Environmental Science - StraighterLine - Exam 3 questions and answers
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Course
BIO201
Institution
BIO201
Habitat degradation occurs when
a. the quality of habitat is reduced.
b. habitat is lost and converted to a different form.
c. habitat is managed to increase the population of a particular species.
d. people have a negative opinion of nature.
a. the quality of habitat is reduced.
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Environmental Science -
StraighterLine - Exam 3
questions and answers
Habitat degradation occurs when
a. the quality of habitat is reduced.
b. habitat is lost and converted to a different form.
c. habitat is managed to increase the population of a particular species.
d. people have a negative opinion of nature. - answer a. the quality of
habitat is reduced.
Which of the following factors is NOT a characteristic of a species likely to
become extinct?
a. low reproductive rate
b. small population sizes
c. small habitat area
d. generalized niche - answer d. generalized niche
, Which of the following is the outcome of the use of range land for grazing
by domesticated animals (cattle, sheep, goats)?
a. The land becomes more suitable for growing crops.
b. Irrigation of the land is required.
c. Changes in the vegetation because domesticated animals feed
differently than native animals.
d. Natural communities of plants become healthier. - answer c. Changes in
the vegetation because domesticated animals feed differently than native
animals.
Worldwide, the amount of forest land is,
a. decreasing is North America.
b. increasing in Europe.
c. increasing in tropical Africa.
d. decreasing in Central and South America. - answer d. decreasing in
Central and South America.
Which of the following statements best describes functional diversity?
a. It is the diversity of functions that organisms carry out.
b. It is the diversity of species, all of which function in different ways.
c. It is the diversity of branches of the tree of life.
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