GEOG 350- Test 1 Questions
with Correct Answers Graded
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1. A climate relict - Correct Answer: is an organism that was widely distributed under a
previous climate but is now restricted to small areas where a suitable climate still
remains.
2. Wallace s Line and the Wallacea zone - Correct Answer: is the zone that marks the barrier
between organisms that live in southeast Asia and those that live in Australia
3. The geographic range of a species is the area that it occupies. In general, how does
geographic range vary among species that live at different latitudes? - Correct Answer:
High-latitude species have larger ranges than tropical species
4. If a plant or animal family is endemic to Australia - Correct Answer: it is found only in
Australia
, 5. If the distribution of a species is largely confined to a climatic zone, it has a - Correct
Answer: zonal distribution
6. Biogeographers have formulated general rules that describe spatial variations in animal
bodies within a species. Which of the following patterns is predicted by these rules? -
Correct Answer: Body size is larger in cold climates than warm climates
7. When speciation occurs because an environmental change splits the range of a species
into two separate ranges, what type of speciation is involved? - Correct Answer:
Allopatric
8. Which species would be more susceptible to extinction? - Correct Answer: A large
predator that has a small range, low genetic diversity, and one primary prey species
9. A high diversity of anole lizards inhabit the Caribbean Islands of Cuba, Hispaniola,
Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. The lizards have evolved into six distinct types (for example,
one inhabits lower tree trunks, one inhabits tree crowns, one inhabits grass and shrubs,
etc.). These types are found on each island, even though the actual species differ among
islands. The evolution of these lizard groups is an example of? - Correct Answer:
adaptive radiation
10. From the perspective of land mammals, which of the following is a sweepstakes dispersal
route? - Correct Answer: An ocean
11. Raunkiaer classified plants into life forms on the basis of: - Correct Answer: the position
of the branch tips where new buds appear
12. If a population shows logistic growth, - Correct Answer: it grows rapidly at first (when
there are few individuals) but levels off as it approaches the carrying capacity of the
habitat
with Correct Answers Graded
A+ Latest 2025-2026
(Fully Verified)
1. A climate relict - Correct Answer: is an organism that was widely distributed under a
previous climate but is now restricted to small areas where a suitable climate still
remains.
2. Wallace s Line and the Wallacea zone - Correct Answer: is the zone that marks the barrier
between organisms that live in southeast Asia and those that live in Australia
3. The geographic range of a species is the area that it occupies. In general, how does
geographic range vary among species that live at different latitudes? - Correct Answer:
High-latitude species have larger ranges than tropical species
4. If a plant or animal family is endemic to Australia - Correct Answer: it is found only in
Australia
, 5. If the distribution of a species is largely confined to a climatic zone, it has a - Correct
Answer: zonal distribution
6. Biogeographers have formulated general rules that describe spatial variations in animal
bodies within a species. Which of the following patterns is predicted by these rules? -
Correct Answer: Body size is larger in cold climates than warm climates
7. When speciation occurs because an environmental change splits the range of a species
into two separate ranges, what type of speciation is involved? - Correct Answer:
Allopatric
8. Which species would be more susceptible to extinction? - Correct Answer: A large
predator that has a small range, low genetic diversity, and one primary prey species
9. A high diversity of anole lizards inhabit the Caribbean Islands of Cuba, Hispaniola,
Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. The lizards have evolved into six distinct types (for example,
one inhabits lower tree trunks, one inhabits tree crowns, one inhabits grass and shrubs,
etc.). These types are found on each island, even though the actual species differ among
islands. The evolution of these lizard groups is an example of? - Correct Answer:
adaptive radiation
10. From the perspective of land mammals, which of the following is a sweepstakes dispersal
route? - Correct Answer: An ocean
11. Raunkiaer classified plants into life forms on the basis of: - Correct Answer: the position
of the branch tips where new buds appear
12. If a population shows logistic growth, - Correct Answer: it grows rapidly at first (when
there are few individuals) but levels off as it approaches the carrying capacity of the
habitat
