APES 2.5

All of the following are considered anthropogenic disruptions EXCEPT:

• Pollution

• Hurricanes

• Logging

• Overharvesting

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Disruptions are always detrimental.

• True

• False

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The amount of glacial ice on Earth directly correlates to what?

• Sea levels

• Land mass

• Plant distribution

• Animal biodiversity

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Which of the following is an anthropogenic disruption?

• Wind Damage

• Wildfires

• Fragmentation

• Flooding

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Which is the best description of natural disruptions?

• they are only caused by humans

• the can occur periodically or randomly

• they always cause complete destruction of an ecosystem

• they are always detrimental to ecosystems

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An ecosystem that rapidly returns to its original state after a disturbance is

• resistant

• resilient

• stable

• adaptable

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What is the primary difference between ecosystem resilience and resistance?

• Resilience is the ability to recover from disturbances, while resistance is the ability to withstand them

• Resilience is the ability to withstand disturbances, while resistance is the ability to recover from them

• There is no difference between resilience and resistance

• Resilience refers to ecosystems, while resistance refers to individual species

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Which of the following factors can increase an ecosystem's resilience?

• Decreased biodiversity

• Increased pollution

• Increased species adaptability

• Increased habitat fragmentation

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What organisms are commonly used as a biological measurement of changing climates?

• formaminifera

• diatoms

• we do not use organisms to measure a change in climate

• we only use chemical analyses of air bubbles trapped in ice

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What is the impact of random disruptions on the biodiversity of an ecosystem?

• They always increase biodiversity

• They always decrease biodiversity

• They have no impact on biodiversity

• Their impact on biodiversity can vary depending on the nature and severity of the disruption

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