Question 1

Match the following elements of global change with their results
-release of pollutants

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A)   reduction of organismal abundance and genetic diversity
B)   predation, parasitism, or competition with native species
C)   hunting, harvesting and collecting
D)   direct and indirect mortality over a range of scales from local to global

Question 2

Global change encompasses

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A)   habitat destruction.
B)   the introduction of invasive species.
C)   direct exploitation.
D)   the addition of pollutants to the environment.
E)   All of these.

Question 3

Match the following terms with their definition
-evolutionary ecology

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A)   considers how organisms have evolved to live in their environment
B)   focuses on how the behavior of an organism contributes to its survival
C)   investigates how organisms are adapted to their environment
D)   focuses on the number of individuals in an area and how they reproduce and grow in numbers

Question 4

Ecologists generally believe that, for any given habitat, species poor communities function better than species rich communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Of Central American rainforest frogs, S. Alan Pounds said "Climate change is the bullet killing frogs but disease is pulling the trigger."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Increasing atmospheric CO2 will increase ocean pH.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

List in order of scale, from the smallest to the greatest

Accepted Answer

A)   organismal
B)   population
C)   community
D)   ecosystems

Question 8

The greatest threat to most species is

Accepted Answer

A)   habitat destruction.
B)   invasive species.
C)   pollution.
D)   direct exploitation.
E)   None of these.

Question 9

Ecology is the application of environmental science to real world problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the following elements of global change with their results
-habitat destruction

Accepted Answer

A)   reduction of organismal abundance and genetic diversity
B)   predation, parasitism, or competition with native species
C)   hunting, harvesting and collecting
D)   direct and indirect mortality over a range of scales from local to global

Question 11

The study of species interactions includes

Accepted Answer

A)   predation, parasitism and herbivory.
B)   environmental science.
C)   climate change.
D)   physical ecology.
E)   invasive species.

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Of Central American rainforest frogs, S. Alan Pounds said "Climate change is the bullet killing frogs but disease is pulling the trigger."

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Ecologists generally believe that, for any given habitat, species poor communities function better than species rich communities.

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Ecology is the application of environmental science to real world problems.

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Increasing atmospheric CO₂ will increase ocean pH.

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Of Central American rainforest frogs, S. Alan Pounds said "Climate change is the bullet killing frogs but disease is pulling the trigger."

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