islands - 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers

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


Lehigh B (DII)	Maryland B (DII)	0	10	10	20
NYU A (UG)	Maryland A (DII)	0	10	10	20
Penn B (DII)	Rutgers A (UG)	0	0	10	10
Penn B (DII)	NYU A (UG)	10	0	10	20
Penn B (DII)	Rutgers A (UG)	0	10	10	20
Penn B (DII)	NYU A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Princeton A (UG)	NYU B	0	10	10	20
Rowan A (DII)	Rutgers B	0	10	0	10
Bard A (UG)	NYU B	10	0	0	10
Penn A (DII)	Fordham A	0	0	10	10
Penn A (DII)	Columbia A (UG)	10	0	10	20
Penn A (DII)	Fordham A	0	10	10	20
Penn A (DII)	Columbia A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Fordham A	Columbia J (DII)	10	0	10	20
Lehigh A (UG)	Bard A (UG)	10	0	10	20
Lehigh A (UG)	Rowan A (DII)	10	0	10	20
Lehigh A (UG)	Bard A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Lehigh A (UG)	Rowan A (DII)	10	10	10	30
Rutgers B	Lehigh B (DII)	10	0	10	20
Penn B (DII)	Rutgers A (UG)	0	0	10	10
Penn B (DII)	NYU A (UG)	10	0	10	20
Penn B (DII)	Rutgers A (UG)	0	10	10	20
Penn B (DII)	NYU A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Maryland B (DII)	Princeton A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Rutgers A (UG)	Columbia B	10	0	10	20
Lehigh A (UG)	Bard A (UG)	10	0	10	20
Lehigh A (UG)	Rowan A (DII)	10	0	10	20
Lehigh A (UG)	Bard A (UG)	10	10	10	30
Lehigh A (UG)	Rowan A (DII)	10	10	10	30
Columbia A (UG)	Columbia B	10	10	10	30
Penn A (DII)	Fordham A	0	0	0	0
Penn A (DII)	Columbia A (UG)	10	0	0	10
Penn A (DII)	Fordham A	0	10	0	10
Penn A (DII)	Columbia A (UG)	10	10	0	20