BIOL385 MARINE BIOLOGY FINAL MODULE CONTENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++

BIOL385 MARINE BIOLOGY FINAL MODULE CONTENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ [Marine Biodiversity] Is biodiversity evenly distributed? No. Does richness peak in low or high latitudes? Low latitudes. Where is the world's highest diversity located? Near the equator. What results in low latitudes presenting the most biodiversity? Temperature. What three aspects are related to increased temperature, resulting in a larger amount of biodiversity? Increased metabolism. Increased productivity. Increased mutation rates. What does increased productivity in low latitudes allow for? Higher food availability. Are the reasons for increased biodiversity at low latitudes solidified or just hypotheses? Hypotheses. Do smaller or larger areas have more species? Larger. What are the two reasons why larger areas have more species? Increased rates of speciation. Decreased rate of extinction. How does increased rate of speciation correlate to larger areas having more species? Allowing for more potential niches to occupy. Why is there a decreased rate of extinction in larger areas compared to smaller areas? Larger areas support larger population sizes which are less likely to go extinct. What are islands in context of biodiversity? Isolated environments/biomes. What is the relationship between the size of an island and the amount of habitat types/niches that might be found within them? The larger the island, the more habitat types/niches might be found within them. The smaller the island, the less habitat types/niches might be found within them. How are species typically removed from islands?