BIO 182 FINAL EXAM ASU UPDATES 2026 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

BIO 182 FINAL EXAM ASU UPDATES 2025 /2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WhatCisCextinction?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-TheClossCorCdeathCofCaCspecies

WhatCisCmassCextinction?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ACdeclineCinCbiodiversityCgreaterCthanCtheCbackgroundCextinctionCrate

WhatCisCbackgroundCextinction?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
BackgroundCextinctionCoccursCwhenCcertainCpopulationsCareCreducedCtoCzeroCbecauseCofCnormalC
environmentCchange,CemergingCdisease,CpredationCpressure,CorCcompetitionCwithCanotherCspecie
s

HowCareCmassCextinctionsCdetectedCandChowCmanyChaveCbeenCdetected?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
They'reCdetectedCgeologically,CandCthereChaveCbeenC5Cdetected

WhatCorganismsCbecameCextinctCduringCtheCPleistoceneCandCCretaceousCandCwhatCareCpossibleCca
usesCforCtheseCextinctions?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-Pleistocene:CWoolyCMammoth,CGiantCShort-
FacedCBear,CDireCWolf,CGiantCBeaver,CShastaCGroundCSloth,CAmericanCLion

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CouldCbeCextinctCbecauseCofCclimateCchangeC(warmerCtemps),ChumanCoverkillC(predation),Cpathog
ens

Cretaceous:CDinosaurs

-CouldCbeCextinctCbecauseCofCasteroidC(impactChypothesis)

WhatCisCtheCevidenceCtoCsupportCthatCthereCwillCbeCaC6thCmassCextinction?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
ModernCratesCofCextinctionCareC100CtoC1000CtimeCgreaterCthanCtheCbackgroundCrate

WhatCisCoverexploitation?C-CCORRECTCANSWER--
AnyCunsustainableCremovalCofCwildlifeCfromCtheCnaturalCenvironmentCbyCuseCofChumansC

-HarvestingCofCorganismsCatCratesCexceedingCtheCspeciesCabilityCtoCreplaceCitself

-TheCdominantCthreatCtoCmarineCspecies

-Overhunting

WhatCisChabitatCdestruction?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-
TerrestrialCEcosystems:CConversionCagriculture,Clogging,CdevelopmentCandCurbanization

, AquaticCEcosystems:CDrainingCandCdevelopingCwetlands,CdammingCrivers

SpeciesCareaCcurveC-CAsCtheClandCareaCdecreases,CtheCnumberCofCspeciesCdecreases

WhatCisChabitatCfragmentation?C-CCORRECTCANSWER--
TheCbreakupCofClargeCpiecesCofCnaturalChabitatCintoCsmall,CisolatedCpieces

-CanCreduceCaChabitatCtoCwhereCit'sCtooCsmallCtoCsupportCaCspecies

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ReducesCtheCabilityCofCindividualsCtoCdisperseCfromConeChabitatCtoCanotherC(couldCbeCmoreCvulner
ableCtoCcatastrophes)

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CreatesCaClargeCamountCofC"edge"ChabitatC(EdgeCeffectsClightClevels,Cpollution,Cpoachers,CandCcom
petition)

-TheCspeciesCmostCimpactedCbyCthisCareCthoseCthatCrequireClargeCterritoriesCtoCfindCfood

HowCcanCanCexoticCspeciesCcontributeCtoCextinction?C-CCORRECTCANSWER--
AnCintroductionCofCaCnewCspecies,CthatCcouldCpossiblyCbecomeCanCinvasiveCspecies

-AnCexoticCspeciesCcouldCcarryCpathogens

WhatCareCphenologyCshifts?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-*RelatedCtoCglobalCclimateCchange*

-TimingCofCseasonalCevents

-ConcernCmismatchCbetweenCorganisms

WhatCareCgeographicCrangeCshifts?C-CCORRECTCANSWER-*RelatedCtoCglobalCclimateCchange*

-OrganismsCmoveCintoCclimatesCtoCwhichCthey'reCadapted

-ConcernCforCorganismsCinCarcticCandCalpineCregionsC(runningCoutCofChabitat)

WhatCareCconsequencesCofCextinction?C-CCORRECTCANSWER--
ImpactsCproductivityCandCstability,CandCbiologicalCcommunities

-EcosystemCservices

-CouldCdisruptCmutualisms

WhatCisCresourceCuseCefficiency?C-CCORRECTCANSWER--
WhenCspeciesCdiversityCisChigh,CmoreCoverallCwaterCisCusedCandCmoreCphotosynthesisCcanCoccur