Biology 1108 - Exam 5 Questions with Correct Answers

Biology 1108 - Exam 5 Questions with
Correct Answers 2026-2027
Conservation biology - CORRECT ANSWER -
integrates several fields to conserve biological diversity



Genetic diversity - CORRECT ANSWER -
comprises genetic variation within a population and between populations



Species diversity - CORRECT ANSWER -
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is the number of species in an ecosystem or across the biosphere
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Local extinction - CORRECT ANSWER -
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refers to the loss of a species only in a particular geographic area
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Global extinction - CORRECT ANSWER -
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means that a species is lost from all ecosystems in which it lived
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Ecosystem services - CORRECT ANSWER - X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2




encompass all the processes through which natural ecosystems help sustain human life
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Introduced species - CORRECT ANSWER - X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2




are those that humans move from native locations to new geographic regions
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is harvesting of wild organisms at rates exceeding the population's ability to rebound
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