Environmental Biology - Quiz
6 questions and answers
Biodiversity is ____ - answer the variety of life in all its forms and
combinations and at all levels of organization
What two factors largely determine the diversity of species on an island? -
answer Migration and extinction
Within populations of individual species, biodiversity is measured as ____ -
answer genetic diversity
Habitat fragmentation has been an important factor in the decline of the ____
species in the U.S - answer shad and salmon
The equilibrium theory of island biogeography has become a fundamental
principle in conservation biology. The principles of this theory are being
applied to ______. - answer managing isolated habitat patches
Conservation biologists define a region as a biodiversity hotspot if _____. -
answer there is an unusually large number of endemic species threatened by
humans
Of all the threats to biodiversity, the single greatest threat is ____ - answer
habitat destruction
How is genetic variation maintained in most populations - answer through
sexual reproduction
6 questions and answers
Biodiversity is ____ - answer the variety of life in all its forms and
combinations and at all levels of organization
What two factors largely determine the diversity of species on an island? -
answer Migration and extinction
Within populations of individual species, biodiversity is measured as ____ -
answer genetic diversity
Habitat fragmentation has been an important factor in the decline of the ____
species in the U.S - answer shad and salmon
The equilibrium theory of island biogeography has become a fundamental
principle in conservation biology. The principles of this theory are being
applied to ______. - answer managing isolated habitat patches
Conservation biologists define a region as a biodiversity hotspot if _____. -
answer there is an unusually large number of endemic species threatened by
humans
Of all the threats to biodiversity, the single greatest threat is ____ - answer
habitat destruction
How is genetic variation maintained in most populations - answer through
sexual reproduction
