AP Biology Community Ecology

Which statement best describes the relationship between species A and B?

• Species A is the prey of Species B

• Species A is a parasite of Species B

• Species A is a consumer and B is a producer

• Species A and B has a mutualistic relationship

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The secondary succession is

• lichens and mosses arrive on bare rock and begin to trap soil

• a complex, stable ecosystem is formed

• plants grow in an area devastated by a flood

• plants grow in a newly formed pond

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A keystone species is...

• the top carnivore.

• has the largest population.

• has the most specialized niche.

• determines numbers and types of other species.

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Starfish are probably the most important predator in the shallow ecosystem because they eat basically anything that they can come across. Their feeding activities control the whole ecosystem. This is an example of the starfish ___.

• habitat

• biotic factors

• tolerance level

• niche

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What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D

• B, A, D, C

• C, D, A, B

• D, A, B, C

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What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?

• pioneer species

• volunteer species

• founder species

• conqueror species

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Several species of warblers can live in the same spruce tree ONLY because they

• have different habitats within the tree.

• don’t eat food from the tree.

• occupy different niches within the tree.

• can find different temperatures within the tree.

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Many poisonous animals are brightly colored (red or orange) as a warning to predators. The special coloration is called

• Mullerian mimicry

• Batesian mimicry

• aposematic coloration

• mutualistic coloration

Study of interactions between organisms and their environment

• niche

• community

• ecology

• ecosystem

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^{What ecological interaction describes the relationship between rabbits and deer?}

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Predation