Diversity of Form and Function Final Exam
(Study Guide) Questions with Definitive
Solutions
Which feature of snowshoe hares is most likely an adaptation to
survival in cold?
A. They turn white in winter and brown in summer.
B. They have up to four litters of young per year.
C. They feed at night and rest during the day.
D. They can reach speeds of up to 30 mph.
E. They have shorter ears than most hare species. --- correct precise
answer ---E
Which of the following is the most important criterion for
determining the different types of tropical biomes?
A. The highest recorded summer temperature
B. The lowest recorded winter temperature
C. Soil conditions
D. The pH of the water
E. The length of the dry season --- correct precise answer ---E
Which of the following biomes has the greatest species richness?
,A. Thorn forest
B. Boreal forest
C. Tropical deciduous forest
D. Temperate deciduous forest
E. Tropical evergreen forest --- correct precise answer ---E
The Rocky Mountain Range runs roughly north to south through the
United States. The prevailing winds travel from west to east. On what
side of the Rocky Mountain Range would one expect to find a rain
shadow?
A. West
B. East
C. North
D. South
E. None of the above; one would not expect to find a rain shadow
there. --- correct precise answer ---B
Given predicted global warming, tundra at the southern boundary of
the Northern Hemisphere will most likely turn into
A. temperate deciduous forest.
B. temperate grassland.
C. hot desert.
D. boreal forest.
E. chaparral. --- correct precise answer ---D
, If four hundred robins are found in a ten-hectare plot, the density of
robins in that plot is _______ robin(s)/ha.
A. 1
B. 4
C. 40
D. 400
E. 4,000 --- correct precise answer ---C
Which of the following represents the correct ranking of dispersal
patterns, from the one that has the greatest average distance between
one individual and its nearest neighbor to the one that has the least
distance?
A. Random > clumped > regular
B. Random > regular > clumped
C. Regular > random > clumped
D. Regular > clumped > random
E. Clumped > regular > random --- correct precise answer ---C
The logistic growth equation describes a population that
A. grows without limits.
(Study Guide) Questions with Definitive
Solutions
Which feature of snowshoe hares is most likely an adaptation to
survival in cold?
A. They turn white in winter and brown in summer.
B. They have up to four litters of young per year.
C. They feed at night and rest during the day.
D. They can reach speeds of up to 30 mph.
E. They have shorter ears than most hare species. --- correct precise
answer ---E
Which of the following is the most important criterion for
determining the different types of tropical biomes?
A. The highest recorded summer temperature
B. The lowest recorded winter temperature
C. Soil conditions
D. The pH of the water
E. The length of the dry season --- correct precise answer ---E
Which of the following biomes has the greatest species richness?
,A. Thorn forest
B. Boreal forest
C. Tropical deciduous forest
D. Temperate deciduous forest
E. Tropical evergreen forest --- correct precise answer ---E
The Rocky Mountain Range runs roughly north to south through the
United States. The prevailing winds travel from west to east. On what
side of the Rocky Mountain Range would one expect to find a rain
shadow?
A. West
B. East
C. North
D. South
E. None of the above; one would not expect to find a rain shadow
there. --- correct precise answer ---B
Given predicted global warming, tundra at the southern boundary of
the Northern Hemisphere will most likely turn into
A. temperate deciduous forest.
B. temperate grassland.
C. hot desert.
D. boreal forest.
E. chaparral. --- correct precise answer ---D
, If four hundred robins are found in a ten-hectare plot, the density of
robins in that plot is _______ robin(s)/ha.
A. 1
B. 4
C. 40
D. 400
E. 4,000 --- correct precise answer ---C
Which of the following represents the correct ranking of dispersal
patterns, from the one that has the greatest average distance between
one individual and its nearest neighbor to the one that has the least
distance?
A. Random > clumped > regular
B. Random > regular > clumped
C. Regular > random > clumped
D. Regular > clumped > random
E. Clumped > regular > random --- correct precise answer ---C
The logistic growth equation describes a population that
A. grows without limits.
