Physiological ecologists study the ways in which animals use behavior to deal with physical and social variation in their environment.
A)TRUE B) FALSE
2. A
ecologist would study the distribution of American sycamore in riparian communities in the grasslands of the American Midwest.
3. Which branch of ecology would focus on the cycling of phosphorous in temperate wetlands? A)Community ecology B)Ecosystem ecology C) Population ecology D) None of the above
4.The notion that several species of fish are able to coexist in a single stream because each species feeds on organisms living in different zones within the stream is an example of a hypothesis. A) TRUE B) FALSE
5.The three ways to test hypotheses are observation,
, and modeling.
Chapter 2 Practice Quizzing
1．Which of the following would not contribute to the structure of soil? A) topography B) arent mineral material C) streams and other waterways D) climate E) none of the above
2．Ecologists often estimate the size and other dimensions of a population by using
drawn from the population.
3. What is the average length of Tomah mayflies wings given the sample of wing lengths: 5 cm, 5.5 cm, 6 cm, 4.5 cm, 5 cm, 7 cm, and 6 cm? A) 5.57 B) 5 C) 7.46 D) 6.1
4. Regional names for the Mediterranean woodland and shrubland biome include chaparral, matoral, and fynbos. A) TRUE B) FALSE
5. Zero values in the Palmer Drought Severity Index indicate
conditions.
6. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is used by climatologists because it effectively describes the average monthly temperatures and rain fall for a given area. A) TRUE B) FALSE
7.Which of the following may cause climatic spatial variability? A) El Ni?o Southern Oscillation B) Monsoons C) Tsunamis D) all of the above