CONFIDENTIAL 1 AS/JAN 2022/BDY422

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE : BIODIVERSITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

COURSE CODE : BDY422
EXAMINATION : JAN 2022
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists of two (2) parts:

PART A (25 Questions)
PART B (5 Questions)

2. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.

3. Answer ALL questions in English.

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This examination paper consists of 6 printed pages

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1. Find the cycle that involves fossil fuel, coal and limestone. (T3, C1)
a. Oxygen cycle
b. Carbon cycle
c. Phosphorus cycle
d. Nitrogen cycle

2. State the process that involves in nutrient cycle. (T3, C1)

a. Loss of nutrients
b. Sedimentation of nutrients
c. Exhaustion of nutrients
d. Storage and transfer of nutrients

3. Find the correct qualification and criteria of biodiversity hotspot. (T5, C1)
a. It must contain at least 0.5% or 1,500 species of vascular plants as endemics
b. It must contain at least 3% or 1,500 species of vascular plants as endemics
c. It has to have lost at least 50% of its primary vegetation
d. It has to have lost at least 20% of its primary vegetation.

4. Find the false spatial scale that can measure and monitor Biodiversity. (T5, C1)
a. Alpha
b. Beta
c. Gamma
d. Lambda

5. ____________ is the organisation that is involved in planning the development of

environmental accounting. (T7, C1)
a. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
b. United Nations Division of Sustainable Development (UNSD)
c. World Health Organization (WHO)
d. United Nations Football Club (UNFC)

6. Assets need to satisfy requirement/s. Choose the correct statement. (T7, C2)
a. the resources must be invaluable
b. the resources must be owned in the legal sense.
c. the resource must be acquired at a profit.
d. All of the above

7. The term current asset is also known as ________. (T7, C1)

a. Liquid asset
b. Basic asset
c. Liabilities
d. Cost

8. Involved in administering the nation and ensuring that government policy will be
carried out according to the law in Malaysia. Choose the correct authority that related
to the statement. (T8, C3)
a. Judicial Authority

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b. Executive Authority
c. Legislative Authority
d. None of the above

9. Identify matter relating to biological diversity stated in Federal Constitution in

Malaysia. (T8, C1)
a. Animal husbandry
b. Transportation
c. Land
d. Water

10. Clarify who must give last consent about the bills before it will be written as law and
can be enforced by the executive. (T8, C2)
a. Prime Minister
b. Dewan Negara
c. Yang di-Pertuan Agong
d. Dewan Rakyat

11. Determine the main aim for conservation of natural resources. (T9, C4)
a. To maintain physiological balance for supporting life.
b. To preserve different types of genetic resource
c. To preserve the natural resources for the present and future generations
d. To gain global economy

12. Choose the incorrect example of social forestry programme. (T9, C3)
a. Van Mahotsav Program
b. Kansas Forest Service’s Conservation Tree Planting Program
c. Greening Malaysia
d. Environmental Quality Incentives Program

13. Felix Hofmann added an __________ in aspirin to make it less irritating to the
stomach. (T10, C3)
a. Alkaloid functional group
b. Methylene group
c. Acetyl group
d. Acid chloride group

14. Choose the new compound yielded from Calophyllum lanigerum that demonstrated
significant activity against HIV. (T10, C4)
a. Calonide A
b. Vinca Alkaloids
c. Morphine
d. Tetracyclines

15. Discover the source of vancomysin which is another important antibiotic class. (T10,
C3)
a. Animal

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b. Fungus
c. Algae
d. Plant

16. Choose the disease that can be avoided by consuming foods that contain omega-3
fatty acids. (T10, C4)
a. Cardiovascular disease
b. Migraine
c. Chagas disease
d. Anaplasmosis

17. Identify the function Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) in medication. (T10, C1)
a. Act as pain killer
b. Treat leukemia
c. Treat tuberculosis
d. Treat familial hypercolesterolamia

18. Discover which of the following is the appropriate method for cryopreservation. (T11,
C3)
a. Over solid carbon dioxide
b. Low-temperature deep freezers
c. In vapor phase nitrogen
d. In liquid nitrogen

19. Find the false way for in-situ conservation of genetic resources. (T11, C4)
a. Horticultural
b. Gene bank
c. National park
d. Gene reserved forest

20. Choose the correct benefit of management accounting level. (T12, C5)
a. Decrease in innovations on the activities related to the environment
b. Contribute to the diminution of the environmental cost
c. The rise of laws and policies
d. Decrease in economic entity

21. Select the best statement of potentially hidden costs (T12, C4)
a. Costs for the annual environmental reports and for activities for maintaining
the relations with the community
b. Costs for the purchase of natural resources
c. Costs which may be required for the future activity
d. Costs borne before the production process is run

22. Genetically modified potatoes have been developed to be resistant towards

____________ that caused by the fungus ____________. (T13, C2)
a. Lesion nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans
b. Late blight, Phytophthora infestans
c. Pink eye, Pseudomonas fluorescens

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d. Potato rugose mosaic, comovirus

23. Give the correct example of the species that has been introduced as biological control
agent. (T13, C2).
a. Moth was introduced into Australia to infest the cholla cacti.
b. Parasitic wasp was released to control aphid.
c. Oxpeckers eat the ticks and other parasites on the skin of the rhino.
d. Nematicide was released to control nematode.

24. Determine the factor that contributes to reintroduction of a species in the area. (T13,
C4)
a. Biodiversity preservation
b. Human enjoyment
c. Economics
d. Natural disaster

25. Choose the challenge/s for building sustainable and resilient societies. (T14, C3)
a. Natural occurrences
b. War-torn countries
c. Lack of financial resources
d. All of the above

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PART B (25 Marks)

1. Differentiate between gene and alleles. (5 marks)- T2, C4

2. Describe the characteristics of tropical rainforest. (5 marks)- T2, C2

3. Explain two (2) factors that contribute to overexploitation in the ocean. (4 marks) - T4, C5

4. Discover the advantages of underground water. (5 marks)- T9, C3

5. List six (6) of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (6 marks)- T14, C1

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ENDS OF THE QUESTIONS PAPER

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