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Chapter 34
The Biosphere: An Introduction
to Earth’s Diverse
Environments
FINAL ROUND
Chapter 35
Behavioral Adaptations
to the Environment
Chapter 36
Population Ecology
Chapter 37
Communities and
Ecosystems
Chapter 38
Conservation Biology
For use with Biology, Concepts & Connections, 6th Edition, © 2009By Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Eric J. Simon, and Jean K. DickeyQuestions by Michael L. Womack, Macon State College
Unit VII – Ecology
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$100 Question
The sum of all Earth’s ecosystems is called the ______________.
a. stratosphere
b. biome
c. biosphere
d. thermosphere ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$100 Answer
The sum of all Earth’s ecosystems is called the ______________.
a. stratosphere
b. biome
c. biosphere
d. thermosphere
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$200 Question
___________ is credited with raising environmental awareness by writing the book Silent Spring.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. John Muir
c. Rachel Carson
d. Jane Goodall ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$200 Answer
___________ is credited with raising environmental awareness by writing the book Silent Spring.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. John Muir
c. Rachel Carson
d. Jane Goodall
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$300 Question
_____________ are the driest of all terrestrial biomes.
a. Deserts
b. Temperate grasslands
c. Savannas
d. Coniferous forests ANSWER
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Chapter 34
$300 Answer
_____________ are the driest of all terrestrial biomes.
a. Deserts
b. Temperate grasslands
c. Savannas
d. Coniferous forests
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$400 Question
The greatest annual input and least seasonal variation in solar radiation takes place in the _______________.
a. tropics
b. polar regions
c. Northern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$400 Answer
The greatest annual input and least seasonal variation in solar radiation takes place in the _______________.
a. tropics
b. polar regions
c. Northern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$500 Question
Fresh water and seawater mix in a(n) _________________.
a. littoral zone
b. benthic zone
c. pelagic zone
d. estuary ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 34
$500 Answer
Fresh water and seawater mix in a(n) _________________.
a. littoral zone
b. benthic zone
c. pelagic zone
d. estuary
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$100 Question
_________________ has studied chimpanzees since the early 1960s and today works tirelessly to work for their conservation.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. Rachel Carson
c. Ariel Lugo
d. Jane GoodallANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$100 Answer
_________________ has studied chimpanzees since the early 1960s and today works tirelessly to work for their conservation.
a. E.O. Wilson
b. Rachel Carson
c. Ariel Lugo
d. Jane Goodall
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$200 Question
When a nipple is placed in a newborn baby’s mouth, the infant will immediately begin to suckle. This is an example of ____________.
a. imitation
b. innate behavior
c. imprinted behavior
d. habituationANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$200 Answer
When a nipple is placed in a newborn baby’s mouth, the infant will immediately begin to suckle. This is an example of ____________.
a. imitation
b. innate behavior
c. imprinted behavior
d. habituation
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$300 Question
When you successfully study with the stereo on in the background, you are demonstrating _________.
a. habituation
b. imprinting
c. association
d. imitation ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$300 Answer
When you successfully study with the stereo on in the background, you are demonstrating _________.
a. habituation
b. imprinting
c. association
d. imitation
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$400 Question
The modification of behavior based upon specific experiences defines ___________.
a. learning
b. habituation
c. conditioning
d. imprinting ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$400 Answer
The modification of behavior based upon specific experiences defines ___________.
a. learning
b. habituation
c. conditioning
d. imprinting
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$500 Question
A grayling butterfly will normally fly toward the sun. This is an example of __________.
a. migration
b. phototropism
c. taxis
d. kinesis ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 35
$500 Answer
A grayling butterfly will normally fly toward the sun. This is an example of __________.
a. migration
b. phototropism
c. taxis
d. kinesis
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$100 Question
A group of individuals of a single species that occupies the same general area defines a(n) ______________.
a. population
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. biome ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$100 Answer
A group of individuals of a single species that occupies the same general area defines a(n) ______________.
a. population
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. biome
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$200 Question
Assume that there are 5 alligators per hectare in a swamp in northern Florida. This is a measure of the alligator population’s ____________.
a. range
b. density
c. dispersion
d. intrinsic rate of increaseANSWER
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Chapter 36
$200 Answer
Assume that there are 5 alligators per hectare in a swamp in northern Florida. This is a measure of the alligator population’s ____________.
a. range
b. density
c. dispersion
d. intrinsic rate of increase
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$300 Question
The maximum number of individuals a habitat can support indefinitely is called the ________________.
