BSC4363 Exam 2

Caribbean Biodiversity

Caribbean Region (_____) within

_______ ________

Plants ; Neotropical Kingdoms

Caribbean Subregion (______) within the

________ ________

animals ; Neotropical Subregion

From a ______ biodiversity perspective soflo is part of the _______

plant ; Neotropics

Caribbean subregion island(s)

Bahamas, Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles

Does the Caribbean subregion have any main land components?

No

Floristic region classifications

Good ; Takhjatan

Which of the following biogeographic divisions applies to animals?

Regions

From a ______ biodiversity perspective ______ is part of the ________

plant;Florida;Neotropics

Takhtajan biogeographical classification for plants recognizes the Caribbean as a distinct biogeographical unit. His classification for this Caribbean unit:

Includes the Galápagos Islands

Is the following statement True or False: "Good's biogeographical classification for plants recognizes that warm oceanic currents from Brazil provided an avenue for organisms to disperse from the Caribbean Sea towards the Pacific Ocean Basin"?

False

The animal or zoological biodiversity component of South Florida has its strongest biogeographical connections with:

Eastern USA

The Caribbean Subregion concerns _____ and includes ____.

Animals/All of the Caribbean Islands

The Caribbean Bioregion includes:

Some of the Caribbean Islands

The Cuban Wetland is an ecoregion that belongs to the _________ Biome and that is placed in the _________ Bioregion. This Bioregion belongs to the _________ Biogeographic Realm/Ecozone

Flooded Grasslands & Savannas / Caribbean / Neotropic