A Rainforest Is a Highly Complex Habitat, with Organisms Living

question 28

Multiple Choice

A rainforest is a highly complex habitat, with organisms living at various levels in the trees, on the ground, and underground. Is it possible to consider two populations living in the same tree to be geographically isolated?

• A)No, because if they are in the same tree, they are in the same geographic area.
• B)No, because if they are in the same square acre, they cannot be considered geographically isolated.
• C)Yes, because they can still undergo sympatric speciation.
• D)Yes, because there are so many habitats in one tree that the populations may never interact.

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Definitions:

Vision

Detection of light in a way that provides a mental image of objects in the environment.

Information Processing

The mental process by which beings acquire, store, retrieve, and use information.

Placental Mammals

Placental mammals are a group of mammals that give birth to live young that have developed inside the uterus of the mother, where they are nourished through a specialized organ called the placenta.

Monotremes

Mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young, including species such as the platypus and echidnas.