Question Set 1_ENVI Essay - 2282 Words

ENVS 105 Question Set Section #1 Fall 2014 Answer the following questions for your homework. Work on the questions after we have covered the topic in class. Bring any questions to class or office hours. These questions will help you on the exam. If you do not do them, the points will add up and hurt your grade. To get credit, you must: Answer all questions Answer all parts of each question Type your answers Do complete and conscientious work Write out, number, and letter all questions Use regular font for the questions Use bold font for your answers 1) Based on the graphic above, which two of the animals listed on the top line would be most closely related to each other?Grizzly Bear and Black Bear 2) Based on the graphic†¦show more content†¦It protects ecological relations by focusing on entire ecosystems, and it protects genetic diversity by prioritizing endemic species. f) Explain the â€Å"resource-allocation analysis† approach to prioritizing species for conservation. Resource-allocation is a process that goes well beyond the selection of hotspots, allowing decision makers to weigh costs, benefits and the likelihood of success as they decide among different conservation tactics. 6) Explain how a species place in the Linnaeun Classification system can be used to determine its evolutionary relationship to other species? Use the species of the order Pilosa to illustrate your explanation. The classification of species in this order can be found at http://www.eol.org/pages/1660 Go to this website, on the right side click on the link â€Å"see all† right of â€Å"Classification†, find the IUCN Red List classification and click on â€Å"view in classification†. In the Linnaean classification system, all organisms are placed in a ranked hierarchy. His system was one of small groups building into larger ones. The current groupings of organisms from largest to smallest are kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species Order: Pilosa Family: Bradypodidae Genus: Bradypus Species: Bradypus pyqmaeus 7) Explain why temperatures on average become cooler and seasonality becomes greater as one moves from the equator toward the poles (use a diagram of the orbit of the earth