APES Unit Two Review

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• biodiversity

• demography

• carrying capacity

• poaching

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Which is the best definition of an adaptation?

• A nmutation that creates a new species
• A trait that improves an individual's fitness
• A trait that is passed on to the next generation
• A trait that has no effect on an individiual's fitness
• A trait created by natural selection

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The three types of biodiversity are

• genetic, species and ecosystem
• medical, agricultural, ethical
• habitat loss, pollution, overharvesting
• camera traps, invasive species, cookies

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Which below is TRUE?

• Generalist species occupy very narrow niches

• R- strategist species are very prone to extinction

• Specialist species have a limited diet

• K-strategists species give birth to numerous offspring with little parental care

• Generalist species can't make use of a variety of environmental resources

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an evolutionary event in which a significant percentage of a population or species is killed or otherwise prevented from reproducing

• population bottleneck

• mutation

• genetic resistance

• differential reproduction

• genetic recombination

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The BEST definition of evolution is

• Change in genetic composition of a population over time

• Mutations in individuals

• Changes in chromosomes

• Individuals adapting to an environment

• All of these

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Which below is NOT TRUE?

• Mutations are random

• Not all mutations matter

• All organisms will get adaptations to suit their environment when their environment changes

• Individuals produce an excess of offspring and not all will survive

• Not all individuals get to reproduce to their full potential

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The area under the curve of the graph is called

• The zone of tolerance

• Geographic isolation

• Population bottleneck

• Founder Effect

• Species richness

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Which is the best example of a population bottleneck?

• A tsunami wipes out the entire population of plants

• A new food source is available to a population of cats

• A wild fire kills off a significant portion of a deer population

• A volcano causes the extinction of a small mammal species

• Climate change causes the local population of birds to migrate elsewhere

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Which below is NOT FALSE?

• reproductive isolation leads to geographic isolation

• a population in the same location can be geographically isolated

• geographic isolation leads to reproductive isolation

• reproductive isolation leads to separate species becoming common species

• geographic isolation occurs when two different species are brought together

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