Question 1

Match the flower characteristics with the most common pollinator.
-Nocturnal fragrant flowers

Accepted Answer

A) bees 
B) hummingbirds 
C) butterflies 
D) bats 
A) bees 
B) hummingbirds 
C) butterflies 
D) bats D

Question 2

Pollinator constancy requires generalist pollinators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The predation rate on carrion crows decreases when cuckoos parasitize their nests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Lichens are an association between __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

Cyanobacte

Question 5

Mutualism can evolve if

Accepted Answer

A)  it can increase in frequency when rare. 
B)  the benefits to both species are equal. 
C)  one species' benefits outweigh the costs to the other species. 
D)  pwsm + qwum nm. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  it can increase in frequency when rare. 
B)  the benefits to both species are equal. 
C)  one species' benefits outweigh the costs to the other species. 
D)  pwsm + qwum nm. 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Carrion crows

Accepted Answer

A)  prey on cuckoos. 
B)  are preyed on by cuckoos. 
C)  parasitize cuckoos. 
D)  are parasitized by cuckoos. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  prey on cuckoos. 
B)  are preyed on by cuckoos. 
C)  parasitize cuckoos. 
D)  are parasitized by cuckoos. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Optimal foraging theory applies to pollinators' behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mutualism arises only if pwsm - qwum > wnm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Bonobos and tamarind trees in the Congo are an example of a __________ mutualism. This relationship is __________.

Accepted Answer

Transporta

Question 10

Pollination

Accepted Answer

A)  is a transportation mutualism. 
B)  is a protection mutualism. 
C)  requires no learning. 
D)  is an unstable mutualism. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is a transportation mutualism. 
B)  is a protection mutualism. 
C)  requires no learning. 
D)  is an unstable mutualism. 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

The tanager/mistletoe interaction is an example of a __________ mutualism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tanager/mistletoe interaction is an example of...

Question 12

Yuccas deter cheating by yucca moths

Accepted Answer

A)  by aborting flowers with large numbers of moth eggs. 
B)  by closing the flowers during the day. 
C)  by offering greater rewards. 
D)  not producing a pollen reward. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  by aborting flowers with large numbers of moth eggs. 
B)  by closing the flowers during the day. 
C)  by offering greater rewards. 
D)  not producing a pollen reward. 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Pollination syndromes require learning by the pollinators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Fossil evidence indicates that scorpion flies pollinated gymnosperms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Termites and their protozoa are

Accepted Answer

A)  specialized mutualists. 
B)  facultative mutualists. 
C)  generalized mutualists. 
D)  required to pollinate larkspurs. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  specialized mutualists. 
B)  facultative mutualists. 
C)  generalized mutualists. 
D)  required to pollinate larkspurs. 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

Pollination contains elements of transportation and nutrition mutualism

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Ecological disturbance

Accepted Answer

A)  is required for coral/zooxanthellae mutualism. 
B)  favors plants with nitrogen-fixing mutualists. 
C)  favors cheating by mutualists. 
D)  moves mutualists to new geographic areas. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is required for coral/zooxanthellae mutualism. 
B)  favors plants with nitrogen-fixing mutualists. 
C)  favors cheating by mutualists. 
D)  moves mutualists to new geographic areas. 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

The evidence suggests that some mutualisms

Accepted Answer

A)  evolved in the earliest angiosperms. 
B)  evolved more than 400 million years ago. 
C)  evolved after the present-day oceans separated. 
D)  preceded wind pollination. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  evolved in the earliest angiosperms. 
B)  evolved more than 400 million years ago. 
C)  evolved after the present-day oceans separated. 
D)  preceded wind pollination. 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

Ants inhabit __________ in bullthorn acacias. __________ found on the leaf tips produce lipids for the ants.

Accepted Answer

thorns; Be

Question 20

Floral advertisements attract pollinators genetically programmed to certain floral traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Mutualism

Match the flower characteristics with the most common pollinator. -Nocturnal fragrant flowers

Pollinator constancy requires generalist pollinators.

The predation rate on carrion crows decreases when cuckoos parasitize their nests.

Lichens are an association between __________ and __________.

Mutualism can evolve if

Carrion crows

Optimal foraging theory applies to pollinators' behavior.

Mutualism arises only if pwsm - qwum > wnm.

Bonobos and tamarind trees in the Congo are an example of a __________ mutualism. This relationship is __________.

Pollination

The tanager/mistletoe interaction is an example of a __________ mutualism.

Yuccas deter cheating by yucca moths

Pollination syndromes require learning by the pollinators.

Fossil evidence indicates that scorpion flies pollinated gymnosperms.

Termites and their protozoa are

Pollination contains elements of transportation and nutrition mutualism

Ecological disturbance

The evidence suggests that some mutualisms

Ants inhabit __________ in bullthorn acacias. __________ found on the leaf tips produce lipids for the ants.

Floral advertisements attract pollinators genetically programmed to certain floral traits.

Introduction to Ecology

Adaptation and Evolution

Adaptations to the Physical Environment

Terrestrial Communities

Fresh-water and Marine Communities

Behavioral Ecology

The Ecology of Intraspecific Variation

Demography

Population Regulation

Life History Strategies

Competition

Coevolution I Exploitative Interactions

The Structure of Communities

Ecological Succession

Species Diversity

Energy Flow and Trophic Structure

Biogeochemical Cycles

Conservation Biology

Landscape Ecology

Human Global Ecology

Filters

Lichens are an association between and .

Mutualism arises only if pw_sm - qw_um > w_nm.

Bonobos and tamarind trees in the Congo are an example of a mutualism. This relationship is .

Ants inhabit in bullthorn acacias. found on the leaf tips produce lipids for the ants.