Biogeography Let’s see how much you know about biogeography 1 / 31 What is biogeography? (A.) The study of ancient civilizations (B.) The study of biodiversity distribution over space and time (C.) The study of the human genome (D.) The study of geological formations 2 / 31 When did life on Earth first begin with the evolution of single-celled organisms? (A.) 1 billion years ago (B.) 3.8 billion years ago (C.) 4.6 billion years ago (D.) 10,000 years ago 3 / 31 Which of the following is NOT a component of biodiversity that biogeography studies? (A.) Plants (B.) Animals (C.) Minerals (D.) Fungi 4 / 31 What gradients can affect the distribution of species and biological communities ? (A.) Gradients of income and education (B.) Gradients of latitude, soil moisture, altitude, and habitat area (C.) Gradients of social behavior and communication (D.) Gradients of technological advancement 5 / 31 Biogeography is primarily concerned with documenting and understanding what patterns? (A.) Patterns of ancient civilizations (B.) Patterns of technological advancement (C.) Patterns of biodiversity distribution, both past and present (D.) Patterns of geological formations 6 / 31 What is cosmopolitan distribution in biogeography? (A.) Distribution restricted to certain areas and habitats (B.) Distribution of a life form across all or most of the world in suitable habitats (C.) Distribution due to continental drift (D.) Distribution of endemic species 7 / 31 In which branch of physical geography does biogeography fall? Human Geography Cultural Geography Economic geography Physical geography 8 / 31 What term describes a distribution pattern where species in a particular habitat are more closely related to nearby species in other habitats? (A.) Cosmopolitan distribution (B.) Endemic distribution (C.) Congruent distribution (D.) Vicariance distribution 9 / 31 How can disjunct distribution patterns be explained? (A.) By species being dispersed over great distances across suitable environments (B.) By continental drift or mountain building (C.) By the extinction of intervening populations (D.) All of the above 10 / 31 What are the two main factors primarily analyzed when determining plant distribution in phytogeography? (A.) Continental drift and climate change (B.) Pollination method and seed-dispersal method (C.) Resilience and geographic barriers (D.) Rainfall and temperature data 11 / 31 Which subcategory of biogeography describes the distribution of animals across Earth? (A.) Climatology (B.) Phytogeography (C.) Zoogeography (D.) Vicariance 12 / 31 In zoogeography, what important factor impacts animal species’ distribution besides climate and geography? (A.) Continental drift (B.) Fossil record (C.) Availability of food sources (D.) Geographic barriers 13 / 31 What are the two main fields of biogeography? (A.) Historical biogeography and Paleobiogeography (B.) Ecological biogeography and Evolutionary biogeography (C.) Zoogeography and Floristic biogeography (D.) Geodispersal and Vicariance 14 / 31 Which field of biogeography focuses on long-term evolutionary periods and mechanisms responsible for species distribution, including factors like continental drift and habitat fragmentation? (A.) Comparative Biogeography (B.) Ecological Biogeography (C.) Evolutionary Biogeography (D.) Zoogeography 15 / 31 What does allopatric speciation refer to in historical biogeography? (A.) The merging of previously isolated biotas (B.) The change in genetic composition of a population (C.) The movement of populations away from their point of origin (D.) The splitting of species through the evolution of geographically isolated populations 16 / 31 In ecological biogeography, what approach is commonly used to investigate ecological changes in plant and animal species and their present habitat? (A.) Paleontology (B.) Remote Sensing (C.) Archaeology (D.) Geodesy 17 / 31 What does GIS stand for? (A.) Global Information System (B.) Geographic Interactions System (C.) Geological Information System (D.) Geographical Information System 18 / 31 Which type of observation, mentioned in this article, uses satellites for repetitive spatially contiguous and time-specific observations of vegetation on a global scale? (A.) GLO-PEM (B.) GIS-PEM (C.) Geodispersal (D.) Vicariance 19 / 31 During which period in the historical development of biogeography was the Noachian deluge (Noah’s flood) popularized by Carl Linnaeus as an explanation for the distribution of plants and animals? (A.) The period of natural selection (19th century) (B.) The age of exploration (18th century) (C.) The age of continental drift (20th century) (D.) The era of mass extinction (21st century) 20 / 31 Who is often acknowledged as the “founder of plant geography” for his work correlating plant vegetation types with local climate and elevational vegetation zones? (A.) Charles Lyell (B.) Charles Darwin (C.) Alexander von Humboldt (D.) Alfred Russell Wallace 21 / 31 Which scientist developed the theory of natural selection and struggle for existence, which opposed the previous idea that species populations were static? (A.) Charles Lyell (B.) Carl Linnaeus (C.) Charles Darwin (D.) Phillip Lutley Sclater 22 / 31 Who proposed the recognition of biotic regions similar to Phillip Lutley Sclater’s biotic regions and conducted extensive fieldwork on the habits, breeding, and migration patterns of faunal species in the Amazon Basin and the Malay Archipelago? (A.) Carl Linnaeus (B.) Alfred Russell Wallace (C.) Alexander von Humboldt (D.) Comte de Buffon 23 / 31 What theory, developed by Charles Lyell, explained that the world was not created by a single catastrophic event, but rather through many creation events in different locations, and that the Earth was much older than previously thought? (A.) Theory of Evolution (B.) Theory of Natural Selection (C.) Theory of Uniformitarianism (D.) Theory of Catastrophism 24 / 31 Which scientist postulated that individuals occurring in moist climates within a species are more prominent, and warm-blooded animals in colder climates tend to be larger? (A.) C.W.L. Golger (B.) E.D. Cope (C.) Gutherie-Geist (D.) C. Bergmann 25 / 31 What theory introduced in 1912 by Alfred Wegener revolutionized the way scientists perceived the distribution of species around the world? (A.) The Theory of Island Biogeography (B.) The Theory of Evolution (C.) The Theory of Continental Drift (D.) The Theory of Natural Selection 26 / 31 Why is the Theory of Continental Drift significant to biogeography? (A.) It explained the theory of evolution. (B.) It provided evidence for the existence of Pangea. (C.) It helped explain environmental and geographic similarities in flora and fauna. (D.) It introduced the concept of habitat fragmentation. 27 / 31 In 1963, which scientists published “The Theory of Island Biogeography,” which predicted species richness based on habitat area, rate of immigration, and rate of extinction? (A.) Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace (B.) Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson (C.) Carl Linnaeus and Gregor Mendel (D.) Charles Lyell and James Hutton 28 / 31 How did habitat fragmentation influence species richness according to the Theory of Island Biogeography? (A.) It increased species richness. (B.) It had no impact on species richness. (C.) It decreased species richness. (D.) It caused habitat destruction. 29 / 31 What technological advancements have expanded the scope of biogeography in the 20th and 21st centuries? (A.) Radiometric dating, magnetometers, and sonar (B.) The invention of the microscope (C.) The development of the printing press (D.) The discovery of DNA 30 / 31 Which scientific disciplines have allowed for the testing of theories related to the origins of species and population relatedness? (A.) Geology and climatology (B.) Radiometric dating and magnetometers (C.) Phylogeography and phylogenetics (D.) Paleontology and ecology 31 / 31 What is the primary focus of biogeography as described in the conclusion of the text? (A.) The study of habitat fragmentation (B.) The distribution and evolution of species worldwide (C.) The history of the printing press (D.) The study of island ecosystems Your score isThe average score is 52% 0% Restart quiz
