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CSB810S - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY - 2ND OPP - JULY 2023 |
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n Am I BI A u n IVER s I TY
0 F SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH, NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HONOURS
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 08BNRH
LEVEL:8
COURSE:Conservation Biology
COURSECODE: CSB810S
DATE:July 2023
DURATION: 3 (three) hours
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY /SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) DrT. Nzuma
MODERATOR: Prof. H. Ndagurwa
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLE MATERIALS
1. Examination question paper
2. Answering book
3. Calculator
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 1 PAGE (Excluding this front page)
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Question 1
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Discussthe challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation in urban landscapes.
Question 2
[10]
What is climate adaptation in the context of biodiversity conservation?
Question 3
[20]
Discussthe importance of measuring biodiversity and the different methods used to do so.
Question4
[50]
a) What is inbreeding depression? Explain your answer by giving examples.
[20]
b) Calculate the number of species expected in a community with 100 individuals, assuming a
species-area relationship exponent of 0.25 and an area of 10 square meters. Use the species
area formula.
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c) Discussthe challenges and potential solutions for addressing the problem of inbreeding in
endangered species conservation.
[20]
THE END
Total
Marks: 100
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