APES Unit 2

All of the following are considered levels of biodiversity except:

• ecosystem diversity

• population diversity

• species diversity

• genetic diversity

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TRUE OR FALSE: Species richness is the relative proportion of individuals within the different species in a given area

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Species evenness is the relative proportion of individuals within the different species in a given area

• True

• False

Which of the following would be categorized as a cultural ecosystem service of forests?

• Recreation and scenic areas for tourism

• Timber and landscape materials

• Mushroom and plant harvests

• Soil stabilization and air purification

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Researchers in the Great Plains survey an area 100ha in size and find a total of 27 different species of mammals. Which of the following can be estimated from the sample?

• The species richness of the Great Plains.

• The primary productivity of the Great Plains.

• The species evenness within the Great Plains.

• The stability of the ecosystem within the Great Plains.

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The categories of ecosystem services include:

• Regulating services

• Supporting services

• Cultural services

• Improving services

• Provisioning services

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Utilizing trees to create paper products would be an example of this kind of ecosystem service:

• Provisioning service

• Regulating service

• Cultural service

• Supporting service

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Bees and other pollinators within an ecosystem help to pollinate crops. This is an example of what kind of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning service

• Supporting service

• Cultural service

• Regulating service

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According to the Theory of Island Biogeography, which of the following statements are true?

• Larger islands are able to support more species.

• Smaller islands have more niches than larger islands.

• Islands closer to the mainland have higher species richness.

• Islands that experience a disturbance will quickly repopulate.

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Why do small, isolated islands have a faster rate of species extinction that larger, less isolated islands?

• Small remote islands have more available resources.

• Small remote islands have less available resources.

• There is typically greater genetic diversity on small remote islands.

• Small remote islands typically experience greater migration rates.

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