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Chapter 8 Exam | Saving Planet Earth

Part One: Short Listening
(1 point each)
Watch the TEDEd video titled
Why is Biodiversity So Important
and take notes. Then, answer the following questions.
1. Using your knowledge of vocab from this class, and examples from the listening, what is a cataclysmic event?

2.
Ecosystem diversity, species diversity, genetic diversity all intertwine to create ______________.

a. Vulnerability
b. Biodiversity

c. Interdependence
d. Recycling

3. The tapir and agouti are ______________ found in the Amazon Rainforest.
a. Carnivores
b. Omnivores

c. Herbivores
d. Decomposers

4.
What may cause species to become less genetically diverse?

a. Isolation from members of its species

b. Low population numbers

c. Both A & B
d. None of the above

5. Coral reefs are essential for the survival of other organisms. They provide:
a. Microhabitats
b. Shelter

c. Breeding grounds
d. All of the above

6. An organism that others may depend on for survival is called a(n):

a. Keystone species
b. Interdependent species

c. Diverse species
d. Vulnerable species

7. The video makes the point that what would happen in the rainforest ecosystem if one species goes extinct isnt
universal for all ecosystems. Explain this difference. (
2 points)

8. This semester we learned how to analyze analogies that speakers use. Read the following analogy and answer the
question below
in complete sentences
.
(2 points)
Humans have cut and frayed the woven tapestry of Earths biodiversity.
a. Explain this analogy. By answering the following:
(1)
What is being compared? Why?

(2)
Is this a good analogy in your opinion? Why or why not?

Part Two: Longer Listening

(3 points each)
Watch the TED Talk titled
Every City Needs Healthy Honey Bees
and take notes. Then, answer
8
of the following questions
on your own paper. All responses should be thorough.
1. According to the speaker, why are bees important?

2. The speaker states that theres an

counterintuitive
trend that his company discovered. Explain this section of the
talk. Why are the conclusions his company reached considered
counterintuitive
?

3. The speaker states that,

Humans think about our own health in a prospective way. We exercise, we eat healthy, we
take vitamins. Why dont we think about honeybees in the same way?
What point is he making by introducing this
idea? Explain your response.

4. If people living in cities become urban beekeepers, what effects would this have on (1) the environment, (2) the
people/society in general, (3) economy, and (4) education? Explain your response.

5. How would you put the message of this TED Talk into your own words
(paraphrasing)
.

6. How does the speaker build credibility and establish himself as an expert? (i.e. How does he build ethos?)

7. Pathos is an appeal to the emotions (any emotion!) in order to sway the audience, while logos is the use of
data/evidence to prove ones case.
a. Did this speaker rely more on pathos or logos in his presentation? Explain your response.
b. What argument/point in this presentation did you find the most compelling? Why?

8. If you could ask the speaker a question about his information or presentation, what would you ask? Why?

9. Give a piece of criticism that would improve the presentation. Be specific and provide a brief explanation.

10. How can the idea presented in the TED talk be combined with the previous listening on biodiversity (or others
completed in class) to create a more comprehensive understanding of the future of our planet and what we
should do to preserve it? Refer to other listenings in your response to support your answer.

Notes Page
Use this page to take notes. You will use these notes to answer the questions that follow.I will collect this page, but your
notes will not be graded.