Conservation Biology (BSC 3052) Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024

Conservation Biology (BSC 3052) Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Based on last lecture, what does NOT describe conservation Biology: A)Concerned with detecting problems. B)Concerned with evaluating solutions. C)A multidisciplinary science. D)An exact science. - ANSWER-D)An exact science. (Lecture 2) Conservation biology is: - ANSWER-A)Concerned with detecting problems. B)Concerned with evaluating solutions. C)A multidisciplinary science. -- Conservation biology is a "Crisis Discipline." Decisions need to be made quickly and with limited information. -- Ecological and Evolutionary data are messy. -- Waiting for info is an action and might be the wrong one. (Lecture 2) Example from class: marine protected areas in southern California - ANSWER-There is no perfect information about the species involved. You have to make a decision about what you are going to do right now one decision could be to wait 10 years and learn more about the system but effectively you allowing everyone to keep fishing everywhere for the next ten years. Summary-- waiting to take action is an action and might be the wrong one.