Exam 17: Communities of Organisms

Clown fish have evolved to live safely between the stinging tentacles of certain sea anemones.The fish receive protection from predators,whereas anemone receive some food from the fish.This relationship is an example of

Match each term to a statement listed below. -an elk eating an aspen sapling

How does primary succession differ from secondary succession?

Every healthy human digestive system is home to countless microorganisms.In a normal digestive system,what type of relationship would you say this is?

Match each term to a statement listed below. -a bird building a nest within a tree

What statement best describes a parasitic relationship?

The photograph shown depicts two brightly colored butterfly species,the monarch on the right and its mimic,the viceroy,on the left.The mimicry by the viceroy allows it to

In which of the following situations would secondary rather than primary succession be most likely to occur?

A community whose species are NOT replaced by other species is classified as a ________ community.

After studying the food web shown,select a reasonable outcome following the complete disappearance of wolves.

The process that establishes new communities and restores disturbed communities is termed

Define the two key pieces of information used to examine diversity within a community.

Can a human being be considered an ecological community?

How do ecological communities change over time?

Why would a food web rather than a food chain be the preferred way to represent the movement of food through the community?

Pathogens are considered a special type of parasite because they

A(n)________ is a single sequence of who eats whom in a community.

Which of the following experiments would help to identify a keystone species?

The activity of predators has caused their prey to evolve a variety of protective characteristics.How are prey able to acquire new features?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?