Biodiversity

Question 1

What are the three levels of biodiversity?

Answer 1

Genetic, species and ecosystems

Question 2

Why is important the genetic variation?

Answer 2

Allows develop more traits to adapt environment

Question 3

Which are the types of species variations?

Answer 3

Species richness (num of species an area)
Species eveness (abundance of species an area)

Question 4

What are the causes of anthropogenic extinction?

Answer 4

Overexplotation
Habitat loss
Habitat degradation (pollution)
Climate change
Invasive species

Question 5

What are the ecosystem services come from health ecosystems?

Answer 5

Obtaining resources and materials for survive

Question 6

List the causes of biodiversity loss

Answer 6

Overexplotation
Destruction habitat
Habitat fragmentaion
Invasive species
Pests and disease
Pollution

Question 7

What is the difference of the conservation mechanisms?

Answer 7

In situ (inside habitat)
Ex situ (Outside habitat)

Question 8

Name the mechanisms of conservation

Answer 8

Captive breeding
Rewilding
Reclamation of degraded ecosystems

Question 9

What is an edge specie?

Answer 9

The last member of (class of taxa) and have unique (beaviuor, appearance, genetic) also evolution history and are endangered