Chapter 57: Community Ecology

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

 

1. Which of the following statements about cheese skippers is true?
2. Their presence can be used to estimate the time of death of a body.
3. They are among the first species to arrive when a dead body starts decomposing.
4. They prefer hair and nails to flesh.
5. Both a and b
6. Both a and c

Answer: a

Textbook Reference: 57.0 Dead reckoning

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2. The species that live and interact in a given area constitute an ecological
3. biome.
4. family.
5. food web.
6. community.
7. trophic level.

Answer: d

Textbook Reference: 57.1 What Are Ecological Communities?

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Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering

 

3. Which of the following statements about communities is false?
4. They can vary tremendously in size and scope.
5. An important factor in determining their species richness is the amount of energy available.
6. Energy enters communities through primary consumers.
7. An ecological community comprises a group of species that coexist and interact within a defined area.
8. All of the above are true; none is false.

Answer: c

Textbook Reference: 57.1 What Are Ecological Communities?

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Bloom’s Category: 1. Remembering

 

4. A community ecologist would most likely be concerned with
5. energy flow through an ecosystem.
6. population growth of a single species.
7. interactions among individuals of the same species living together in a small area.
8. interactions among individuals of different species living together in a small area.
9. the cycling of matter through biotic and abiotic components of an area.

Answer: d

Textbook Reference: 57.1 What Are Ecological Communities?

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Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding

 

5. Which of the following is a primary producer?
6. Spider
7. Earthworm
8. Oak tree
9. Human
10. None of the above

Answer: c

Textbook Reference: 57.1 What Are Ecological Communities?

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Bloom’s Category: 2. Understanding