Question 1

The largest fraction of land area on Earth is found in the

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A) tropics. 
B) temperate zone. 
C) boreal forests. 
D) tundra. 
E) Southern hemisphere. 
A) tropics. 
B) temperate zone. 
C) boreal forests. 
D) tundra. 
E) Southern hemisphere.

Question 2

For most groups,species diversity most often

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A) increases from the tropics to the poles. 
B) increases from the poles to the tropics. 
C) is low at the equator and the poles,and peaks at temperate latitudes. 
D) is high at the equator and the poles,and lowest at temperate latitudes. 
E) shows no clear relationship with latitude. 
A) increases from the tropics to the poles. 
B) increases from the poles to the tropics. 
C) is low at the equator and the poles,and peaks at temperate latitudes. 
D) is high at the equator and the poles,and lowest at temperate latitudes. 
E) shows no clear relationship with latitude.

Question 3

A well-known exception to the usual dependency of diversity on latitude is the ___________ wasps.

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The answer of A well-known exception to the usual dependency...

Question 4

A positive relationship between area and species diversity is commonly observed for

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A) oceanic islands. 
B) lakes. 
C) wooded mountaintops in the American Southwest. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) oceanic islands. 
B) lakes. 
C) wooded mountaintops in the American Southwest. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 5

A 100-year record of the colonization of Swedish islands by plants shows

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A) a diversity-area relationship becoming evident only after many years of colonization. 
B) a diversity-area relationship established early in colonization,but disappearing as smaller islands "caught up." 
C) diversity increasing to equilibrium on large islands,but equilibrium not yet reached on smaller ones. 
D) diversity increasing to equilibrium on small islands,but not on large ones. 
E) diversity increasing rapidly to equilibrium on all islands. 
A) a diversity-area relationship becoming evident only after many years of colonization. 
B) a diversity-area relationship established early in colonization,but disappearing as smaller islands "caught up." 
C) diversity increasing to equilibrium on large islands,but equilibrium not yet reached on smaller ones. 
D) diversity increasing to equilibrium on small islands,but not on large ones. 
E) diversity increasing rapidly to equilibrium on all islands.

Question 6

The number of montane mammal species ________ as the ______ of available habitat increases in the mountain ranges of the American Southwest.

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A) increases,isolation 
B) decreases,area 
C) remains constant,area 
D) increases,area 
E) remains constant,isolation 
A) increases,isolation 
B) decreases,area 
C) remains constant,area 
D) increases,area 
E) remains constant,isolation

Question 7

For aquatic organisms,

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A) drainage lakes are more isolated than seepage lakes. 
B) seepage lakes are more isolated than drainage lakes. 
C) seepage and drainage lakes are equally isolated. 
D) seepage lakes include more habitat area than drainage lakes. 
E) because they have stream inlets and outlets,seepage lakes include more habitat types than drainage lakes. 
A) drainage lakes are more isolated than seepage lakes. 
B) seepage lakes are more isolated than drainage lakes. 
C) seepage and drainage lakes are equally isolated. 
D) seepage lakes include more habitat area than drainage lakes. 
E) because they have stream inlets and outlets,seepage lakes include more habitat types than drainage lakes.

Question 8

Daniel Simberloff studied recolonization by

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A) birds on California islands after defaunation by storms. 
B) birds on California islands after defaunation by experimental fumigation. 
C) arthropods on Florida mangrove islands after defaunation by storms. 
D) arthropods on Florida mangrove islands after defaunation by experimental fumigation. 
E) small mammals on desert mountaintops after defaunation by climate change. 
A) birds on California islands after defaunation by storms. 
B) birds on California islands after defaunation by experimental fumigation. 
C) arthropods on Florida mangrove islands after defaunation by storms. 
D) arthropods on Florida mangrove islands after defaunation by experimental fumigation. 
E) small mammals on desert mountaintops after defaunation by climate change.

Question 9

Among the major regions of Mediterranean woodlands and shrublands,diversity is

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A) highest in California,which has the largest area. 
B) highest in California,although it has the smallest area. 
C) highest in the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Province,which has the largest area. 
D) highest in the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Province,although it has the smallest area. 
E) roughly equal across regions,even though they differ in area. 
A) highest in California,which has the largest area. 
B) highest in California,although it has the smallest area. 
C) highest in the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Province,which has the largest area. 
D) highest in the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Province,although it has the smallest area. 
E) roughly equal across regions,even though they differ in area.

Question 10

The equilibrium model of island biogeography predicts

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A) large islands,nearer a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species. 
B) small islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species. 
C) small islands,nearer a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species. 
D) large islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the greatest number of species. 
E) both large islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the greatest number of species and small islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species. 
A) large islands,nearer a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species. 
B) small islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species. 
C) small islands,nearer a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species. 
D) large islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the greatest number of species. 
E) both large islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the greatest number of species and small islands,farther from a source of colonists,will support the fewest number of species.

The largest fraction of land area on Earth is found in the

For most groups,species diversity most often

A well-known exception to the usual dependency of diversity on latitude is the ___________ wasps.

A positive relationship between area and species diversity is commonly observed for

A 100-year record of the colonization of Swedish islands by plants shows

The number of montane mammal species __ as the of available habitat increases in the mountain ranges of the American Southwest.

For aquatic organisms,

Daniel Simberloff studied recolonization by

Among the major regions of Mediterranean woodlands and shrublands,diversity is

The equilibrium model of island biogeography predicts

Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

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Life in Water

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Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Social Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, herbivory, parasitism, and Disease

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Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

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The largest fraction of land area on Earth is found in the

For most groups,species diversity most often

A well-known exception to the usual dependency of diversity on latitude is the ___________ wasps.

A positive relationship between area and species diversity is commonly observed for

A 100-year record of the colonization of Swedish islands by plants shows

The number of montane mammal species ________ as the ______ of available habitat increases in the mountain ranges of the American Southwest.

For aquatic organisms,

Daniel Simberloff studied recolonization by

Among the major regions of Mediterranean woodlands and shrublands,diversity is

The equilibrium model of island biogeography predicts

Introduction to Ecology: Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Life on Land

Life in Water

Population Genetics and Natural Selection

Temperature Relations

Water Relations

Energy and Nutrient Relations

Social Relations

Population Distribution and Abundance

Population Dynamics

Population Growth

Life Histories

Competition

Exploitative Interactions: Predation, herbivory, parasitism, and Disease

Mutualism

Species Abundance and Diversity

Species Interactions and Community Structure

Primary Production and Energy Flow

Nutrient Cycling and Retention

Succession and Stability

Landscape Ecology

Global Ecology

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The number of montane mammal species __ as the of available habitat increases in the mountain ranges of the American Southwest.