This quiz is derived from the AP Biology course textbook Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (10th edition) by Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart. NOTE: Any textbook about AP Biology MAY be compatible with this textbook, but details such as page numbers may not match up. Also, certain terms may be different namewise but still mean the same thing. WARNING: Any person who is not taking the AP Biology course should NOT take this test for two reasons: It is a waste of your time because you do not need to now this. There are some terms that may be unfamiliar to you.
For a given species, the maximum rate of increase per individual under ideal conditions is the _________________.
Environmental Resistance
Density control
Biotic potential
Carrying capacity
Resource competition, disease, and predation are _______________ controls on population growth rates.
Density-Dependent
Density-independent
Population-sustainable
Age-specific
In 2001, the average annual growth rate for the human population at midyear was _________ percent.
0.65
1.3
1.05
1.55
"Starlings minimize nest mites by festooning nests with wild carrot," said Clark and Mason. Their statement was ________________.
A proximate conclusion
An untested hypothesis
A prediction
A test of hypothesis
A two-way flow of benefits in mutualistic interactions between species is an outcome of ________________________.
Two way exploitation
Close cooperativeness
Resource partitioning
Competitive existence
Getting used to something after being exposed to it for a long period of time is an example of which type of learned behavior?
Habituation
Playing
Observational learning
Insight learning
Animals often develop new behaviors from past experiences. Which type of learned behavior is this?
Habituation
Operant conditioning
Playing
Insight learning
Which of the following terms best describes insight learning?
Copying
Observing
Trial and error
Mimicry