BIOL 322 SIMULATION MIDTERM EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
TO PASS
◉ What does biological diversity mean? Answer: Number of species
present
◉ Who introduced ecological and genetic diversity? Answer: Norse and
McManus in 1980.
◉ What is ecological (community/ecosystem) diversity? Answer:
Number of species in a community of organisms.
◉ What is genetic diversity? Answer: The total number of genetic
characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species.
◉ What is the synonym for biological diversity, and when and who gave
it that name? Answer: Biodiversity and was in 1985 by Dr.Rosen.
◉ What are the three levels of biological diversity? Answer: Genetic
diversity, species diversity, and ecological diversity.
, ◉ What is species diversity? Answer: Number of species and abundance
of species in a given community.
◉ What is ecosystem diversity? Answer: Number of ecosystems within
a geographical location and the overall impact on humans and the
environment.
◉ What are ecosystem services? Answer: Are the direct and indirect
contributions of ecosystems to humans well being.
◉ What are provisioning services? Answer: Goods produced or provided
by ecosystems.
◉ What are examples of provisioning services? Answer: Food, fuel
wood, fiber, and timber.
◉ What are regulating services? Answer: Benefits from regulation of
ecosystem processes.
◉ What are examples of regulating services? Answer: Water
partitioning, pest regulation, climate regulation, and pollination
◉ What are cultural services? Answer: Nonmaterial benefits from
ecosystems.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
TO PASS
◉ What does biological diversity mean? Answer: Number of species
present
◉ Who introduced ecological and genetic diversity? Answer: Norse and
McManus in 1980.
◉ What is ecological (community/ecosystem) diversity? Answer:
Number of species in a community of organisms.
◉ What is genetic diversity? Answer: The total number of genetic
characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species.
◉ What is the synonym for biological diversity, and when and who gave
it that name? Answer: Biodiversity and was in 1985 by Dr.Rosen.
◉ What are the three levels of biological diversity? Answer: Genetic
diversity, species diversity, and ecological diversity.
, ◉ What is species diversity? Answer: Number of species and abundance
of species in a given community.
◉ What is ecosystem diversity? Answer: Number of ecosystems within
a geographical location and the overall impact on humans and the
environment.
◉ What are ecosystem services? Answer: Are the direct and indirect
contributions of ecosystems to humans well being.
◉ What are provisioning services? Answer: Goods produced or provided
by ecosystems.
◉ What are examples of provisioning services? Answer: Food, fuel
wood, fiber, and timber.
◉ What are regulating services? Answer: Benefits from regulation of
ecosystem processes.
◉ What are examples of regulating services? Answer: Water
partitioning, pest regulation, climate regulation, and pollination
◉ What are cultural services? Answer: Nonmaterial benefits from
ecosystems.
