Barrons AP Environmental Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
(E) All of  the above   statements  are true.


  1. The biggest threat to species is


(A) low reproductive    rates
(B) disease
(C) alien, invasive species
(D) collecting, hunting, and poaching
(E) loss of habitat


  1. Darwin noted that the Patagonian hare was similar in appearance and had a
    niche similar to the European hare. However, the Patagonian hare is not a
    rabbit—it is a rodent related to the guinea pig. This example illustrates the
    principle known as (A) allopatric speciation
    (B) adaptive radiation
    (C) divergent evolution
    (D) coevolution
    (E) convergent evolution


For Questions 12–14, choose from the following items:


(A) Adaptive    radiation
(B) Isolation
(C) Natural selection
(D) Stable gene pool
(E) Convergent evolution


  1. Members of the same species of moths are prevented from interbreeding
    because they live on opposite sides of a mountain range.

  2. Darwin’s finches are a good example of this biological principle.

  3. In the evolutionary history of the horse, the early horse (Eohippus) was
    replaced by the modern one-toed horse.

  4. As one travels from the tropical rainforests near the equator to the frozen
    tundra, one passes through a variety of biomes including deserts, temperate
    and deciduous forests, etc. The primary reason for the change in vegetation
    is due to (A) evolution
    (B) succession

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