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What is/are the main greenhouse gas(es)?
Methane - CO4
Nitrous Oxide - N2O
Carbon Dioxide - CO2
All of the above.
2
Taking organisms from native ranges and placing into artificially constructed environments.
Ex Situ
In Situ
Vacation
Out Situ
3
A real proponent of protecting nature and helped establish many preserves and national forests.
Donald Trump
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Barack Obama
4
The largest environmental conference, 1992 Earth Summit, was held in _____________.
California
Rio de Janeiro
Paris
Sydney
5
What is
Adaptive Radiation
?
The splitting off of multiple taxa in a short time.
Organisms evolve with radioactive components in their body.
"Together Life"
The adaptation of radiative mutations on an organism.
6
What is biological control?
pest organisms to control populations
flood mitigation
pollination of plants
all of the above
7
Rising sea levels, higher ocean/surface atmospheric temp, melting snow/ice are all evidence of:
Genetic Drift
More Water
Global Warming
GHG Emissions
8
What are humans a member of?
Fifth Harmony
Hominy
Homonym
Hominidae
9
True/False
: Populations of harvested species always bounce back even if harvesting has stopped.
False
True
10
When species diversify is parallel, due to their relationship with one another.
Symbiosis
Genetic Drift
Convergent Evolution
Co-Speciation
11
Number of species in an environment/habitat/ecosystem.
Species Diversity
Species Richness
Genetic Variation
Speciation
12
The image shows an example of:
Parapatric Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
Allopatric Speciation
Peripatric Speciation
13
The way that an organism uses its environment to gain food, build shelter, etc.
Convergent Evolution
Speciation
Logistic Growth
Ecological Niche
14
Mating of genetically distantly related individuals, lead to reduction of fitness in offspring.
Inbreeding Depression
Outbreeding Depression
Speciation
Adaptive Radiation
15
Combination of allele values at the same or different loci.
Allele
Locus
Genotype
Loci
16
Interbreeding Depression is what?
taking organism from native region
the decreased fitness of offspring and populations
when organism breeds with species from adjacent region
17
What are the basic ways that organisms gain food?
By Eating
Detritivores/Decomposers
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
18
What happens after a mass extinction event?
Species Party Hard
There is Competition for Resources
Everyone Dies!!!
Niches are Vacant
19
"Together Life"
Convergence Evolution
Co-Speciation
Biological Control
Symbiosis
20
What are notable ecosystem services?
all of the above
outdoor recreation
flood mitigation
pollination of plants
21
What is macroevolution?
describes longer term trends
change taking place within populations
similar to natural selection
22
Ecological intensification
is:
Adaptive
Integrative
Acutely focused on addressing externalities
Participatory
23
What is convergent evolution?
evolution of similar trait or set of traits among taxa
evolution of endemic species
evolution of species which reproduce in adjacent areas
24
Economic desperation, political venality, corruption, lack of funding, scientific ignorance.
Social obstacles to people.
Conservation tactics
Social obstacles to conservation.
25
Choosing mates based upon their expression of certain traits.
Natural Selection
Mating Selection
Class Selection
Sexual Selection
26
The image is an example of:
Peripatric Speciation
Allopatric Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
Parapatric Speciation
27
Levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are:
Stable
Decreasing
Increasing
28
What happens when CO
2
emissions continue to rise?
Oceans will become completely acidified.
Both A and B.
Earth's surface temperature will drastically increase.
29
Often occurs due to a population bottleneck, limiting the availability of suitable mates.
Inbreeding Depression
Sexual Selection
Mutations
Outbreeding Depression
30
Multiple locations within a genotype or chromosome.
Allele
Loci
Genotype
Locus
31
Member of one species live INSIDE the bodies of others.
Symbiosis
Endosymbiosis
Both A & B
Ticks
32
What is convergent evolution?
Dependent Evolution of Traits
Independent Evolution of Traits
Converging into a Mutant
33
Decrease in the pH of the world's ocean.
pH Deficiency
Ocean Sequestration
Carbon Sequestration
Ocean Acidification
34
What is adaptive radiation?
describes longer term trends
similar to genetic drift
splitting off of multiple taxa in a short time
change taking place within populations
35
What are ring species?
Species that mate and reproduce w/ those in adjacent areas
Species that mate and reproduce w/ those in parallel areas
36
What must be reached in order to protect biodiversity internationally?
Multi-national Agreements
United Nation Protection Acts
Donald Trump's Approval
The International OK
37
Location within a genotype or chromosome.
Genotype
Locus
Allele
Loci
38
The 1992 Earth Summit conference resulted in what?
The Kyoto Protocol and the Rio Agreement
The Water Act and the Paris Agreement
The Pollution Protocol and the Paris Agreement
The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement
39
Study of the interaction between organisms and with the abiotic aspects of their environments.
Biology
Ecology
Environmentalism
Biodiversity
40
When you trait is suitable for an environment and you pass it on to your offspring.
Suit Selection
Sexual Selection
Natural Selection
41
Which is
NOT
an ongoing challenge that environmental protection in the US must address?
Federal funding to large corporations
The presence and damage caused by invasive species
The role of money in politics
Vague definitions in laws and regulations
42
California's varieties of soil are conductive to the evolution of?
ecosystems
endemic plant species
biological agents
43
A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving elements in their environment
Speciation
Species Diversity
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
44
Ways that traditional and indigenous cultures have manages ecosystem resources.
Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
Traditional Ecological Management (TEM)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
45
Less genetically diverse populations are:
Less prone to inbreeding depression and genetic bottlenecks
More resilient in the face of changing environments
More prone to inbreeding depression and genetic bottlenecks
Less resilient in the face of changing environments
46
What is
Bioaccumulation
?
When organisms accumulate in a single biodiversity hotspot.
Decrease in the pH of the world's ocean.
When an organism accumulates a harmful compound in its body.
Build-up of trash on land.
47
Ex-situ
management of a population in its natural environment
taking organism from native region
48
Humans are ______ from ______.
homosapiens; South America
homosapiens; Africa
homosapiens; Australia
None of the Above
49
What are the three main visions that arose in the US?
Conservation, Preservation, and Laissez Faire.
Conservation, Preservation, and Natural Selection
Evolution, Natural Selection, and Laissez Faire
Conservation, Evolution, and Natural Selection
50
What are the broadest categories of species interactions?
Mutualism
All of the Above
Antagonism
Commensalism
51
The exploitation of a resource beyond it's capacity to sustain itself in the long-term.
Extinction
Overharvesting
Hunting
Overexploitation
52
What are the two kinds of augmentation?
Inoculative
Inundative
Funding
Farming
53
When population overlap so there is a genetic flow between them.
Sympatric
Allopatric
Parapatric
Peripatric
54
What is an example of an
Apex Predator
?
Lion
Plankton
Shark
Deer
55
Management of population in natural environments by removing mitigating threats in environment.
Vacation
Mutations
In Situ
Ex Situ
56
What are some practices that can enhance biodiversity?
Creating Patchiness
Planting
Nutrient Addition
All of the Above.
57
What is Jaccard's Index
Similarities between two communities
Both B & C
Differences between two communities
Addition of the richness by Shannon Index
58
Hunted to extinction by humans.
Dinosaurs
Micro-Fauna
Mega-Fauna
Mega Birds
59
Climate Change can be mitigated by:
Stopping Deforestation
Increasing the use of vehicle and industrial GHG emissions
Both A and B
Planting More Trees
60
What is in-situ?
management of a population in its natural environment
taking organism from native region
placing organism into maintained environment
61
Set of technology and management transfers that led to a yield of agriculture increasing.
Green Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Orange Revolution
Agriculture Revolution
62
Having different values on both chromosomes. (Aa, aA)
Homozygosity
Heterozygosity
63
Where does California derive much of its water?
Sierra Nevada
Mengjun's Crib
Yosemite
64
Contribution of human industrial and other activity to change in the Earth’s climate patterns.
Bioaccumulation
Industrial Pollution
Biomagnification
Anthropogenic Climate Change
65
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Speciation
Biodiversity
Genetic Variation
66
Having the same values on both chromosomes. (AA, aa)
Homozygosity
Heterozygosity
67
Coral Reefs are:
Support a wide range of fish species.
Highly diverse.
All of the above.
Under threat from lower pH and higher temperatures.
68
What is biological species concept?
organisms that form interbreeding depression
a species in a group of interbreeding individuals
similar to natural selection
69
What determines conservation success?
All of the Above
Funding
Farmer
Ongoing Monitoring
70
The introduction of harmful substances or energies into an environment.
Pollution
Ocean Acidification
Carbon Sequestration
Adaptation
71
What is the most basic way of quantifying diversity?
Simpson's Index
Jaccard's Index
Shannon Weiner Index
Both A & C
72
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson, highlighted what issues?
The importance of the Green Revolution.
The importance of polyculture.
The dangers of pesticides on ecosystems and people.
The dangers of habitat destruction on the environment.
73
For treaties to work, they must be signed by ______________ and ratified by ________________.
Congress; the president
The head of state of a country; its legislative body
The head of state of a country; the president
Congress; it's legislative body
74
What are some human related causes of habitat loss?
Both B & C
Pollution and Contamination
Oil Spills
Trawling
75
Varient of a gene.
Locus
Genotype
Loci
Allele
76
Practical knowledge accumulated through interaction with the environment.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Traditional Ecological Management (TEM)
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
77
There are currently _________ people on Earth.
7.4 Million
11.2 Billion
7.4 Billion
1 Trillion
78
What was the predominant means of subsistence for most of human history?
Hunting gathering
Hunting
Industrial Revolution
Agriculture
79
Which is
NOT
a form of pollution?
Noise Pollution
Littering
Tree Pollution
Thermal Pollution
80
Why are endemic species important?
support ecological interactions found nowhere on earth
high levels of biodiversity
81
Why conserve biodiversity?
Cultural Reasons
Scientific Discovery and Knowledge
Ethical Reasons
All of the Above
82
What is microevolution?
describes longer term trends
change taking place within populations
change from patterns in environment
83
What is importation?
agent outside of region in order to deal with local pest
increasing present population with pest organisms
84
Which are the
Five Forces of Evolution
?
Mutation, Speciation, Overexploitation, Nat. Sel., Evolution
Mutation, Nat. Sel, Genetic Drift, Migration, Assort. Mating
None of the Above
Mutation, Nat. Sel, Migration, Genetic, Assort. Mating
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What is co-speciation?
when species diversify in parallel
when species diversify in adjacent areas
when species diversify in opposite areas
