Ch. 4 TEST Review (En. Systems)

Identify if the statement is true or false. The most common reason that introduced species cause trouble is because they are larger than native species.

• True

• False

Identify if the statement is true or false. The introduction of a predator onto an island originally free from predators is likely to cause the extinction of a native species.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Identify if the statement is true or false. In general species diversity is higher near the poles than near the equator.

• True

• False

Identify if the statement is true or false. Tolerance limits describe a species’ minimum and maximum levels of a particular environmental factor and are unchanging throughout its life cycle.

• True

• False

A ________ is found exclusively in one specific type of habitat.

• Keystone species

• Endemic species

• Pioneer species

• Niche species

• Mutualistic species

Individual species will continually evolve as a result of _______, with certain genetic combinations becoming more predominant

• coevolution

• convergent evolution

• punctuated equilibrium

• natural selection

• gradualism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

________ is the development of a new species.

• Adaption

• Speciation

• Ecotone

• Evolution

• Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following is a common strategy for successful intraspecific competition?

• eating prey before they are "ready" (ripe) for other species

• spreading seeds or offspring far and fast

• producing substances that are toxic to competitors

There is/are usually _______ tolerance limit(s) responsible for limiting the number and location of a species. However, some organisms have __________ that limit(s) their distribution.

• one; a specific critical factor

• one; other environmental conditions

• one specific; many factors

• many; other environmental conditions

• many; a specific critical factor

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Sled dogs have a thick coat of hair that helps them withstand the cold temperatures of the Arctic. Compare that adaption to a single, unrelated dog that grows a thicker coat in the fall in response to colder temperatures. The adaptation of the sled dog best describes adaptation at the __________ level while the dog exposed to seasonal colder temperatures has ____________.

• regional; natural selection at the individual level

• individual; physiological modifications at the population level

• population; physiological modifications at the individual level

• species; natural selection at the population level

• ecosystem; physiological modifications at the individual level

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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