Biogeography Questions

In some regions where two tectonic plates meet, one plate forces the other plate downward. Such areas are called

Different sites in the forest of Papua New Guinea have been found to have very similar species compositions of herbivorous insects, even though each site has a large number of species. These herbivorous insects are therefore said to have low _______ diversity.

Why is hard to measure the amount of marine animals?

Roughly 80% of the species in New Zealand are

The use of species‒area relationships to predict extinction rates assumes that most extinction is due to

Suppose that a new river cuts through a land mass, separating populations of mice on either side. These mice then evolve into new species on the two sides of the land mass. This is an example of evolution by

About _______ of all described species worldwide are threatened with extinction

The activity of an earthworm species increases the fertility of soils in an agricultural field. This is an example of

Reductions in the population size of the graceful antelope, a hypothetical species, have led to inbreeding. Deleterious after-effects of that inbreeding are leading to further decreases in the population size of this species. This pattern is an example of a(n)

If the northern hemisphere is in summer, will the axis of the Earth be pointed towards or away from the sun?

The sun's energy is most direct and closest to the earth at the equator

it takes _____ million years for species to come about and go extinct

Which of the following regions can have a high diversification rate, more species, and higher productivity?

Japan is located in the _______ biogeographic region.