Module 2 Exam

In which scientific study would an ecologist take part?

• assess the rabies risk of wild raccoons

• compare fossilized ant species in amber

• observe how Coral colonizes a sunken ship

• classify three new rainforest insect species

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Ecologists often use modeling, instead of field studies, because it ___.

• lets them study many organisms at once

• helps them collect more samples

• allows them to control all of the variables involved

• is less expensive than working in the field

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Which is an example of mutualism?

• crayfish and minnows resting under the same rock

• two snake species with similar markings advertising their toxic venom

• a fish protecting a shrimp, who builds a burrow for the pair to share

• a peacock courting and mating with a peahen

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Which is part of the biogeochemical cycle?

• lava flowing from an active volcano

• solar radiation traveling to Earth

• carbon trapped on the ocean floor

• helium gas escaping into space

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The region of land-- approximately 4 km2--a jaguar must roam to collect food would be an example of a(n) ___.

• biome

• habitat

• ecosystem

• niche

Deep ocean vents, African wildlife, and arctic glaciers are all part of the ___.

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• population

• community

__ is the substance formed from decomposing matter.

• phosphorous

• nitrogen

• ammonia

• carbon dioxide

The algae, insect larvae, protozoans, and other living things in a large puddle would be an example of a(n) __.

• ecosystem

• biological community

• population

• biome

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The weathering and eroding of rocks releases a substance, which is essential for the growth of many autotrophs, called ___.

• carbon

• oxygen

• sulfur

• phosphorous

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The group interacting and interbreeding organism of the same species is called a(n) ___.

• population

• community

• organism

• ecosystem