Practice Final Exam Bio 182
1) Which of the following abiotic factors influence the distribution of animals?
(Select all that apply)
a) Soil
b) Precipitation
c) Temperature
d) Wind
2) Which biogeochemical cycle is not matched correctly with its reservoir(s)
a) Carbon cycle: Atmosphere
b) Phosphorous: Water
c) Nitrogen: Rocks and Soil
3) What does the total fertility rate tell us about a population?
a) There is a change in population
b) The number of offspring each female has in her lifetime
c) The number of children present in the next generation
d) The rate of survival of a population
4) What concept focuses on predicting temperature and rainfall patterns on
Earth which helps to determine biomes?
a) Intertropical Convergence Zone
b) Subsidence Zone
c) Adiabatic Cooling
d) Three Cell Model
5) Which equation represents a logistic growth graph?
a) y=mx+b
b) 𝑑𝑁/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑟𝑛(𝐾 − 𝑛/𝑘)
c) 𝑑𝑁/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑟𝑛
6) Clownfish living in anemones are showing what type of species interaction?
a) Predator/prey
b) Mutualism
c) Commensalism
d) Parasitism/pathogens
, 7) Which disturbances are related to primary succession (select all that apply)
a) Fires
b) Glacier retreat
c) Floods
d) Solidified lava flow
8) What is the world average ecological footprint? Is the United States above or
below this average?
a) 5 hectares; above
b) 3 hectares; above
c) 10 hectares; below
9) Match the survivorship curve with the organisms associated with it:
a) Type I d) Humans and Large
b) Type II e) Insects and Plants
c) Type III f) Birds, Reptiles and Beavers
10) Match the following terms with their definitions:
a. Cladogenesis 1. Similarities among
various species that occur
because
they are derived from a
common ancestor
b. Anagenesis 2. A trait shared by two or more
taxa inherited from ancestors
older than
their last common ancestor
c. Homology 3. Traits that arise independently
due to adaptation to similar
environments
d. Analogy/ Convergent Evolution 4. A trait shared by two or more
taxa and has originated in their
most recent
common ancestor
e. Primitive Characteristics 5. Preferred hypothesis is the one
that is the simplest for all the
character
and their states
f. Derived Characteristics 6. One organism evolves into
two different organisms
1) Which of the following abiotic factors influence the distribution of animals?
(Select all that apply)
a) Soil
b) Precipitation
c) Temperature
d) Wind
2) Which biogeochemical cycle is not matched correctly with its reservoir(s)
a) Carbon cycle: Atmosphere
b) Phosphorous: Water
c) Nitrogen: Rocks and Soil
3) What does the total fertility rate tell us about a population?
a) There is a change in population
b) The number of offspring each female has in her lifetime
c) The number of children present in the next generation
d) The rate of survival of a population
4) What concept focuses on predicting temperature and rainfall patterns on
Earth which helps to determine biomes?
a) Intertropical Convergence Zone
b) Subsidence Zone
c) Adiabatic Cooling
d) Three Cell Model
5) Which equation represents a logistic growth graph?
a) y=mx+b
b) 𝑑𝑁/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑟𝑛(𝐾 − 𝑛/𝑘)
c) 𝑑𝑁/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑟𝑛
6) Clownfish living in anemones are showing what type of species interaction?
a) Predator/prey
b) Mutualism
c) Commensalism
d) Parasitism/pathogens
, 7) Which disturbances are related to primary succession (select all that apply)
a) Fires
b) Glacier retreat
c) Floods
d) Solidified lava flow
8) What is the world average ecological footprint? Is the United States above or
below this average?
a) 5 hectares; above
b) 3 hectares; above
c) 10 hectares; below
9) Match the survivorship curve with the organisms associated with it:
a) Type I d) Humans and Large
b) Type II e) Insects and Plants
c) Type III f) Birds, Reptiles and Beavers
10) Match the following terms with their definitions:
a. Cladogenesis 1. Similarities among
various species that occur
because
they are derived from a
common ancestor
b. Anagenesis 2. A trait shared by two or more
taxa inherited from ancestors
older than
their last common ancestor
c. Homology 3. Traits that arise independently
due to adaptation to similar
environments
d. Analogy/ Convergent Evolution 4. A trait shared by two or more
taxa and has originated in their
most recent
common ancestor
e. Primitive Characteristics 5. Preferred hypothesis is the one
that is the simplest for all the
character
and their states
f. Derived Characteristics 6. One organism evolves into
two different organisms
