AP Ecology

What affect will continued rise in global temperature most likely have on worldwide biodiversity?

• a. It will have no effect as there is plenty of time for organisms to adapt

• b. It will increase due to warmer temperatures

• c. It will increase due to greater plant production from more CO2

• d. It will decrease due to massive habitat destruction

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In what way are humans most impacting the biodiversity of ecosystems around the world?

• a. We are putting too many organisms in zoos or keeping them as pets

• b. We are increasing biodiversity by breeding new species

• c. We are destroying the habitats of a large number of species

• d. Recreational hunting

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Why are invasive species such a problem in their new ecosystem?

• a. The new ecosystem isn�t adapted to their presence

• b. The new ecosystem is probably weaker than the native one

• c. They have mutations making them more adapted to the new ecosystem

• d. They cause mutations in the native species

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Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?

• tundra

• desert

• tropical rainforest

• pine forest

One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil.  This characteristic is known as

• glaciation

• permafrost

• crystallization

• soilfrost

Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -27 to 5 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?

• desert

• mountain

• savannah

• tundra

Which of the following habitats probably has the greatest number of plant and animal species?

• the African savannah

• a rainforest in Brazil

• a temperate forest in China

• a temperate grassland in Kansas

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.

• taiga

• grassland

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rainforest

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Primary succession would occur on a 

• meadow destroyed by flood

• meadow destroyed by overgrazing 

• newly created volcanic island

• section of a forest destroyed by an avalanche 

Which of the following are the two greatest long-term threats to coral reefs?

• ocean acidification and overfishing

• damage by divers and predation

• climate change and acidification

• erosion and sea-level rise

• climate change and predation