Quiz 1 – Biology 113

Life, ecology and everything

1. Which of the following verses includes the phrase “his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen”?

(a) Romans 8:19 (b) Romans 1:20 (c) Psalm 104:10 (d) Genesis 1:26

2. The organism on the right is the one pictured on the front cover of your textbook and is a ___________ found in __________.(a) sundew plant, deserts (b) Venus flytrap, wetlands(c) sundew plant, wetlands (d) Venus flytrap, deserts(e) sundew plant, rainforests

3. Which of the following does not describe a property of life in the Campbell et al. text?(a) production of flowers by a daisy plant(b) regulation of temperatures in coastal areas by the ocean (c) a Canada goose consuming grass(d) a larval ladybird beetle developing into an adult

4. Which of the following “properties of life” is not clearly possessed by viruses?(a) order (b) growth and development (c) reproduction (d) evolutionary

adaptation

5. Which of the following branches of ecology examine(s) more than one species at a time?

(a) population (b) community (c) landscape (d) a, b and c (e) b and c

6. Can an ecologist be an environmentalist?(a) yes (b) no

7. The fact that seaweeds are consumed by sea urchins indicates that ______________ limits their distribution.(a) dispersal (b) behaviour(c) an abiotic factor (d) a biotic factor

8. The tree shown on the right that prefers relatively dry habitats in British Columbia.(a) Ponderosa pine (b) prickly pear cactus (c) Western hemlock (e) western red cedar

9. In what vertical ocean layer does photosynthesis occur?(a) pelagic (b) photic (c) benthic(d) Abyssal (e) aphotic

10. Apple trees can be grown without pesticides is morereadily in the drier parts of BC because there are: (a) fewer insect pests (b) fewer fungal diseases(c) fewer weeds (d) fewer regulations

11. Eugene Odum wrote:(a) “The size of the human population is not among Earth’s most significant problems.”(b) “As the human population reaches 9-10 billion in the mid 21st century, which probably

exceeds carrying capacity…”(c) “The human footprint is irrelevant unless we consider the agricultural production as well.”(d) “It is imperative that future generations understand Goodland’s (1995) definition of

endangered landscapes”

12. Which is not a principle of Christian environmental stewardship? (a) Humans are to serve creation (b) Humans are separate from creation(c) Humans are to rule the earth (d) All of creation worships God

13. Which of the following are endangered species in BC:(a) red-legged frog (b) Oregon forestsnail (c) sockeye salmon(d) a and b (e) a, b and c

14. Which represents the intrinsic rate of increase of a species?(a) N (b) dN/dt (c) K (d) rmax

15. According to current policy in British Columbia, which is the correct order in terms of fishery priority (1,2,3)?

(a) commercial, aboriginal, recreational (b) aboriginal, commercial, recreational(c) recreational, aboriginal, commercial (d) aboriginal, recreational, commercial

16. Sheriff et al. found that exposure of snowshoe hares to predators lead to:(a) lower glucocorticoid levels, fewer hares giving birth, lower birth weight (b) higher glucocorticoid levels, fewer hares giving birth, lower birth weight (c) lower glucocorticoid levels, more hares giving birth, lower birth weight (d) higher glucocorticoid levels, more hares giving birth, lower birth weight (e) higher glucocorticoid levels, more hares giving birth, higher birth weight

17. If 10 spiders are marked initially, and then 20 are caught with 4 marked, the mark-recapture population estimate is:(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 2 (d) 800 (e) 120

18. The human carrying capacity on planet earth never changes. T or F?

19. Which view of science and scripture does the following definition describe: “trying to bring data from scripture together with data from the study of nature; the belief that these two sources will harmonize if properly understood”

(a) concordism (b) substitutionism (c) complementarism

20. Young earth creationists generally follow which view of science and scripture:

(a) concordism (b) substitutionism (c) complementarism

1. Which of the following verses includes the phrase “his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen”?

(a) Romans 8:19 (b) Romans 1:20 (c) Psalm 104:10 (d) Genesis 1:26

2. The organism on the right is the one pictured on the front cover of your textbook and is a ___________ found in __________.(a) sundew plant, deserts (b) Venus flytrap, wetlands(c) sundew plant, wetlands (d) Venus flytrap, deserts(e) sundew plant, rainforests

3. Which of the following does not describe a property of life in the Campbell et al. text?(a) production of flowers by a daisy plant(b) regulation of temperatures in coastal areas by the ocean (c) a Canada goose consuming grass(d) a larval ladybird beetle developing into an adult

4. Which of the following “properties of life” is not clearly possessed by viruses?(a) order (b) growth and development (c) reproduction (d) evolutionary

adaptation

5. Which of the following branches of ecology examine(s) more than one species at a time?

(a) population (b) community (c) landscape (d) a, b and c (e) b and c

6. Can an ecologist be an environmentalist?(a) yes (b) no

7. The fact that seaweeds are consumed by sea urchins indicates that ______________ limits their distribution.(a) dispersal (b) behaviour(c) an abiotic factor (d) a biotic factor

8. The tree shown on the right that prefers relatively dry habitats in British Columbia.(a) Ponderosa pine (b) prickly pear cactus (c) Western hemlock (e) western red cedar

9. In what vertical ocean layer does photosynthesis occur?(a) pelagic (b) photic (c) benthic(d) Abyssal (e) aphotic

10. Apple trees can be grown without pesticides is morereadily in the drier parts of BC because there are: (a) fewer insect pests (b) fewer fungal diseases(c) fewer weeds (d) fewer regulations

11. Eugene Odum wrote:(a) “The size of the human population is not among Earth’s most significant problems.”(b) “As the human population reaches 9-10 billion in the mid 21st century, which probably

exceeds carrying capacity…”(c) “The human footprint is irrelevant unless we consider the agricultural production as well.”(d) “It is imperative that future generations understand Goodland’s (1995) definition of

endangered landscapes”

12. Which is not a principle of Christian environmental stewardship? (a) Humans are to serve creation (b) Humans are separate from creation(c) Humans are to rule the earth (d) All of creation worships God

13. Which of the following are endangered species in BC:(a) red-legged frog (b) Oregon forestsnail (c) sockeye salmon(d) a and b (e) a, b and c

14. Which represents the intrinsic rate of increase of a species?(a) N (b) dN/dt (c) K (d) rmax

15. According to current policy in British Columbia, which is the correct order in terms of fishery priority (1,2,3)?

(a) commercial, aboriginal, recreational (b) aboriginal, commercial, recreational(c) recreational, aboriginal, commercial (d) aboriginal, recreational, commercial

16. Sheriff et al. found that exposure of snowshoe hares to predators lead to:(a) lower glucocorticoid levels, fewer hares giving birth, lower birth weight (b) higher glucocorticoid levels, fewer hares giving birth, lower birth weight (c) lower glucocorticoid levels, more hares giving birth, lower birth weight (d) higher glucocorticoid levels, more hares giving birth, lower birth weight (e) higher glucocorticoid levels, more hares giving birth, higher birth weight

17. If 10 spiders are marked initially, and then 20 are caught with 4 marked, the mark-recapture population estimate is:(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 2 (d) 800 (e) 120

18. The human carrying capacity on planet earth never changes. T or F?

19. Which view of science and scripture does the following definition describe: “trying to bring data from scripture together with data from the study of nature; the belief that these two sources will harmonize if properly understood”

(a) concordism (b) substitutionism (c) complementarism

20. Young earth creationists generally follow which view of science and scripture:

(a) concordism (b) substitutionism (c) complementarism