APES Unit 1

Which habitat exhibits the greatest biodiversity?

• A habitat with 15 different species with about 300 individuals each
• A habitat with 10 different species with about 75 individuals each
• A habitat with 4 different species with about 150 individuals each
• A habitat with only one species with about 2000 individual

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Currently sharks are on a rapid decline due to overfishing. If sharks go extinct will this affect the biodiversity of the ocean?

• No, sharks are not important.
• No, sharks will only affect the seal populations.
• Yes, it will disrupt the entire food chain in the ocean.
• Yes, but only a little.

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Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?

• ecozones
• biotopes
• biomes
• biodomes

This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.

• Deserts
• Tropical Rain Forests
• Savannas
• Chaparral 

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What is is the study of how and why plants and animals live where they do?

• Evolution

• Adaptive Radiation

• Biogeography

• Biogeology

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The type of species that are vulnerable to fragmentation are ___ because they require large plots of land.

• apex predators

• herbivores

• generalists

• primary consumers

One solution to connect fragmented habitats is to build habitat corridors.

• True

• False

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Based on the theory of island biogeography, which of the following is the most likely reason that an island in the ocean that is 5 kilometers from a continent would have a higher number of species than one that is 15 kilometers from a continent?

• There are more species that have the ability to travel 5 kilometers than can travel 15 kilometers.

• Islands that are closer to continents always have a wider range of habitats than more distant islands do.

• There are smaller populations of each species on islands that are at greater distances from continents.

• Islands that are closer to continents always have more ecological niches than more distant islands do.

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The four types of ecosystem services are

• Provisioning, regulating, cultural, moderating

• Provisioning, regulating, supervision, intervention

• Regulating, provisioning, supporting, cultural

• Regulating, provisioning, moderating, reoccurring

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The four types of ecosystem services are

• Provisioning, regulating, cultural, moderating

• Provisioning, regulating, supervision, intervention

• Regulating, provisioning, supporting, cultural

• Regulating, provisioning, moderating, reoccurring

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