Ecology And Behaviour

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.

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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

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Ecology And Behaviour
Questions: 8
Contributed by:
Steve