Deck 26: Zoogeography: Spatial Aspects of Animal Populations

Question 1

Charles Darwin studied the unique adaptation of finches in ______.

A) Hawaii
B) the Galapagos Islands
C) South America
D) the South Atlantic

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In differentiating the origin of animals, Wallace's Line was drawn to separate Australia's fauna from that of _____ fauna to differentiate their origins.

A) New Zealand
B) New Guinea
C) Southeast Asia
D) India

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The only zoogeographic realm with marsupials is:

A) Australian
B) Neotrophic
C) Paleotrophic
D) Palearctic
E) Nearctic

Answer 3

A

Question 4

New Zealand's fauna do not include _____, while Australia's does.

A) mammals, except bats
B) reptiles
C) amphibians
D) birds

Question 5

Convergent evolution involves species from two ______ areas.

A) nearby
B) distant
C) fauna-less
D) flora-less

Question 6

Why is Madagascar fauna so different from nearby areas?

A) it has a much different climate
B) it has a greatly different topography
C) it has been altered greatly by humans
D) it is an isolated island

Question 7

How is the size of an island related to its number of species?

A) it is a positive relation where the larger the island, the greater the number of species
B) it is a negative relation where the smaller the island, the greater the number of species
C) there is no relation
D) it is an inverse proportionate where the larger the island, the smaller number of species

Question 8

Which animal range aspects determine whether a species will survive or go extinct?

A) population size and latitude
B) population size and longitude
C) population size and geographic pattern
D) longitude and latitude

Question 9

Which of these areas show that humans have had no impact on other animals?

A) Amazon Basin
B) Antarctica
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Himalayas
E) none of these

Question 10

According to the textbook, the ____ realm contains the Earth's most varied fauna.

A) Australian
B) Nearctic
C) Paleotrophic
D) Palearctic
E) Indomalayan

Question 11

The zoogeographic realm, which includes North America, is called the:

A) Paleotropic
B) Palearctic
C) Neotropic
D) Nearctic
E) Paleameric

Question 12

An ecological ____ is an environmental area within which a species operates most efficiently.

A) ecosystem
B) sphere
C) niche
D) habitat
E) node

Question 13

New species occur in zoographic realms through the process of ______.

A) convergence
B) mutation
C) inter-breeding
D) natural selection

Question 14

The adopted home of the bison and mountain lion belongs in the ____ realm.

A) Paleotropic
B) Palearctic
C) Neotropic
D) Nearctic
E) Paleamerican

Question 15

The study of animals' interactions with their physical environment and other animal or plant species is called _____.

A) ecological zoogeography
B) convergent zoogeography
C) sustainable zoogeography
D) biogeography

Question 16

The protection of wildlife involves:

A) habitat protection
B) protection from humans
C) political debate
D) (a) and (b)

Question 17

Mass extinction of species:

A) has increased dramatically as human population soars
B) has decreased dramatically as conservation methods have improved biodiversity
C) has increased gradually due to natural selection
D) has decreased gradually due to natural selection

Question 18

A species' ____ describes a particular environment it normally occupies in a geographic range.

A) niche
B) habitat
C) ecosystem
D) home

Question 19

What two factors in an animal's range determine whether the species will become extinct?

A) size and latitude
B) size and longitude
C) size and geographic pattern
D) geography and genetics

Question 20

Most of Earth's plants and animals have been discovered and identified.

Question 21

Darwin was the only scientist that investigated natural selection in the 19th Century.