TLE - Biodiversity - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
% known plant species commercially used for food 1
100%
% cotton of textile exports 40
100%
Algae grows... 50-100x faster
100%
% textile of world exports 7
100%
% soybean used for plant food 90
100%
Features of BCA Adapted
100%
HIV treatment (1:3) AZT, Caribbean marine sponge
100%
Research Biological control agents
100%
Research Biomimetics
100%
Search for new medicines Bioprospecting
100%
Vehicle biomimetics (3:3) Bird bone structure, lighter stronger planes
100%
Structure biomimetics (3) Bird wing bones
100%
Plane example + % lighter Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 20%
100%
Control prickly pear cactus Cactoblastis moth
100%
Benefits of algae CCS
100%
Ultrasound biomimetics (3) Cetacean sonar sound
100%
Tumour research Chickens
100%
Wood sustainability: reduce... Deforestation
100%
Chemotherapy research Dogs, rodents
100%
Benefits of algae Enclosed systems
100%
Selective breeding... Enhances desirable characteristics
100%
Fibre sustainability Environmental legislation
100%
Benefits of animals for physiological research Environmental manipulation
100%
Fibre sustainability Ethical sourcing
100%
Resources Fibre
100%
Resources Fuel
100%
Adhesion biomimetics (3) Gecko toe pads
100%
Research Genetic resources
100%
Wood sustainability: reduce... Illegal logging
100%
Developmental research Kangaroo pouches
100%
Vehicle biomimetics (2:2) Kingfisher beak, bullet trains
100%
Oil sustainability Less intensive land management
100%
Fibre sustainability Less toxic substances
100%
Water-repelling biomimetics (1) Lotus
100%
Architecture biomimetics (3:1) Marine sponge exoskeleton, Gherkin
100%
Organ rejection research Marine sponge proteins
100%
Medicine from poppies Morphine
100%
Features of BCA Natural enemy
100%
Resources New Food
100%
Research New medicines
100%
Resources Oil
100%
Research Physiological
100%
Hypertension treatment Pit viper venom
100%
Adhesion biomimetics (2) Plant burrs
100%
Features of BCA Rapid reproduction
100%
Fibre sustainability Recycled materials
100%
Benefits of algae Saltwater
100%
Benefits of animals for physiological research Short lifespans
100%
Features of BCA Specific
100%
How to increase ladybird + beetle population Suitable habitats
100%
Oil sustainability Synthetic
100%
Cancer treatment (1:2) Taxol, Yew tree
100%
Architecture biomimetics (2:1) Termite mounds, ventilation
100%
Ultrasound: _____ travel until they hit a ______ _________, the _______ waves allow _______ to be calculated Waves, density boundary, reflected, distance
100%
Control of spider mites Western predatory mites
100%
Aspirin old source (now synthetic) Willow trees
100%
Resources Wood
100%
% WV from transpiration 10
50%
CWRs: _________ or ______ ______ wild species of cultivated crops Ancestors, closely related
50%
CWR characteristics (2) Appearance, taste
50%
Ecosystem services Atmospheric composition
50%
Plants flower at night to attract... Bats
50%
Ecosystem services Biogeochemical cycles
50%
BCA fail in Australia Cane toads, beetles
50%
_______ _____ in Madagascar is specialised to the _____ ____ Darwin's Orchid, Sphinx Moth
50%
Herbit crabs live in... Dead mollusc shells
50%
CWR characteristics Disease resistance
50%
CWR characteristics Drought resistance
50%
Domesticated crops often lack... Genetic diversity
50%
Interspecies relationships Habitat provision
50%
Potential CWR Halophytic spinach
50%
Ecosystem services Interspecies relationships
50%
Parasitic wasp... Lay eggs in aphids
50%
BCA fail in Hawaii Mongoose, rats
50%
Cane toad advantages No natural predators
50%
Elephants are... (2) Non-terretorial, Non-ruminants
50%
CWR characteristics Nutrient uptake
50%
___ ____ _____ increased by ___ by crossbreeding with wild _______ _______ variety Oil palm yields, 25%, Central African
50%
Potential CWR Perennial maize
50%
Cane toad advantages Poisonous
50%
Interspecies relationships Pollination
50%
Cane toad advantages Range of foods
50%
Cane toad advantages Range of habitats
50%
___ are ________, so ________ turned to ____ _____ as an alternative food source Rats, nocturnal, Mongoose, Nene geese
50%
___ flowers are more attractive to ____ Red, birds
50%
CWR characteristics Salt tolerance
50%
Potential CWR Sea kale
50%
Interspecies relationships Seed dispersal
50%
Ecosystem services Soil maintenance
50%
_________ has been ________ with wild _________ variety to protect it from the ______ virus Sugarcane, crossbred, Indonesian, mosaic
50%
Centre of diversity name Valivov centre
50%
Recent _____ varieties do not form strong links with _________ ____ Wheat, mycorrhizal fungi
50%
CWR characteristics Yield
50%
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