Question 1

The suites of floral characteristics listed in the question above have evolved to attract various groups of pollinators through the process of

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A)   specific coevolution.
B)   interspecific competition.
C)   resource partitioning.
D)   character displacement.
E)   diffuse coevolution.

Question 2

Predation, herbivory, and parasitism are all examples of

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A)   antagonistic interactions.
B)   mutualistic interactions.
C)   commensal interactions.
D)   amensal interactions.
E)   competitive interactions.

Question 3

What can you conclude about diffuse coevolution by examining the data in Table 56.1?

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A)   The evolution of similar traits has occurred in suites of species experiencing similar selection pressures.
B)   The depth and width of a flower can restrict the size and shape of the pollinator mouthparts that can gain access to their nectar.
C)   Most flowers can be successfully pollinated by a number of different animal species.
D)   Plants not only need to attract pollinators, but must also ensure that those pollinators carry their pollen to other members of the same species.
E)   Both a and c

Question 4

Which of the following statements about plant-pollination systems is true?

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A)   Pollinators usually eat all of a plant's pollen.
B)   Successful pollination usually requires that the pollinator visit at least two members of the plant species.
C)   Pollinators usually have evolved specialized anatomical features to carry pollen.
D)   Both a and b
E)   Both b and c

Question 5

Damage caused to shrubs by branches falling from overhead trees is an example of

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A)   interference competition.
B)   partial predation.
C)   amensalism.
D)   commensalism.
E)   diffuse coevolution.

Question 6

Interference competition has been demonstrated to occur between

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A)   species of barnacles in the rocky intertidal zone.
B)   species of ants in the deserts of North America.
C)   species of soil bacteria that produce antibiotics.
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the relationship between plants and animals is correct?

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A)   Because vertebrates are more likely than insects to be herbivores, plants have not needed to evolve responses against insect herbivory.
B)   Because herbivorous insects usually do not kill the plants they feed on, their role as a selective agent is questionable.
C)   Because most plants live a long time, they are less likely to be able to evolve defenses against the herbivores.
D)   The fact that most insects are able to eat a wide variety of plants suggests that plant defenses are ineffective.
E)   The fact that insects do not exhibit character displacement argues against their ability to coevolve with any other life form.

Question 8

What is the major difference between Batesian and Müllerian mimicry?

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A)   Only Batesian mimicry involves reciprocal adaptations.
B)   Only Müllerian mimicry involves reciprocal adaptations.
C)   All of the species that exhibit Müllerian mimicry are toxic; in Batesian mimicry, one or more species are toxic and one or more species are nontoxic mimics.
D)   All of the species that exhibit Batesian mimicry are toxic; in Müllerian mimicry, one or more species are toxic and one or more species are nontoxic mimics.
E)   There is no difference between Müllerian and Batesian mimicry.

Question 9

After the European rabbit was introduced into Australia in 1859, it quickly became a devastating invasive species, causing the extinction or decline of many native animals and plants, major damage to crops, and soil erosion. To control the exponential growth of the population (which had grown to an estimated 600 million individuals from an original 24), biologists infected rabbits with the myxoma virus in 1950. It is estimated that in the first years after introduction of the virus, as many as 99 percent of infected rabbits died. Over a period of years, however, biologists observed an increase both in the average life span of infected rabbits and in the percentage of rabbits surviving infection. How would you explain these changes?

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Question 10

The evolution of similar traits on the part of species that experience similar selective pressures is a phenomenon called

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A)   Batesian mimicry.
B)   character displacement.
C)   diffuse coevolution.
D)   aposematism.
E)   mutualism.

Question 11

Bats usually pollinate flowers that have a _______ odor.

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