BSC 1005: Biodiversity questions with verified answers
Abiotic Ans✓✓✓ Non-living
Agricultural ecosystem vs Other ecosystems Ans✓✓✓ Simplicity:
Minimum number of species to keep it going
Inputs: Water and fertilizer are often added
Removal: Crops are removed from the ecosystem and consumed
elsewhere
Agricultural Field = Ans✓✓✓ Ecosystem (Energy and matter are moved
through the system by various organisms)
Agriculture Ans✓✓✓ Producing living organisms for human use
(Where the vast majority of our food comes from)
Alfred Wallace Ans✓✓✓ Independently came up with the idea of
natural selection
**Founded that the geographical distribution of plants and animals are
determined by the geological history of the areas they inhabit (Traveled
to the Amazon and Southeast Asia)
Antigens Ans✓✓✓ Small structures on the surface of the blood cells
*recognized both self and non-self cells)
, Arid/Desert Climate Ans✓✓✓ Most precipitation falls during the
summer. Water storage in plant tissues for continued growth in periods
of drought is common.
Artificial selection removes Ans✓✓✓ Genetic diversity from
populations.
Bacteria Ans✓✓✓ Single-celled organisms. Prokaryotes (do not have a
cell nucleus)
Binomial name Ans✓✓✓ Genus Species
Biodiversity Ans✓✓✓ The variety of life
Biome Ans✓✓✓ Largely determine by temperature and moisture
Biophilia Ans✓✓✓ Attraction to the elements of the natural world
(humans enjoy going to zoos and watching nature programs)
Biotic Ans✓✓✓ Living
Climate change allows certain species to invade areas Ans✓✓✓
Example: Dengue Fever
*Transmitted by mosquitoes and is widespread in the tropics
Abiotic Ans✓✓✓ Non-living
Agricultural ecosystem vs Other ecosystems Ans✓✓✓ Simplicity:
Minimum number of species to keep it going
Inputs: Water and fertilizer are often added
Removal: Crops are removed from the ecosystem and consumed
elsewhere
Agricultural Field = Ans✓✓✓ Ecosystem (Energy and matter are moved
through the system by various organisms)
Agriculture Ans✓✓✓ Producing living organisms for human use
(Where the vast majority of our food comes from)
Alfred Wallace Ans✓✓✓ Independently came up with the idea of
natural selection
**Founded that the geographical distribution of plants and animals are
determined by the geological history of the areas they inhabit (Traveled
to the Amazon and Southeast Asia)
Antigens Ans✓✓✓ Small structures on the surface of the blood cells
*recognized both self and non-self cells)
, Arid/Desert Climate Ans✓✓✓ Most precipitation falls during the
summer. Water storage in plant tissues for continued growth in periods
of drought is common.
Artificial selection removes Ans✓✓✓ Genetic diversity from
populations.
Bacteria Ans✓✓✓ Single-celled organisms. Prokaryotes (do not have a
cell nucleus)
Binomial name Ans✓✓✓ Genus Species
Biodiversity Ans✓✓✓ The variety of life
Biome Ans✓✓✓ Largely determine by temperature and moisture
Biophilia Ans✓✓✓ Attraction to the elements of the natural world
(humans enjoy going to zoos and watching nature programs)
Biotic Ans✓✓✓ Living
Climate change allows certain species to invade areas Ans✓✓✓
Example: Dengue Fever
*Transmitted by mosquitoes and is widespread in the tropics
