quiz #10

Question 1

define biota:

Answer 1

species of living things responsible for ecosystem structure and maintenance

Question 2

define biological wealth

Answer 2

biota plus their ecosystems

Question 3

define instrumental and intrinsic value. give examples. which is normally anthropocentric?

Answer 3

instrumental value: species’ or organism’s existence or use benefits some other entity. ex: food, shelter, source of income. usually anthropocentric and the beneficiaries are human

intrinsic value: something that has value for its own sake

Question 4

? should we commit insecticide

Answer 4

• where do we draw the line if we begin annihilating species
• who makes these decisions
• what’s the medical capacity for fighting the disease

Question 5

define cultivar

Answer 5

highly selected strain of an original species

Question 6

define genetic bank

Answer 6

living things house the gene pools of all living species. ex: seed banks or zoos

Question 7

define ethnobotany

Answer 7

studies relationships between plants and people

Question 8

define bioprospecting

Answer 8

studies indigenous people’s use of plants

Question 9

define ecotourism

Answer 9

tourists visit a place to observe wild species or unique ecological sites

Question 10

What are elements of biodiversity loss and why do they have big impacts on the real world

Answer 10

• timber famine
• loss of recreational, aesthetic or scientific value
• loss of jobs
• loss of potential medicines, agricultural benefits
• increase pollution, harms wildlife, changes cultures

costs are highest for the world’s poorest

Question 11

explain “destroying species is like tearing pages out of an unread book”