Biodiversity Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BSC 3052 Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers 2023/2024 L17. general effects inside of MPAs - ANSWER--more animals and biomass, increased density, increased biodiversity -on average, larger organisms -increased fecundity as a log of the number of breeding individuals; bigger females make disproportionally more offspring -biological processes- hunting rates may be different, resilience to disturbance is higher L17. why MPAs over traditional fishery management - ANSWER-fisheries: single sp...

Which classification category includes the most species? - Kingdom Humans belong to the kingdom of - Animalia Which level of biological organization is composed of several tissues? - Organ A collection of ___ combine together to form___ - cells; tissue All the organisms of various species living within a given area constitute a(n) - Community An ecosystem generally requires solar energy, nutrients, decomposers, consumers and _____ - Producers The term "biodiversity" refers to - The tota...

Biological Science 7th Edition by Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski , Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael - Complete, Elaborated and Latest Test Bank. ALL Chapters (1-53) Included and Updated for 2023 #BiologicalScience7thEd #MolecularOriginOfLife #CellStructureAndFunction #GeneStructureAndExpression #EvolutionaryPatterns #DiversificationOfLife #HowPlantsWork #HowAnimalsWork #Ecology #ChemicalBasisOfLife #CellularRespiration #GenesAndDevelopme...

Home Gardens in Nepal Revised Study Guide. Citation: Gautam, R, BR Sthapit and PK Shrestha (eds.) 2006. Home Gardens in Nepal: Proceeding of a workshop on "Enhancing the contribution of home garden to on-farm management of plant genetic resources and to improve the livelihoods of Nepalese farmers: Lessons learned and policy implications", 6-7 August 2004, Pokhara, Nepal. LI-BIRD, Bioversity International and SDC. Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) PO...

Host correct answers a food source Decrease in atmospheric pressure correct answers associated with stormy weather and precipitation Barometer correct answers an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure Anemometer correct answers measures the speed of wind or gas current Hygrometer correct answers measures humidity of air or gas Independent Variable correct answers quantity that is known, plotted along the X-axis Dependent Variable correct answers quantity that is unknown,...

Biodiversity - ANSWER- Variety of life in the particular habitat or ecosystem Species is diverse when it contains many different kinds of organisms Disturbance - ANSWER- Severe physical impacts on a habitat, such as those caused by storms, earthquakes, or road building. AFFECT POPULATIONS REGARDLESS OF THEIR DENSITIES. USUALLY UNPREDICTABLE. Evenness - ANSWER- measure of relative proportion of each species Community - ANSWER- set of all populations found in a given place Latitudinal Diver...

Define the term biodiversity - diversity of important ecological entities that span multiple spatial scales, from genes, to species to communities - biological diversity encompasses all species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, and the ecosystems and processes of which they are part Explain how the terms species, richness, evenness, and diversity are related Species richness: a count of all the different species in a prescribed area Species evenness: a measure of the rareness or c...

Which of the following is NOT part of goal 7 -focused on environment sustainability -of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)? A. Achieve universal environmental education B. Reduce biodiversity loss C. Access to safe drinking water D. Improvement in the lives of slum-dwelling - ️️D. Improvement in the lives of slum-dwelling (T/F) Improving the image of buildings would be considered a social benefit? - ️️False (T/F) To improve overall quality of life is not an environmental sell...

APES 9.10 Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024 Which of the following is a commercial used method for harvesting trees and is most likely to lead to a fragmented landscape with serious impacts on biodiversity? a. Selective cutting b. Clear-cutting c. Shelter-wood cutting d. Slash and burn clearing e. gleaning - correct answer b. Clear-cutting Fragmenting one large park or preserve into many small parks with human habitation in between them is most likely to le

WIS2040 Questions and Answers Graded A+ ___________ sins from Asia are fashioned into cowboy boots in the US Snake The bare ground that comes from overgrazing can ___________ favor the innovation of nonidigenous plants Restoration of the everglades ecosystem will depend on ________ restoring historic water flow Restoration of the everglades ecosystem will depend mostly on ______________ Reducing phosphorus levels The US public owns about ____________ acres of rangelands in the 11 western sta...