STS_Biodiversity, Healthy Society, and GMO

Question 1

Refers to the variety of life forms on Earth.

Answer 1

Biodiversity

Question 2

What are the three levels of Biodiversity?

Answer 2

• Genetic
• Species
• Ecosystems

Question 3

It refers to the variations in the different genes present in individual organisms.

Answer 3

Genetic Diversity

Question 4

Refers to the variations within and among populations in a species, as well as the differences between and among species

Answer 4

Species Diversity

Question 5

Refers to all ecosystems, ecological processes and biological communities.

Answer 5

Ecosystem Diversity

Question 6

Group of organisms, which have common genetic, ecological, and evolutionary characteristics, that can interbreed and produce viable offspring

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Species

Question 7

Species that are native or restricted in a particular area

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Endemic Species

Question 8

Regions or areas in the world with rich biodiversity but are currently facing threats of depletion and loss.

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Biodiversity Hotspots

Question 9

Refers to interaction of biological communities with one another and with the physical environment

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Ecosystems

Question 10

The direct and indirect contributions or benefits that could be derived from the ecosystem

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Ecosystem Services

Question 11

What are the 4 Main Types of Ecosystem Services

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• Provisioning Services
• Regulating Services
• Supporting Services
• Cultural Services

Question 12

Includes food, wood, clean water, and clean air.

Answer 12

Provisioning Services

Question 13

Includes air purification, water filtration, carbon sequestration, and climate regulation

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Regulating Services

Question 14

Include soil formation, habitat and storage of gene pools

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Supporting Services

Question 15

Include aesthetics, recreational use, and indigenous use

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Cultural Services

Question 16

Refers to the depletion or reduction of biological diversity due to extinction of species

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Biodiversity Loss

Question 17

Species that lack adequate information on their abundance, diversity, or distribution, hence, there is no assessment of risk for extinction

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Data Deficient

Question 18

Species that have been evaluated and were not considered to be threatened.

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Least Concern

Question 19

Species that are evaluated but do not qualify as vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered.

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Near Threatened

Question 20

Species that are likely to be endangered in the near future.

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Vulnerable

Question 21

Species that are likely to become extinct

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Endangered

Question 22

Species that face high risk of extinction.

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Critically Endangered

Question 23

Species that are only present in captivity, in cultivation or in naturalized populations

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Extinct in the Wild

Question 24

Species that are already gone; the last individuals have died

Answer 24

Extinct