Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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As succession
proceeds, _________
a. | species diversity decreases and food web complexity
increases. | b. | species diversity
increases and food web complexity increases. | c. | stability
increases and food web complexity decreases. | d. | species diversity decreases and community productivity
increases. | e. | stability
increases and food web complexity increases. |
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In contrast to earlier communities, climax
communities ________
a. | are relatively unstable. | b. | are more species diverse. | c. | contain faster growing species. | d. | are more productive. | e. | exhibit primarily density-independent
controls. |
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If Federal funding or land is involved in any major
construction projects an analysis of the potential impacts is mandated in the form of a/an
_______
a. | environmental impact
statement. | b. | environmental
interests proposal. | c. | environmental
protection plan. | d. | environmental
solutions analysis. | e. | conservation
impact statement. |
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The main factors in population growth are
_____
a. | predators and disease. | b. | limiting factors. | c. | the reproductive
rate and recruitment. | d. | birth rate and
death rate. | e. | environmental
resistance. |
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Which of the following statements is
true?
a. | Mutations are always
harmful. | b. | Darwin
incorporated Mendel's genetics into his theory of natural
selection. | c. | Humans possess no
more than 10,000 genes. | d. | Genes are the
source of individual variation. | e. | None of the
above. |
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