Chapters 4 and 5 CP Environmental Exam Review

Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all the other living things of the Serengeti make up a(n)

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• biosphere

Every spring, many species of bird travel north to the Arctic to breed, and in the fall travel south again for the winter. This is an example of

• immigration

• emigration

• migration

• population growth

You will be conducting a study of the interactions of vegetation, animals, mineral composition of the soil, and water levels in a saltmarsh. You are studying the

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• biosphere

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All the living things and their physical environment within a given area” best defines

• a community

• an ecosystem

• the biospehre

• a population

A landslide causes part of a mountainside to fall away, leaving bare rock. In the years immediately following the landslide, the area will experience

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• tertiary succession

• a climax community

If these are present in a new environment, a species is unlikely to become invasive.

• predators, parasites, and competitors

• cane toads, kudzu, and zebra mussels

• exotic species

• symbiotic and commensalism species

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How much energy moves up each trophic level?

• 90%

• 50%

• 25%

• 10%

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Humans are generally

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

• detritivores

Any being that uses the sun’s energy to create sugars is a

• primary producer.

• secondary producer.

• primary consumer.

• secondary consumer.

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Which best describes evolutionary success?

• A successful organism possesses adaptive traits and is able to pass those traits on to numerous offspring which then reproduce.

• A successful organism possesses traits that are different from traits in the rest of the population and that allow the organism to compete more successfully.

• A successful organism produces more offspring than others in the population.

• A successful organism possesses adaptive traits and produces more offspring than survive.

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