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AP Environmental ScienceTest BookletUnit-2-ContentNameCopyright © 2017. The College Board. These materials are part of a College Board program. Use or distribution of these materials online or in printbeyond your school’s participation in the program is prohibited.Page 1 of 141.Which of the following statements about levels of biodiversity is correct?AGenetic biodiversity is a measure of the total number of genes in a community.BA narrow distribution of habitats leads to an increase in species diversity.CGlobal hotspots are areas where species diversity is thriving due to habitat restoration.DA population with high genetic biodiversity is better able to respond to environmentalstressors.2.Which of the following best explains how environmental stressors, such as wildfires, canaffect biodiversity in an ecosystem?AAfter an environmental stress, a genetic bottleneck may occur, which will increase geneticdiversity.BHabitat diversity will increase the available niches if the landscape becomes more uniformafter a disturbance.CEcosystems with more species diversity are more likely to recover after a disturbancethan ecosystems with low species diversity.DSmaller populations are less likely to go extinct than larger populations, so the speciesdiversity will remain constant.3.Which of the following examples illustrates the community with the highest biodiversity?
Study Finds Aardvarks Suffering as African Climate Heats Up
Little is known about Africa's elusive aardvarks, but new research says they are vulnerable to climate change like many other species.
Hotter temperatures are taking their toll on the aardvark, whose diet of ants and termites is be coming scarcer in some areas because of reduced rainfall.
Drought in the Kalahari Desert killed five out of six aardvarks that were being monitored fora year, as well as 11 others in the area.
The aardvarks' body temperatures plummeted during the night because they were not getting enough energy from diminished food sources. They tried to conserve energy by looking for insects during the warmer daytime, but their efforts to adapt could not save them.
Researchers said some birds, reptiles and other animals use aardvark burrows to escape extreme temperatures, reproduce, and hide from predators. They could have fewer refuges available if aardvark populations shrink because of rising temperatures, they said.
The aardvark, which lives in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, is identified as an animal of"least concern" on an international "red list" of threatened species. There are no indications that the population is changing significantly in southern Africa, though it is speculated that numbers may be declining elsewhere because of habitat destruction, the bushmeat trade and other factors.
which of the following best identifies the author's claim?