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2026/2027 EVR 1001 FSU FINAL EXAM BANK
ALL COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR
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EVR 1001 FSU
Maximize your success on the EVR 1001 (Introduction to
Environmental Science) Final Exam at Florida State University
with focused preparation that strengthens your understanding of
ecological principles, resource management, and contemporary
environmental challenges and solutions. It is specifically
designed for FSU students to assess their foundational
knowledge of environmental science and sustainability.
factors that tend to decrease diversity ...... ANSWER .......
environmental stress, extreme environments, a severe
limitation in the supply of an essential resource, extreme
amounts of disturbance, recent introduction of exotic
specie (species from other areas), geographic isolation
(being on a real or ecological island) ✓✓
biotic province ...... ANSWER ....... a region inhabited by
a characteristic set of taxa, bounded by barriers that
prevent emigration and immigration✓✓
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6 biogeographic regions: Nearctic, Neotropical, Palaearctic,
Ethiopian, Oriental, Australian
global patterns of diversity ...... ANSWER ....... species
diversity tends to decrease from the tropics to the
poles✓✓
tropical forests and tropical coral reefs are some of the
world's most diverse habitats
biodiversity hotspots ...... ANSWER ....... places that
have an unusually large number of endemic species✓✓
endemic species: a species that is unique to a defined
geographic location (e.g. it's not found elsewhere)
unique habitats, topographic diversity
how do people alter diversity? ...... ANSWER ....... direct
hunting, directly disturbing habitats, introducing exotic
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species into new habits, altering the habitat indirectly
(e.g. climate change), artificial selection (is the
intentional breeding of plants or animal and selecting for
specific traits) ✓✓
species that are extinct ...... ANSWER ....... West African
black rhinoceros (poaching)
Caribbean Monk Seal (hunted b/c competitors)
Baiji River Dolphin (overfishing, boat traffic, pollution)
Passenger pigeon (hunting, cheap for slaves,
consumption of meat) ✓✓
consequences of air pollution ...... ANSWER .......
respiratory problems, acid precipitation, damage to
plants, ozone layer damage, climate change✓✓
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major consequence of water pollution ...... ANSWER .......
toxic bioaccumulation, eutrophication, death by plastic,
reduced photosynthesis, hormone disruption✓✓
overharvesting ...... ANSWER ....... species with large
bodies, slow population growth rates, and flocking
behavior are particularly vulnerable to human
exploitation✓✓
how much of the Earth's area is currently protected? ......
ANSWER ....... 12%✓✓
population viability ...... ANSWER ....... the probability
that a species will go extinct in a given number of
years✓✓
umbrella species ...... ANSWER ....... species whose
ecological requirements are highly correlated with those
of other species (often top carnivores) ✓✓
2026/2027 EVR 1001 FSU FINAL EXAM BANK
ALL COMPLETE CURRENT TESTING
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
EVR 1001 FSU
Maximize your success on the EVR 1001 (Introduction to
Environmental Science) Final Exam at Florida State University
with focused preparation that strengthens your understanding of
ecological principles, resource management, and contemporary
environmental challenges and solutions. It is specifically
designed for FSU students to assess their foundational
knowledge of environmental science and sustainability.
factors that tend to decrease diversity ...... ANSWER .......
environmental stress, extreme environments, a severe
limitation in the supply of an essential resource, extreme
amounts of disturbance, recent introduction of exotic
specie (species from other areas), geographic isolation
(being on a real or ecological island) ✓✓
biotic province ...... ANSWER ....... a region inhabited by
a characteristic set of taxa, bounded by barriers that
prevent emigration and immigration✓✓
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6 biogeographic regions: Nearctic, Neotropical, Palaearctic,
Ethiopian, Oriental, Australian
global patterns of diversity ...... ANSWER ....... species
diversity tends to decrease from the tropics to the
poles✓✓
tropical forests and tropical coral reefs are some of the
world's most diverse habitats
biodiversity hotspots ...... ANSWER ....... places that
have an unusually large number of endemic species✓✓
endemic species: a species that is unique to a defined
geographic location (e.g. it's not found elsewhere)
unique habitats, topographic diversity
how do people alter diversity? ...... ANSWER ....... direct
hunting, directly disturbing habitats, introducing exotic
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species into new habits, altering the habitat indirectly
(e.g. climate change), artificial selection (is the
intentional breeding of plants or animal and selecting for
specific traits) ✓✓
species that are extinct ...... ANSWER ....... West African
black rhinoceros (poaching)
Caribbean Monk Seal (hunted b/c competitors)
Baiji River Dolphin (overfishing, boat traffic, pollution)
Passenger pigeon (hunting, cheap for slaves,
consumption of meat) ✓✓
consequences of air pollution ...... ANSWER .......
respiratory problems, acid precipitation, damage to
plants, ozone layer damage, climate change✓✓
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major consequence of water pollution ...... ANSWER .......
toxic bioaccumulation, eutrophication, death by plastic,
reduced photosynthesis, hormone disruption✓✓
overharvesting ...... ANSWER ....... species with large
bodies, slow population growth rates, and flocking
behavior are particularly vulnerable to human
exploitation✓✓
how much of the Earth's area is currently protected? ......
ANSWER ....... 12%✓✓
population viability ...... ANSWER ....... the probability
that a species will go extinct in a given number of
years✓✓
umbrella species ...... ANSWER ....... species whose
ecological requirements are highly correlated with those
of other species (often top carnivores) ✓✓
