Megafauna - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRES 101 Midterm 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023//2024 T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator - ANSWER True What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator - ANSWER - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) - More niches - Climatic stability - Greater biological productivity What is speciation - ANSWER The formation of 2 species from 1 ancestral species What factors lead to speciation - ANSWER - natural selection - sexual selec...

NRES 101 Speciation Exam Certifications Questions with Already passed Answers 2023/2024 T/F: Species diversity increases as you approach the equator - correct answer True What are possible reasons why more species occur near the equator - correct answer - More time without geological disruptions (e.g., glaciers) - More niches - Climatic stability - Greater biological productivity What is speciation - correct answer The formation of two species from one ancestral species What factors...

FW 104 CSU EXAM 2 Questions With Verified And Updated Answers. Pleistocene Overkill Hypothesis - answerStates that humans were primarily responsible for the demise of the megafauna at the close of the Pleistocene, approximately 10,000 years ago, from overhunting as human populations expanded at that time. Market Hunting Era (Era of Exploitation) - answer: Myth of superabundance; dark time for wildlife, new Americans claimed the right and duty to tame the land, loss of Passenger pigeons an...

NRES 101 Species Population and Environmental Influence Exam Questions with Correct Answers 2023/2024 Have early humans been implicated in the death of the megafauna (e.g. mammoths)? A. True B. False - correct answer A. True Which is NOT a leading reason for the current extinction of species? A. Invasive Species B. Habitat Loss C. Pollution D. Hunting - correct answer C. Pollution Which of these are responsible for the environmental degradation of the Illinois River. A. The introdu...

International Conference De-Extinction 2019 Exam Questions and Answers genetic engineering - Answer-using existing DNA samples of extinct species to replace sequences in a closely related living species to re-create the extinct species genetic rescue - Answer-a conservation tool which tries to address genetic factors by moving genes from one population to another to increase the overall genetic diversity and minimize inbreeding genome - Answer-the complete set of genes or genetic materia...

Have early humans been implicated in the death of the megafauna (e.g. mammoths)? A. True B. False correct answer: A. True Which is NOT a leading reason for the current extinction of species? A. Invasive Species B. Habitat Loss C. Pollution D. Hunting correct answer: C. Pollution Which of these are responsible for the environmental degradation of the Illinois River. A. The introduction of Common Carp B. The connection of the Illinois River to the Chicago River and the disposal of ...

ENG1514 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024 (537280) - DUE 5 June 2024 ;100% TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. ......... PART 1: Knowledge-based Questions 1 ‘Attending/Attention’ is one of the six stages in the listening process. In your own words, list three things you would do during this listening process. 3 Marks 2 Mention three purposes for listening. 3 Marks 3 In four sentences, explain in your own words four features that distinguish discriminative listening from comprehe...

What is an r-strategist? - r-strategist: Small organisms Short-lived Many offspring Limited parental care High juvenile mortality Exploit unstable environments What is the Pleistocene overkill? - The Pleistocene overkill is the excess hunting of megafauna, which killed its species as well as the predators that hunted it. What did Teddy do to earn his term in office being coined as the Golden Age in Conservation? - In 1903, Roosevelt initiated what was to become the National Wildli...

ENWC 201 Final Exam - Questions with Verified Answers What is an animal's niche? How many dimensions can a niche have? Can animals share a niche? An animal's niche is the functional role of an organism considered in the environment in which it lives, its "job." A niche is multidimensional. No two organisms can occupy the same niche at the same time in the same place. What is a specialist vs a generalist? A specialist fits into their environment tightly and there is no room for dealing with...

Question 1 The origins of agriculture occurred in which period? Answer a. Paleoindian b. Archaic c. Classic d. Postclassic Question 2 The beginning of the Archaic period corresponds with a. the end of the Pleistocene b. the disappearance of megafauna such as mammoths c. (a) and (b) d. none of the above Question 3 Agriculture originated through botanical changes and involved no change in technology or settlement. True False Question 4 Archaeologists can study the origins ...