Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Self-thinning is now seen as an example of:
		A)	a logarithmic relationship with an exact fit to -3/2
		B)	plants changing their fluids to avoid freezing conditions
		C)	voluntary decrease in biomass consumption among overweight isopods
		D)	competition among members of the same species


2	A mathematical hypervolume:
		A)	tries to account for three or more factors that simultaneously influence organisms
		B)	expresses a Hutchinsonian niche
		C)	can include biotic and abiotic factors
		D)	all of the above


3	Ecologists associate Gause with:
		A)	refuting Lotka-Volterra
		B)	freshwater protozoa
		C)	fetch
		D)	allopatry


4	James Brown and students:
		A)	found strong evidence for interspecific competition
		B)	realized that by interbreeding, desert granivores could overcome fence barriers
		C)	now wish that their studies had been conducted for more than 3 years
		D)	none of the above


5	Which term does not belong?
		A)	character displacement
		B)	niche divergence
		C)	replication
		D)	sympatric


6	True or False: Ecological field experiments are relatively easy to control.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	True or False: Seed size consumed correlates to beak depth in Galapagos finches.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	True or False: If competition is strong, 12 will be large.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	True or False: Laboratory experiments suggest that competition can constrain niche.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	True or False: Plants can compete by exploiting below-ground resources.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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