Unit 2 Biodiversity

Question 1

species diversity

Answer 1

variety of species

Question 2

genetic diversity

Answer 2

variety of genes.

Question 3

how many species

Answer 3

2 million named. 10 million estimated

Question 4

species richness

Answer 4

number of species in an area

Question 5

species evenness

Answer 5

relative abundance of each species

Question 6

phylogeny

Answer 6

branching patterns of evolutionary relationships

Question 7

genetic drift

Answer 7

small populations can change quickly. change in genetic composition of population over time as a result of random mating.

Question 8

bottleneck effect

Answer 8

drastic and sudden drop in population size

Question 9

founders effect

Answer 9

change in population from a small number of colonizing individual

Question 10

allopatric speciation

Answer 10

when a species is isolated for so long they can’t interbreed when they are reintroduced.

Question 11

Sympatric speciation

Answer 11

Evolution occurs without separation

Question 12

inbreeding depression

Answer 12

when relative breed and cannot produce a viable offspring

Question 13

anthropocentric

Answer 13

human centered . nature should provide for our needs

Question 14

biocentric

Answer 14

life centered saying humans are part of all life and all species have equal value

Question 15

ecocentric

Answer 15

earth centered

Question 16

UN(united nations)

Answer 16

promoting world peace

Question 17

command and control

Answer 17

regulations and fines

Question 18

incentive based

Answer 18

uses profits and benefits

Question 19

green tax

Answer 19

taxes any harmful emissions and activities

Question 20

Law of supply

Answer 20

When price increaases supply will increase vice versa

Question 21

Equilibrium

Answer 21

a point where a curve meets another curve. Suppliers find it worth while to exactly as many as the people will buy.

Question 22

externalities

Answer 22

the cost of an impact a good or service has on the environment or people

Question 23

GDP

Answer 23

the value of all products and services produced per year without including all of the externalities

Question 24

GPI

Answer 24

addresses the externalities

Question 25

kuznets curve

Answer 25

suggests that as per capti income in a country increases then the environmental degradation increases and the decreases

Question 26

microlending

Answer 26

loaning small amount of money to people who will start a small business in less developed countries