Final Exam Review - Environmental Science

A tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat absorbing nutrients through its skin. A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• competition

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A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed...

• Mutualism 
• Competition
• Parasitsm 
• Commensalism 

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala.  This is an example of _______.

• commensalism
• mutualism
• neutralism
• competition

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What are some effects of climate change?

• Glaciers and ice sheets melting

• Seas rising

• Storms getting stronger

• All of them

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Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area

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In a particular habitat, owls eat mice and mice eat grass. If the owl population suddenly grows, then most likely

• the number of mice will decrease and the amount of grass will not change.
• the number of mice will increase and the amount of grass will increase.
• the number of mice will increase and the amount of grass will not change.
• the number of mice will decrease and the amount of grass will increase.

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Primary succession occurs in an area that has:

• Has Soil

• Has No Soil

• Has Some Soil

• none of these

___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.

• foundational organisms

• introductory organisms

• primary organisms

• pioneer species

Which of the following is the correct order of ecological succession?

• grass - shrubs - lichens - trees

• lichens - shrubs - grasses - trees

• lichens - grasses - shrubs - trees

• grasses - lichens - shrubs - trees

What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?

• peak community

• turf community

• climax community

• disturbed community