Per course policy on academic honesty reproduction or dissemination of this document is prohibited Your name Benjamin Chukwuma Points to address 20 pts total Your response in your own words Title of the topic exercise 1 pt Biodiversity Labster Date experiment was performed when you did the simulation 1 pt 3 25 2021 When biodiversity is high it means there are many different types of organisms and species Plant biodiversity initially increases with altitude until it reaches a diversity peak after which point it decreases with altitude In a sample area chosen by your supervisor place your quadrat at random You can do this by throwing the quadrat over your shoulder or simply placing it in any location Example of organism that can be sampled are snails slugs What does high biodiversity mean 1 pt Describe the relationship between biodiversity and altitude 2 pts Explain how a quadrat is used in field work What kinds of organisms can be sampled 2 pts Explain how a pitfall trap is used in field work What kinds of organisms can be sampled 2 pts Explain how a camera trap is used in field work What kinds of organisms can be sampled 2 pts How did you prioritize your sampling methods Briefly explain why 2 pts Briefly explain how you used a dichotomous key to identify the mystery creature you captured on Astakos IV 3 pts How do you calculate the biodiversity index BI for an area 2 pts Was the relationship between biodiversity and altitude the same on Astakos IV as on Earth How so 2 pt
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