Deck 13: Species Interactions,population Dynamics,and Natural Selection

Question 1

When the trunk or limb of a tree provides the substrate on which an epiphytic orchid grows,the arrangement benefits the orchid,which gets nutrients from the air and moisture from aerial roots,while the tree is unaffected.The relationship is referred to as

A)amensalism.
B)comensalism.
C)competition.
D)parasitoidism.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When the relationship between two interacting species is detrimental to the populations of both species,the interaction is referred to as

A)parasitism.
B)mutualism.
C)competition.
D)amensalism.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Parasitoidism is a form of mutualism.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

When each of two species benefits from their interaction,the relationship is referred to as ________.

Question 5

When a species of bird preys upon the seeds of a plant and favors the smallest seeds,

A)the prey species functions as an agent of natural selection on the predator.
B)natural selection favors individual plants that produce the largest seeds.
C)the plants compensate for their losses by producing proportionately more smaller seeds.
D)the bird species is unaffected when directional selection favors plants that produce the largest seeds.

Question 6

In a parasitic relationship between two species,the host species usually dies.

Question 7

Predation always has a negative effect on the individual prey.

Question 8

Under certain conditions,________ fungi live in the roots of many species of plants and have a mutually beneficial relationship with the plants.

Question 9

Mycorrhizal fungi have a mutually beneficial relationship with plants in environments with soils that

A)are saturated with water.
B)have a high clay content.
C)are acidic.
D)are low in nutrients.

Question 10

The flower of an orchid species is pollinated by a species of wasp that is deceived by the orchid into thinking it is mating with another wasp.

Question 11

As the population of a predator increases,the

A)population of the prey species decreases.
B)birthrate of the prey species increases.
C)mortality rate of the prey species decreases.
D)proportion of the prey population that is captured and consumed decreases.

Question 12

In most flowering plants,successful reproduction requires that ________ (male gametes)from one individual be transported to the female organ (stigma)of another flowering individual.

Question 13

Two species of cattail (Typha)live in shallow water along the shoreline of ponds.Although T.agustifolia can live by itself in water 0-20 cm deep,in the presence of T.latifolia,it occurs only in water > 20 cm deep,whereas T.latifolia occurs in shallower water.In this example,T.agustifolia is limited by competition exploiting its

A)ecological niche.
B)fundamental niche.
C)realized niche.
D)physiological niche.

Question 14

In most plant-pollinator interactions,plants species are pollinated by

A)one animal species,and each animal species pollinates one plant species.
B)one animal species,and each animal species pollinates multiple plant species.
C)multiple animal species,and each animal species pollinates one plant species.
D)multiple animal species,and each animal species pollinates multiple plant species.

Question 15

The process in which a network of species undergoes reciprocal evolutionary change through natural selection is referred to as ________.

Question 16

The range of physical and chemical conditions under which each species can persist (survive and reproduce)and the array of essential resources it utilizes are referred to as its ecological ________.

Question 17

________ occurs when two species undergo reciprocal evolutionary change through natural selection.

Question 18

When one species reduces or adversely affects the population of another,but the affected species has no influence in return,the relationship is referred to as ________.

Question 19

When individuals of two species interact,the nature of the interaction can be classified qualitatively as positive,negative,or ________.

Question 20

When one species feeds on another prey species,typically killing it,the relationship between the two interacting species is referred to as ________.

Question 21

Adaptive radiation can result from divergent adaptations to avoid predators.

Question 22

When the population size of a prey species increases,the birthrate of a predator species should also increase.

Question 23

Most interspecific interactions are exclusive,involving only two species.

Question 24

The relationship between nectar-producing flowers and nectar-feeding birds is a mutually beneficial interaction.

Question 25

The interaction between two species usually influences all individuals within the respective populations equally.

Question 26

An organism's realized niche is always smaller than its fundamental niche.

Question 27

Species having wide geographic distributions generally encounter a broader range of physical environmental conditions than species whose distribution is more restricted.