Quiz 1 - EnviSci

Biodiversity 

• The flow of energy patterns involving the feeding relationships between producers and consumers in a community

• The total number of animal and plant species in an ecosystem.

• The living components of an ecosystem.

• The nonliving, physical factors that affect the living components in an ecosystem.

Over time all animals (and plants) develop adaptations that help them ____________________.

• develop new adaptations

• thrive and survive

• change the way they interact with their environment

• change their behaviors

What gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?

• google

• wikipedia

• mans attempt to destroy mankind

• finches in the Galapagos island

Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• Populations can survive in different locations on earth

• Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth

• Populations grow when resources are abundant

• The traits of a species can change over time

A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces he passes on those traits to his offspring. this process is called

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Random mutations

• Variations in a species

If Easter eggs were living species of organisms, their different colors would be considered:

• Adaptations

• Variations

• Different species

• Extinct species

The peppered moth's color camouflaged it on the light colored tree bark. It's color was an example of a/n

• Adaptations

• Different species

• Variations

• Extinct species

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species.

• Adaptations

• Different species

• Variations

• Extinct species

Which of the following will not increase the biodiversity?

• A physically diverse habitat

• Moderate amounts of disturbance (such as fire, storm, sudden flow of water from a storm into a pond)

• Evolution

• Geographic isolation (being on a real geographic island)

Number of different species and the relative abundance in a biological community.

• biodiversity

• genetic diversity

• species diversity

• ecosystem diversity