1.4.10.H Pyramid of Numbers 1.4.11.H Ecological Relationships 1.4.12.H Population Dynamics Follow-Me – iQuiz
Dec 17, 2015
1.4.10.H Pyramid of Numbers1.4.11.H Ecological Relationships
1.4.12.H Population Dynamics
Follow-Me – iQuiz
Q. Comment on the relative sizes of an individual producer and an individual primary consumer in a pyramid of numbers.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. What is a predator?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. What does an ecologist mean by competition?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. What term is used to describe an animal that is killed and eaten?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. True or False. Competition is generally more intense between members of the same species than between members of
different species.An animal which kills and eats
another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Suggest possible effects of the disappearance of a plant species on the populations of other plants and animals in the
ecosystem.An animal which kills and eats
another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. What is contest competition?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. What term do ecologists use to describe an animal which kills and eats other animals?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. If the population of prey declines suggest two possible consequences for the predators.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. What is scramble competition?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Apart from competition, state another factor that limits population growth.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Give an example of predation by naming a predator and its prey.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Where one organism lives in or on a second species, feeding on it and causing it harm is called …
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Name a factor, other than competition, that controls wild populations.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Mortality levels resulting from infection by a particular virus tend to decline over the years. Why?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Marking an animal might endanger it. Why?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Suggest a role for parasites in the overall scheme of nature.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Name a predator and give one adaptive technique.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Suggest an effect on human population of an increased availability of contraception.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. All the members of a species living in an area is referred to as …
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Give four factors that influence the size of the human population.
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. Mortality levels tend to be higher in the migratory animal species. Why?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. The population of a predator did not decline following a big reduction in the population of its main prey. Why?
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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Q. A relationship between two organisms in which both benefit is called …
An animal which kills and eats another animal for food
Different prey
Famine; Birth control; War; Disease; Birth rate; Death rate
or longevity;
FALSE
Each organism gets some of resource
Host immunity develops; Natural selection; Vaccination
Hazards encountered on migration
Fox, Speed and sharp canine teeth
Fox, Chicken, Hawk, Rabbit
Mutualism; Symbiosis
Parasitism
Population control
Predator
Prey
More conspicuous to predators; Social outcast;
Toxic marker
When two or more organisms fight for a resource that is in
short supply
Starvation or death; Migration; Decline in population; Change
food source
Producer larger; Consumer smaller
TRUE
Consumers of this plant may decrease; Numbers of other plant species may increase;
One organism loses the resource
Decrease (no increase) in population; Improved social
conditions; Reduced STIs
Population
Disease; Parasitism; Food availability; Pollution; Predation;
Hunting
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