Environmental Science Chapter 7 Test Review

Rank the following levels of taxonomic organization from broadest to narrowest.

• Family

• Order

• Kingdom

• Species

• Genus

Which of these is an example of genetic diversity?

• A region has a mixture of hills, valleys, lakes, and streams.

• A region is flat and only supports grasslands.

• The leaves of maple trees have longer pointy tips in northern regions than southern ones.

• A forest has 68 known species of forest tree. On average, each supports 2.4 species of butterfly.

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Species biodiversity is produced over time through which of these processes?

• Evolution

• Speciation

• Natural selection

• Photosynthesis

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Globally, which of these ideas best represents ecosystem diversity?

• Population

• Mendelian inheritance

• Pollution

• Biomes

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A community with high species richness has...

• ...more species present.

• ...a large combined population of all species.

• ...a large population of one species.

• ...fewer species present.

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A forest has 5 different species of woodpeckers. The following are the numbers counted in 10 hectares:

A: 4

B: 3

C: 6

D: 1

E: 2

What is the biodiversity of woodpeckers in this forest?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

A forest has 5 different species of woodpeckers. The following are the numbers counted in 10 hectares:

A: 4

B: 3

C: 6

D: 1

E: 2

What is species A abundance?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

What is the term for a species existing in a particular region?

• extirpated

• extinct

• extant

• endemic

Which biome on Earth has the greatest biodiversity?

• Temperate grassland

• Tropical rainforest

• Chaparral

• Desert

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​ (a)   is an ecosystem's ability to limit the effects of a disturbance, while ​ (b)   is the ecosystem's ability to recover from a disturbance.

• Resistance
• Resilience
• Richness
• Reserves

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