The chemical defence produced by plants against herbivory are:

1.primary metabolites2.secondary metabolites
3.cofactors4.pollens

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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All the following are symbiotic relations except:
1. monarch butterflies and viceroy butterflies
2. lichens
3. mycorrhizae
4. tapeworms and humans

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The two species physically interfere with one another by aggressively attempting to exclude one another from particular habitats in:

1.competitive exclusion2.predation
3.exploitative competition4.interference competition

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Competition |
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Monarch butterflies are toxic and unpalatable to predators because they:

1.  incorporate the toxic chemicals from the milkweed they eat
2.  produce their own secondary compounds
3.  break down the toxic chemicals from the milkweed they eat
4.  live with symbionts that secret toxins
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Cryptically colored animals are most likely:

1.Batesian mimics2.is palatable to predators
3.aquatic4.top predators

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Number of species in a community is an indicator of its:

1.spatial heterogeneity2.ecosystem productivity
3.species diversity4.species richness

Subtopic:  Population Dynamic |

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Identify the correct statement:

1.  Eutrophic lakes contain fewer nutrients than oligotrophic lakes.
2.  Xerarch succession is a primary succession that occurs in water bodies.
3.  Most ecologists believe that most communities achieve stable, unchanging climax vegetation.
4.  A mature ecosystem has greater species richness, greater biomass, and less net productivity than a younger stage of succession.

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A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance is called as:

1.keystone species2.niche
3.competitor4.predator

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Competitors can coexist indefinitely only by:

1.niche differentiation2.contest competition
3.interference competition4.scramble competition

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Population size is unlikely to be limited by:

1.predation2.commensalism
3.competition4.brood parasitism

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |

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