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Use the accompanying figure to answer this question: What two variables were manipulated?

Based on the speciesarea plot in the accompanying figure, if habitable area on an island were reduced from 10,000 km2 (square kilometers) to 1 km2, roughly what percentage of the species would disappear?

We take for granted that the temperature in Wisconsin is generally lower than the temperature at the equator. Briefly, give one reason for this temperature pattern.

According to the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography, what determines species richness on an island?

Species often arrive at an area by catching a ride on other species—including hosts. For example, a strain of cholera common in Nepal was introduced to Haiti in 2010 by infected UN workers who traveled from Nepal to Haiti. With respect to the cholera pathogen, what type of dispersal is this an example of?

Please use the following information to answer the question(s) below.Three forest areas are being considered for a conservation reserve. Each area contains the same number of trees and is the same cumulative size. The area surrounding the forest patches is a mix of agricultural land and residential homes.The American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) inhabits only forest edges and does not disperse well across unsuitable habitat. Which of the following area(s) would support the highest numbers of this butterfly?

Bullfrog tadpoles are often sold as fish bait, even in areas where they do not occur naturally. When people buy 10 of them and don’t use them all, they often dump the remainder into the lake or river. This is an example of ________.

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s).Direct consequences of biodiversity loss are ________.

The term biologists use to describe the species diversity in a specific location is

Please use the following information to answer the question(s) below.Three forest areas are being considered for a conservation reserve. Each area contains the same number of trees and is the same cumulative size. The area surrounding the forest patches is a mix of agricultural land and residential homes.Which area(s) would be most suitable for conserving amphibians, which are highly susceptible to a pathogenic (disease-causing) chytrid fungus?