BSC1005 Biodiversity Exam
Biodiversity - Answers-The variety of life, and can refer to: habitat, species and genetic diversity, etc..
Developmental Diversity - Answers-Differences in cells within the body
Genetic Biodiversity - Answers-Differences in genes
Geographical Biodiversity - Answers-Differences in life between geographical regions
Vast Number in species of life - Answers-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 - Answers-A population or group of populations of organisms that are very similar to one
another(share a recent evolutionary history)
Important components of species - Answers-The ability to interbreed
Lennean system of classification - Answers-Binomial names(two names)
Genus Species - Answers-ex. Homo sapiens(humans)... homo is the genus name and sapiens is the
species
, Species Richness - Answers-The number of species occurring in a particular area
Species Diversity - Answers-combination of number of species and relative number of individuals of each
species
Diversity of species throughout the world - Answers-Species are NOT spread evenly throughout the
world, ex. tropical areas typically have more species than temperate ones
Ecosystems - Answers-Combination of both biotic and abiotic factors
Ecosystem Services - Answers-Something such as oxygen, fresh water, or food that is provided by an
ecosystem by its species
Genomics - Answers-The new use of the comparative method
Genome - Answers-entire set of genetic material in a cell
Allele - Answers-particular version of a gene
Source of Genetic variation - Answers-individuals having different alleles
Human Impact on biodiversity - Answers-Is negative due to human interactions such as pollution,
agriculture, etc
World Event taking place due to negative human impact on biodiversity - Answers-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
Biodiversity - Answers-The variety of life, and can refer to: habitat, species and genetic diversity, etc..
Developmental Diversity - Answers-Differences in cells within the body
Genetic Biodiversity - Answers-Differences in genes
Geographical Biodiversity - Answers-Differences in life between geographical regions
Vast Number in species of life - Answers-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 - Answers-A population or group of populations of organisms that are very similar to one
another(share a recent evolutionary history)
Important components of species - Answers-The ability to interbreed
Lennean system of classification - Answers-Binomial names(two names)
Genus Species - Answers-ex. Homo sapiens(humans)... homo is the genus name and sapiens is the
species
, Species Richness - Answers-The number of species occurring in a particular area
Species Diversity - Answers-combination of number of species and relative number of individuals of each
species
Diversity of species throughout the world - Answers-Species are NOT spread evenly throughout the
world, ex. tropical areas typically have more species than temperate ones
Ecosystems - Answers-Combination of both biotic and abiotic factors
Ecosystem Services - Answers-Something such as oxygen, fresh water, or food that is provided by an
ecosystem by its species
Genomics - Answers-The new use of the comparative method
Genome - Answers-entire set of genetic material in a cell
Allele - Answers-particular version of a gene
Source of Genetic variation - Answers-individuals having different alleles
Human Impact on biodiversity - Answers-Is negative due to human interactions such as pollution,
agriculture, etc
World Event taking place due to negative human impact on biodiversity - Answers-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
