GRCC BI 118 Exam #3 Questions and
Answers
What iiis iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-the iivariety iiof iiliving iithings
Why iishould iiwe iiprotect iispecies? iiWhy iisave iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Losing iione
iispecies iican iistart iia iisnowball iieffect. iiThe iilose iiof iiseveral iispecies iican iicause iia
iicollapse iiof iian iientire iiecosystem.
What iiis iimeant iiby iithe iiphrase, iiwe iilive iion iian iiunexplored iiplant? ii- iiAnswers ii-There
iiis iian iiestimated ii5 iito ii100 iimillion iiunknown iispecies, iimainly iiinvertebrates iiand
iibacteria.
What iiis iithe iiorder iiof iiclassification? ii- iiAnswers ii-Keep iiPonds iiClean iior iiFroggies iiGet
iiSick
Kingdom, iiPhylum, iiClass, iiOrder, iiFamily, iiGenus, iiSpecies
What iiis iia iispecies iidefined iias? ii- iiAnswers ii-all iithe iiorganisms iigenetically iisimilar
iienough iito iibreed iiand iiproduce iilive iifertile iioffspring iiin iinature
Does iinature iidesignate iia iispecies? ii- iiAnswers ii-Yes, iispecies iiare iiadapted iito iilive iiin
iitheir iiniche, iiand iia iichange iiin iithis iiarea iican iicause iia iispecies iito iigo iiextinct iiunless
iithey iiare iiable iito iiquickly iiadapt.
What iiis iireproductive iiisolation? ii- iiAnswers ii-Different iimating iitimes
mating iibehavior
mechanical iidifficulties
What iiis iigeographic iiseparation? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Why iido iicertain iiareas iihave iia iihigher iispecies iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Hint: iiEcological
iiDiversity
Areas iithat iitend iito iibe iicloser iito iithe iiequator
Have iilots iiof iispecies iidue iito iimore iicomplex iiniches iior iitrophic iilevels
What iiare iithe iithree iimeasures iiof iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Genetic iiDiversity
Species iiDiversity
Ecological iiDiversity
What iiis iispecies iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-number iiof iidifferent iikinds iiof iiorganisms iiwith
iian iian iiecosystem
, What iiis iigenetic iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-variety iiof iidifferent iiversions iiof iithe iisame
iigenes iiwithin iia iispecies
What iiis iiecological iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-complexity iiof iia iibiological iicommunity
ii(number iiof iiniches, iitrophic iilevels, iietc.)
What iiare iihotspots? ii- iiAnswers ii-Areas iihigh iiin iiendemic iispecies
What iiare iiendemic iispecies? ii- iiAnswers ii-species iithat iiare iilimited iito iione iiarea/place
iiin iithe iiworld iiand iiare iinot iifound iiany iiwhere iielse
Why iiis iiIndonesia iian iiexample iiof iimega-diversity? iiAnd iiwhat iiare iithe iicharacteristics
iidoes iiIndonesia iihave iithat iiallows iifor iithis? ii- iiAnswers ii-High iiecological iidiversity
tropical iirainforest ii(specialized iiniche)
high iiprimary iiproductivity
Why iido iiso iimany iispecies iilive iiin iitropical iirainforests? ii- iiAnswers ii-generally iihave
iihigh iiecological iidiversity
lots iiof iiprimary iiproductivity ii( iienergy, iiwater, iiwarmth, iietc)
stable iiclimate
large iiarea
complex iifirst iistructure iicreates iilost iiof iiniche iispace
no iicatastrophic iidisturbance
a iilot iiof iiintermediate iidisturbances ii(reduces iidominance iiby iia iifew iispecies)
What iiis iithe iirivet iimodel? ii- iiAnswers ii-losing iione iispecies iimay iinot iibe iia iibig iideal,
iibut iilosing iimultiple iispecies iican iicause iia iicollapse iiof iian iientire iiecosystem. ii
In iivideo iisaid iito iithink iiof iiJenga
What iiare iithe ii7 iireasons iito iisave iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiecological
2) iievolutionary
3) iiutilitarian
4) iieconomic ii
5) iiaesthetic
6) iiethical ii/ iireligious ii/ iispiritual
7) iiphysiological
How iicould iiyou iiargue iithat iia iispecies iithat iigoes iiextinct iinaturally iiis iinot iitotally
iiextinct? iiHint: iiadaptation ii- iiAnswers ii-many iipeople iibelieve iithat iidinosaurs iipassed
iisome iigenetics iito iibirds
many iispecies iithat iiwe iibelieve iito iibe iiextinct iiwill iihave iiother iispecies iithat iiare iisimilar
iito iithem iiwith iiadaption
What iiare iithe iimajor iicauses iiof iianthropogenic iiextinction? iiHint iiHIPPOC ii- iiAnswers ii-
Habitat iiloos iiand iiFragmentation
Answers
What iiis iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-the iivariety iiof iiliving iithings
Why iishould iiwe iiprotect iispecies? iiWhy iisave iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Losing iione
iispecies iican iistart iia iisnowball iieffect. iiThe iilose iiof iiseveral iispecies iican iicause iia
iicollapse iiof iian iientire iiecosystem.
