Extra Stuff for Midterm

Question 1

Since the 1990s, 8 million hectares of rainforest have been cleared in Southeast Asian to farm what?

Answer 1

palm oil

Question 2

Three levels of Biodiversity

Answer 2

species, genetic, ecosystem

Question 3

Species richness

Answer 3

of species

Question 4

Species evenness

Answer 4

The degree to which species are distributed

Question 5

Taxonomic Diversity

Answer 5

Some species are species rich, some are species poor

Question 6

Genome

Answer 6

The full DNA sequence

Question 7

Diploid organisms

Answer 7

two copies of genome in each cell

Question 8

Eukaryote

Answer 8

Nuclear and organelle genome

Question 9

Small island from mainland have…

Answer 9

fewer species than larger islands, fewer resources, less speciation

Question 10

Islands closer to mainland have…

Answer 10

Dispersing species more likely to move back and forth

Question 11

Larger islands far from the mainland have…

Answer 11

More species, more speciation

Question 12

Problems with palm oil plantations

Answer 12

fragmented, low biodiversity

Question 13

Extirpated

Answer 13

extinct locally but still in other areas

Question 14

Declining biodiversity can be explained by HIPCO

Answer 14

Habitat Loss, Invasive Species, Pollution, Climate Change, Overharvesting