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APES Unit 2 Biodiversity
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Biodiversity, evolution, & natural selection review
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All of the following caused past mass extinction events EXCEPT
Large-scale glaciation
Marine anoxia
Overhunting by consumers
Volcanoes
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The "normal" low rate of extinction
lame species extinction
mass extinction
Normal extinction
background extinction
3
Which of these is more likely to be a specialist species?
raccoon
panda
mouse
cockroach
4
An example of genetically modified food
Spruce
Bananas
Maize
Kudzu
5
In an ecosystem, this can slow or eliminate interspecies competition
monoculture
resource partitioning
niche overlap
generalist niche
6
Which of these is resulting in today's current mass extinction?
Pollution
All of the above
Over hunting of a species
habitat destruction
7
Ecological succession is characterized by:
new species introduced to an ecosystem
slow, predictable changes
regrowth of biodiversity
quick, unpredictable events
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Which of these is not a type of biodiversity?
geochemical diversity
genetic diversity
ecosystem diversity
species diversity
9
How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem?
All of the above
High adaptability means populations can endure change
Greater chance of ecological succession
Greater variation in a species meaning higher adaptation
10
If lost, these organisms will have a disproportionately large effect on the community
native species
invasive species
keystone species
indicator species
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Speciation occurs when
organisms become reproductively isolated
there is a huge change in the ecosystem
Individuals choose to change in a population
Result of competition in a population
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These organisms provide early warning of damage to an ecosystem
indicator species
foundation species
invasive species
native species
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The number of species in a given area
species evenness
fitness
species richness
realized niche
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These organisms have a wide range of tolerance and feed in a variety of ways
niche generalist
nich specialist
fundamental niche
niche boss
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Which factors affect diversity of an island the
least?
distance from mainland
Longitude
Latitude
Area of Island
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The relative abundance of species in an ecosystem
species richness
realized niche
species evenness
genetic variation
17
What does biodiversity help with?
Responds quickly to disturbances
All of the above
Has a great economic value to humans
Ecotourism
18
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are an example of...
genetic engineering
geographic isolation
competitive exclustion
natural selection
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A species that is only found in one area
super species
foundation species
endemic species
keystone species
20
What is an example of a mutation
A kitten has twelve toes
A chicken with black and white feathers
A parasite attaches onto a human
Plastic surgery
21
What did the Wilderness Act of 1964 do?
Set the rules and requirements of logging
Granted federal protection of undeveloped public land
Created the National Park System
Protected trees from logging
22
Where are biodiversity hotspots usually located?
In the mid-latitudes
At the poles
In cities
Near the equator
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These two worked to develop the theory of natural selection
Wilson & Mendel
Darwin & Durham
Darwin & Wallace
Hutton & Lyell
