Krakatau
Which of the two would have the greatest chance at colonizing an island? (1)
A reptile
A mammal
reptile
“The process of large animals having reduced body size when their populations range is limited to a small environment, primarily islands"
Insular dwarfism
Insular gigantism
Adaptive radiation
Species/Area relationship
Insular dwarfism
True or False: Gigantism is correlated with increased dispersal ability.
False
Which of the following is NOT a reason beetles in the madeira likely lost their wings?
They had no use for them
Increased reproductive success
Lower metabolic expenditure
Increased forging ability
They had no use for them
The loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population is known as
Foster’s Rule
Case’s Rule
Founder Effect
Natural Selection
Founder Effect
Insular evolution makes ____ tend towards dwarfism and ____ tend towards gigantism.
Reptile, mammal
Invertebrates, reptile
Ungulate mammals, ruminant mammals
Mammal, reptile
Mammal, reptile
Where was the largest monitor lizard located?
Australia
Asia
Africa
Komodo
Australia
True or False: S. hispidis, endemic to Angel de la Guarda, will live longer but reproduce less often than the mainland species of chuckwalla’s.
True
Which of the following is an example of an acquired characteristic?
Height
Huntington's Disease
Hair colour
Immunity
Immunity
True or False: The species H. griseus was thought to be extinct for years.
False
Which of the following is NOT an example of adaptive radiation?
Darwin's finches in the galapagos
Cichlid fish in lake malawi
Honeycreeper birds in hawaii
Varanus Salvator in krakatau
Varanus Salvator in krakatau
What is the largest size komodo on record?
23’
10’2
11’
9’
10’2
How many dead chuckwallas did Ted and Ray count on the island Angel de la Guarda?
108
12
110
100
108
The idea of use/disuse that Darwin used as part of his flightless beetles hypothesis was based on previous work completed by which biologist? (3)
Lyell
Lamarck
Wolloston
Wallace
Lamarck
What refers to unequal representation of species or groups of species in different places?
Disharmony
Sweepstakes dispersal can be defined as (4)
The rate of immigration when niches are empty
Accidental transport on natural flotsam
Spread or transport of seeds away from the parent plant
Transport via long distance flying
Accidental transport on natural flotsam
“A biological phenomenon in which the size of an animal species isolated on an island increases dramatically in comparison to its mainland relatives”
Insular gigantism
This part of a bird's body is where the wing muscles will attach, and is absent in flightless birds as a result of gigantism.
Keel
Wings
Furcula
Scapula
Keel
Which defensive mechanism is characteristically lost by endemic island species?
Loss of flight
Loss of colouration
Loss of wariness
Prolonged infancy
Loss of wariness
What refers to sparseness of species in certain places?
Impoverishment
Which of the following species may be most advantageous when colonizing a new habitat?
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Geochelone inepta
Geochelone trisserata
Varanus salvator
Varanus salvator
What did the komodo originally evolve to eat?
Kangaroos
Rusa deer
Pygmy elephants
Wild boar
Pygmy elephants
Gigantism of the species S. hispidis provides advantages for surviving the common and prolonged episodes of these events?
Floods and Famine
Famine and Drought
Drought and Predation
Floods and Predation
Famine and Drought
William Darlignton referred to flightless beetles as
Geophile
The 3 species of lemurs differ in their feeding habits of bamboo. Which species is able to ingest the cyanide in the bamboo due to their possibly very acidic stomach?
H. aureus (golden bamboo lemur)
H. simus (greater bamboo lemur)
H. griseus (gentle bamboo lemur)
H. aureus (golden bamboo lemur)