Biodiversity and Evolution USBT

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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Species that provide early warnings of damage to a community or an ecosystem are called ____.

• foundation species

• indicator species

• keystone species

• endemic species

• endangered species

Which of the following is true of specialist species?

• They can live in many different places.

• They can eat a wide variety of foods.

• They can tolerate a narrow range of climatic conditions.

• They can tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions.

• They are less prone to extinction.

Which of the following would not be considered a generalist species?

• humans

• cockroaches

• pandas

• raccoons

• white-tailed deer

The role a species plays in its ecosystem is its ____.

• function

• habitat

• ecological niche

• geographical location

• ecological job

The earth’s biodiversity is determined by the balance between ____.

• geographic isolation and reproductive isolation

• speciation and extinction

• mass extinction and background extinction

• speciation and genetic engineering

• reproductive isolation and extinction

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Scientists are now able to produce desirable traits in some organisms by adding, deleting, or changing segments of its DNA. This process is known as ____.

• genetic modification

• genetic engineering

• genetic drift

• mutation

• speciation

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