Question 1

Pollination syndromes are examples of dispersive mutualism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which crop species originated in Central America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tomato 
B)  Cashew 
C)  Cauliflower 
D)  Melon 
E)  Mustard 
A)  Tomato 
B)  Cashew 
C)  Cauliflower 
D)  Melon 
E)  Mustard

Question 3

Nurse plants facilitate seed germination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In an obligate mutualism

Accepted Answer

A)  One species disperses seeds or fruit of another 
B)  One species defends another 
C)  One species cannot live without the other 
D)  One species disperses pollen of another 
A)  One species disperses seeds or fruit of another 
B)  One species defends another 
C)  One species cannot live without the other 
D)  One species disperses pollen of another

Question 5

Which of the following is the world's most common livestock?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sheep 
B)  Pigs 
C)  Goats 
D)  Horses 
E)  Cattle 
A)  Sheep 
B)  Pigs 
C)  Goats 
D)  Horses 
E)  Cattle

Question 6

When one species uses another for housing, we term the relationship

Accepted Answer

A)  Inquilinism 
B)  Phoresy 
C)  Epiphytism 
D)  Metabiosis 
E)  Associational resistance 
A)  Inquilinism 
B)  Phoresy 
C)  Epiphytism 
D)  Metabiosis 
E)  Associational resistance

Question 7

Which is an example of associational resistance?

Accepted Answer

A)  A herd of antelope are attacked more by lions when they occur close to zebras, the lion's preferred prey. 
B)  A small plant suffers less attack when it grows amongst a group of Eugenia, a camphor producing plant whose smell deters herbivores. 
C)  A cottonwood plant suffers greater herbivory when growing under box elder trees. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c 
A)  A herd of antelope are attacked more by lions when they occur close to zebras, the lion's preferred prey. 
B)  A small plant suffers less attack when it grows amongst a group of Eugenia, a camphor producing plant whose smell deters herbivores. 
C)  A cottonwood plant suffers greater herbivory when growing under box elder trees. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c

Question 8

Which is NOT a type of mutualism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Facultative 
B)  Defensive 
C)  Resource-based 
D)  Obligate 
E)  Sympatric 
A)  Facultative 
B)  Defensive 
C)  Resource-based 
D)  Obligate 
E)  Sympatric

Pollination syndromes are examples of dispersive mutualism.

Which crop species originated in Central America?

Nurse plants facilitate seed germination.

In an obligate mutualism

Which of the following is the world's most common livestock?

When one species uses another for housing, we term the relationship

Which is an example of associational resistance?

Which is NOT a type of mutualism?

An Introduction to Ecology

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Competition and Coexistence

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Species Diversity

Species Richness Patterns

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Exam 12: Facilitation

Pollination syndromes are examples of dispersive mutualism.

Which crop species originated in Central America?

Nurse plants facilitate seed germination.

In an obligate mutualism

Which of the following is the world's most common livestock?

When one species uses another for housing, we term the relationship

Which is an example of associational resistance?

Which is NOT a type of mutualism?

An Introduction to Ecology

Population Genetics

Natural Selection, Speciation, and Extinction

Behavioral Ecology

Temperature

Water

Nutrients

Demographic Techniques and Population Patterns

Life Tables and Demography

Population Growth

Competition and Coexistence

Predation

Herbivory

Parasitism

Population Regulation

Species Diversity

Species Richness Patterns

Species Richness and Community Services

Succession

Island Biogeography

Terrestrial Biomes

Marine Biomes

Freshwater Biomes

Food Webs and Energy Flow

Biomass Production

Biogeochemical Cycles

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