Questions for AP Environmental Science class
I need these questions answered in 3-5 sentences each.
- Compare and contrast species richness and species evenness. Use an example to explain.
- How are species phylogenies determined?
- List the classification system from the most broad to the most specific.
- Speciation is an example of microevolution or macroevolution? Explain.
- Explain 2 ways mutations may occur. Are they good or bad? Explain.
- Explain how recombination occurs.
- Give 2 examples of how humans are purposefully or inadvertently directing evolution of organisms.
- List the 5 key ideas of Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
- Describe the 3 random evolutionary processes.
- Give an example of how genetic drift may have a greater effect in small populations.
- What are some ways the bottleneck effect may occur and why might this lead to an extinction of a population? Give an example of the founder effect.
- Explain how Darwin's finches are an example of allopatric speciation.
- Give an example of sympatric speciation.
- How long does evolution take?
- Explain how the rate of environmental change, genetic variation, generation time and genetic engineering effect evolution.
- Explain the difference between fundamental niche and realized niche. Give an example.
- Would you rather be a niche generalist or niche specialist? Explain.
- Can we predict future species distribution? Justify your answer.
- What obstacles may prevent a species from being widely distributed?
- Explain 3 reasons why species may go extinct when their habitat changes.
- How can fossil records be useful for environmentalists?
- What is the consensus on how the dinosaurs became extinct?
- What is causing the 6th mass extinction?