Bio358 Final Questions With Complete Solutions
. Before the Industial Revolution, the flux of carbon from the
terestial to the atmospheic pools _______ the flux in the
opposite direction. Today, the flux of carbon from the terestial to
atmospheic pools _______ the flux in the opposite direction.
Correct Answers was about equal to; exceeds
. Given that few species are known to be directly jeopardized by
climate change, why is climate change considered a major
ecological threat? Correct Answers Change is occuing so
rapidly that many more species will soon be affected
. In equatoial regions, the sun's rays stike Eath's suface at a more
_______ angle than they do toward the poles. This means that
the same amount of energy is spread over a(n) _______ area in
equatoial regions than in polar regions. Correct Answers
perpendicular; smaller
. In studies of landscapes, the size of the smallest homogenous
unit of study that detemines the resolution at which the
landscape is viewed is called the Correct Answers grain
. Sensible heat flux includes convection and Correct Answers
conduction.
. Which statement about the movement of energy through
ecosystems is tue? Correct Answers Energy can move in one
direction only and cannot be recycled
, A consevation biologist has been asked to explain why it is
impotant to protect biodiversity. She would list all of the
following reasons except for which one? Correct Answers
Biodiversity can be exploited indefinitely for the profit of
humans
A highway severely inhibits movements of Floida cooters (a
species of tutle) between sections of their habitat. For the
cooters, this situation is one of habitat Correct Answers
fragmentation
A reduction in aerosols in the atmosphere would tend to
_______ temperatures, because aerosols _______ sunlight.
Correct Answers increase; reflect
A researcher is studying hellbenders (Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis) in their study area, which encompasses the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. As such, the researcher only
uses GIS files that are specific to the park rather than state-wide
or nationwide files. The researcher is consideing which of the
following aspects of landscape analysis? Correct Answers
Extent
According to Gime's classification scheme, processes that
destroy plant biomass are called Correct Answers stresses
Adaptive evolution is a process that occurs Correct Answers
over multiple generations of individuals.
After large seeds became more common, the average beak size
of the medium ground finch increased in size over the course of
. Before the Industial Revolution, the flux of carbon from the
terestial to the atmospheic pools _______ the flux in the
opposite direction. Today, the flux of carbon from the terestial to
atmospheic pools _______ the flux in the opposite direction.
Correct Answers was about equal to; exceeds
. Given that few species are known to be directly jeopardized by
climate change, why is climate change considered a major
ecological threat? Correct Answers Change is occuing so
rapidly that many more species will soon be affected
. In equatoial regions, the sun's rays stike Eath's suface at a more
_______ angle than they do toward the poles. This means that
the same amount of energy is spread over a(n) _______ area in
equatoial regions than in polar regions. Correct Answers
perpendicular; smaller
. In studies of landscapes, the size of the smallest homogenous
unit of study that detemines the resolution at which the
landscape is viewed is called the Correct Answers grain
. Sensible heat flux includes convection and Correct Answers
conduction.
. Which statement about the movement of energy through
ecosystems is tue? Correct Answers Energy can move in one
direction only and cannot be recycled
, A consevation biologist has been asked to explain why it is
impotant to protect biodiversity. She would list all of the
following reasons except for which one? Correct Answers
Biodiversity can be exploited indefinitely for the profit of
humans
A highway severely inhibits movements of Floida cooters (a
species of tutle) between sections of their habitat. For the
cooters, this situation is one of habitat Correct Answers
fragmentation
A reduction in aerosols in the atmosphere would tend to
_______ temperatures, because aerosols _______ sunlight.
Correct Answers increase; reflect
A researcher is studying hellbenders (Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis) in their study area, which encompasses the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. As such, the researcher only
uses GIS files that are specific to the park rather than state-wide
or nationwide files. The researcher is consideing which of the
following aspects of landscape analysis? Correct Answers
Extent
According to Gime's classification scheme, processes that
destroy plant biomass are called Correct Answers stresses
Adaptive evolution is a process that occurs Correct Answers
over multiple generations of individuals.
After large seeds became more common, the average beak size
of the medium ground finch increased in size over the course of
