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Biodiversity APES
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1
The number of different species an ecosystem contains is its
species evenness
species richness
habitat
speciation
2
Which of the following is an example of primary succession?
newly flooded land
a rock exposed by a retreating glacier
a recently burned forest
a clear-cut forest
3
Geographic isolation may result from all of the following except?
mountain ranges
roads
volcanic eruptions
shorter life spans
4
All of the following are true of a specialist species, except
use only one or a few types of food
live in only one habitat
less prone to extinction
can tolerate only a few conditions
5
A species with a broad niche is considered a(n)
native species
generalist species
specialist species
endemic species
6
For natural selection to occur, an adaptive trait must be
a non-inherited trait
an inheritable trait
a physical trait
a psychological trait
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Resource partitioning might include species doing all of these except
migrating to other regions
feeding at different times
dividing up a territory into areas
competing for the best resources
8
Sharks are an important part of biodiversity for all of the following reasons, except they
are keystone species
remove diseased and sick marine organisms
have cartilage that prevents cancer
remove dead and dying fish
9
The diversity that enables life on earth to adapt and survive environmental changes is called
genetic diversity
ecosystem diversity
species diversity
functional diversity
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Biodiversity includes all of the following components except
genetic diversity
ecological diversity
species diversity
intellectual diversity