Biodiversity and Climate Change

Question 1

This is the variation among living organisms from different sources including terrestrial, marine and desert ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are a part.

Answer 1

Biodiversity

Question 2

What are the kingdoms of life? (6)

Answer 2

1. Animalia
2. Fungi
3. Eubacteria
4. Plantae
5. Protista
6. Archaebacteria

Question 3

This refers tot op biodiversity-rich countries.

Answer 3

Megabiodiverse country

Question 4

What are the levels of biodiversity?

Answer 4

1. Genetic diversity
2. Species diversity
3. Ecological diversity

Question 5

This means that the same gene may occur in different variants–alleles.

Answer 5

Genetic diversity

Question 6

This level of biodiversity refers to the differences in the genetic composition of individuals belonging to the same species. It is the variations among organisms of the same species.

Answer 6

Genetic diversity

Question 7

This level of biodiversity is the variety and abundance of different types of individuals of a species in a given area.

Answer 7

Species Diversity

Question 8

This is the number of different species.

Answer 8

Species richness

Question 9

This is the relative abundance of each species.

Answer 9

Species evenness

Question 10

This level of biodiversity refers tot he different types of ecosystems, including both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, within a geographical location.

Answer 10

Ecosystem Diversity

Question 11

What are the 2 values of biodiversity?

Answer 11

utilitarian value
Intrinsic value

Question 12

This value is also know as the extrinsic or instrumental value.

Answer 12

Utilitarian value

Question 13

This value is also known as inherent value.

Answer 13

Intrinsic value

Question 14

What are the utilitarian values? (5)

Answer 14

source of food
medicine
energy
aesthetic and cultural benefits
ecosystem services

Question 15

This refers to all the component of biological diversity associated with food and agriculture, and all components of biological diversity that is related to agricultural ecosystems.

Answer 15

Agrobiodiversity

Question 16

This is used to treat malaria.

Answer 16

Quinine (Chinchona ledgeriana)

Question 17

This is used to treat nasal decongestion

Answer 17

Menthol

Question 18

This is used for pain relief.

Answer 18

Peppermint

Question 19

This is used for cough and asthma.

Answer 19

Lagundi

Question 20

Who began burning coal for heating and cooking?

Answer 20

Chinese

Question 20

This is used as a anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and for breastmilk production.

Answer 20

Malunggay

Question 21

Who built first windmills as source of wind energy?

Answer 21

Persian

Question 22

Who built wheels in rivers to harness hydro power?

Answer 22

europeans

Question 23

Who discovered burning coal to coke which has high fuel content?

Answer 23

British

Question 24

Where was the first natural gas drilled in?

Answer 24

Fredonia, NY

Question 25

From what was electric generator developed?

Answer 25

Michael Faraday's discovery of electromagnetism

Question 26

He developed the first solar energy generator.

Answer 26

Augustine Mouchot

Question 27

These are stored carbons.

Answer 27

fossil fuels

Question 28

This is storing CO2.

Answer 28

Carbon sequestration

Question 29

This is the inherent right of species to exist. All species have this and that humans are no more important than other species.

Answer 29

Intrinsic value

Question 30

This protocol is the phasing out of ozone-depleting gases (hydrofluorocarbons).

Answer 30

Montreal protocol

Question 31

This protocol is to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse gases.

Answer 31

Kyoto protocol

Question 32

This protocol is for protecting biological diversity from potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology

Answer 32

Cartagena Protocol and Convention on Biological Diversity

Question 33

This protocol is on Philippine laws.

Answer 33

Philippine Environmental Jurisprudence

Question 34

This is a hierarchal system of classifying and naming organisms.

Answer 34

Taxonomy

Question 35

Who devised taxonomy?

Answer 35

Carl Linnaeus

Question 36

This is a lateral link of predators and prey.

Answer 36

Food Chain

Question 37

This is the interconnection of multiple food chains.

Answer 37

Food Web

Question 38

This is the change in the average temperature and cycles of weather over a long period of time.

Answer 38

Climate change

Question 39

What are the two causes of climate change?

Answer 39

Natural causes Human Activity (Anthropogenic)

Question 40

Which continents contribute most to the increase in GHG?

Answer 40

Asia Europe North America

Question 41

What keeps the polar regions cool?

Answer 41

The ice which reflects 80% of the sunlight that hits it back into space

Question 42

How many countries are members of the UN?

Answer 42

197

Question 43

What is COP 26?

Answer 43

UN Climate change conference UK 2021

Question 44

From which Greek words did the word climate come from?

Answer 44

Klinein meaning "to slope" Klima meaning " a zone or reigion characterized by its atmospheric conditions"

Question 45

This is the phenomena caused by the trapping of solar radiation by certain gases in the atmosphere.

Answer 45

Global warming

Question 46

What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere>

Answer 46

Carbon Dioxide

Question 47

These are certain gases that cause the trapping of solar radiation in the Earth's surface by blocking its natural dissipation to Space.

Answer 47

Greenhouse Gases