Wild Life Ecology Week 1 Assignment Answers
1. Which of these is not a characteristic of fitness?
- Fitness is environment-specific.
- Fitness is species-specific.
- Higher reproductive rate means higher fitness.
- Fitness should be measured across several generations.
Answer : c
2. Who amongst these is considered the father of Biogeography?
- Theophrastus
- Linnaeus
- Malthus
- Humboldt
Answer : d
3. In the Greek word root of Ecology, Oikos refers to
- household
- preservation
- environment
- study
Answer : a
4. In the Greek word root of Ecology, logos refers to
- household
- preservation
- environment
- study
Answer : d
5. Which of these is not a step in natural selection?
- variation
- underpopulation
- struggle for existence
- survival of the fittest
Answer : b
6. Ecology is the scientific study of that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms. (Fill in the blanks)
- statics
- interactions
- dynamics
- habitat
Answer : b
7. Which of these is not a characteristic of fitness?
- Fitness is environment-specific.
- Fitness is species-specific.
- Fitness works on traits such as size and speed.
- Fitness should be measured across several generations.
Answer : c
8. Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their . (Fill in the blanks)
- habitat
- niche
- environment
- population
Answer : c
9. “Enquiry into plants” is a book written by
- Theophrastus
- Linnaeus
- Malthus
- Humboldt
Answer : a
10. Which of these is not a kind of selection
- directional
- stochastic
- disruptive
- stabilising
Answer : b