) Predator reproduction (d) Water temperature

10. Chemicals in the air that prevent heat from escaping our atmosphere are responsible for causing the..? (a) Global cooling (b) Ozone depletion (c) Carbon cycle (d) Greenhouse effect

11. Identify the 3 rd MOST inclusive level of ecological organization. (a) Population (b) Community (c) Ecosystem (d) Biosphere

12. By today’s evidence, which event has NOT been demonstrated as a result of human activity? (a) Deforestation for farming (b) Decreasing CO 2 levels (c) A 6 th Mass Extinction (d) Perforation of the O 3 layer

13. Some organisms adjust their tolerance levels to abiotic factors through a process known as… (a) Character displacement (b) Acclimation (c) Hibernation (d) Resource partitioning

14. Which BEST describes an ecological community? (a) All of the squirrels inhabiting a suburb. (b) All of the plants, insects, and rodents inhabiting a small island. (c) Tropical rainforests worldwide. (d) A school of rainbow trout in the Mississippi river.

15. Which of the following organisms would NOT be classified a conformer? (a) Salmon (b) Salamander (c) Snapping turtle (d) Seal

16. Which of the following is NOT true regarding an organism’s tolerance for an environmental variable? (a) Its performance is usually best at intermediate values. (b) Its performance can be shown with a tolerance curve. (c) Tolerance levels cannot change over the lifetime. (d) Tolerance levels can change through acclimation.

17. The BEST example of an ecosystem would be which of the following? (a) All crocodiles in Australian rivers. (b) All snakes, birds, cacti, sand, and weather in a desert. (c) The temperate forests of the biosphere. (d) The squirrels, birds, and other animals of Central Park.

18. Beginning around 1650, the global population of H. Sapiens… (a) Displayed a low birth rate but high death rate (b) Reached the earth’s carrying capacity (c) Began to display exponential growth (d) Had a birth rate equal to the death rate

19. All of the following could be considered density-dependent factors affecting population growth EXCEPT… (a) Limited nutrients & water (b) Climate shifts (c) Toxin accumulation (d) Predation

20. F. domesticus is brought into a small island where it grows rapidly feeding on rats BUT then the population eventually levels off. (a) Maximum yield (b) Carrying capacity (c) Tertiary level (d) Climax community

21. (a) Density-dependent (b) Logistic (c) Linear (d) Exponential If a population’s growth is NOT limited by predation, competition, disease, or any other factor, its growth pattern should appear…

22. Which feature is the MOST atypical of an r-selected species (Type III survivorship curve)? (a) Rapid evolutionary rate (b) Large numbers of offspring (c) Short lifespan (d) Extensive parental care

23. (a) True (b) False The biosphere’s human population tripled from 2 to 6 billion in just a 66 year time frame.

24. Regulators have their internal conditions change with the environment. (a) True (b) False

25. A realized niche is the range of resources actually used by a species and fits inside a fundamental niche. (a) True (b) False

26. The U.S. has a stable population size due to the growth rate equaling the death rate. (a) True (b) False

27. Inbreeding within small populations can lead to decreased genetic variability. (a) True (b) False