BIO SOL Review Category 4

Some plant roots grow with mycorrhizal fungi. The fungi absorb water and minerals and pass them on to the plant and receive carbohydrates from the plant. This is an example of —

• mutualism

• competition

• predation

• parasitism

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while one organism is harmed is known as--

• antagonism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• mutualism

The chart shows the types of organisms and the numbers of species collected from a local ecosystem. According to this data, this ecosystem was most likely a --

• savanna

• desert

• tundra

• marsh

In which biome do the evaporation rates exceed the precipitation rates?

• Hardwood forest

• desert

• grassland

• tropical jungle

The organisms in a typical backyard are likely to include bacteria, grass, shrubs, trees, insects spiders, birds, and small mammals. Together, all these organisms make up--

• a population

• an experimental group

• a community

• a kingdom

Which of these is the greatest limiting factor for plants that grow on the floor of a rain forest?

• herbivores

• water

• sunlight

• space

According to this map, which animal would most likely avoid cold waters?

• Bottlenose dolphin

• right whale

• walrus

• manatee

This graph suggests that from 1840-1920, the carrying capacity for sheep in Tasmania was approximately--

• 0.75 million

• 1.00 million

• 1.75 million

• 2.25 million

Which order of diagrams would show primary succession in an area that had never before been occupied by living organisms?

• D,B,C,A

• C,A,B,D

• A,C,B,D

• B,A,C,D