Ecological Principles + Habitat Conservation Mgt Review

Vocabulary

100

when two species benefit from ecological interaction 

A. Mutualism

B. Niche

C. Competition

A. Mutualism

200

 when one species benefits while another is unaffected 

A. Commensalism

B. Niche

C. Competition

A. Commensalism

300

any living organism

A. Ecosystem

B. Biomes

C. Biotic

A. Ecosystem

400

gasses surrounding the earth from surface to space 

A. Biosphere

B. Atmosphere

C. Ecology

B. Atmosphere

500

all the bodies of water on the earth 

A. Biosphere

B. Ecology

C. Hydrosphere

C. Hydrosphere

Part I

100

Which of the following is known to cause primary succession?

• Floods
• Acid rain
• Glacier movement
• Tornadoes

• Glacier movement

200

In what year was the Clean Water and Air Act created?

• 1948
• 1978
• 1958
• 1968

• 1948

300

According to the presentation, ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment of which of the following in 1978?

• Bureau of Fisheries
• Biological Survey
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Conservation Biology

• Conservation Biology

400

Which of the following does NOT influence an organism’s niche?

• Competition with other species
• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism

• Commensalism

500

Which of the following does NOT conduct nitrogen fixation?

• Humans
• Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
• Peanuts
• Algae

• Humans

Vocabulary II

100

Evergreen trees

A. Tropical rainforests

B. Desert

C. Taiga

C. Taiga

200

Various species of grasses 

A. Deserts 

B. Grasslands 

C. Tundra 

B. Grasslands

300

Mosses and lichen 

A. Tropical Rainforest

B. Grasslands

C. Tundra

C. Tundra

400

Act of polluting or otherwise altering a habitat until the quality of the habitat can no longer support life 

A. Habitat degradation 

B. Habitat fragmentation 

C. Habitat destruction 

A. Habitat degradation

500

Act of complete loss of habitat through direct human involvement

A. Habitat degradation 

B. Habitat fragmentation 

C. Habitat destruction 

C. Habitat destruction

Part II

100

Which of the following best describes respiration?

• Absorption of light by chlorophyll
• Splitting of atmospheric nitrogen atoms to bond with oxygen
• Release of water vapor
• Intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy

• Intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy

200

Which of the following is NOT a category of wetland biome?

• Bog
• Marsh
• Tropical
• Fen

• Tropical

300

Tourism and recreation are examples of which of the following services provided by habitats

• Cultural
• Regulating
• Supporting
• Provisional

• Cultural

400

What percentage of fresh water is trapped in glaciers or underground aquifers?

• 75
• 40
• 15
• 99

• 99

500

Which of the following would most likely be found in a bog?

• Cattails
• Catfish
• Carnivorous plants
• Waterweeds

• Carnivorous plants

Random

100

Which of the following best describes urban sprawl?

• Mass expansion of urban areas which rapidly destroy the surrounding environment
• Loss of land area due to rising sea levels
• Warming of the average climate
• Clearing of land for timber, farming, ranching or industrial development

• Mass expansion of urban areas which rapidly destroy the surrounding environment

200

Which habitat would heavy grazers and burrowing animals most likely be found?

• Desert
• Tropical rainforests
• Grasslands
• Deciduous forests

• Grasslands

300

Which of the following is NOT required for an area to be considered a habitat?

• Water
• Mammals
• Space
• Cover

• Mammals

400

Which of the following is NOT a main cause of habitat loss?

• Biodiversity
• Urban sprawl
• Climate change
• Energy development

• Biodiversity

500

Pollination and converting carbon dioxide to plant tissue are examples of which of the following services provided by habitats?

• Regulating
• Supporting
• Cultural
• Provisional

• Supporting