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Conservation Biology
Quiz 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
02/21/2011

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What is the definition of a species?
Definition
A distinct type of organism or living thing
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What are the 3 types of species concepts?
Definition
Morphological Species Concept, Biological Species Concept, Evolutionary Species Concept
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What is the Morphological Species Concept?
Definition
Uses physical features and appearance, some species have different looking features
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What is the Biological Species Concept?
Definition
Groups of interbreeding natural populations, that are reproductive, isolated from other groups. Used for conservation
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What is the Evolutionary Species Concept? (Phylogenetic species concept)
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Smallest diagnosable monophyletic group, branch tips on phylogenetic tree
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What conservationist used the Morphological Species Concept?
Definition
Linnaeus
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What are 5 threats to imperiled species? Rodriguez Paper
Definition
Habitat destruction, alien species, over-exploitation, pollution, disease
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What is the definition of a subspecies?
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A taxonomic term for populations of a species that are distinguishable by one or more characteristics
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What does allopatric mean?
Definition
There is geographic separation between species
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What is the definition of peropatric?
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Species ranges are adjacent to each other but dont overlap.
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What is a Distinct Population Segment
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A legal term used to refer to populations that differ morphologically, genetically, and/or ecologically etc.
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What are geopolitical species?
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Species that are protected for political reasons
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What are Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs)?
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A population that has been reproductively isolated long enough to have evolved significant genetic or ecological differences
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What are management units (MUs)
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local populations + limited disposal = genetic differences
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Definition of an Ecosystem
Definition
Interacting biotic and abiotic factors in an area, interactions b/w organisms and the physical environment.
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What is a biome?
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A global scale climax community
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Plants develop according to these conditions
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Precipitation, seasonality, temperature
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Identification of Distinct Ecosystems
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Professional judgement, similarity index, look for biologically meaningful patterns (political boundaries often dont correspond with biological boundaries
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What is instrumental value
Definition
aestetic and spiritual, goods services
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