Biological Diversity and Laboratory Investigations Quiz

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#1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of biological diversity?

Genetic diversity
Species diversity
Habitat diversity
Population uniformity
1 answered
#2

What is the primary unit of biological classification?

Family
Genus
Species
Order
1 answered
#3

Which of the following is a measure of species richness?

Shannon diversity index
Simpson diversity index
Species evenness
Alpha diversity
1 answered
#4

What is the term for a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring?

Phylum
Family
Genus
Species
1 answered
#5

What is the term for the total number of different species in a given area?

Species richness
Species evenness
Species diversity
Alpha diversity
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#6

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor affecting biodiversity?

Predation
Competition
Temperature
Parasitism
#7

Which of the following laboratory techniques is commonly used for DNA amplification?

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
SDS-PAGE (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis)
Western blotting
#8

What is the term for the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among organisms?

Biogeography
Phylogeny
Ontogeny
Paleontology
#9

Which laboratory technique is used to separate and analyze nucleic acids based on their size and charge?

Western blotting
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Gel electrophoresis
ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
#10

What is the term for the variety of ecosystems within a given region?

Alpha diversity
Beta diversity
Gamma diversity
Delta diversity
#11

Which laboratory technique is used to amplify RNA molecules for further analysis?

Gel electrophoresis
Western blotting
Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR)
Chromatography
#12

What is the term for the loss of species from an ecosystem?

Speciation
Extinction
Biodiversity hotspot
Habitat fragmentation
#13

Which of the following laboratory techniques is used for separating and analyzing proteins based on their size and charge?

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Gel electrophoresis
Chromatography
Western blotting
#14

Which laboratory technique is used to separate and analyze proteins based on their charge and mass in a two-dimensional manner?

Gel electrophoresis
Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
Isoelectric focusing
#15

Which laboratory technique is used to determine the structure and sequence of nucleic acids?

Gel electrophoresis
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
DNA sequencing
Western blotting
#16

Which laboratory technique is used to detect and quantify specific proteins in a sample?

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Western blotting
ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
Gel electrophoresis
#17

Which laboratory technique is used to study protein-protein interactions?

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Western blotting
Yeast two-hybrid assay
Gel electrophoresis

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