Science Bowl

BIOLOGY

Biology - 41

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Which of the following is NOT a type of intraspecific competition?

a)  territoriality
b)  mutualism
c)  hierarchies
d)  pecking orders

ANSWER:  B -- MUTUALISM

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  "Two different species cannot occupy the same nich for long" is a
statement of the:

a)  Hardy-Weinberg Law
b)  Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection
c)  Competitive Exclusion Principle
d)  Einstein's Theory of Relativity

ANSWER:  C -- COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Parasitism at its extremes is similar to: 

a)  commensalism and mutualism
b)  predation and mutualism
c)  mutualism and habituation
d)  commensalism and predation

ANSWER:  D -- COMMENSALISM AND PREDATION

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Functions of territoriality are: 

a)  spacing members of a species.
b)  decreasing competition among members of a species. 
c)  increasing social stability of a species.
d)  all of the above

ANSWER:  D -- ALL OF THE ABOVE

BIOL-91; Multiple Choice:  Homozygous refers to:

a)  similar types of chromosomes
b)  having similar functions on an evolutionary basis 
c)  particles in solution that are inseparable
d)  having identical alleles for a given gene

ANSWER:  D -- HAVING IDENTICAL ALLELES FOR A GIVEN GENE