BSC 1005 Biodiversity Exam
Biodiversity and Its Types
1. Biodiversity: - ️ The variety of life, including habitat, species, and genetic diversity.
2. Developmental Diversity: - ️ Differences in cells within the body.
3. Genetic Biodiversity: - ️ Differences in genes.
4. Geographical...
BSC 1005 Biodiversity Exam
Biodiversity and Its Types
1. Biodiversity:
- ✔️ The variety of life, including habitat, species, and genetic diversity.
2. Developmental Diversity:
- ✔️ Differences in cells within the body.
3. Genetic Biodiversity:
- ✔️ Differences in genes.
4. Geographical Biodiversity:
- ✔️ Differences in life between geographical regions.
5. Number of Species of Life:
- ✔️ There are between 1.5 and 2 million named species:
- Plants: 300,000
- Fungi: 100,000
- Bacteria and Protista: 100,000
- Vertebrates: 50,000
- Insects: 950,000
6. Species:
- ✔️ A population or group of populations of organisms that are very similar to one another (share a
recent evolutionary history).
7. Important Components of Species:
, - ✔️ The ability to interbreed.
### Classification and Diversity
8. Linnaean System of Classification:
- ✔️ Binomial names (two names).
9. Genus Species:
- ✔️ Example: Homo sapiens (humans); "Homo" is the genus name, and "sapiens" is the species.
10. Species Richness:
- ✔️ The number of species occurring in a particular area.
11. Species Diversity:
- ✔️ Combination of the number of species and the relative number of individuals of each species.
12. Diversity of Species Throughout the World:
- ✔️ Species are NOT evenly spread; tropical areas typically have more species than temperate ones.
13. Ecosystems:
- ✔️ Combination of both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors.
14. Ecosystem Services:
- ✔️ Benefits provided by an ecosystem, such as oxygen, fresh water, or food.
### Genetic Concepts
15. Genomics:
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