Community Ecology

Review Questions

The first species to live on new land, such as that formed from volcanic lava, are called ________.

  1. climax community
  2. keystone species
  3. foundation species
  4. pioneer species

Hint:

D

Which type of mimicry involves multiple species with similar warning coloration that are all toxic to predators?

  1. Batesian mimicry
  2. Müllerian mimicry
  3. Emsleyan/Mertensian mimicry
  4. Mertensian mimicry

Hint:

B

A symbiotic relationship where both of the coexisting species benefit from the interaction is called ________.

  1. commensalism
  2. parasitism
  3. mutualism
  4. communism

Hint:

C

Which of the following is not a mutualistic relationship?

  1. a shark using an aquatic cleaning station
  2. a helminth feeding from its host
  3. a bumblebee collecting pollen from a flower
  4. bacteria living in the gut of humans

Hint:

B