Question 1

Artificial selection can be achieved by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ensuring that more individuals survive to reproductive age 
B)  ​not interfering with the survival of the fittest 
C)  ​selective breeding 
D)  ​geographic isolation 
E)  ​increasing competition for niches 
A)  ​ensuring that more individuals survive to reproductive age 
B)  ​not interfering with the survival of the fittest 
C)  ​selective breeding 
D)  ​geographic isolation 
E)  ​increasing competition for niches

Question 2

It is impossible for a shark that has been caught and returned to the ocean to drown.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Scientists estimate that the fossils found so far represent probably only 1% of all species that have ever lived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Biomes are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​individual ocean basins 
B)  ​large terrestrial regions of the earth with distinct climate and certain species typically occurring within them 
C)  ​groups of populations living in harmony in a given ecosystem 
D)  ​all the biological,rather than man-made,portions of the planet combined into one ecosystem 
E)  ​types of forests that are extensive and widespread on a continent 
A)  ​individual ocean basins 
B)  ​large terrestrial regions of the earth with distinct climate and certain species typically occurring within them 
C)  ​groups of populations living in harmony in a given ecosystem 
D)  ​all the biological,rather than man-made,portions of the planet combined into one ecosystem 
E)  ​types of forests that are extensive and widespread on a continent

Question 5

How do the ecological niches of generalist species differ from those of specialist species?​

Accepted Answer

​Generalist species have broad niches- t

Question 6

Briefly describe the concept of functional diversity.​

Accepted Answer

​Functional diversity is the v

Question 7

The role a species plays in its ecosystem is its ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​biodiversity 
B)  ​biome 
C)  ​habitat 
D)  ​niche 
E)  ​trait 
A)  ​biodiversity 
B)  ​biome 
C)  ​habitat 
D)  ​niche 
E)  ​trait

Question 8

​____________________ is a significant rise in extinction rates above the background level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​____________________ is a significant rise in extinction...

Question 9

​Viral and fungal diseases are among the factors that threaten amphibians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

List the four components of biodiversity.​

Accepted Answer

Species diversity,ge

Question 11

Why could honeybees be considered a keystone species?

Accepted Answer

​Many flowering plan

Question 12

In speciation,two species interbreed to form one new species.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The process by which an entire species ceases to exist is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process by which an entire species...

Question 14

Holding the pen or pencil for taking this exam is one of the things you can do as a human because you have _____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Holding the pen or pencil for taking...

Question 15

Traits that can be passed from one generation to the next are called ____ traits.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​selection 
B)  ​native 
C)  ​adaptive 
D)  ​heritable 
E)  ​fitness 
A)  ​selection 
B)  ​native 
C)  ​adaptive 
D)  ​heritable 
E)  ​fitness

Question 16

Heritable traits that give an individual some advantage over other individuals in the population are called adaptive traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the type of diversity with the proper choice below.
-​A disease only affects a portion of a population,as the others are immune.​

Accepted Answer

A) functional diversity 
B) genetic diversity 
C) ecological diversity 
D) species diversity 
A) functional diversity 
B) genetic diversity 
C) ecological diversity 
D) species diversity

Question 18

The earth's variety of deserts,grasslands,forests,mountains,oceans,lakes,rivers,and wetlands can be described as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​functional diversity 
B)  ​biome diversity 
C)  ​species diversity 
D)  ​genetic diversity 
E)  ​ecosystem diversity 
A)  ​functional diversity 
B)  ​biome diversity 
C)  ​species diversity 
D)  ​genetic diversity 
E)  ​ecosystem diversity

Question 19

Genetic resistance to antibiotic drugs is an important example of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​an adaptive trait in humans 
B)  ​natural selection 
C)  ​a beneficial mutation 
D)  ​a harmful mutation 
E)  ​evolution 
A)  ​an adaptive trait in humans 
B)  ​natural selection 
C)  ​a beneficial mutation 
D)  ​a harmful mutation 
E)  ​evolution

Question 20

The scientific theory of evolution explains how life on the earth changes over time due to changes in the genes of____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The scientific theory of evolution explains how...

Artificial selection can be achieved by ____.

It is impossible for a shark that has been caught and returned to the ocean to drown.

Scientists estimate that the fossils found so far represent probably only 1% of all species that have ever lived.

Biomes are ____.

How do the ecological niches of generalist species differ from those of specialist species?

Briefly describe the concept of functional diversity.

The role a species plays in its ecosystem is its ____.

____________________ is a significant rise in extinction rates above the background level.

Viral and fungal diseases are among the factors that threaten amphibians.

List the four components of biodiversity.

Why could honeybees be considered a keystone species?

In speciation,two species interbreed to form one new species.

The process by which an entire species ceases to exist is called ____________________.

Holding the pen or pencil for taking this exam is one of the things you can do as a human because you have _____________________.

Traits that can be passed from one generation to the next are called ____ traits.

Heritable traits that give an individual some advantage over other individuals in the population are called adaptive traits.

Match the type of diversity with the proper choice below. -A disease only affects a portion of a population,as the others are immune.

The earth's variety of deserts,grasslands,forests,mountains,oceans,lakes,rivers,and wetlands can be described as ____.

Genetic resistance to antibiotic drugs is an important example of ____.

The scientific theory of evolution explains how life on the earth changes over time due to changes in the genes of____________________.

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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Exam 4: Biodiversity and Evolution

Artificial selection can be achieved by ____.​

It is impossible for a shark that has been caught and returned to the ocean to drown.

Scientists estimate that the fossils found so far represent probably only 1% of all species that have ever lived.

Biomes are ____.​

How do the ecological niches of generalist species differ from those of specialist species?​

Briefly describe the concept of functional diversity.​

The role a species plays in its ecosystem is its ____.​

​____________________ is a significant rise in extinction rates above the background level.

​Viral and fungal diseases are among the factors that threaten amphibians.

List the four components of biodiversity.​

Why could honeybees be considered a keystone species?

In speciation,two species interbreed to form one new species.​

The process by which an entire species ceases to exist is called ____________________.

Holding the pen or pencil for taking this exam is one of the things you can do as a human because you have _____________________.​

Traits that can be passed from one generation to the next are called ____ traits.​

Heritable traits that give an individual some advantage over other individuals in the population are called adaptive traits.

Match the type of diversity with the proper choice below. -​A disease only affects a portion of a population,as the others are immune.​

The earth's variety of deserts,grasslands,forests,mountains,oceans,lakes,rivers,and wetlands can be described as ____.​

Genetic resistance to antibiotic drugs is an important example of ____.​

The scientific theory of evolution explains how life on the earth changes over time due to changes in the genes of____________________.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

Filters

Artificial selection can be achieved by ____.

Biomes are ____.

How do the ecological niches of generalist species differ from those of specialist species?

Briefly describe the concept of functional diversity.

The role a species plays in its ecosystem is its ____.

____________________ is a significant rise in extinction rates above the background level.

Viral and fungal diseases are among the factors that threaten amphibians.

List the four components of biodiversity.

In speciation,two species interbreed to form one new species.

Holding the pen or pencil for taking this exam is one of the things you can do as a human because you have _____________________.

Traits that can be passed from one generation to the next are called ____ traits.

Match the type of diversity with the proper choice below. -A disease only affects a portion of a population,as the others are immune.

The earth's variety of deserts,grasslands,forests,mountains,oceans,lakes,rivers,and wetlands can be described as ____.

Genetic resistance to antibiotic drugs is an important example of ____.

The scientific theory of evolution explains how life on the earth changes over time due to changes in the genes of____________________.