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Question

1. You should expect to observe the HIGHEST species diversity in an ecosystem that

a) experiences disturbances very frequently

b)experiences disturbances very rarely

c)experiences disturbances occasionally (i.e. neither frequently nor rare)

d) is never disturbed

2. A Yucca plant lives for many decades before flowering and producing thousands of seeds. It then dies.

The Yucca is

a) semelparous

b) iteroparous

c) oviparous

d) viviparous

3. The Net Primary Productivity of an ecosystem is most closely analogous to:

a) the aluminum tab on a pop-top can of soda

b) the icing on a chocolate cake

c) the portion of your income you sent to the IRS last year

d) the money you put into your savings account after all your bills are paid

e) the number of different models of automobile manufactured by a single car company

4. An antelope spots a lion lurking in the grass nearby. Instead of putting it in high gear and fleeing, the antelope begins pronking/stotting, leaping high in the air, but not moving away from the lion at great speed. What is the antelope most likely doing?

a) exhibiting altruistic behavior

b) reducing its activity to avoid overheating, in case it needs to flee from the lion

c) advertising its robust health and vigor to the predator, in effect saying, "I'm not worth your effort to chase. You won't catch me"

d) sending an alarm/warning signal to other antelope

e) pretending to be handicapped so the lion will run after it, and not chase its offspring