Wildlife Quiz

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Wildlife Quiz

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1	What does prebiotic evolution theory predict?
		The origin of life
		The survival of the fittest
		Interactions in a food chain



2	What is a mutualistic relationship?
		Relationship in which one organism benefits from the other only.
		Relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other.
		Relationship in which one organisms is indirectly harmed by another.



3	Threatened species-
		are vulnerable to extinction unless protected.
		can become critically endangered unless protected.
		are found in declining numbers, but hard to identify as endangered or not.



4	In pyramids of energy flows nearly ____ of energy is lost between succeeding trophic levels.
		90%
		50%
		10%



5	The existence of oxygen in the early environment-
		has been proved.
		has been disproved.
		is an unsettled debate.



6	The Endangered Species Act of 1973 primarily
		called upon countries all over the world to ban wildlife trade.
		created measures to check wildlife crisis within the US.
		called upon countries in the tropics to protect rainforests.



7	Adaptive radiations follow after
		speciation
		genetic drift
		mass extinctions



8	Prebiotic Evolution theory is the idea that life
		had its origins on extra-terrestrial locations.
		generated spontaneously.
		slowly developed from non-organic matter in a series of stages.



9	Quadrants are used primarily to
		examine distribution patterns.
		measure heights of plants.
		enforce a boundary upon organisms.



10	Mass extinctions
		are a form of background extinction.
		are periods when large groups of species die out.
		occur mainly to allow new species to arise.



11	Natural Selection occurs when
		organisms at the top of the food chain feed on prey.
		species evolve as they adapt to changes in the environment.
		organisms fill their niches.



12	Ecological niche
		is the way an organism "fits" into its habitat.
		is the role an organisms plays in the food chain.
		expands when the range of tolerance diminishes.