TMA3/BIO308

TMA: TMA3/BIO308

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BIO308 - Biogeography

Mr. Adams Abiodun (aadams@noun.edu.ng )

1 The Mediterranean Basin of the TETHYAN SUBKINGDOM comprises the lands around and surrounded by the -------------- Red sea Nile river Mediterranean Sea Dead sea 2 Which of these floristic region is the Old World region where olive trees grow? Atlantic Shore Mediterranean Basin Nile Basin non of the options 3 The Mediterranean Basin is sorrounded by how many continents? 2 3 4 5 4 Which of these continents is not part of the boundaries of the Mediterranean Basin? Africa and Asia Africa and Europe Europe and Asia America and Oceania 5 The Mediterranean Region was first proposed by a German florist zoologist horticulturist botanist 6 The Mediterranean Region was first proposed in the 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 7 The Saharo-Arabian floristic region is covered by swamps rivers deserts forests 8 The Madrean region is subdivided into how many floristic provinces? 3 4 5 6 9 Which of these floristic provinces is not part of the Madrean region? Californian Province Sonoran Province Great Basin Province Mexican lowlands Province 10 The Paleotropical Kingdom is a floristic kingdom comprising tropical areas of the following except Africa Asia Oceania(without Australia) America and Oceania 11 The Subkingdoms of Paleotropical Kingdom is divided to about ------------- numbers of floristic regions? 5 8 13 15 12 Some of the floristic subkingdoms of the paleotropical kingdom are as follows except African Subkingdom Madagascan Subkingdom Indo-Malesian Subkingdom non of the options 13 The neotropical kingdom is sometimes described as the tropical area of south Asia south America south Africa Europe 14 The neotropical kingdom is divided into ------------ number(s) of floristic regions? 2 3 4 5 15 The major ecological regions of Neotropic Kingdom consist of all of the following except Orinoco Region Eastern South America Region Amazonia Region non of the options 16 Which of these bird families are endemic to the Neotropical ecozone? tinamous curassows toucans all of the options 17 Plant families that originated in the Neotropic include all of these except Cassava Potato Maize non of the options 18 The Cape Floristic Region is a floristic region located near the southern tip of South America South Africa South -east Africa all of the options 19 The South African Floristic Kingdom has ---------- number(s) of floristic region(s) 1 2 3 4