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Biology 185 KS Orange Coast Collepe Spring 2018 NAME, Final Exm 23. Choose the b

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Biology 185 KS Orange Coast Collepe Spring 2018 NAME, Final Exm 23. Choose the beut defieition of the term ecology a Ecology is the smudy of animals in their hahitat bEeology is the study of plants and animals in their eoonysr and with their babltn e. Ecology is the study of of organisms with of how hamans negatively isfluence natural habnats a. Ecology is the study of being environmentally censcious 24, A sunfiower and the bee that pollinates it i an example of a) commensal . competitive All of the following undergo biogeochemical cycles except d. energy when a coyote eats a mouse, roughly,-- 25. b. nitrogen e. phosphorous % ofthe mouse gets incorpora eddy 10e coyos, and the rest is th mottbu 26, d. 10 a.90 b. 50 e. 25 27. Which of the following ecosystem a. flood prevention eosystem services provided by forests is MOST iemportant for the prevention of climate d. wood provisions 28. In global terms, the production of Co, by respiration and its fisxation by photosynthesis are balanced, but the balance ha been shifted towards accumulation of CO, by the increase in use of a. Meat products b. Biofuels c. Fossil fuels d. Nuclear energy e. High tech fishing practices Which of the following habitats has the lowest structural complexity? a. A temperate rainforest b. A tropical rainforest c. A coastal shrubland 29. d. An arid grassland e. A coral reef 30. While hiking in a fores, you notice an unusual plant growing on the branches of a tree. What will help you to determine if this plant is epiphytic or parasitic? a. If the plant is green, it is parasitic; if not, then it is epiphytic. b. The root of an epiphytic plant will be in the soil, but a parasitic plant will grow from the trunk of a tree c. The roots of a parasitic plant will penetrate under the bark d. The epiphytic plant will have large water collecting leaves, and the parasitic plant will not. e. The epiphytic plant will have conspicuous flowers while the parasitic plant will not possess flowers into the tree xylem, and the roots of epiphytic plant will not interactions within communities? 31. Which of the following is an incorrect association regarding i a particular species lives 3e a. Habitat -area of a community where b. Parasitism-one species obtains nutrients from another c. Commensalism-one species benefits and one species is harmed by the relationship. d. Mutualism - relationship benefits both species. e. Predation- one species feeds on another. Which of the following is NOT an animal? a. a sponge d. a sea star 32. c. an amoeba b. a sea anemone e. all are animals

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Answer. :

23) option c. Ecology is the study of interactions of organisms with each other and with their habitat.

24) option c. Mutualistic pollination. As both the bee and the sunflower is getting benefited by the process.

25) option d. Energy - only energy can not have a biogeochemical cycle.

26) 10 % option d

27) option c. Carbon sequentration

28) option c. Fossil fuels - burning of which generates lit if carbon dioxide.