Biology: The Dynamics of Life, North Carolina Edition

Chapter 5: Biological Diversity and Conservation

Biological Diversity and Conservation

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What does the graph in Figure 5-5 tell you?
A)the farther from land, the more biodiversity
B)islet size and biodiversity are not related
C)the larger the islet, the more biodiversity
D)biodiversity decreases with islet size

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Which country has the fewest species of mammals?
A)Mexico
B)United States
C)Canada

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What happened to species B in the graph shown in Figure 5-6?
A)it decreased in population slightly
B)it became extinct
C)it became carnivorous
D)it increased in biodiversity

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Suggest what happened to species E in Figure 5-6.
A)it stopped eating species B
B)it replaced species B in its niche
C)it became extinct
D)it started eating species A

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Using the graph in Figure 5-5, extrapolate what would happen to biodiversity on a large island or continent.
A)biodiversity would decrease greatly
B)biodiversity would remain constant
C)biodiversity would first increase, then decrease
D)biodiveristy would increase greatly

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If the communities in Figure 5-4 were put in order of least to most biological diversity, they would be _____.
A)ABCD
B)DBCA
C)CADB
D)BDAC

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What effect did the loss of species B have on species A and D in Figure 5-6?
A)it caused the populations of A and D to decrease
B)it had no effect on the populations of A and D
C)it caused the populations of A and D to become extinct
D)it caused the populations of A and D to increase

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Using the information from the graph in Figure 5-5, predict what would happen to biodiversity if the ocean level increased.
A)it would disappear
B)it would remain the same
C)it would decrease
D)it would increase

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Carnivorous birds that fed on organisms exposed to this chemical produced fragile eggs. The chemical is _____.
A)nitrogen oxide
B)DDT
C)DNA
D)CFC

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The Kimmarie Orchid became extinct in the wild due to _____.
A)insects
B)overcollection
C)habitat loss
D)habitat degradation
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