Question 1

If a person were to place a marine fish into a fresh water lake,water would diffuse

Accepted Answer

A) up its concentration gradient and enter the fish. 
B) down its concentration gradient and enter the fish. 
C) down its concentration gradient and exit the fish. 
D) up its concentration gradient and exit the fish. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) up its concentration gradient and enter the fish. 
B) down its concentration gradient and enter the fish. 
C) down its concentration gradient and exit the fish. 
D) up its concentration gradient and exit the fish. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 2

The water availability for organisms is determined by

Accepted Answer

A) internal dissolved ion concentrations. 
B) external dissolved ion concentrations. 
C) movement of water down its concentration gradient. 
D) movement of water up its concentration gradient. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) internal dissolved ion concentrations. 
B) external dissolved ion concentrations. 
C) movement of water down its concentration gradient. 
D) movement of water up its concentration gradient. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 3

Aquatic organisms whose body fluids equal that of their surroundings are

Accepted Answer

A) hyperosmotic. 
B) isoosmotic. 
C) hypoosmotic. 
D) osmotic. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) hyperosmotic. 
B) isoosmotic. 
C) hypoosmotic. 
D) osmotic. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 4

In general,a plant located in an arid climate will possess all of the following in order to prevent water loss except:

Accepted Answer

A) waxy coating. 
B) decreased root biomass. 
C) decreased shoot biomass. 
D) increased root length. 
E) reduces leaf size. 
A) waxy coating. 
B) decreased root biomass. 
C) decreased shoot biomass. 
D) increased root length. 
E) reduces leaf size.

Question 5

Water flows from the soil into the plant roots because the water potential of the soil is higher than the water potential of the roots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Desert kangaroo rats meet a portion of their water requirements through the metabolic processing of their food intake,but they still need to drink liquid water in order to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The diffusion of water across a differentially permeable membrane is called _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The diffusion of water across a differentially...

Question 8

A high water vapor pressure deficit indicates that the water vapor content of the air is near saturation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A desert scorpion will use all of the following mechanisms in order to survive in the desert except:

Accepted Answer

A) waterproof cuticle. 
B) nocturnal behavior. 
C) burrowing. 
D) decreased metabolic rate. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) waterproof cuticle. 
B) nocturnal behavior. 
C) burrowing. 
D) decreased metabolic rate. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 10

Most water loss in terrestrial animals is due to evaporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Saturation water vapor pressure

Accepted Answer

A) increases with temperature. 
B) decreases with temperature. 
C) parallels vapor pressure density. 
D) both increases with temperature and parallels vapor pressure density. 
E) both decreases with temperature and parallels vapor pressure density. 
A) increases with temperature. 
B) decreases with temperature. 
C) parallels vapor pressure density. 
D) both increases with temperature and parallels vapor pressure density. 
E) both decreases with temperature and parallels vapor pressure density.

Question 12

In general,desert organisms try to decrease their rate of evaporative cooling in order to conserve water.Which of the following desert organisms sweats?

Accepted Answer

A) camel 
B) cactus 
C) cicada 
D) scorpion 
E) tiger beetle 
A) camel 
B) cactus 
C) cicada 
D) scorpion 
E) tiger beetle

Question 13

Metabolic water is the water that is released by the process of ___________________.

Accepted Answer

aerobic ce

Question 14

In a terrestrial plant,water movement is as follows:

Accepted Answer

A) from less negative water potential to a more negative water potential. 
B) from more negative water potential to a less negative water potential. 
C) from less positive water potential to a more positive water potential. 
D) from zero water potential to a more negative water potential. 
E) from zero water potential to a more positive water potential. 
A) from less negative water potential to a more negative water potential. 
B) from more negative water potential to a less negative water potential. 
C) from less positive water potential to a more positive water potential. 
D) from zero water potential to a more negative water potential. 
E) from zero water potential to a more positive water potential.

Question 15

In general,a plant found growing in the desert can be expected to have a low shoot to high root biomass ratio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If a person were to place a marine fish into a fresh water lake,water would diffuse

The water availability for organisms is determined by

Aquatic organisms whose body fluids equal that of their surroundings are

In general,a plant located in an arid climate will possess all of the following in order to prevent water loss except:

Water flows from the soil into the plant roots because the water potential of the soil is higher than the water potential of the roots.

Desert kangaroo rats meet a portion of their water requirements through the metabolic processing of their food intake,but they still need to drink liquid water in order to survive.

The diffusion of water across a differentially permeable membrane is called _______.

A high water vapor pressure deficit indicates that the water vapor content of the air is near saturation.

A desert scorpion will use all of the following mechanisms in order to survive in the desert except:

Most water loss in terrestrial animals is due to evaporation.

Saturation water vapor pressure

In general,desert organisms try to decrease their rate of evaporative cooling in order to conserve water.Which of the following desert organisms sweats?

Metabolic water is the water that is released by the process of ___________________.

In a terrestrial plant,water movement is as follows:

In general,a plant found growing in the desert can be expected to have a low shoot to high root biomass ratio.

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Exam 6: Water Relations

If a person were to place a marine fish into a fresh water lake,water would diffuse

The water availability for organisms is determined by

Aquatic organisms whose body fluids equal that of their surroundings are

In general,a plant located in an arid climate will possess all of the following in order to prevent water loss except:

Water flows from the soil into the plant roots because the water potential of the soil is higher than the water potential of the roots.

Desert kangaroo rats meet a portion of their water requirements through the metabolic processing of their food intake,but they still need to drink liquid water in order to survive.

The diffusion of water across a differentially permeable membrane is called _______.

A high water vapor pressure deficit indicates that the water vapor content of the air is near saturation.

A desert scorpion will use all of the following mechanisms in order to survive in the desert except:

Most water loss in terrestrial animals is due to evaporation.

Saturation water vapor pressure

In general,desert organisms try to decrease their rate of evaporative cooling in order to conserve water.Which of the following desert organisms sweats?

Metabolic water is the water that is released by the process of ___________________.

In a terrestrial plant,water movement is as follows:

In general,a plant found growing in the desert can be expected to have a low shoot to high root biomass ratio.

Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Life on Land

Life in Water

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Social Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, herbivory, parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

Geographic Ecology

Global Ecology

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