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BIO 207: Island Biogeography
BIO 207: Island Biogeography
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A quiz about Island Biogeography for a college level ecology course
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1
Do these results show that relaxation is happening on Barro Colorado Island?
Yes
No enough information to tell
No
2
How would increasing island size affect the number of species on the island in equilibrium?
Decrease
Increase
No change
3
Which biogeochemical cycle has its largest pool in the Ocean?
Carbon
Water and Carbon
Nitrogen
Water
4
Which cycle primarily requires plants to enter the organic form?
Carbon
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Water
5
Could the theory of island biogeography be applied to lakes in a region?
No
Yes
6
How would increasing island size affect colonization and extinction rates?
Decrease extinction rate
Increase extinction rate
No change
Decrease colonization rate
7
For which cycle is the largest pool (or sink) in a solid form?
Nitrogen
Water
Phosphorus
Carbon
8
What would you expect to happen to bird richness after the formation of Barro Colorado Island?
Increase
Stay the same
Decrease
No way to know
9
Which of the following is true of the island biogeograpy theory when equilibrium is reached?
Number of species on an island will be similar over time
Neither of these is correct
Both of these are correct
Species composition on an island will stay similar over time
10
How would increasing distance from mainland impact colonization and extinction rates?
Increase extinction rates
Increase colonization rates
Decrease extinction rates
Decrease colonization rates
11
Which cycle primarily requires microbes to enter the organic part of the cycle?
Nitrogen
Water
Phosphorus
Carbon
12
Do these results support the theory of island biogeography?
Yes
No
13
How would this change affect the equilibrium number of species on the island
Increase
Decrease
No change
