EVR 1001 FSU EXAM3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The greatest species diversity is found in which of the following groups? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Insects
Global biodiversity exists in a number of patterns. The largest and most obvious of these is that
biodiversity is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅greatest at the equator and drops as you move farther north or
south
Bullfrog tadpoles are often sold as fish bait, even in areas where they do not occur naturally. When
people buy 10 of them and don't use them all, they often dump the remainder into the lake or river. This
is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅introduced species
The sixth mass extinction event __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is ongoing and has been caused
by human disturbance
In his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv maintains that today's children - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅suffer psychologically and emotionally from nature deficit syndrome
The type of species that is generally most vulnerable to human impact is the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅top predator
In captive breeding programs, organisms are bred with the intent to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅release
them to wild
Which of the following best describes a biodiversity "hotspot"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A hotspot is a
region where species diversity is high but threatened by habitat loss.
During what period did the number of pairs of bald eagles increase by the greatest percentage? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1986-1992
In addition to the butterfly project, you decide to stop spraying the pesticides that control lawn pests.
Over the next year, you notice that the lawn grass doesn't grow as well, and many other species of
, plants invade the lawn, many of them native species. The disuse of pesticides would likely result in all of
the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lower survival rates for the caterpillar and butterfly
A migratory bat species pollinates agave plants in northern Mexico on its way to the southwestern
United States where it spends the summer eating insects and reproducing. Farmers spraying pesticides
affect these bats, which eat the insects and also feed them to the baby bats. This could be the start of a
story abou - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅threats to a keystone species
is the term we use when a population disappears from a given area locally but not globally. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅extirpation
All of the following are ways that humans reduce biodiversity in ecosystems except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅zoos
Today, entire populations of frogs, toads, and salamanders are vanishing without a trace. Recent studies
implicate a wide array of factors.
What is the second greatest cause of decline for threatened species? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pollution
Which of these statements is supported by the graph? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
declines & habitat loss
Which of the following best describes an umbrella species? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a species whose
protection will result in the protection of a large number of species that require the same habitat
Biodiversity is the diversity of life at what level(s) of biological organization? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅genetic, species, and ecosystem levels
Which regions of the world tend to have the greatest species richness? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅regions
near the equator
Approximately half of all vertebrate species on Earth are - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fishes
The greatest species diversity is found in which of the following groups? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Insects
Global biodiversity exists in a number of patterns. The largest and most obvious of these is that
biodiversity is - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅greatest at the equator and drops as you move farther north or
south
Bullfrog tadpoles are often sold as fish bait, even in areas where they do not occur naturally. When
people buy 10 of them and don't use them all, they often dump the remainder into the lake or river. This
is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅introduced species
The sixth mass extinction event __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is ongoing and has been caused
by human disturbance
In his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv maintains that today's children - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅suffer psychologically and emotionally from nature deficit syndrome
The type of species that is generally most vulnerable to human impact is the - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅top predator
In captive breeding programs, organisms are bred with the intent to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅release
them to wild
Which of the following best describes a biodiversity "hotspot"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A hotspot is a
region where species diversity is high but threatened by habitat loss.
During what period did the number of pairs of bald eagles increase by the greatest percentage? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1986-1992
In addition to the butterfly project, you decide to stop spraying the pesticides that control lawn pests.
Over the next year, you notice that the lawn grass doesn't grow as well, and many other species of
, plants invade the lawn, many of them native species. The disuse of pesticides would likely result in all of
the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lower survival rates for the caterpillar and butterfly
A migratory bat species pollinates agave plants in northern Mexico on its way to the southwestern
United States where it spends the summer eating insects and reproducing. Farmers spraying pesticides
affect these bats, which eat the insects and also feed them to the baby bats. This could be the start of a
story abou - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅threats to a keystone species
is the term we use when a population disappears from a given area locally but not globally. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅extirpation
All of the following are ways that humans reduce biodiversity in ecosystems except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅zoos
Today, entire populations of frogs, toads, and salamanders are vanishing without a trace. Recent studies
implicate a wide array of factors.
What is the second greatest cause of decline for threatened species? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅pollution
Which of these statements is supported by the graph? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
declines & habitat loss
Which of the following best describes an umbrella species? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a species whose
protection will result in the protection of a large number of species that require the same habitat
Biodiversity is the diversity of life at what level(s) of biological organization? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅genetic, species, and ecosystem levels
Which regions of the world tend to have the greatest species richness? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅regions
near the equator
Approximately half of all vertebrate species on Earth are - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fishes
