Ecology in Further Detail ❮ 233- The process by which bacteria themselves use the
nitrate of the environment, releasing N 2 as a prod-
uct, is called
A. nitrogen fixation.
B. abiotic fixation.
C. denitrification.
D. chemosynthetic autotrophism.
E. nitrogen turnover.
For question 5, please use the following curve:
- At what point on the graph does the decline in
rabbit population act as a limiting factor to the
survival of the foxes, leading to a decline in their
population size?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E - A collection of all the individuals of an area com-
bined with the environment in which they exist
is called a/an
A. population.
B. community.
C. ecosystem.
D. biosphere.
E. niche.
For questions 7–10, please use the following answer
choices:
A. Aposometric coloration
B. Batesian mimicry
C. Müllerian mimicry
D. Cryptic coloration
E. Deceptive markings- A beetle that has the coloration of a yellow jacket
is displaying which defense mechanism? - A moth whose body color matches that of the
trees in which it lives is displaying which defense
mechanism?
9. Two different lizard species, each possessing a par-
ticular chemical defense mechanism and sharing a
similar body coloration, are displaying which defense
mechanism?
10.A lizard with a chemical defense mechanism has
a bright-colored body as a warning to predators
that it is one tough customer is displaying which
defense mechanism?
11.Which of the following is nota characteristic of
aK-selected population?
A. Populations tend to be of a relatively con-
stant size.
B. Offspring produced tend to require exten-
sive postnatal care.
C. Primates are classified as K-selected organisms.
D. Offspring are produced in large quantities.
E. Offspring produced tend to be relatively large
in size compared to R-selected offspring.
= Fox= RabbitPopulation
densityA B C D E
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