Introduction to Ecology
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What is the basic unit of ecological organization that is the smallest component of any population?

  • Organism (correct)
  • Biosphere
  • Community
  • Population

Which level of ecological organization encompasses all the interacting populations in a given area?

  • Community (correct)
  • Population
  • Ecosystem
  • Environment

What does an ecosystem involve interactions between?

  • Abiotic and biotic factors (correct)
  • Abiotic factors only
  • Physical factors only
  • Living factors only

In what conditions may organisms compete with each other for resources according to the text?

<p>In all environments with similar needs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do autotrophs do in nutritional relationships?

<p>Synthesize their own food (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor may act as a limiting factor determining the types of organisms in an environment?

<p>Dry environment of desert regions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unharmed, what type of symbiosis is it?

<p>Commensalism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?

<p>Break down organic wastes and dead organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the species of fish that live in a body of water?

<p>Amount of available oxygen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurs in a steady state population over several years?

<p>Population remains relatively constant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic physical nature of amyloid?

<p>Nonbranching fibrils, Cross-β-pleated sheet conformation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which autoimmune disease is characterized by central necrosis rimmed by palisaded histiocytes in the rheumatoid nodule?

<p>Rheumatoid Arthritis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Hashimoto Thyroiditis, what is the main cause of thyroid epithelial cell depletion and mononuclear inflammatory infiltration?

<p>Autoantibodies against thyroid antigens (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) and other vasculitides?

<p>Necrotizing inflammation of blood vessel walls (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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