Per course policy on academic honesty, reproduction or dissemination of this document is prohibited.Your name Benjamin ChukwumaPoints to address (20 pts total) Your response (in your own words)Title of the topic/exercise (1 pt) Biodiversity LabsterDate experiment was performed (when you did the simulation; 1 pt)3/25/2021What does high biodiversity mean? (1 pt)Whenbiodiversityishigh, itmeansthere are many different types of organisms and speciesDescribe the relationship between biodiversity and altitude (2 pts)Plantbiodiversityinitially increases withaltitude, until it reaches a diversity peak, after which point it decreases withaltitude.Explain how a quadrat is used in field work. Whatkinds of organisms can be sampled? (2 pts)In asamplearea chosen by your supervisor, placeyourquadratat random. You can do this by throwing thequadratover your shoulder or simply placing it in any location. Example of organism that can be sampled are snails/slugsExplain 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
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