Question 1

After a disturbance, natural recovery of a biological community is most strongly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) whether the disturbance has been caused by humans or by a natural agent. 
B) the spatial scale of the disturbance. 
C) whether the site is in a temperate or tropical area. 
D) the availability of water nearby. 
E) the season in which the disturbance occurred. 
A) whether the disturbance has been caused by humans or by a natural agent. 
B) the spatial scale of the disturbance. 
C) whether the site is in a temperate or tropical area. 
D) the availability of water nearby. 
E) the season in which the disturbance occurred.

Question 2

The primary difference between the small-population approach (S-PA)and the declining-population approach (D-PA)to biodiversity recovery is

Accepted Answer

A) S-PA is interested in bolstering the genetic diversity of a threatened population rather than the environmental factors that caused the population's decline. 
B) S-PA kicks in for conservation biologists when population numbers fall below 500. 
C) D-PA would likely involve the bringing together of individuals from scattered small populations to interbreed to promote genetic diversity. 
D) S-PA would investigate and eliminate all of the human impacts on the habitat of the species being studied for recovery. 
E) D-PA would use recently collected population data to calculate an extinction vortex. 
A) S-PA is interested in bolstering the genetic diversity of a threatened population rather than the environmental factors that caused the population's decline. 
B) S-PA kicks in for conservation biologists when population numbers fall below 500. 
C) D-PA would likely involve the bringing together of individuals from scattered small populations to interbreed to promote genetic diversity. 
D) S-PA would investigate and eliminate all of the human impacts on the habitat of the species being studied for recovery. 
E) D-PA would use recently collected population data to calculate an extinction vortex.

Question 3

The biggest challenge that Costa Rica will likely face in its dedication to conservation and restoration in the future is

Accepted Answer

A) the pressures of its growing population. 
B) its small size (as a country)to maintain large enough reserves. 
C) the potential for disturbance of sensitive species by ecotourism in reserves. 
D) spread of disease and parasites via corridors from neighboring countries. 
E) the large number of Costa Rican species already in the extinction vortex. 
A) the pressures of its growing population. 
B) its small size (as a country)to maintain large enough reserves. 
C) the potential for disturbance of sensitive species by ecotourism in reserves. 
D) spread of disease and parasites via corridors from neighboring countries. 
E) the large number of Costa Rican species already in the extinction vortex.

Question 4

Use the information below about quail habitats to answer the following questions.
   Figure 56.1
-Which of these represents the best quail habitat in terms of fragmentation and edge?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the information below about quail habitats...

Question 5

Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

Accepted Answer

A) species diversity 
B) biodiversity 
C) genetic diversity 
D) ecosystem diversity 
E) species richness 
A) species diversity 
B) biodiversity 
C) genetic diversity 
D) ecosystem diversity 
E) species richness

Exam 56: Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology

After a disturbance, natural recovery of a biological community is most strongly influenced by

The primary difference between the small-population approach (S-PA)and the declining-population approach (D-PA)to biodiversity recovery is

The biggest challenge that Costa Rica will likely face in its dedication to conservation and restoration in the future is

Use the information below about quail habitats to answer the following questions. Figure 56.1 -Which of these represents the best quail habitat in terms of fragmentation and edge?

Which of the following terms includes all of the others?

Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life

The Chemical Context of Life

Water and the Fitness of the Environment

Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules

A Tour of the Cell

Membrane Structure and Function

An Introduction to Metabolism

Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

The Cell Cycle

Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

Mendel and the Gene Idea

The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

From Gene to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

Viruses

Biotechnology

Genomes and Their Evolution

Descent With Modification: a Darwinian View of Life

The Evolution of Populations

The Origin of Species

The History of Life on Earth

Phylogeny and the Tree of Life

Bacteria and Archaea

Protists

Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land

Plant Diversity Ii: the Evolution of Seed Plants

Fungi

An Introduction to Animal Diversity

Invertebrates

Vertebrates

Plant Structure, Growth, and Development

Transport in Vascular Plants

Soil and Plant Nutrition

Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology

Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals

Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function

Animal Nutrition

Circulation and Gas Exchange

The Immune System

Osmoregulation and Excretion

Hormones and the Endocrine System

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling

Nervous Systems

Sensory and Motor Mechanisms

Animal Behavior

An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

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