BIOL 1106 Exam 4 Review expert
curated questions and answers
Destruction of which biome would result in the greatest loss of biodiversity? -
answer tropical rain forest
Open oceans typically exhibit... - answer Low Primary Productivity
Temperate grasslands and temperate deciduous forests are two different
biomes that are located in the same latitudes. Which one of the following
abiotic conditions is most likely to account for the differences in their
community composition? - answer Precipitation
Oligotrophic lakes exhibit which of the following characteristics? - answer
high oxygen and low nutrient availablity
Which one of the following ecosystems is most likely to show an inverted
biomass pyramid but a normal energy pyramid? - answer Open Ocean
Addition of a primary carnivore to an ecosystem can sometimes influence the
whole ecosystem. This process is called... - answer a tropic cascade
A good average value for the amount of energy that reaches the next trophic
level is about... - answer 10%
According to MacArthur and Wilson's island biogeography theory, which of
the following would be expected to have the smallest species richness? -
answer a small island far from the mainland
curated questions and answers
Destruction of which biome would result in the greatest loss of biodiversity? -
answer tropical rain forest
Open oceans typically exhibit... - answer Low Primary Productivity
Temperate grasslands and temperate deciduous forests are two different
biomes that are located in the same latitudes. Which one of the following
abiotic conditions is most likely to account for the differences in their
community composition? - answer Precipitation
Oligotrophic lakes exhibit which of the following characteristics? - answer
high oxygen and low nutrient availablity
Which one of the following ecosystems is most likely to show an inverted
biomass pyramid but a normal energy pyramid? - answer Open Ocean
Addition of a primary carnivore to an ecosystem can sometimes influence the
whole ecosystem. This process is called... - answer a tropic cascade
A good average value for the amount of energy that reaches the next trophic
level is about... - answer 10%
According to MacArthur and Wilson's island biogeography theory, which of
the following would be expected to have the smallest species richness? -
answer a small island far from the mainland
