Chapter 4 Evolution and Biodiversity

One contributing factor of the declines in many frog species is that frog eggs have ____.

• shells that prevent frog embryos from hatching easily

• shells that are permeable to water pollutants

• no shells to protect from embryos from predation

• no shells to protect frog embryos from dehydration

• no shells to protect frog embryos from water pollutants

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In some habitats, the extinction of certain amphibian species could lead to the ____ of certain species of other amphibians, aquatic insects, reptiles, birds, fish, and mammals.

• natural selection

• speciation

• coevolution

• proliferation

• extinction

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What are amphibians?

• invertebrates that live part of their lives in water and part on land

• invertebrates that live on land, near water

• vertebrates with secretory skin glands that makes them slimy

• vertebrates that live part of their lives in water and part on land

• vertebrates that live on land, near water

The diversity that enables life on the earth to adapt and survive environmental changes is called ____.

• functional diversity

• genetic diversity

• cognitive diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

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What is the variety of processes, including matter cycling and energy flow within ecosystems, which result from species interacting with one another in food webs?

• functional diversity

• genetic diversity

• intellectual diversity

• ecosystem diversity

• species diversity

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The four components of biodiversity increase the ____ of ecosystems and increase the resistance of ecosystems to harmful invasive species.

• evenness

• function

• strength

• stability

• fitness

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Many of the earth’s plant species depend on ____ to pollinate their flowers.

• small rodents

• large mammals

• amphibians

• insects

• humans

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The scientific study of insects is called ____.

• limnology

• ornithology

• entomology

• ichthyology

Which of the following is least associated with biodiversity?

• functional diversity

• genetic diversity

• geological diversity

• ecological diversity

• species diversity

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The variety of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems found in an area or on the earth is called ____.

• species diversity

• ecological diversity

• functional diversity

• geological diversity

• genetic diversity

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