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GHS 9 SCI 8
Chapter Eight Review
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This occurs when species may evolve adaptations that reduce the harm or improve the benefit of the relationship with other species | coevolution |
All maple trees in a forest is an example of | population |
The density of a population is | the number of individuals per unit area |
example of a parasitic relationship | a roundworm in a human’s intestine |
example of a parasitic relationship | a tick on a cat |
example of a parasitic relationship | mistletoe on a tree |
The relationship between a Canadian lynx and a snowshoe hare is an example of | predator and prey |
In which of the following relationships is neither species harmed? | commensalism |
Population example that has a random dispersion | solitary snakes in a desert |
This example could cause a large number of density-independent deaths in a population? | winter storms |
Example of organism that has the highest reproductive potential? | bacteria |
exponential growth | Within a few years a population can increase dramatically |
The relationship between acacia trees and the ants that live on them is an example of | mutualism |
The number of wild horses per square kilometer in a prairie is the horse populations | density |
If over a long period of time, each pair of adults in a population had only two offspring and the offspring lived to reproduce, the population would | remain the same |
Which of the following has the greatest effect on reproductive potential? | reproducing earlier in life |
These may cause their hosts to become more vulnerable to predators. | parasites |
The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the | supply of the most limited resources |
the growth of orchids on the high branches of tropical trees is an example of commensalism because why? | The trees are neither benefited nor harmed |
A relationship in which two organisms live apart. | Symbiosis |
One of the main properties used to describe a population? | number of individuals |
True or False: An organism’s habitat is a location. | True |
True or False: Competition for food cannot occur between animals from two different ecosystems. | True |
Which of the following reproductive situations will limit a population’s biotic potential? | the maximum number of offspring each individual can produce |
The difference between a predator and a parasite is that a predator usually does this to its prey | kills and eats it |
The fastest rate at which a species can grow | biotic potential |
The growth rate calculation | birth rate minus the death rate |
The change in the size of a population over a given period of time | growth rate |
Causes of deaths that occur more quickly in a crowded population | density dependent |
Deaths caused by severe weather or natural disasters and not by the density of the population | density independent |
This is usually described as even, clumped, or random in reference to a population. | dispersion |
A robin that does not affect the tree in which it nests is an example of this | commensalism |
If two species use the same food source at different times, they are considered | indirect competitors |
The average age at which members of a species reproduce is called | generation time |
The maximum number of offspring that each member of a population can produce is called the | reproductive potential |
The three main properties used to describe a population are | size, density, dispersion |
This is the maximum number of species in a population that the ecosystem can support indefinitely. | carrying capacity |
The amount of food available for wolves in an area determines the ecosystem’s carrying capacity for wolves and is considered this | limiting resource |
Members of a species compete indirectly for resources by competing for this factor as well as social dominance. | territory |
The number of a populations members per unit area or per volume. | density |
Deaths that are caused by a disease spreading through a population are | density dependent |
includes that species’ physical home, the environmental factors necessary for that species’ survival, and all its interactions with other organisms. | niche |
A type of interaction between two species in which both species are harmed | competition |
When each species uses less of the niche than it is capable of using, in order to reduce competition for resources with other species. | niche restriction |
The organisms in a cow’s stomach have a constant source of food; the organisms help the cow break down and use the grass it eats. This type of relationship is an example of | mutualism |
The type of interaction between cats and mice is | predation |
A liver fluke that harms its host as it obtains food is an example of a | parasite |
This usually only weakens its host, while a(n) predator usually kills its prey. | parasite |
A relationship in which two organisms live in close association, such as mutualism and commensalism, is called | symbiosis |
If a pair of mice finds a place to live with plenty of food and no predators, the population of mice will probably undergo this type of growth | exponential |
Over a long period of time, two species can develop adaptations that increase the benefit of their relationship in the process of | coevolution |
When the death rate is higher than the birth rate this type of growth rate exists | negative |