Key Questions in Biodiversity: A Study and Revision Guide

by Paul A. Rees

Overview

An understanding of biodiversity is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, wildlife conservation and environmental science. This book is a study and revision guide for students following such programmes in which biodiversity is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: 1. Principles of classification and taxonomy 2. Comparative anatomy and physiology3. Protoctists, monerans, fungi, lichens and acellular organisms4. 'Lower' plants and pteridophytes 5. Seed-bearing plants6. Sponges, cnidarians, nematodes and minor animal phyla7. Platyhelminths, annelids and molluscs8. Arthropods and echinoderms9. Fishes, amphibians and reptiles10. Birds and mammalsThe book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in animal and plant classification, the principles of comparative physiology, and the characteristics of, and diversity in, the major animal and plant taxa. The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area or group of taxa at a time, progressing through simple questions to those that are more demanding. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to identify organisms and biological structures from drawings or photographs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789248630
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	05/05/2021
Series:	CABI Key Questions
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Paul Rees was a senior lecturer in the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford, United Kingdom, for 22 years until his retirement in 2020. He holds a BSc in Environmental Biology from the University of Liverpool and a PhD in animal ecology and behaviour from the University of Bradford. Paul previously lectured at three Further Education Colleges and a Higher Education College in the United Kingdom, and trained biology teachers at Sokoto College of Education in Nigeria. He has taught from GCE 'O'/GCSE level to MSc level and has been an external examiner for a range of taught programmes, from Higher National Diploma to MSc level, at six British universities. Paul has published papers on mammal behaviour and ecology, wildlife law, and the role of zoos in conservation, along with eight textbooks concerned with ecology, zoo biology, wildlife law and elephants. Paul is the author of three other titles in CABI's Key Questions series: Ecology, Applied Ecology and Conservation, and Biodiversity

Table of Contents

About the author vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgements xi

How to Use This Book xiii

1 Principles of Classification and Taxonomy 1

2 Comparative Anatomy and Physiology 17

3 Protoctists, Monerans, Fungi, Lichens and Acellular Organisms 33

4 'Lower' Plants and Pteridophytes 50

5 Seed-bearing Plants 66

6 Sponges, Cnidarians, Nematodes and Minor Animal Phyla 87

7 Platyhelminths, Annelids and Molluscs 103

8 Arthropods and Echinoderms 118

9 Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles 136

10 Birds and Mammals 153

11 Answers 173

References 207