Biology Semester 1 Final Review Question Preview (ID: 34532)
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Herd animals are usually concentrated in the __________ biome.
a) grassland
b) forest
c) tropical rainforest
d) tundra
The great northern coniferous forests are part of the ______ biome.
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) grassland
d) tropical rainforest
The range of factors under which an organism functions and survives is known as __________.
a) a limiting factor
b) abiotic factors
c) tolerance
d) habitat
The colonization of new sites by communities of organisms is ___________ succession.
a) primary
b) secondary
c) environmental
d) scientific
The region of the ocean shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate is the ________ zone.
a) intertidal
b) photic
c) aphotic
d) dead
The stable ecosystem that develops due to succession _____.
a) is called a niche
b) is always a forest
c) is called a climax community
d) never changes
The first organisms to appear in an area undergoing succession are known as ____________________.
a) pioneer species
b) herbivores
c) autotrophs
d) climax community
The effect of movement of people between counties has _____ effect on total world population.
a) a damaging
b) little
c) a great
d) no
Bacteria employ a(n) _____ reproductive strategy, a characteristic determined by their small size, rapid maturation, and short life span.
a) unusual
b) early
c) rapid
d) slow
A population that grows until it reaches its carrying capacity usually has the shape of an _____.
a) I
b) S
c) J
d) M
Density-independent factors are limiting factors whose effects are _____.
a) confined to the habitat of the population
b) determined by the degree of competition for resources
c) not influenced by population densities
d) determined by the difference between birthrate and population density
Unrestricted populations of organisms experience _____.
a) exponential growth
b) linear growth
c) fertility
d) biotic growth
When you study all the growth characteristics of a human population, you are studying its _____.
a) reproductive pattern
b) exponential growth
c) life-history pattern
d) demography
The major threat to biodiversity is _____.
a) habitat fragmentation
b) habitat loss
c) habitat degradation
d) exotic species
Acid rain changes the pH of soil, killing some trees. This is an example of _____.
a) habitat fragmentation
b) global warming problems
c) habitat degradation
d) exotic species
The number of species in an area is a measure of ____________.
a) biodiversity
b) succession
c) climax community
d) niche
A species that is brought to a place where it never lived is considered a(n) _______species.
a) native
b) exotic
c) new
d) primary
A conservation biologist's main concern is protecting __________.
a) biodiversity
b) habitats
c) zoos
d) islands
When roads cut across natural areas, this produces habitat _____________.
a) fragmentation
b) degradation
c) loss
d) change
A plot of protected land may have different conditions at the edges than in the middle. This is known as _______ effect.
a) corridor
b) edge
c) boundary
d) linear
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