1. Which statement about extinction is true?
A. Extinction rates have remained steady through time
B. Extinction is a natural process
C. Extinction rates are currently low
D. Extinction is only caused by humans
2. What kind of diversity directly leads to chemical diversity?
A. ecosystem
B. species
C. habitat
D. genetic
3. You have been designated to choose a place for a wildlife and ecosystem preserve. You want to choose a biodiversity hot spot. Which location would you choose?
A. Indo-Burma rainforest
B. Scandinavian taiga
C. Subtropical desert
D. Canadian temperate forest
4. If the climate change warming trend continues which of the following will you not expect to see?
A. raising ocean levels
B. less crowding in species higher in altitude
C. new overlapping competitive regimes
D. changes in regional rainfall and snow patterns
E. an estimated 15-40% extinction of all species by 2050
5. Several pet Burmese pythons escape a breeding facility when a hurricane destroys the building. With a limited number of predators their population quickly grows. Declines in native animal populations are severe. This is an example of what?
A. climate change
B. exotic species
C. habitat loss
D. overharvesting
6. Which of the following is not in effect in the US that helps regulate human and corporate behavior for conservation of biodiversity?
A. the Kyoto Protocol
B. the Endangered Species Act
C. CITES
D. MBTA
7. In what time period were the most species lost during the 5 mass extinction events?
A. Cretaceous
B. Devonian
C. Permian
D. Triassic
E. Ordovician
8. What is the biggest difference between primary and secondary succession?
A. the presence of soil
B. the presence of fire
C. the presence of light
D. the presence of animals
9. Humans (Homo sapiens) can be considered what type of organism?
A. decomposer
B. heterotroph
C. photoautotroph
D. autotroph
10. The evolutionary change in African moth with respect to tongue length as a result of a deep flower shape of an orchid is an example of what?
A. Convergent
B. Parallel
C. Divergent
D. Coevolution
11. Which term best describes an interaction where two organisms directly go after the same resource and one will triumph?
A. Commensalism
B. Predation
C. Competition
D. Mutualism
E. Parasitism
12. Which section in a scientific manuscript provides the most important information and is generally the shortest?
A. Discussion
B. Results
C. Methods
D. Introduction
13. Which part of a scientific manuscript is often the shortest but most important section?
A. Results
B. Introduction
C. Methods
D. Discussion
14. The following data table indicates the solubility of a substance. By examining the data presented, predict the solubility of the substance at 50 oC. Temperature (oC)(5, 15, 25, 35 ,45) Solubility (mM)(5.00, 4.35, 3.70, 3.05, 2.40)
A. 1.75 mM
B. 2.00 mM
C. 1.40 mM
D. 1.00 mM
E. 2.10 mM
15. Which section of the scientific manuscript presented in the case study on sandbar sharks defined youngof-year as sharks less than one year old?
A. Methods
B. Conclusion
C. Introduction
D. Discussion
E. Result
16. Biodiversity does NOT include what?
A. ecosystem diversity
B. geological diversity
C. genetic diversity
D. chemical diversity
17. Biodiversity does not increase:
A. when ecosystems are older
B. when latitude increases
C. where there are more ecological niches
D. where endemic species are found
