From Exam 1

Question 1

Which of the following describes natural selection?
1. The process by which organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce and pass on their genes
2. A process that relies explicitly on the heredity of genetic information across generations
3. The mechanism of evolution
4. All of above

Answer 1

4. All of above

Question 2

Which term is used to describe monogamous mating systems where an induvidual will have multiple monogamous mating relations is across their lifetime, but always one partner at time?

Answer 2

Serial monogamy

Question 3

Which type of mimicry occurs when a defenseless organism bears a close resemblance to a noxious or conspicuous one?

Answer 3

Batesian mimicry

Question 4

Which of the following is true about dinoflagellates
1. They are part picoplankton
2. They are exclusively solitary members of plankton
3. They are exclusively non motile
4. They can be mixtropic

Answer 4

4. They can be mixtropic

Question 5

Broadcast spawning is limited by what?

Answer 5

Density dependence

Question 6

The upper boundary of rocky intertidal zone organisms are often limited by

Answer 6

Tolerance of physical stressors

Question 7

Which of the following is typical of a sandy shore with high wave exposure?

Answer 7

Steep slope

Question 8

What type of competition occurs when a competitor reduces availability of a resource without directly interacting with the competition?

Answer 8

Exploitative competition

Question 9

What term best describes an induvidual that is born as female and then transitions to a male during their lifetime?

Answer 9

Sequential hermaphrodite

Question 10

What are the two typical outcomes that can arise from competitive interactions?

Answer 10

Competitive exclusion or resource partitioning

Question 11

_________ are the main limiting factor for phytoplankton growth

Answer 11

Nutrients

Question 12

The intertidal zone is also known as the _________ zone.

Answer 12

Littoral

Question 13

When considering small organisms in a fluid environment, the ratio of intertial forces to viscous forces is the _____________.

Answer 13

Reynolds Number

Question 14

A _________ organisms is one that is fixed in place, such as a barnacle

Answer 14

Sessile

Question 15

___________________ is the scientific study of animals or plants, especially as concerned with observation and not experiment

Answer 15

Natural History