The Equilibrium Model of Island Biogeography Explains Diversity on Islands

question 22

Multiple Choice

The equilibrium model of island biogeography explains diversity on islands as a balance between

• A) speciation and extinction.
• B) immigration and extinction.
• C) speciation and emigration.
• D) immigration and emigration.
• E) speciation and immigration.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

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Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

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