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Chapter 11 - Biodiversity Flashcards

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What is biodiversity ?

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The variety of living organisms in an area

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What are some habitat examples

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  • treetops
  • oceans
  • sand dunes
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What are the two way in which diversity in a habitat is measured?

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Species richness, and species evenness

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What does species richness mean?

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The number of different species living in an area

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What does species evenness mean?

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The comparison of populations of different species living in an area

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What does genetic biodiversity mean?

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The number of different polymorphic alleles per gene locus

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What does a high value in Simpsons diversity index tell you about a habitat?

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There is a high diversity of organisms and the population should be very resistant to change

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WhT are the three levels at which biodiversity can be considered?

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  • habitat
  • species
  • genetic
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What is systematic sampling?

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Sampling carried out at regular intervals

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What is stratified sampling?

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When the sampling is proportional to the size of each population which is determined beforehand

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How would you calculate genetic biodiversity?

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Number of polymorphic gene Loci / total number of gene loci

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What is an SSSI?

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Site of special scientific interest

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What is ex situ conservation as opposed to in situ conservation ?

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  • ex situ conservation is maintaining a population outside its natural habitat
  • in situ conservation is maintaining a population inside it’s natural habitat
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When a species is extinct, what has happened to it?

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Loss of all the members of its species

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What does extinct in the wild mean ?

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Loss of all members of a population in the wild, but surviving members are kept in captivity for safety.

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What does endangered mean ?

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When only a very limited number of the population is left alive

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What does vulnerable mean?

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A species that is susceptible to endangerment is vulnerable

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What it CITES ?

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conservation on international trade of endangered species

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What is CBD?

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the convention on biological diversity

20
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List three factors that affect biodiversity?

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  • Climate change
  • Human Activity
  • Agriculture
21
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Give three reasons why habitats and biodiversity should be maintained and preserved?

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  • Economic
  • Aesthetic
  • Ecological
22
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Give five examples of In Situ conservation

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  • national park
  • marine reserve
  • nature reserve
  • protected woodland
  • SSSI
23
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Give three examples of Ex Situ conservation

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  • Botanical Gardens
  • Seed bank
  • Zoo w/ captive breeding programme
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What is CITES ?

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Convention of international trade of endangered species.

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What is CBD?

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Rio convention on biological diversity

- promote sustainable development

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What is a keystone species?

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Species of organisms that play a key role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community.

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Why has the human population exploded?

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  • Medicine improvement
  • better hygiene
  • better housing
  • more accessibility to balanced diet
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Why is the growing human population bad?

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  • deforestation
  • more resources needed - more deforestation
  • CO2 levels increase - less trees, more humans
  • Increasing energy usage
  • Reduced biodiversity
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What is Deforestation?

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The permanent removal of large areas of trees to make room for something other than forest.

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What are the causes of deforestation?

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  • Acid rain - lack of photosynthesis + pH of soil is bad
  • cut down for crops
  • cut down for houses/estates/parking lot
  • forest fires - lightning / drought.
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What is the impact of agriculture on the land?

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  • Deforestation creates monocultures of crops - low biodiversity.
  • Selective breeding - reduces genetic biodiversity.
  • Chemicals - pesticides + herbicides reduces diversity of organisms.
  • Chemical Bioaccumulation - kills tertiary consumers/ animals high in food chain - decreases diversity.

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