Choose the most appropriate answer for each.

A. Camouflage
B. Species evenness
C. Parasitism
D. Pioneer species
E. Primary succession
F. Species richness
G. Mutualism
H. Competitive exclusion
I. Mimicry
J. Succession
K. Secondary succession


A. Blending in and being hidden by the background
B. Relative abundance of each species
C. One organism benefits at another organism's expense
D. Opportunistic colonizers of a newly vacated habitat
E. Lichens on newly hardened, newly cooled lava
F. Number of species in a community
G. Symbiotic interaction that minimizes the costs and maximizes the benefits for both partners
H. One species is eliminated from an area of niche overlap
I. Tasty species resembles repugnant one
J. The process that leads from a pioneer community to a mature community
K. Natural reforestation of burned-over forest

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Chemotaxis is a sensory response affecting the rotational direction of the flagellar motor

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Biology & Microbiology

Because of the _____________________, traits carried by early settlers are found in a large fraction of the descendent population

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Biology & Microbiology

Choose the biological molecule or characteristic in column 2 that best matches each technique in column 1. Choices in column 2 (A–E) can be used more than once

A) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) B) nucleotide sequences C) mRNA D) short tandem repeats (STRs) E) protein 1) BLAST search analysis 2) two-dimensional gel electrophoresis 3) Northern blotting 4) in situ hybridization 5) Western blotting (or immunoblotting) 6) DNA microarray 7) DNA fingerprinting 8) haplotyping

Biology & Microbiology

Which of the following never have cell walls?

A) algae B) animal cells C) archaea D) bacteria E) fungi

Biology & Microbiology