WEEK 1

Week 1 — Short Practice Quiz

Questions sourced from your uploaded assignment PDF.

1. Which of these is not a step in natural selection?

a. variation
b. underpopulation
c. struggle for existence
d. survival of the fittest

2. Which of these is not a characteristic of fitness?

a. Fitness is environment-specific.
b. Fitness is species-specific.
c. Higher reproductive rate means higher fitness.
d. Fitness should be measured across several generations.

3. Ecology is the scientific study of ___ that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms.

a. statics
b. interactions
c. dynamics
d. habitat

4. Which of these is not a characteristic of fitness?

a. Fitness is environment-specific.
b. Fitness is species-specific.
c. Fitness works on traits such as size and speed.
d. Fitness should be measured across several generations.

5. In the Greek word root of Ecology, Oikos refers to

a. household
b. preservation
c. environment
d. study

6. "Enquiry into Plants" is a book written by

a. Theophrastus
b. Linnaeus
c. Malthus
d. Humboldt

7. In the Greek word root of Ecology, logos refers to

a. household
b. preservation
c. environment
d. study

8. Which of these is not a kind of selection?

a. directional
b. stochastic
c. disruptive
d. stabilising

9. Who amongst these is considered the father of Biogeography?

a. Theophrastus
b. Linnaeus
c. Malthus
d. Humboldt

10. Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their ___.

a. habitat
b. niche
c. environment
d. population