Question
The biodiversity of these ecosystems is predicted by a model of immigration and extinction. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these ecosystems whose theory of biogeography was developed by Robert MacArthur and E. O. Wilson. Charles Darwin observed extreme diversification of finches in this ecosystem.
ANSWER: islands [or isles or archipelagos; accept Galapagos Islands]
[10h] The rapid speciation observed in Darwin’s finches is described by this term. This evolutionary process is commonly studied in aquatic model organisms like cichlids and sticklebacks.
ANSWER: adaptive radiation
[10m] The theory of island biogeography is often used to study habitat fragmentation in these places. A namesake “heat island” effect describes how these ecosystems are warmer than their surroundings.
ANSWER: cities [or urban ecosystems or suburbs or suburban ecosystems]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 75% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 63% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 10 | 15.00 | 90% | 50% | 10% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 44% | 11% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 25% | 75% | 100% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 88% | 13% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 67% | 22% |
Data
| Binghamton A | RIT B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Cornell G | Binghamton B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Binghamton C | U of Rochester B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Cornell D | Syracuse | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornell E | Cornell C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cornell A | Cornell F | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| ESF | U of Rochester A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Cornell B | Penn State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |