Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Which can be considered ecological islands?
		A)	mountains
		B)	the West Indies
		C)	lakes
		D)	sagebrush shrubs
		E)	all of the above


2	Island biogeography theory predicts:
		A)	more fragmentation on smaller islands
		B)	less competition as an island approaches climax
		C)	equal probability of colonization by different mainland organisms
		D)	more species on islands closer to the mainland


3	MacArthur and Wilson suggested that the number of species present on an island is:
		A)	indpendent of island size
		B)	related to immigration and extinction rates
		C)	completely dependent upon island size
		D)	completely dependent upon distance from the mainland


4	The points at which immigration and extinction curves cross is identified as the:
		A)	species richness
		B)	species evenness
		C)	ideal lognormal distribution
		D)	climax


5	Defaunation of islands in the Florida Keys was accomplished by Wilson and Simberloff by:
		A)	nocturnal fumigation for arthropods
		B)	hand removal
		C)	flooding the core area of mangrove preserves
		D)	trench traps


6	A system that triangulates position from satellites is commonly known as:
		A)	GIS
		B)	GPS
		C)	Landsat
		D)	Arc-1


7	A system that anayzes and displays spatial data layers is commonly known as:
		A)	GIS
		B)	GPS
		C)	Landsat
		D)	Arc-1


8	A system that collects spectral data from satellites is commonly known as:
		A)	GIS
		B)	GPS
		C)	Landsat
		D)	Arc-1


9	True or False: Icheumonid wasps are an exception to the rule of reduced species richness with decreasing latitude.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	True or False: Despite having smaller land surface area than nontropical regions, tropical areas have higher species richness.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	True or False: Understanding global patterns of species richness may be as much about geological history as anything else.
		A)	True
		B)	False

2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.