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WMAN 313 exam 2 questions withcorrect answers 2024-2025
Regional species diversity is also referred to as _______ diversity - correct answer ✔✔gamma
Which statement about the mammal fauna native to North and South America is true? - correct answer
✔✔There are some difference because the two continents were originally part of different "super
continents"
Suppose that a new river cuts through a land mass, separating populations of mice on either side. These
mice then evolve into new species on the two sides of the land mass. This is an example of evolution by -
correct answer ✔✔vicariance
Different sites in the forest of Papua New Guinea have been found to have very similar species
compositions of herbivorous insects, even though each site has a large number of species. These
herbivorous insects are therefore said to have low _______ diversity. - correct answer ✔✔beta
Which statement about the equilibrium theory of island biogeography is false? - correct answer ✔✔at
equilibrium, the species composition of an island will not change
Which statement about species richness and composition is true? - correct answer ✔✔species richness
is usually higher at low latitudes than at high latitudes.
species richness and composition can vary even within the same community type
In some regions where two tectonic plates meet, one plate forces the other plate downward. Such areas
are called - correct answer ✔✔subduction zones
According to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis, - correct answer ✔✔low or absent disturbance
levels reduce species diversity due to competitive exclusion
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