BIOL-334 Conservation Ecology FINAL EXAM || 100%
Errorless Answers.
Prove is a commonly used word in scientific inquiry and reports. T/F correct answers False
A hypothesis does not have scientific consensus. T/F correct answers True
A theory has a scientific consensus. T/F correct answers True
A correlation implies a cause and effect relationship. T/F correct answers False
Intraspecific Interaction correct answers Same species interactions
Interspecific Interaction correct answers Different species interactions
Competition correct answers Two birds fighting over an acorn
Herbivore correct answers A deer eating leaves
Mutualism correct answers An anemome that protects a fish and a fish who shares its meals
with the anemome
Commensalism correct answers A fish that's protected by a shark that doesn't get anything
Parasitism correct answers A mosquito drinking blood from a bear
Conservation is a branch that emerged out of need to protect biodiversity and natural
resources. T/F correct answers True
In the US, a major method used to conserve habitats and wildfire is to set aside land that
won't be developed. T/F correct answers True
Most conserved land in the US is the central and eastern positions. T/F correct answers False
Which threat to biodiversity is the most serious? correct answers Habitat destruction
Richness correct answers Number of different species
Abundance correct answers How many of each species there are
Evenness correct answers How close in number species populations are
Invertebrates have the highest richness of all other life groups. T/F correct answers True
Which of the following has the biggest negative influence on biodiversity? correct answers
Habitat destruction
What level of disturbance correlates to maximum biodiversity levels in an ecosystem? correct
answers Moderate
, Mediterranean habitats tend to be biodiversity hot spots. T/F correct answers True
Which of the following is NOT an abiotic reason why California is a biodiversity hotspot?
correct answers Flor and Fauna
Emigration is when the. Umber of organisms that move into the population from another
population? T/F correct answers False
Small populations are more at risk of extinction than large populations. T/F correct answers
True
Genetic Drift correct answers Change in gene frequency due to a random event
Founded effect correct answers Occurs when a few Individuals start a new population
Demographic bottleneck correct answers Occurs when just a few members of a species
survive a catastrophic event
Genetic drift can be prevented with a larger population of 500 animals or more. T/F correct
answers True
When geographic range is large, habitat specifically is narrow, and local population size is
large, a species is considered common. T/F correct answers True
Unrestricted growth in a population is more realistic than a restricted growth. T/F correct
answers False
What of the following terms describes the population of a species that can be supported in a
specific area without depleting the available resources? correct answers Carrying capacity
Fine-grained landscape correct answers Mountain meadow
Course-grained landscape correct answers Coniferous landscape
Regular correct answers Orchard or trees
Random correct answers Blue Oaks spread across a landscape
Aggregated correct answers Monkey flower that only grows in specific spots
Which of the following is an area in a landscape mosaic which represents habitat? correct
answers Patch
Which of the following is an area in a landscape mosaic which increases substantially during
habitat fragmentation? correct answers Edge
Which of the following is an area in a landscape mosaic which can help mitigate fragmented
landscapes? correct answers Corridor
Errorless Answers.
Prove is a commonly used word in scientific inquiry and reports. T/F correct answers False
A hypothesis does not have scientific consensus. T/F correct answers True
A theory has a scientific consensus. T/F correct answers True
A correlation implies a cause and effect relationship. T/F correct answers False
Intraspecific Interaction correct answers Same species interactions
Interspecific Interaction correct answers Different species interactions
Competition correct answers Two birds fighting over an acorn
Herbivore correct answers A deer eating leaves
Mutualism correct answers An anemome that protects a fish and a fish who shares its meals
with the anemome
Commensalism correct answers A fish that's protected by a shark that doesn't get anything
Parasitism correct answers A mosquito drinking blood from a bear
Conservation is a branch that emerged out of need to protect biodiversity and natural
resources. T/F correct answers True
In the US, a major method used to conserve habitats and wildfire is to set aside land that
won't be developed. T/F correct answers True
Most conserved land in the US is the central and eastern positions. T/F correct answers False
Which threat to biodiversity is the most serious? correct answers Habitat destruction
Richness correct answers Number of different species
Abundance correct answers How many of each species there are
Evenness correct answers How close in number species populations are
Invertebrates have the highest richness of all other life groups. T/F correct answers True
Which of the following has the biggest negative influence on biodiversity? correct answers
Habitat destruction
What level of disturbance correlates to maximum biodiversity levels in an ecosystem? correct
answers Moderate
, Mediterranean habitats tend to be biodiversity hot spots. T/F correct answers True
Which of the following is NOT an abiotic reason why California is a biodiversity hotspot?
correct answers Flor and Fauna
Emigration is when the. Umber of organisms that move into the population from another
population? T/F correct answers False
Small populations are more at risk of extinction than large populations. T/F correct answers
True
Genetic Drift correct answers Change in gene frequency due to a random event
Founded effect correct answers Occurs when a few Individuals start a new population
Demographic bottleneck correct answers Occurs when just a few members of a species
survive a catastrophic event
Genetic drift can be prevented with a larger population of 500 animals or more. T/F correct
answers True
When geographic range is large, habitat specifically is narrow, and local population size is
large, a species is considered common. T/F correct answers True
Unrestricted growth in a population is more realistic than a restricted growth. T/F correct
answers False
What of the following terms describes the population of a species that can be supported in a
specific area without depleting the available resources? correct answers Carrying capacity
Fine-grained landscape correct answers Mountain meadow
Course-grained landscape correct answers Coniferous landscape
Regular correct answers Orchard or trees
Random correct answers Blue Oaks spread across a landscape
Aggregated correct answers Monkey flower that only grows in specific spots
Which of the following is an area in a landscape mosaic which represents habitat? correct
answers Patch
Which of the following is an area in a landscape mosaic which increases substantially during
habitat fragmentation? correct answers Edge
Which of the following is an area in a landscape mosaic which can help mitigate fragmented
landscapes? correct answers Corridor
