ECOL 1000 UGA Conelly Exam 3 with correct answers

ECOL 1000 UGA Conelly Exam 3 with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Dr. Paul Cox Case Study - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-physiologist
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-moved to Somoan rainforest |\ |\ |\




-hoped to find a cure for cancer among the plants
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-came up with drug against HIV, but not cancer
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Biodiveristy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔variety among organisms |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


and ecological systems at all levels of organization
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What is meant by variety among organisms and ecological
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systems at all levels of organization? (aka what are the different
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levels of diversity?) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Genetic Diversity
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2) Species Diversity
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3) Ecological Diversity
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Genetic diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔genetic variation
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among individuals of the same species (ex. hair color, height,
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blood type, etc) |\ |\




Outbreeding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔through sexual |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


reproduction of not closely related individuals, maximizes genetic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


diversity
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, Inbreeding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔mating between closely
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related individuals, results from small populations, and increases
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chances of genetic disease|\ |\ |\




Genetic variation within a species (reduces/increases) the risk of
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genetic disorders associated with inbreeding. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔reduces |\




Species diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔different kinds, all
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same species (ex. salamanders in GA)
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Endemic species - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔organisms that are
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found only in specific localities (ex. Jordan's Salamander ->
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moisture-rich forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Ecological diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the variety of
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habitats, niches, trophic levels, and community interactions. This
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includes the structural complexity of habitat.
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Tropical forest has (more/less) structural complexity than a
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grassland - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔more |\ |\ |\ |\




A coral reef has (more/less) structural complexity than a sandy
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ocean bottom floor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔more
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Which groups account for most global biodiversity? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Insects>plants, arachnids, fungi, molluscs,
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vertebrates, roundworms, bacteria |\ |\