Biogeography - Ecology | Biology+

Course

Ecology

Study Pack

Set 1: The Web of Life

Set 2: The Physical Environment

Set 3: The Biosphere

Set 4: Coping With Environmental Variation:

Set 5: Coping With Environmental Variation: Energy

Set 6: Evolution and Ecology

Set 7: Life History

Set 8: Behavioral Ecology

Set 9: Population Distribution and Abundance

Set 10: Population Dynamics

Set 11: Population Growth and Regulation

Set 12: Predation

Set 13: Parasitism

Set 14: Competition

Set 15: Mutualism and Commensalism

Set 16: The Nature of Communities

Set 17: Change in Communities

Set 18: Biogeography

Set 19: Species Diversity in Communities

Set 20: Production

Set 21: Energy Flow and Food Webs

Set 22: Nutrient Supply and Cycling

Set 23: Conservation Biology

Set 24: Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Management

Set 25: Global Ecology

Set 18 Biogeography

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Set 18 Biogeography

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which process or event is most responsible for current species losses in the Amazon?

A) Global climate change
B) Fragmentation
C) Overexploitation
D) Invasive species

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which statement about the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) is false?

A) It is based on the principles of island biogeography.
B) It investigated the effects of different-sized fragments of forest on the maintenance of species diversity.
C) The control plots consist of forested land surrounded by deforested land.
D) Its current mission includes addressing the effects of shape and configuration of forest fragments on maintaining species diversity.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Where would you be most likely to find abundant small evergreen shrubs with sclerophyllous leaves?

A) On the southern coast of California
B) Near the west coast of Canada
C) In the Pacific Northwest of the United States
D) In New Zealand

Answer