Problem 1
The type of place where a species typically lives is called its _____. a. niche c. community b. habitat d. population
Problem 2
Which cannot be a symbiosis? a. mutualism c. commensalism b. parasitism d. interspecific competition
Problem 3
Lizards that eat flies they catch on the ground and birds that eat flies they catch in the air are engaged in _____ competition. a. exploitative d. interspecific b. interference e. both a and d c. intraspecific f. both \(b\) and \(c\)
Problem 4
______ can lead to resource partitioning. a. Mutualism c. Commensalism b. Parasitism d. Interspecific competition
Problem 5
Match the terms with the most suitable descriptions. _____ mutualism _____ parasitism _____ commensalism _____ predation _____ interspecific competition a. one free-living species feeds on another and usually kills it b. two species interact and both benefit by the interaction c. two species interact and one benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed d. one species feeds on another but usually does not kill it e. two species access a resource
Problem 6
A tick is a(n) _____. a. brood parasite b. ectoparasite c. endoparasite
Problem 7
By a currently favored hypothesis, species richness of a community is greatest between physical disturbances of _____ intensity or frequency. a. low c. high b. intermediate d. variable
Problem 9
Growth of a forest in an abandoned corn field is an example of _____. a. primary succession c. secondary succession b. resource partitioning d. competitive exclusion
Problem 10
Species richness is greatest in communities _____. a. near the equator c. near the poles b. in temperate regions d. that recently formed
Problem 11
If you remove a species from a community, the population size of its main _____is likely to increase. a. parasite b. competitor c. predator
