Ecology Quiz #2 2023-2024

What is the definition of 'population'?

• All the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

• The largest number of individuals of one species that an environment can support

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

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What is the definition of 'community'?

• anything that restricts the size of a population

• largest number of individuals of one species that an environment can support

• a symbiotic relationship in which both partners benefit

• all the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

What is the definition of 'competition'?

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

• The smallest number of individuals of one species that an environment can support

• Anything that restricts the size of a population

• The largest number of individuals of one species that an environment can support

What is the definition of 'limiting factor'?

• All the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• Anything that restricts the size of a population

• The largest number of individuals of one species that an environment can support

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

What is the definition of 'carrying capacity'?

• The largest number of individuals of one species that an environment can support

• All the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

• All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

What is the definition of 'symbiosis'?

• All the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• A relationship that benefits one species and harms the other

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

• A close, long-term relationship between two species that usually involves an exchange of food or energy

What is the definition of 'mutualism'?

• a symbiotic relationship in which both partners benefit

• all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

• all the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• a symbiotic relationship that benefits one species and harms the other

What is the definition of 'commensalism'?

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

• A symbiotic relationship that benefits one species but does not harm or benefit the other

• All the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

What is the definition of 'parasitism'?

• All the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

• A symbiotic relationship that benefits one species and harms the other

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

What happens in a predator-prey relationship?

• A close, long-term relationship between two species that usually involves an exchange of food or energy

• The demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

• All the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time

• When one organism feeds on another organism