BSC1005 Biodiversity Exam
Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-The variety of life, and can refer to: habitat,
species and genetic diversity, etc..
Developmental Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences in cells within the
body
Genetic Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences in genes
Geographical Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences in life between
geographical regions
Vast Number in species of life - CORRECT ANSWER-There are between 1.5 and 2
million named species of living things on earth. Plants-300,000 Fungi-100,000
Bacteria and Protista-100,000 Vertebrates-50,000 Insects-950,000
Species - CORRECT ANSWER-A population or group of populations of organisms
that are very similar to one another(share a recent evolutionary history)
Important components of species - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to interbreed
Lennean system of classification - CORRECT ANSWER-Binomial names(two
names)
Genus Species - CORRECT ANSWER-ex. Homo sapiens(humans)... homo is the
genus name and sapiens is the species
Species Richness - CORRECT ANSWER-The number of species occurring in a
particular area
Species Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER-combination of number of species and
relative number of individuals of each species
Diversity of species throughout the world - CORRECT ANSWER-Species are NOT
spread evenly throughout the world, ex. tropical areas typically have more
species than temperate ones
Ecosystems - CORRECT ANSWER-Combination of both biotic and abiotic factors
Ecosystem Services - CORRECT ANSWER-Something such as oxygen, fresh
water, or food that is provided by an ecosystem by its species
Genomics - CORRECT ANSWER-The new use of the comparative method
, Genome - CORRECT ANSWER-entire set of genetic material in a cell
Allele - CORRECT ANSWER-particular version of a gene
Source of Genetic variation - CORRECT ANSWER-individuals having different
alleles
Human Impact on biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Is negative due to human
interactions such as pollution, agriculture, etc
World Event taking place due to negative human impact on biodiversity -
CORRECT ANSWER-Going into the world's 6th mass extinction event. current
extinction rates are between 10 and 100 times higher than those estimated from
the fossil record
Populational thinking - CORRECT ANSWER--Is a way of looking at the world.
Views people, animals, bacteria, cities,etc. as being parts of a population of
similar things
-Individuals are being influenced by many factors so it can be hard to say the
cause of something is
Typologically - CORRECT ANSWER-assigns different things to categories
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER-based on the variation with natural selection
being the primary mechanism of evolution. characteristics that help organisms
surviveand reproduce will become prevalent in that environment.
Three that must take place for evolution to occur - CORRECT ANSWER--
competition(more born than survive)
-inheritance(pass traits to offspring)
-variation(individuals all have different traits)
Charles Darwin - CORRECT ANSWER-Traveled to the galapagos. This where
came up with the idea of evolution/
Darwin's two main ideas - CORRECT ANSWER--descent with modification
-natural selection
Evidence of evolution - CORRECT ANSWER--Life on islands
-Homology
-Fossil Record
Alfred Wallace - CORRECT ANSWER-Learned about biodiversity by traveling
through the Amazon and Southeast Asia
Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-The variety of life, and can refer to: habitat,
species and genetic diversity, etc..
Developmental Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences in cells within the
body
Genetic Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences in genes
Geographical Biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences in life between
geographical regions
Vast Number in species of life - CORRECT ANSWER-There are between 1.5 and 2
million named species of living things on earth. Plants-300,000 Fungi-100,000
Bacteria and Protista-100,000 Vertebrates-50,000 Insects-950,000
Species - CORRECT ANSWER-A population or group of populations of organisms
that are very similar to one another(share a recent evolutionary history)
Important components of species - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to interbreed
Lennean system of classification - CORRECT ANSWER-Binomial names(two
names)
Genus Species - CORRECT ANSWER-ex. Homo sapiens(humans)... homo is the
genus name and sapiens is the species
Species Richness - CORRECT ANSWER-The number of species occurring in a
particular area
Species Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER-combination of number of species and
relative number of individuals of each species
Diversity of species throughout the world - CORRECT ANSWER-Species are NOT
spread evenly throughout the world, ex. tropical areas typically have more
species than temperate ones
Ecosystems - CORRECT ANSWER-Combination of both biotic and abiotic factors
Ecosystem Services - CORRECT ANSWER-Something such as oxygen, fresh
water, or food that is provided by an ecosystem by its species
Genomics - CORRECT ANSWER-The new use of the comparative method
, Genome - CORRECT ANSWER-entire set of genetic material in a cell
Allele - CORRECT ANSWER-particular version of a gene
Source of Genetic variation - CORRECT ANSWER-individuals having different
alleles
Human Impact on biodiversity - CORRECT ANSWER-Is negative due to human
interactions such as pollution, agriculture, etc
World Event taking place due to negative human impact on biodiversity -
CORRECT ANSWER-Going into the world's 6th mass extinction event. current
extinction rates are between 10 and 100 times higher than those estimated from
the fossil record
Populational thinking - CORRECT ANSWER--Is a way of looking at the world.
Views people, animals, bacteria, cities,etc. as being parts of a population of
similar things
-Individuals are being influenced by many factors so it can be hard to say the
cause of something is
Typologically - CORRECT ANSWER-assigns different things to categories
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER-based on the variation with natural selection
being the primary mechanism of evolution. characteristics that help organisms
surviveand reproduce will become prevalent in that environment.
Three that must take place for evolution to occur - CORRECT ANSWER--
competition(more born than survive)
-inheritance(pass traits to offspring)
-variation(individuals all have different traits)
Charles Darwin - CORRECT ANSWER-Traveled to the galapagos. This where
came up with the idea of evolution/
Darwin's two main ideas - CORRECT ANSWER--descent with modification
-natural selection
Evidence of evolution - CORRECT ANSWER--Life on islands
-Homology
-Fossil Record
Alfred Wallace - CORRECT ANSWER-Learned about biodiversity by traveling
through the Amazon and Southeast Asia