a. community size
b. reproductive potential
c. population growth
d. carrying capacity ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$300 Answer
The maximum number of individuals a habitat can support indefinitely is called the ________________.
a. community size
b. reproductive potential
c. population growth
d. carrying capacity
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$400 Question
What will be the approximate shape of the age-structure diagram of a decreasing population?
a. an hourglass
b. an inverted pyramid
c. a circle
d. an upright pyramid ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$400 Answer
What will be the approximate shape of the age-structure diagram of a decreasing population?
a. an hourglass
b. an inverted pyramid
c. a circle
d. an upright pyramid
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$500 Question
The type of growth illustrated by the human race during the past 2,000 years is _________.
a. exponential
b. logistic
c. linear
d. z-shaped ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 36
$500 Answer
The type of growth illustrated by the human race during the past 2,000 years is _________.
a. exponential
b. logistic
c. linear
d. z-shaped
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$100 Question
The feeding relationships among the species of a community is the community’s ______________.
a. niche
b. diversity
c. trophic structure
d. richness ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$100 Answer
The feeding relationships among the species of a community is the community’s ______________.
a. niche
b. diversity
c. trophic structure
d. richness
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$200 Question
A community is composed of ___________.
a. one species of organism living in one particular environment
b. living organisms and their nonliving environment
c. all the factors that constitute an organism’s niche
d. potentially interacting populations of different species of organisms ANSWER
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Chapter 37
$200 Answer
A community is composed of ___________.
a. one species of organism living in one particular environment
b. living organisms and their nonliving environment
c. all the factors that constitute an organism’s niche
d. potentially interacting populations of different species of organisms
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$300 Question
The sum total of a species’ use of the biotic and abiotic resources of its habitat constitutes its _________________.
a. environment
b. niche
c. range
d. distribution ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$300 Answer
The sum total of a species’ use of the biotic and abiotic resources of its habitat constitutes its _________________.
a. environment
b. niche
c. range
d. distribution
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$400 Question
Coevolution is an outcome of ___________ between two species.
a. competitive exclusion
b. niche compartmentalization
c. resource partitioning
d. reciprocal adaptation ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$400 Answer
Coevolution is an outcome of ___________ between two species.
a. competitive exclusion
b. niche compartmentalization
c. resource partitioning
d. reciprocal adaptation
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$500 Question
What generally flows in one direction through an ecosystem, from producers up through each level of consumers, and is not recycled?
a. water
b. carbon
c. sunlight
d. energyANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 37
$500 Answer
What generally flows in one direction through an ecosystem, from producers up through each level of consumers, and is not recycled?
a. water
b. carbon
c. sunlight
d. energy
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$100 Question
Today, the single greatest threat to biodiversity is _________________.
a. global warming
b. primary succession
c. exotic species introduction
d. habitat destruction ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$100 Answer
Today, the single greatest threat to biodiversity is _________________.
a. global warming
b. primary succession
c. exotic species introduction
d. habitat destruction
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$200 Question
What percentage of the prescriptions dispensed by U.S. pharmacies contains substances derived from plants?
a. 25%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 75% ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$200 Answer
What percentage of the prescriptions dispensed by U.S. pharmacies contains substances derived from plants?
a. 25%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 75%
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$300 Question
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) __________.
a. are used as pesticides
b. are a useful energy source
c. add to acid rain
d. deplete the ozone layerANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$300 Answer
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) __________.
a. are used as pesticides
b. are a useful energy source
c. add to acid rain
d. deplete the ozone layer
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$400 Question
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation have resulted in an increase in the concentration of ______ in the atmosphere, which may be causing the global climate to change.
a. CO2
b. O3
c. NO2
d. DDTANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$400 Answer
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation have resulted in an increase in the concentration of ______ in the atmosphere, which may be causing the global climate to change.
a. CO2
b. O3
c. NO2
d. DDT
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$500 Question
Kangaroos are found only in Australia. Thus, kangaroos are said to be ____________ to Australia.
a. extirpative
b. exotic
c. endemic
d. alien ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 38
$500 Answer
Kangaroos are found only in Australia. Thus, kangaroos are said to be ____________ to Australia.
a. extirpative
b. exotic
c. endemic
d. alien
BACK TO GAME
FINAL ROUND Question
A sperm whale in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is in which oceanic zone?
a. intertidal
b. pelagic
c. benthic
d. neritic ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
FINAL ROUND Answer
A sperm whale in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is in which oceanic zone?
a. intertidal
b. pelagic
c. benthic
d. neritic
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