What iiis iimeant iiby iithe iiphrase, iiwe iilive iion iian iiunexplored iiplant? ii- iiAnswers ii-There
iiis iian iiestimated ii5 iito ii100 iimillion iiunknown iispecies, iimainly iiinvertebrates iiand
iibacteria.
What iiis iithe iiorder iiof iiclassification? ii- iiAnswers ii-Keep iiPonds iiClean iior iiFroggies iiGet
iiSick
Kingdom, iiPhylum, iiClass, iiOrder, iiFamily, iiGenus, iiSpecies
What iiis iia iispecies iidefined iias? ii- iiAnswers ii-all iithe iiorganisms iigenetically iisimilar
iienough iito iibreed iiand iiproduce iilive iifertile iioffspring iiin iinature
Does iinature iidesignate iia iispecies? ii- iiAnswers ii-Yes, iispecies iiare iiadapted iito iilive iiin
iitheir iiniche, iiand iia iichange iiin iithis iiarea iican iicause iia iispecies iito iigo iiextinct iiunless
iithey iiare iiable iito iiquickly iiadapt.
What iiis iireproductive iiisolation? ii- iiAnswers ii-Different iimating iitimes
mating iibehavior
mechanical iidifficulties
What iiis iigeographic iiseparation? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Why iido iicertain iiareas iihave iia iihigher iispecies iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Hint: iiEcological
iiDiversity
Areas iithat iitend iito iibe iicloser iito iithe iiequator
Have iilots iiof iispecies iidue iito iimore iicomplex iiniches iior iitrophic iilevels
What iiare iithe iithree iimeasures iiof iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-Genetic iiDiversity
Species iiDiversity
Ecological iiDiversity
What iiis iispecies iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-number iiof iidifferent iikinds iiof iiorganisms iiwith
iian iian iiecosystem
, What iiis iigenetic iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-variety iiof iidifferent iiversions iiof iithe iisame
iigenes iiwithin iia iispecies
What iiis iiecological iidiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-complexity iiof iia iibiological iicommunity
ii(number iiof iiniches, iitrophic iilevels, iietc.)
What iiare iihotspots? ii- iiAnswers ii-Areas iihigh iiin iiendemic iispecies
What iiare iiendemic iispecies? ii- iiAnswers ii-species iithat iiare iilimited iito iione iiarea/place
iiin iithe iiworld iiand iiare iinot iifound iiany iiwhere iielse
Why iiis iiIndonesia iian iiexample iiof iimega-diversity? iiAnd iiwhat iiare iithe iicharacteristics
iidoes iiIndonesia iihave iithat iiallows iifor iithis? ii- iiAnswers ii-High iiecological iidiversity
tropical iirainforest ii(specialized iiniche)
high iiprimary iiproductivity
Why iido iiso iimany iispecies iilive iiin iitropical iirainforests? ii- iiAnswers ii-generally iihave
iihigh iiecological iidiversity
lots iiof iiprimary iiproductivity ii( iienergy, iiwater, iiwarmth, iietc)
stable iiclimate
large iiarea
complex iifirst iistructure iicreates iilost iiof iiniche iispace
no iicatastrophic iidisturbance
a iilot iiof iiintermediate iidisturbances ii(reduces iidominance iiby iia iifew iispecies)
What iiis iithe iirivet iimodel? ii- iiAnswers ii-losing iione iispecies iimay iinot iibe iia iibig iideal,
iibut iilosing iimultiple iispecies iican iicause iia iicollapse iiof iian iientire iiecosystem. ii
In iivideo iisaid iito iithink iiof iiJenga
What iiare iithe ii7 iireasons iito iisave iibiodiversity? ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiecological
2) iievolutionary
3) iiutilitarian
4) iieconomic ii
5) iiaesthetic
6) iiethical ii/ iireligious ii/ iispiritual
7) iiphysiological
How iicould iiyou iiargue iithat iia iispecies iithat iigoes iiextinct iinaturally iiis iinot iitotally
iiextinct? iiHint: iiadaptation ii- iiAnswers ii-many iipeople iibelieve iithat iidinosaurs iipassed
iisome iigenetics iito iibirds
many iispecies iithat iiwe iibelieve iito iibe iiextinct iiwill iihave iiother iispecies iithat iiare iisimilar
iito iithem iiwith iiadaption
What iiare iithe iimajor iicauses iiof iianthropogenic iiextinction? iiHint iiHIPPOC ii- iiAnswers ii-
Habitat iiloos iiand iiFragmentation
