Ecological niches

Which is NOT a type of natural selection?

• Stabilizing

• Radical

• Directional

• Disruptive

What is the definition of a niche?

• The relationship between species in a given environment along with biotic and abiotic factors affecting them

• All the living organisms present in an ecosystem

• The more adapted an organism is to their environment, the more likely they are to reproduce

• One organism benefits while the other is unaffected

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Which organism are NOT participating in parasitism?

• Ticks attaching themselves to dogs

• Leeches attaching themselves to a human

• Remoras attaching themselves to sharks

• Mosquitos attaching themselves to a human

What are the genetic influences that plays a role in evolution?

• Mutations, Biotic factors, Abiotic Factors

• Interactions, Gene Flow, Genetic Drift

• Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism

• Mutations, Gene Flow, Genetic Drift

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What is NOT an abiotic factor?

• Water

• A plant

• Temperature

• pH

What is resource partitioning?

• Individuals seek to acquire the same environmental resources

• Two species existing in the same area but using resources at different times

• Organism acting as a resource to another usually through consumption

• The functional role they hold in the community

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During the Industrial Revolution, moths transitioned to what color?

• White

• White with Black Spots

• Black

• Black with White spots

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If the original population was a white rabbit, but has now transitioned to only gray and black rabbits what would be the type of selection?

• Stabilizing

• Radical

• Directional

• Disruptive

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TRUE or FALSE: The Founder effect is when a natural disaster leads to a reduction of a population

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: Plants cannot be biotic factors because they are not alive

• TRUE

• FALSE

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